It is as if he sees gaps and decides to back himself to hit the ball to those regions, at times regardless of where the ball may pitch on the wicket.
Offspinners are less likely to pitch the ball way outside off stump and spin it back in, England's Graeme Swann notwithstanding, and leg-spinners and left-armers are less likely to pitch the ball outside the batsman's leg stump, rendering an LBW decision impossible.
"I've kicked the ball out the pitch, but the boy has kicked me and I got booked for it, " he said.
This is because they expect you to just relieve the pressure at the earliest chance available, which is normally kicking the ball off the pitch.
The one ploy remaining was the short ball, and Stuart Broad was entrusted with that, but the soft ball, slow pitch and dominance of the batsmen soon put an end to that, hook shots played down with rolled wrists and great control.
Only two deliveries had been sent down after the re-start when bad light stopped play but Sidebottom's first ball after the resumption knocked back Tim Southee's middle stump - the 19-year-old playing across the line to a full-pitch ball that swung back at him a touch.
The Perpignan right winger hacked a loose ball 70m down the pitch and seemed certain to score, but Geraghty's outstretched boot somehow cleared the ball from under Plante as he prepared to apply the necessary downward pressure.
To a youth sports parent, this sounds like the same pitch travel ball programs make.
When they water the pitch the ball moves fast and you slide across the field.
Terry said he's going to give me the ball and let me pitch, so we'll see what happens.
The batter takes the pitch for ball four ... or strike three.
Throw in a passed ball and a wild pitch, too, and it adds up to one sloppy loss for the Toronto Blue Jays.
Prolific striker Darren Bent netted the only goal in the five minute -- his eighth this season -- as his shot hit a beach-ball thrown onto the pitch and deceived goalkeeper Pepe Reina.
However, home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt called the pitch a ball and Berkman went on to hit a double that would score Jorge Posada from first base and give the Yankees a 3-2 lead at a pivotal point in the game.
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Arsenal thrashed Everton 6-1 on the opening day of the season but a repeat of that scoreline was never on the cards as a committed Toffees side put pressure on the ball high up the pitch, giving Arsenal no time to settle.
Ruth took the first pitch for a ball, but the next three were strikes.
The replay shows Mitchell cut his fingers across the ball, biting on the pitch and dissecting Gambhir's defence.
Before games, he focuses on seeing the ball well, so his pitch recognition does not suffer from a lack of game at-bats.
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One of the most important points to remember about this particular shot is getting your front foot as close to the pitch of the ball as possible.
We've all done it on the pitch - the ball's gone past you, you're out of position, you stick your arm out, concede a free-kick and sometimes a yellow card.
The Ivory Coast international was repeatedly abused during his time in Italy and during one Serie A game, decided enough was enough, picking up the ball and walking off the pitch.
McGrath is not the quickest bowler in the game but his unerring accuracy and ability to move the ball both ways off the pitch has made him the most dangerous seamer of his generation.
It relies on his uncanny ability to quickly read the movements of the defensive ends and linebackers to decide whether to keep the ball and run it or pitch it to the trailing back.
Invariably we defend from the front and win the ball back as high up the pitch.
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Owen believes, for every second he is on a football pitch, that the ball is about to come to him and he will score.
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Puffs of dust were evidence of the ball breaking the surface of the pitch as it landed - and batting last should be awkward.
Kuroda settled in after a rocky start to pitch four-hit ball through seven innings, Travis Hafner had three RBI singles and the New York Yankees used small ball to beat the Houston Astros 7-4 on Tuesday night.
Both departed within half an hour of the resumption, however, with Fleming caught behind as a good ball which left him off the pitch found the edge and Vincent bowled by a Streak yorker after hitting a six and 14 fours.
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Kamran Akmal (30) was the spinner's first victim of the day when Haddin claimed the stumping as the batsman advanced down the pitch, and next ball Mohammad Aamer was surprised by the bounce and gloved to Simon Katich at short leg.
"It was tough conditions out there, especially early on with the new ball and the moisture in the pitch, but I have played in a few matches at the Waca where first-innings innings totals have been in the mid-200s so I don't think we are out of it altogether, " said the Western Australia player.
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