bowling

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The sight of an Australian bowling attack using a wicketkeeper stood up to the stumps for two of their seam bowlers tells you everything you need to know.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

There has been so much focus on changes to the England batting line-up, but it is actually the pace bowling that is in the biggest state of flux.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Quite often, I'd be part of a 12-man squad and knew I was competing with one person – usually Tremlett, Bresnan or Graham Onions – for the final bowling spot in the XI.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

In Australia, England's batting was prone to self-inflicted collapse, the bowling was scattergun and the catching inadequate.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

How I blessed those stolid, flannelled figures, for in a few minutes his face had settled back into repose, the colour had returned, and he was deriding the Surrey bowling in healthy irritation.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier