But he resolved to play straight and wait to pick off his overpitched straight balls.
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Whenever he had the width, or got an overpitched or short delivery he made maximum use of them.
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Batsmen are standing deep in their crease and waiting for the overpitched ball which is regularly disappearing to the cover boundary.
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Ateeq Javid edged an untypically loose waft, then Keith Barker drove an overpitched ball and Finn did well to clutch a low return catch.
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He broke through for his first wicket of the match in his 24th over of the innings, unfurling an overpitched delivery to the young left-hander.
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The player added two more fours to his tally when he whacked a full toss through square leg and then guided an overpitched ball over the rope at mid-wicket.
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Fingleton, p. 112. The English captain had been particularly successful against Johnson, capitalising on a series of overpitched balls and driving them away for runs. After tea, Lindwall and Johnston returned with the new ball, but the former appeared to be tired and lacking in spirit in his first over.
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Edrich ducked so low and so quickly that the top of the stumps could often be seen behind his back. Soon after, Toshack removed both Edrich and Washbrook in quick succession to leave England at 65/3. Edrich, having played only one scoring shot in the preceding 20 minutes,Arlott, p. 71. edged an overpitched delivery to Johnson low down in the slips, and decided to stand his ground after the catch was taken.
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Later in the afternoon, Denis Compton and captain Norman Yardley played Johnson cautiously but safely; in particular, Yardley repeatedly driving a series of overpitched balls from Johnson for runs.O'Reilly, p. 71. Johnson took the last two wickets to fall on the second day, having Alec Coxon caught and bowled for 19 and Laker caught behind for 28 after the pair had put on 41. England were out early on the third morning for 215.
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His innings included 22 fours and the dismissal ended a second wicket partnership worth exactly 100 runs. Washbrook had been solid in his back foot defence and scored many runs from overpitched deliveries. Bedser was sent in as the nightwatchman, and he survived the last four balls from Johnston as England closed at 268/2 without further addition to the score, with Edrich, who played fluently as he had done in the previous Test,O'Reilly, p. 115. on 41.
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A ball that bounces significantly before the good length and reaches shoulder or head height is a bouncer and can be an effective delivery. Any ball short enough to bounce over the batsman's head is usually called wide by the Umpire. Bowling short pitched or wide balls is a bad idea as they are relatively easy for the batsman to defend or attack. At the other end of the scale, balls that bounce slightly closer to the batsman than the good length are said to be full pitched or overpitched or described as a half volley.
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