Computer experts have reportedly concocted a formula- ''duck, weave, leave''- for English cricket side to combat their nemesis Mitchell Johnson in the second Ashes Test in Adelaide.
The experts insist that the computer is giving data similar to what the Test team from New Zealand found out in the 2000-2001 season when they concocted a cheeky, unconventional but ultimately successful way to play the great Glenn McGrath.
According to News.com.au, the computer found out that like the case of McGrath''s balls barely hitting the stumps then, if a batsman is brave enough to let just about everything go, he can survive and may even force Johnson to change his line and length and play the game on the batsman''s terms.
The report mentioned that with the formula, less than ten out of the 229 balls Johnson bowled in the first Test would have hit the stumps in the Ashes opener in Brisbane as most would have cleared them easily and others flown wide, although letting Johnson go is a risky business and requires almost as much skill as playing a stroke.
However, the report mentioned that the rewards of successfully adopting this plan are significant as well as no fast bowler enjoys seeing their short of a length effort balls left harmlessly alone and sailing unchallenged through to the keeper.
