Sway

Kane Williamson let's another one go by.

Ole!!

What might Hemingway made of this sort of sunny conflict?

Getting Some Back

Mitchell Johnson gets a few short ones. Nothing he wouldn't expect (or handle) but it is nice to see that the biter can be bit.

The Writing Is On The Board

Graeme Smith doesn't need a menu to tell him what to expect from the Aussie attack.

Repeating The Dose

Michael Carberry better get used to it 'cause there is a lot more where that cam from.

The Thoughts Of Michael Clarke III

Cheer up Pup - only eight more tests to go.

Meeting Things Head On

Duck, sway or drop on your arse are the most common escape methods for the well directed bouncer. Michael Clarke is shown here developing a more confrontational approach.

Celebrating The Bouncer

Remember when test wickets would bounce. When big nasties ran in and played a little chin music. When batsman feared for their life not their bank balance. I am sure Robin Smith does. Over the next week or two I intend to live in the past and recall why I loved watching and was bloody pleased I wasn't out there.

Chin Music

With the perfect bouncer you don't see stars, just lots of very hard coloured spheres.

Meeting Challenges Head On

Michael Clarke displays the old Aussie battling spirit and puts his head on the line. A display not apparently lost on his bowlers.

Taking It On The Chin

Matthew Wade gets a blast from the past and a bit of a feel for how it was touring the West Indies in days gone by.

If Looks Could Kill...

... they still wouldn't be as threatening as a well directed bouncer. Kane Williamson is keeping his eye on the ball, only it has already gone.

Brutal

Not so much the barrage of bouncers but the wimpy way the Black Caps lost 5 wickets for no/zero/naught/bugger all runs.

The WACA Wave

If you are going to play at the WACA it is best you spend a little time taking your head out of the line of the ball while still keeping your eye on it.

Bouncy Bridgetown

Dravid is seen here highlighting the fact that there is nothing like a hard red ball hurled at your head at 140 km to distort time and space.

This effect seems to have been quite common so far in the Bridgetown Test.