Sentence examples for changing the ball from inspiring English sources

In fact the umpire is changing the ball as it's too wet.

Another tedious pause here as the umpires insist on changing the ball despite Duminy not being too bothered either way.

"When I heard the coaches talk about changing the ball and doing all these things, I was like, what are they trying to do now?" he said.

Nor will Amla have been best pleased by the umpires changing the ball after 26 overs on account of it being rather more worn that it ought to have been at that stage.

Steyn's injury was not the only headache for South Africa on the third day, with suggestions of ball-tampering circulating after the match officials took the unusual step of changing the ball only 26 overs into England's innings.

Klose has narrowed the art of scoring to simply changing the ball's direction close-in so that the score is registered through a little stab of effort that requires no elaboration.

That was in stark contrast to England's last game at The Oval, in the Champions Trophy against Sri Lanka in June, when Cook was furious at the umpire Aleem Dar's insistence on changing the white ball because it had gone out of shape.

Du Plessis was found guilty by match referee Andy Pycroft of changing the condition of the ball after being caught on camera applying saliva to the ball with a mint in his mouth The 32-year-old was last month fined his full match fee and given three demerit points.

We're not changing the rules because the ball gets hit back toward us.

Djokovic has been the sharper and more assertive player through the first four games of the second set, changing the direction of the ball and dictating rallies to take a 3-1 lead.

Recall how Djokovic befuddled Nadal last year by taking Rafa's offensive shots and, at just the right moment, changing the direction of the ball and going down the line to sting Nadal.