 The occasional short @-@ pitched ball aimed at the batsman ( a bouncer ) has never been illegal and is still in widespread use as a tactic . 
 The occasional short @-@ pitched ball aimed at the batsman ( a bouncer ) <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>has</mark></a> <a href='negative_concord' title='2'><mark>never</mark></a> <a href='negative_concord' title='3'><mark>been</mark></a> illegal and <a href='drop_aux' title='4'><mark>is</mark></a>still in widespread use as a tactic . 
Da occasional short @-@ pitched ball aimed at the batsman ( a bouncer ) have never ain't illegal and still in widespread use as a tactic .