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- Thread starter summerisle
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can't imagine anyone has ever chased 270 on this pitch before
arminisgod
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His decision for Root was laughable. He was plum LBW but he gave gave him out for caught when it missed the bat and gloves by miles!
toffeejack
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they were saying on TMS there's been some massive chases in sri lanka. Not sure about on this ground though. Don't think any of come in pakalelle
toffeejack
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was it erasmus again? he always gives weird decisions.
arminisgod
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no it was the Indian ump.
I only saw it once with out replay, but the Ali looked like it pitched and hit well outside the stumps
It was the Ali and Rashid decisions I was referring to as being shockers. Ali was well outside the line and it was missing I think anyway. Rashid got a thick inside edge. He should have knew from the angle the ball deviated off his pad behind square.
yeah I saw it on a small highlights package, so just once in real time and I was amazed at the Ali one, just felt not out as soon as you see it
Chris O'Connor
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Tbf there have been some big chases at Pallekele, notably Pakistan chasing down 380 odd for only a few wickets lost.
Normally the pitch flattens and hardly does anything as the match goes on, often ending up as flat as a road.
This pitch though is quite different from a normal Pallekele one, you only have to see the odd one turning now.. Sri Lanka behind in the series have gambled all on this match, they had desperately hoped to win the toss but didn't. The groundsman has prepared this wicket strictly under orders and has left less grass on to try and make it a result wicket and get Sri Lanka level, unfortunately for them they lost the toss and face a mighty uphill task to chase this down, uneven bounce and increasing levels of turn look likely to be available. The stormy weather and rain could also make the wicket sticky, with some not getting up while others hit cracks. Even Jimmy could find help early on if its been under cover all night and sweated.
Looking at past chases and fourth innings scores in Pallekele is a largely futile exercise because of the completely different way in which this wicket has veen prepared. it was far drier than expected even on day one. England gambled as they knew you can't survive indefinitely on it on the third and fourth day (tomorrow), so get the runs as fast as you can.
It is why the 'everyone getting out to the sweep shot' statistic is such an anomaly and not to be trusted They were using the sweep shot at as many as four balls in some overs, if you play it so often, so it is the shot of choice for the majority of your scoring and therefore higher risk shots, then you are more or less bound to be dismissed playing it eventually. What England did by playing it so often was spread the field, lose the close catches and make scoring with any shots far easier. They have come out on the right side of the risk/reward equation and it's worked.
Chris O'Connor
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Foakes first innings one was a shocker too, although appeals not available now anyway I hope he's learnt his lesson on reviewing - unless he somehow thought he had hit it which is possible although you normally know - I still think it more likely he just forgot as county cricket doesn't have them.
stannyr
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From what I can decipher that Pakistan 380 chase was a complete anomaly. The second highest chase is 195.
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
England women playing South Africa in the T20 World Cup. Needing to win to maintain their hopes of qualifying for the semifinals, they bowled South Africa for 85, which included a hat-trick.
Haven't seen much of the women's cricket. Bowling seems to dominate from what I've seen though, plenty of low scores at low run rates
Chris O'Connor
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Early and needless gambling has really cost the team today. It's almost as if when a batsman is given out he just doesn't want to believe it, and so he spins the wheel of fortune in a last forlorn hope that just something, anything might be discovered that lets him back in.
These kneejerk 'no hope' reviews need to stop and a more considered approach taken. Reviews are for overturning the howlers and sure enough they came, poor Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid the victims this time after umpiring mistakes.
Add to that the 'brainfade' Ben Foakes possibly suffered when not reviewing in the first innings and the whole business of their 'when to review' decision making needs to be looked at.
I think in Ben's case it was possibly just completely forgetting test cricket unlike county cricket does have reviews (when not already wasted), but hopefully something he can take on board in the future.
(Or should that be take on 'bRoad' in the future, Stuart would review!
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Sri Lanka and the excitable Dickwella want to review anytime the ball goes near the pad, and Sri Lanka have wasted theirs too, but so far without any regrets. The acting skipper Lakmal should be thinking twice before taking his keeper's opinion seriously.
These kneejerk 'no hope' reviews need to stop and a more considered approach taken. Reviews are for overturning the howlers and sure enough they came, poor Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid the victims this time after umpiring mistakes.
Add to that the 'brainfade' Ben Foakes possibly suffered when not reviewing in the first innings and the whole business of their 'when to review' decision making needs to be looked at.
I think in Ben's case it was possibly just completely forgetting test cricket unlike county cricket does have reviews (when not already wasted), but hopefully something he can take on board in the future.
(Or should that be take on 'bRoad' in the future, Stuart would review!
)Sri Lanka and the excitable Dickwella want to review anytime the ball goes near the pad, and Sri Lanka have wasted theirs too, but so far without any regrets. The acting skipper Lakmal should be thinking twice before taking his keeper's opinion seriously.