summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
Sibley out, 19-2, long day ahead.
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summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
Root out, 26-3.
Chris O'Connor
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Just so predictable, this wicket you absolutely HAD to win the toss, England really had no chance when Joe called incorrectly, that's were it was won and lost.
Eight wickets in a morning, entirely as expected, this wicket was prepared to go from very early on, they needed such a wicket and it's performing as intended.
I'm afraid there's little that can be done in the present world situation but such blatant 'result' wickets don't do anything for cricket imo.
I predicted yesterday this would be all over very quickly such would be the deterioration and there's nothing happened to change my opinion. Yesterday morning and into the early afternoon session where were you had to make runs as quickly as possible. Do it before the wicket started going.
Now it's gone.
Eight wickets in a morning, entirely as expected, this wicket was prepared to go from very early on, they needed such a wicket and it's performing as intended.
I'm afraid there's little that can be done in the present world situation but such blatant 'result' wickets don't do anything for cricket imo.
I predicted yesterday this would be all over very quickly such would be the deterioration and there's nothing happened to change my opinion. Yesterday morning and into the early afternoon session where were you had to make runs as quickly as possible. Do it before the wicket started going.
Now it's gone.
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Chris O'Connor
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When cricket is this predictable it loses any attraction for me, I could virtually map out the whole game after the toss, it ruins it as a spectacle. Make no mistake if England had won the toss the result would have been almost exactly the polar opposite.
Before the game actually started was the only 'action' that really mattered.
Before the game actually started was the only 'action' that really mattered.
I appreciate it's a difficult pitch, but thats a really poor batting display from England. I have watched this morning and there are some really soft dismissals in there, namely Pope and Stone. I will watch the rest of the wickets now. Alli and Stokes got great balls so no criticism there, but a few have get themselves get out too easily.
The 2nd point, and I'll keep banging on about this, is the scoring rate is very poor. You know on a wicket like that, you will get a ball that gets you out. So you need to get your runs where you can, and try to put pressure on the bowler. It needs tobe close to 4 an over. We are barely over 2. Really really poor.
I apprciate it's not easy if you lose the toss, but you have to compete a bit better than that.
When fit, Crawley and Bairstow come back in and you can start with those openers if you are looking for a spot for them to fill.
The 2nd point, and I'll keep banging on about this, is the scoring rate is very poor. You know on a wicket like that, you will get a ball that gets you out. So you need to get your runs where you can, and try to put pressure on the bowler. It needs tobe close to 4 an over. We are barely over 2. Really really poor.
I apprciate it's not easy if you lose the toss, but you have to compete a bit better than that.
When fit, Crawley and Bairstow come back in and you can start with those openers if you are looking for a spot for them to fill.
If India are brave enough to stick England back in, and England are so gutless, then you would think so.
Very difficult batting out there. One thing we don't seem to be able to do when wickets are falling is keep the score board ticking over. Just 3 an over would have seen us pass the follow on target by now.
As Chris said earlier though, win the toss win the game. Should have just had four coin tosses to decide this series, and done away with the actual cricket.
As Chris said earlier though, win the toss win the game. Should have just had four coin tosses to decide this series, and done away with the actual cricket.
Chris O'Connor
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I doubt it as you don't enforce a following in India and they'll have all the pressure off with nothing of consequence if as expected they elect to bat again. I would think defensive fields and few close catchers with batsmen swinging away completely regardless, as there's no problem with wickets falling it hardly matters. A few come off and some big hitting could come. They can do what they like and bat in T20 style if they want, no risk but full reward.
If they get bowled out they don't care, the match won't last long either way.
Chris O'Connor
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Ridiculous, nothing to do with their attitude but they're batting now not before lunch yeaterday
Of course it's partially to do with attitude. We will see how India's batsman go on this pitch and 2nd time. Pant batted ok in the first innings.
Some players have got good balls, or unplayable balls, but a few have got themselves out.
I'll say this, I bet Leach will be able to hang around. He's a county number 10/11, but he won't give his wicket away easily.
I think a top team, which India should aspire to be, would enforce the follow on here. Very little miles in the legs, and phsycologically it wears an opponent down. I don't know if India are quite at this point as a side. We may get a chance to find out!
Chris O'Connor
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This puts it into a proper context for me ...
The hang-em-and-flog-em brigade will be out this morning but I don't think England have disgraced themselves especially. India prepared a pitch to suit them. They got the 50-50 with the toss. One of their top six, Rohit, played a sensational innings. And now the spinners are ragging the ball all over the place. There was always going to be at least one match like this.
India needed such a wicket, such a wicket was prepared and the toss win was the final nail in England's coffin
Thats the most dissappointing aspect to me mate. You would think, logically you would say it's a pitch that is going to be difficult to stay in for long periods. I don't care if your 16 or 216, the ball Stokes gets is going to get you out. So if you can bat say 70 overs, try to get between 3-3.5 an over. Or even bat 55 overs at 4 an over. You will 200+ in all scenariors, and you are in the game. You also give the bowler something to think about.
Foakes batting with the tail here, he surely has to up the scoring rate here if he's thinking of the team? He's been out there 100 balls, youd think he had a bit of a measure of it now?
arminisgod
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it's a disgraceful pitch. Points would be docked in the county championship