Topic: England Vs India Test Matches (Read 169598 times)

Big Mac · « **Reply #1500 on:** September 07, 2018, 04:05:30 PM »

Quote from: billyb on September 07, 2018, 03:42:01 PM

So frustrating to watch. The top 3 actually do a job, and then our two best bats don't apply themselves.

Curran hasn't batted yet

ProCricketer1982 · « **Reply #1501 on:** September 07, 2018, 04:13:47 PM »

Quote from: billyb on September 07, 2018, 04:02:37 PM

Cook's retiring, remember?

And so that statement will change in 4 days 👍

billyb · « **Reply #1502 on:** September 07, 2018, 04:15:57 PM »

These stats show the leading run scorers in the series, and then the leading run scorers for England in tests in 2018.

Out of the actual top order Batsmen, the averages this year are interesting.
Above 40: Buttler (46.77)
Above 30: Root (37.2), Vince (34.25)
Above 20: Bairstow (27.41), Ali (26.33), Stokes (25.41), Stoneman (24.75), Cook (21.70), Jennings (20.22)

Looking at the entire year, Root, Bairstow and Buttler have done their job accumulation wise.
Root (594), Bairstow (466), Buttler (421)...

Another problem- only 3 England players have scored a hundred this year so far- Bairstow, Woakes and Buttler. Last year, England players scored 8 hundreds (there is time though).

Our batting just isn't very good, but this can't be our strongest batting order... I hope.

Sidenote- check out the two Currans there, in the top 3 batting averages for the year! Stokes' strike rate is also incredibly low- lower than Cook... in fact lower than everyone apart from Anderson.

csnew · « **Reply #1503 on:** September 07, 2018, 04:17:14 PM »

Quote from: Seniorplayer on September 07, 2018, 02:25:55 PM

Moeen batting like a number 3.
With plenty of luck played and missed quite a few times

That Aussie stat, he plays and misses the most.
Played and missed 32 times!

Big Mac · « **Reply #1504 on:** September 07, 2018, 04:30:35 PM »

Quote from: csnew on September 07, 2018, 04:17:14 PM

That Aussie stat, he plays and misses the most.
Played and missed 32 times!

Better to play and miss at 32 wide balls than play and miss at one straight delivery.

Stokes gone now

shadowlight · « **Reply #1505 on:** September 07, 2018, 04:45:09 PM »

Question for folks who are watching the series. Can you comment on Pant keeping? All the highlights that I have seen seem to indicate that he is always out of position where he has taken half step to his left for everything. Similar to the catch that he took of Baristow, where is seen moving left before switching direction. Also, the amount of byes given up seems to be high.

Personally, I am hoping Saha is back when he is fit. I will take his solid keeping over the potential runs that Pant or Karthik might provide over what Saha who averages 30+.

csnew · « **Reply #1506 on:** September 07, 2018, 04:46:50 PM »

Surely has to be luckiest 50 ever?

joymarvin · « **Reply #1507 on:** September 07, 2018, 04:52:27 PM »

Quote from: shadowlight on September 07, 2018, 04:45:09 PM

Question for folks who are watching the series. Can you comment on Pant keeping? All the highlights that I have seen seem to indicate that he is always out of position where he has taken half step to his left for everything. Similar to the catch that he took of Baristow, where is seen moving left before switching direction. Also, the amount of byes given up seems to be high.

Personally, I am hoping Saha is back when he is fit. I will take his solid keeping over the potential runs that Pant or Karthik might provide over what Saha who averages 30+.

The kid is just 03 tests old and playing in swinging conditions. Surely he needs time like any new in-coming player. Karthik is proper T20 player and Saha hasn't contributed much in recent years apart from his good wicket keeping.

Seniorplayer · « **Reply #1508 on:** September 07, 2018, 04:52:37 PM »

Moeens luck ends gets a faint nick

csnew · « **Reply #1509 on:** September 07, 2018, 04:53:36 PM »

England�s best batsmen of the series also goes for a duck. In trouble now

InternalTraining · « **Reply #1510 on:** September 07, 2018, 05:00:44 PM »

Quote from: csnew on September 07, 2018, 04:46:50 PM

Surely has to be luckiest 50 ever?

CBF poster's curse, you jinxed him.

Big Mac · « **Reply #1511 on:** September 07, 2018, 05:08:52 PM »

Quote from: shadowlight on September 07, 2018, 04:45:09 PM

Question for folks who are watching the series. Can you comment on Pant keeping? All the highlights that I have seen seem to indicate that he is always out of position where he has taken half step to his left for everything. Similar to the catch that he took of Baristow, where is seen moving left before switching direction. Also, the amount of byes given up seems to be high.

Personally, I am hoping Saha is back when he is fit. I will take his solid keeping over the potential runs that Pant or Karthik might provide over what Saha who averages 30+.

He's been desperately unlucky with a lot of those byes tbf, they've been going miles down legside and no keeper in the world would get to them.

shadowlight · « **Reply #1512 on:** September 07, 2018, 05:27:35 PM »

Quote from: Big Mac on September 07, 2018, 05:08:52 PM

He's been desperately unlucky with a lot of those byes tbf, they've been going miles down legside and no keeper in the world would get to them.

Fair enough. How about his initial trigger movement to the left? Is that happening every ball or just when there is a catch headed his way (sorry, I am basing that strictly on the highlights on ECB website? I believe he dropped Butler in similar fashion in one of the previous test where he had started moving left and had to change direction quickly to right.

brokenbat · « **Reply #1513 on:** September 08, 2018, 05:07:23 AM »

Root is slowly falling out of the very top tier of current batsmen. Poor conversion rate, and turning into a bit of a Shane Watson when it comes to DRS. And captaincy doesn�t seem to suit him AT ALL. Time to make butler captain and let Root just bat?

Stuey · « **Reply #1514 on:** September 08, 2018, 06:32:37 AM »

Time for Buttler to move to number 5 and a rethink with the whole top 3. Burns has to be selected for the tours purely on volume of consistent runs, plus 2 other solid proper batsman. Jennings has run his race and Ali a much better number 6-8, also he'll be bowling a lot of overs in Sri Lanka and the WI, he can't bat at 3 as well.

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