Topic: ENG vs IND series (Read 170334 times)

SOULMAN1012 · « **Reply #1170 on:** February 25, 2021, 11:23:53 AM »

Positive - at least Bairstow is back to being bowled through the gate.

SD · « **Reply #1171 on:** February 25, 2021, 11:31:57 AM »

It was obvious from the first 10 minutes of this game that the pitch is far from being good enough for intentional cricket. I don't think any batsman can be judged when the pitch is a complete lottery.

No point prodding around on a pitch this bad. Rohit had the right approach. Better to chance your arm and at least go down trying to do something positive.

rickjames · « **Reply #1172 on:** February 25, 2021, 11:36:34 AM »

Sigh

SD · « **Reply #1173 on:** February 25, 2021, 11:38:11 AM »

Quote from: Mtown Don on February 25, 2021, 11:19:21 AM

To be fair, Cook then immediately said that goes out of the window, play for turn after the Crawley dismissal. Then you have everybody above saying Bairstow should come out and play an aggressive cameo then getting annoyed when he sweeps his first ball. I think just accept that this is horrendously difficult, most will fail and hopefully a few will succeed.

Agreed, I don't think there is any way to play properly on a pitch like this. Today we have seen batsmen play for the line and getting bowled missing the ball by a long way, then others getting bowled by straight balls playing for turn.

This is more like club cricket on a dreadful wicket where the game is won by whichever side's fat slogger comes off. At the moment Rohit is winning this game for India

Mtown Don · « **Reply #1174 on:** February 25, 2021, 11:39:50 AM »

Interesting interpretation of �clear/big spike� - agreed that it was right to uphold it but I would say �murmur� at most!

Jimbo · « **Reply #1175 on:** February 25, 2021, 11:42:06 AM »

Quote from: SD on February 25, 2021, 11:38:11 AM

Agreed, I don't think there is any way to play properly on a pitch like this. Today we have seen batsmen play for the line and getting bowled missing the ball by a long way, then others getting bowled by straight balls playing for turn.

This is more like club cricket on a dreadful wicket where the game is won by whichever side's fat slogger comes off. At the moment Rohit is winning this game for India

Get more fat sloggers into international cricket 😂

SouthpawMark · « **Reply #1176 on:** February 25, 2021, 11:42:35 AM »

If Sibley feels the need to play those sorts of hoiks in order to try and relieve the pressure then perhaps test match cricket isn�t for him. Another awful shot. England have mentally disintegrated.

Kez · « **Reply #1177 on:** February 25, 2021, 11:47:43 AM »

Quote from: Mtown Don on February 25, 2021, 11:39:50 AM

Interesting interpretation of �clear/big spike� - agreed that it was right to uphold it but I would say �murmur� at most!

Ever wonder why the spikes sometimes can go off the graphic when the ball hits the pad but other times it only fill up half?
The size of the spikes can be adjusted... the fact there is a spike is enough.

Mtown Don · « **Reply #1178 on:** February 25, 2021, 11:53:24 AM »

Quote from: Kez on February 25, 2021, 11:47:43 AM

Ever wonder why the spikes sometimes can go off the graphic when the ball hits the pad but other times it only fill up half?
The size of the spikes can be adjusted... the fact there is a spike is enough.

Interesting, I was more thinking that it wasn�t of a much greater magnitude than the general noise beforehand but appreciate that it would be more pronounced if scaled up. Seems a bit technical/sophisticated considering some of the basic blunders made by the 3rd umpire last test!

Mtown Don · « **Reply #1179 on:** February 25, 2021, 11:54:29 AM »

I really don�t want to jinx Root but he is making it look possible to bat normally on this pitch as long as you�re willing to watch the odd one rip past the outside edge and whistle past your nose!

rickjames · « **Reply #1180 on:** February 25, 2021, 11:58:59 AM »

sigh

alexhilly1492 · « **Reply #1181 on:** February 25, 2021, 12:00:41 PM »

Indian Comms saying he's lucky is hilarious... Nothing when Rohit was stumped last game

Warneymonster · « **Reply #1182 on:** February 25, 2021, 12:01:59 PM »

the test championship clearly means a lot more to the indian team than the english. For me its still the ashes, followed by a west indies tour.

Losing the first test obviously hurt the indian team a lot, as they took a huge risk in preparing pitches that were not designed to go three days. batting has been a complete lottery against class spinners, and they have better spinners than us so the result is inevitable.

I have no issue with pitches suiting the home team, every team has friendly conditions, but the last 2 pitches have been shocking and not really designed for anything more than 3 days.

Whispering Death · « **Reply #1183 on:** February 25, 2021, 12:02:28 PM »

3rd ump did everything he could to try and give that out! Finally the right decision. Absolutely no way he would have taken 5 mins on an Indian decision like that

jonny77 · « **Reply #1184 on:** February 25, 2021, 12:05:36 PM »

Quote from: rickjames on February 25, 2021, 11:58:59 AM

sigh

I love your positivity mate! 😂

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