Topic: ENG vs IND series (Read 195516 times)

A-Swing-And-A-Miss · « **Reply #210 on:** February 05, 2021, 10:05:33 AM »

India, and the pitch, look very flat here. Yes the scoring rate isn't phenomenal but if England can keep them, and Virat 'mood swings' Kohli, out in the field for 3 days I reckon they could force a result in the final two days as conditions deteriorate. Or as a bare minimum lay down a marker and exhaust the Indians ahead of the rest of the series. Too often we take the English conditions thought process away with us and build a solid platform up to 300-350 and then go in for a biff to get up to 400 and consider ourselves to be in a great position. In England 400 is a lot, in India that's pocket change in the first innings.

ppccopener · « **Reply #211 on:** February 05, 2021, 10:15:28 AM »

The tinge of green on the wicket is disappearing and the red clay is there so it's pretty much as expected

It's going to spin big I think as the pitch gets more wear on it.

So far really good from us, it's slow but day 1 of a test it's a solid effort.

The sweep shot is being played by Root maybe as good as any England batsman before. Gooch was a good player of spin, KP too.

Trying to think of anyone playing it better than at the moment.

wasted_talent · « **Reply #212 on:** February 05, 2021, 10:19:56 AM »

I vaguely recall Thorpe also been a decent player of spin?

ppccopener · « **Reply #213 on:** February 05, 2021, 10:26:41 AM »

Quote from: wasted_talent on February 05, 2021, 10:19:56 AM

I vaguely recall Thorpe also been a decent player of spin?

Yes absolutely he was superb, he also played pace very well.

root is at home against spin, Sibley from the last knock in SL maybe is showing he can adapt and change to improve.

Sibley perhaps is the most impressive as it does not look natural to him.

Jimbo · « **Reply #214 on:** February 05, 2021, 10:37:47 AM »

Quote from: ppccopener on February 05, 2021, 10:26:41 AM

Yes absolutely he was superb, he also played pace very well.

root is at home against spin, Sibley from the last knock in SL maybe is showing he can adapt and change to improve.

Sibley perhaps is the most impressive as it does not look natural to him.

Sibley's improvement has been really impressive. He's clearly not afraid of doing the hard work away from games, properly determined to make the most of his chance.

Whispering Death · « **Reply #215 on:** February 05, 2021, 10:41:33 AM »

Quote from: jimmy23 on February 05, 2021, 09:25:28 AM

What�s the chances of the retail version being shaped like that?
I can see one of the 2 retro models being the same shape as the Powerspot from the past 2 years.

It's probably not even made by GN! 😄

A-Swing-And-A-Miss · « **Reply #216 on:** February 05, 2021, 10:50:30 AM »

Quote from: Jimbo on February 05, 2021, 10:37:47 AM

Sibley's improvement has been really impressive. He's clearly not afraid of doing the hard work away from games, properly determined to make the most of his chance.

A good sign was him losing weight and getting fitter in the first lockdown. He wasn't particularly large before but had seen how fit other international players were and appreciated how better fitness would help him improve his game so he did it. Very much strikes me as someone with a limited amount of natural talent but a real desire to constantly improve. Definitely the sort of player you want in your team.

Jimbo · « **Reply #217 on:** February 05, 2021, 11:00:27 AM »

Yeah, think that goes to show the mindset he has. Believe Kohli did much the same when he was a young player, just pure hard work to get the absolute most out of his talent.

A-Swing-And-A-Miss · « **Reply #218 on:** February 05, 2021, 11:33:56 AM »

Cruel way to finish a good day from Sibley. Think mentally he was already in the pavilion as the incredibly slow pitch meant Bumrah wasn't looking very threatening. It was going to need a yorker/full toss for Bumrah to actually beat him for pace and that's what he did. Fair play to Bumrah for still putting in the hard yards after a really tough day.

mo_town · « **Reply #219 on:** February 05, 2021, 11:55:43 AM »

Think England would probably not mind that at the end. The stage is set for Stokes/Buttler to capitalize on this foundation. Anything above 500 will only leave 2 possible results; Draw or Eng win. It was a pretty flat Day 1 pitch but kudos to Root and Sibley for that perfect partnership.

Bats_Entertainment · « **Reply #220 on:** February 05, 2021, 12:17:57 PM »

Quote from: Jlscarroll17 on February 05, 2021, 07:19:48 AM

Totally agree, no one picks sibley or burns apart when they fail, so why is Lawrence any different? Yes he�s had a few low scores but it�s far too soon to write him off, if I can remember Pope had a run of low scores but look at the lad now, it all comes with game time in the test arena

*Coughs*

Wozaboxa · « **Reply #221 on:** February 05, 2021, 12:20:43 PM »

Did anyone notice the Indian players body language? not particularly inspiring, not a lot of chat in the field either. weird.

Whispering Death · « **Reply #222 on:** February 05, 2021, 12:26:42 PM »

Quote from: Wozaboxa on February 05, 2021, 12:20:43 PM

Did anyone notice the Indian players body language? not particularly inspiring, not a lot of chat in the field either. weird.

Get the feeling they expected to roll Eng over so they were probably a bit surprised how ineffective they were today

ppccopener · « **Reply #223 on:** February 05, 2021, 12:54:44 PM »

Normally that happens if errors creep into the fielding
I think today they were a bit sloppy.
Doesn�t look to be much in the pitch but the spinners you would think will be in the game. I think it�s going to turn big later on

six and out · « **Reply #224 on:** February 05, 2021, 12:57:35 PM »

I think today just showed how much India missed Jadeja and what a wonderful cricketer he is.

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