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How very England to start the defense of this total with a comical misfield
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India should’ve opened the batting with Axar and Ashwin
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Feb 25, 2021 13:28
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Paul.Power posted:One of the first Tests I watched was the Headingley 2000 two-day Test, and I don't think there's been a two-day Test since. Definitely a chance of that here though. Checking, there have actually been five two-day Tests since then, here's the full list. None in the second half of the 20th century though. And barring sudden freak rain or some kind of performance art piece by Pujara we're about to see another one. Paul.Power fucked around with this message at 13:41 on Feb 25, 2021 |
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Feb 25, 2021 13:35
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OK, they've given up. Chucking offies a foot down leg is not positive cricket
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Feb 25, 2021 14:09
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To be fair, as poor as this pitch is, both teams are playing the same surface. Most of the English wickets fell from the straight ball.
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Feb 25, 2021 14:09
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notaspy posted:True but there again you have Leeds F.C, Leeds rhinos, sheffields United and Wednesday, Bradford Bulls etc. Few pages back but...There have been rumblings about this since I was playing. The problem is that the counties are the people who decide. You would have to actively get rid of the counties for a city level to exist. Then you get poo poo solutions like franchises. How many teams are in So they have come up with a new format to avoid it. Though how long till we get a rival 99 or 101 is anybody's guess. *Can you see the MCC voting itself out of existence? Well done India.
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Feb 25, 2021 14:27
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Collateral posted:Few pages back but...There have been rumblings about this since I was playing. The problem is that the counties are the people who decide. You would have to actively get rid of the counties for a city level to exist. Then you get poo poo solutions like franchises. How many teams are in The MCC isn't the Middlesex County Cricket Club, why would it be affected at all
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Feb 25, 2021 14:31
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Well that's left me with gently caress all to do for the next three days.
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Feb 25, 2021 14:36
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Oh yeah...still the point about the counties stands.
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Feb 25, 2021 14:36
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The MCC isn't a county. It is a gentleman's club and sports leadership body that sometimes hosts cricket matches.
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Feb 25, 2021 14:41
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The problem with the teams in the 100 is that they've pulled a bunch of random cricketers together by the most mercenary of means, dressed them as hula hoops and then want people to care about these new made up teams with zero grassroots involvement or history. It's a completely corporate event designed entirely for commercial opportunities with the cricket itself relegated to fitting in around the adverts. It seems designed entirely for people who don't actually like cricket.
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Feb 25, 2021 14:48
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According to AZ, it's the shortest test match by # of overs since 1935, and even that one included two declarations.
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Feb 25, 2021 15:15
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In the last 2 Tests England have contrived to put together 4 innings each of which would be a disappointment in a T20 match. For the final Test England should slog like they have 6 overs left to get 60 runs and see what happens, can't be any worse.
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Feb 25, 2021 15:28
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It was the second day???
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Feb 25, 2021 15:47
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That is the claim.
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Feb 25, 2021 15:58
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I am real mad that I didn't stay up the last two days to watch this test. I love some Chaos Cricket.
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Feb 25, 2021 16:07
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Well on the bright side, Root got a five-for and confirms himself as the best spinner* with 100 Test caps for England. *Granted the competition is Kevin Pietersen, arguably the worst bowler to have taken 10 Test wickets. Actually I guess I'm forgetting Cook's princely bowling average of 7... Paul.Power fucked around with this message at 16:28 on Feb 25, 2021 |
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Feb 25, 2021 16:18
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Paul.Power posted:Well on the bright side, Root got a five-for and confirms himself as the best spinner* with 100 Test caps for England. Wasn't a spinner
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Feb 25, 2021 17:36
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Cook bowled mostly left arm wrist spin I thought. Though his wicket was medium pace I guess.
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Feb 25, 2021 17:43
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tarbrush posted:Cook bowled mostly left arm wrist spin I thought. Though his wicket was medium pace I guess.
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Feb 25, 2021 18:01
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Village trundler
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Feb 25, 2021 18:07
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Dear Talksport, no more KP on commentary please
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Feb 25, 2021 18:44
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To be fair to India, the problems with this one might not be 100% the pitch. The extra lacquer on the pink ball might have caused more balls to go straight rather than turn, which did account for a lot of the english wickets, but still, that pitch was hosed. Here is the scorecard from the fourth test in 2004 between australia and india https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-tour-of-india-2004-05-61430/india-vs-australia-4th-test-64102/full-scorecard Australia lost by 13 runs after being bowled out for 93 in the last innings. This match lasted into the third day, both teams made 200 in one of the innings and Michael Clarke took 6/9. It was a terrible poo poo pitch and the umpire dug some of it up to take back to the ICC to say "look at this poo poo". Also, australia still should have won but got stupid in the last innings and collapsed. I'm just saying this test just now was completed sooner, has less runs and Joe Root took 5/8. India should probably get in a little trouble for this one. I prefer matches where the ball dominates, but this went a bit too far. Bairstow got a pair and it wasn't really his fault to be honest. But he still sucks and should never play in tests.
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Feb 25, 2021 20:43
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Collateral posted:Few pages back but...There have been rumblings about this since I was playing. The problem is that the counties are the people who decide. You would have to actively get rid of the counties for a city level to exist. Then you get poo poo solutions like franchises. How many teams are in I am painfully aware that the counties are never going to give up their grip of the game in England. The new first class setup has given me a half baked idea of keeping the counties AND a new city based fc competition. Basically you have a cup comp for the championship with space for a yearly derby with your main rival. You then have a city based but regional competition with finals of some sort. Can you tell I like cups?
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Feb 25, 2021 20:52
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If we have a new cup every year they can support local silversmiths in perpetuity.
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Feb 25, 2021 20:54
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garycoleisgod posted:To be fair to India, the problems with this one might not be 100% the pitch. The extra lacquer on the pink ball might have caused more balls to go straight rather than turn, which did account for a lot of the english wickets, but still, that pitch was hosed. Unless the pitch is deemed as unfit (And it wont be since they kept playing on it) there is no downside to India making pitches like this again and again.
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Feb 25, 2021 22:54
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Part of England's problem is that they thought they had a gameplan against spin (i.e. copy Joe Root). And yeah, against good spinners on flat pitches or slow turners, going right back so you have time to adjust to whatever the ball is doing is a good plan. Using the sweep shot is also pretty great provided you trust the bounce. It was a strategy that worked really well for three matches. On a fast turner though it seems like you really need to get to the pitch of the ball. And Axar Patel makes his arm ball skid a lot, especially with the pink ball, so there goes the bounce-trusting necessary for the sweep shot. So maybe it's no surprise that England are going "aaa what" right now.
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Paul.Power posted:Part of England's problem is that they thought they had a gameplan against spin (i.e. copy Joe Root). And yeah, against good spinners on flat pitches or slow turners, going right back so you have time to adjust to whatever the ball is doing is a good plan. Using the sweep shot is also pretty great provided you trust the bounce. It was a strategy that worked really well for three matches. Which three matches? Chennai where England made 134 and 164? Even Chennai 2nd innings England made only 178.
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therattle posted:Which three matches? Chennai where England made 134 and 164? Even Chennai 2nd innings England made only 178. Sri Lanka x2, Chennai 1
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