Dr Gloom 21954 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Alex said: I think they’ve said there’s a strict rotation policy because of all the tests this year and the extra pressure of covid and all that comes with that for the players ah, yeah. forgot about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21954 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 35 minutes ago, David Kelly said: It's amazing how he got 400+ runs in Sri Lanka sweeping virtually everything and barely swept anything this morning. Hopefully he can keep this form going for the rest of the year! and hopefully root's return to form dovetails with smith's demise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9449 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Dr Gloom said: was crawly dropped on form for lawrence? if i'm being ultra critical think putting him in at 3 in india was throwing him in at the deep end a bit, when crawley has runs in the bank in that position Crawley's not dropped but is out of first 2 tests, he slipped coming out of the changing rooms the other day and has injured his wrist Edited February 5, 2021 by Toonpack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21954 Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Good start. Enjoyable to say to start a Sunday morning. Leach has to got to keep his head because they clearly fancy him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21954 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 can anyone explain why england seem content to be padding off balls and seeing out maiden overs at this stage of the game? we've probably got enough runs as it is. i can understand trying to bat them out of the game, in which case, we would surely be better off attacking now while leaving enough time for us to bowl them out? bess's 13 has come from 44 deliveries. nothing wrong with that in text match cricket, but in the context of where the match is now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9449 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: can anyone explain why england seem content to be padding off balls and seeing out maiden overs at this stage of the game? we've probably got enough runs as it is. i can understand trying to bat them out of the game, in which case, we would surely be better off attacking now while leaving enough time for us to bowl them out? bess's 13 has come from 44 deliveries. nothing wrong with that in text match cricket, but in the context of where the match is now? They want to take any chance of India win out of the equation and make them bat defensively for time rather than attack, this lot chased 329 at the Gabba last game. Edited February 8, 2021 by Toonpack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21954 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 1 minute ago, Toonpack said: They want to take any chance of India win out of the equation and make them bat defensively for time rather than attack, this lot chased 396 (I think) as the Wacca last game. but if you give india a small a sniff of victory, and they go on the attack, you probably have more chance of getting them out. you have to back your bowlers on a wearing day 5 pitch on the sub continent and in the unlikely event that they do chase down 400+ you would have to say fair play, that's extraordinary. it just feels like a negative strategy which is potentially reducing our chances of victory. though that said, buttler just got out in the right way in the circumstances, trying to move the game along and bess has come out of his shell a little in the past couple of overs. archer is probably the ideal batsmen coming in in these circumstances, if he can stay in for a few overs for once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9449 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 3 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: but if you give india a small a sniff of victory, and they go on the attack, you probably have more chance of getting them out. you have to back your bowlers on a wearing day 5 pitch on the sub continent and in the unlikely event that they do chase down 400+ you would have to say fair play, that's extraordinary. it just feels like a negative strategy which is potentially reducing our chances of victory. though that said, buttler just got out in the right way in the circumstances, trying to move the game along and bess has come out of his shell a little in the past couple of overs. archer is probably the ideal batsmen coming in in these circumstances, if he can stay in for a few overs for once. Well there you go, bloody unlucky, flicked his pad into the ball just before ball hits bat, I reckon they'll declare and have 20 overs tonight at them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21954 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 wickets falling, and still they bat on with leach and anderson to follow. looks like batting time out of the game is the strategy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9449 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 2 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: wickets falling, and still they bat on with leach and anderson to follow. looks like batting time out of the game is the strategy 23 overs left in the day, bat one more and that leaves 20 for tonight, (minus 2 for change innings) could just fling the bat now though I guess and see how many they can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9449 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 That said Anderson is padded up !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9449 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Just now, Toonpack said: That said Anderson is padded up !! Must be going to bat through Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21954 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 one run from the last over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9449 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 I think that pretend drink was the one more over message - or swing at everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21954 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 here comes anderson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21954 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 (edited) jaffa from leach Edited February 8, 2021 by Dr Gloom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1245 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 It made no sense to me to carry on batting those last few overs. What if Anderson, Leach, Archer or Bess had took a knock to the hand and they couldn't bowl. The ten runs or so we got from the last few overs will make no difference but we would have been fucked if we lost one of those bowlers, not to mention the additional few overs bowling could be crucial. I don't get it at all. With all that said, there was 15 wickets today 9 more on a day five pitch should be well within our capabilities. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21954 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 if they declared half an hour before they were bowled out they might have taken another wicket or two while still leaving an almost impossible run chase. the procrastination has just increased the odds of a draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Cook had to try and justify it as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21954 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 57 minutes ago, Tom said: Cook had to try and justify it as well he was even worse. he'd have batted out the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1245 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Absolutely fantastic by Jimmy this morning proving he is still the best in any conditions. Well done to Leach as well coming back from a spanking off Pant in the first innings. Great result which should give us the confidence to be competitive in the rest of the series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21954 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 that over from anderson was one for the ages 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21954 Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Caught a bit of this morning’s play and I think we’d have struggled to compete with india on that pitch even if we’d won the toss and batted first. Proper rank turner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 I checked the score and went back to bed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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