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Root finally out for 260 odd ... Smith, new batsman whacks second ball for 4.
Don't really know wha you do now ... 150 ahead ...140 overs left in the test. I guess try bat for another 30-40 overs and take another 200 runs (900!) and then spend an hour seeing if you can do anything?
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@Donsteppa said in Other Cricket:
Cricket can be a brutal individual game. Ollie Pope opening with 0 (2) in that total of 823/7d.
Yeah not much of a captains knock was it ?
Something need to be done.
Batting in the subcontinent is an absolute joke and you’re always going to get huge scores from both sides.
Unless you’re New Zealand.
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And Woakes gets a wicket with the first ball of Pakistan’s reply
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Sadly, there’s always that question mark
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So England wrap up an innings victory after leaking 556 runs in Pakistan's first innings. The first time a team has won by an innings after having 500+ against them.
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Ridiculous. 800 runs at 5.5 per over. Insanity
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@Catogrande said in Other Cricket:
Sadly, there’s always that question mark
I disagree. This is the only place I've seen comments about it.
That stuff is in the past, and as kiwis with Lou Vincent and "others" we have absolutely no soap box to stand on.
Will this pitch kill test cricket? I don't buy that. We got a result didn't we? Part and parcel of the game is variable pitches, scores and innings. Watching Root & Brooke dismantle a tired and disheartened bowling attack was superb viewing. Then seeing the platinum duck straight after was a real sit up and watch moment.
Yes, I wouldn't want every match played on such a road, but I wouldn't on a pitch were 200 is an excellent score either.
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@MajorRage said in Other Cricket:
@Catogrande said in Other Cricket:
Sadly, there’s always that question mark
I disagree. This is the only place I've seen comments about it.
That stuff is in the past, and as kiwis with Lou Vincent and "others" we have absolutely no soap box to stand on.
Will this pitch kill test cricket? I don't buy that. We got a result didn't we? Part and parcel of the game is variable pitches, scores and innings. Watching Root & Brooke dismantle a tired and disheartened bowling attack was superb viewing. Then seeing the platinum duck straight after was a real sit up and watch moment.
Yes, I wouldn't want every match played on such a road, but I wouldn't on a pitch were 200 is an excellent score either.
But, but, this is where I get all my news and facts from...
I actually agree with you re the pitch, though I think @Dodge was feeling that there are a few too many such pitches currently, particularly in the sub continent. But as you say, variety is what we really want.
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@Catogrande said in Other Cricket:
@MajorRage said in Other Cricket:
@Catogrande said in Other Cricket:
Sadly, there’s always that question mark
I disagree. This is the only place I've seen comments about it.
That stuff is in the past, and as kiwis with Lou Vincent and "others" we have absolutely no soap box to stand on.
Will this pitch kill test cricket? I don't buy that. We got a result didn't we? Part and parcel of the game is variable pitches, scores and innings. Watching Root & Brooke dismantle a tired and disheartened bowling attack was superb viewing. Then seeing the platinum duck straight after was a real sit up and watch moment.
Yes, I wouldn't want every match played on such a road, but I wouldn't on a pitch were 200 is an excellent score either.
But, but, this is where I get all my news and facts from...
I actually agree with you re the pitch, though I think @Dodge was feeling that there are a few too many such pitches currently, particularly in the sub continent. But as you say, variety is what we really want.
Then you are stupider than I thought. It was as low bar to begin with too.
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@MajorRage said in Other Cricket:
@Catogrande said in Other Cricket:
Sadly, there’s always that question mark
I disagree. This is the only place I've seen comments about it.
That stuff is in the past, and as kiwis with Lou Vincent and "others" we have absolutely no soap box to stand on.
Will this pitch kill test cricket? I don't buy that. We got a result didn't we? Part and parcel of the game is variable pitches, scores and innings. Watching Root & Brooke dismantle a tired and disheartened bowling attack was superb viewing. Then seeing the platinum duck straight after was a real sit up and watch moment.
Yes, I wouldn't want every match played on such a road, but I wouldn't on a pitch were 200 is an excellent score either.
I think the problem is that the pitch was a road throughout and that it didn't really change, it was not a balance between bat and ball, Pakistan were just exhausted after chasing a ball around for as long as they had too in that heat. The pitch was shocking IMO.
There's another game here in 3 days time, in my view they should use the same pitch
