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Dharamsala is such a picturesque ground.
I watched a few minutes last night when Foakes and Bashir were batting. The Indian commentator was saying that the groundsman had tried to provide pitches with less turn after the 1st test. Ironic eh. The Indian spinners are still dangerous on more batting-friendly pitches.
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@KiwiPie said in Other Cricket:
The last score I saw last night was 173-3 - saw the score this morning and wondered whether I was looking at the wrong game. Can't believe Bairstow has 100 tests with so moderate a record - he plays the odd big innings when the conditions and the bowling are benign. Stokes isn't a good enough batsman to play as a batsman alone.
Yeah not many play as long as Bairstow for that return although he had a period a couple of years back where he was absolutely brilliant.
I will concede Stokes is better than his record indicates and definitely a selfless batsman but he just isn’t an all rounder anymore.
@MN5 said in Other Cricket:
Yeah not many play as long as Bairstow for that return although he had a period a couple of years back where he was absolutely brilliant.
Didn't Bairstow completely wreck his leg a year or two back? Time to move on - he isn't the same player.
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Is it flogged yet?
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Dropping this here as not sure of which thread.
Fascinating info on the number of player reviews upheld. Taufel was incredible (no surprises). Really interesting how almost all umpires wind up in a band.
Also, this is since the beginning of the DRS era, so snicko and syncing with multiple cameras has changed ... along with hotspot.
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Also been changes with:
- amount of % of ball hitting for an umpires call to be overturned.
- went from 2 unsuccessful reviews per innings to 3, at covid, and not gone back.
@Rapido I'm a big fan of DRS as it's currently applied.
It's not perfect, but it rarely gets a grotesquely wrong answer - basically it's eliminated the howler, which is what the objective is.
Would be interesting to see this track with time... never enough data for the nerds
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Shit series result for England, and one they needed if you ask me.
I think they'll be much more rounded for this result going forwards.
@MajorRage said in Other Cricket:
Shit series result for England, and one they needed if you ask me.
I think they'll be much more
roundedrealistic for this result going forwards.FIFY
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Damn shame.
Was hoping him or Neesh would fill the “Stokes” role in the test side for years.
Instead CDGH stepped up and to be fair surpassed all expectations.
That 36 ball hundie where he made Jesse Ryder look like Geoff Boycott in comparison will live long in the memory.
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Lets see how long he lasts without injury again, but this kid is quick...156.7kph
"Mayank didn't get a single game at LSG over the past two seasons, largely because of injuries. He has now become the first player in IPL history to win two Player-of-the-Match awards in his first two matches."
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For a guy that could have continued to travel the world getting to chat cricket for life, Michael Slater has just completely unravelled over the past few years.
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For a guy that could have continued to travel the world getting to chat cricket for life, Michael Slater has just completely unravelled over the past few years.
@Donsteppa Slater is a serial offender in this regard.
I read his biography (or autobiography) years ago. He's got some mental health issues that partially derailed his playing career.
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https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/c880vdrygl0o
Boycott to have surgery after throat cancer returns
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0j6t35p
30 minute doco on (Sir) Frank Worrell. More politics of colour than sport per se but still an interesting listen for the cricket tragic.
