The Cricket Thread

[backwoodsman]

Got to feel a bit sorry for Sunder. 96 not out, then left stranded as last three wickets fell in 4 balls.

 

[backwoodsman]

Shall we start a sweep? An innings and 67 runs for me.

Optimist !

But I'll go for an innings and 59 runs

 

[Captainron]

Shocking all round from England in this game. Inning and 14 I’m going with.

 

[Piece]

At least this frees up my Sat morning! ?

 

[rudebhoy]

? what have I woken up too?

Groundhog Day.

 

[Captainron]

Seen a study which looked at the test results and duration of the match from 2000 to 2020.

Total of 902 test matches with 704 decisive test matches (those with a result). There were 198 drawn tests.

Day 1 - 0 obviously
Day 2 - 7 results (1%)
Day 3 - 130 results (18.5%)
Day 4 - 274 results (38.9%)
Day 5 - 293 result (41.6%)

So in conclusion the vast majority of the 900 odd test matches took more than 3 days. This series (with the exception of match 1 where India lost on a half decent deck) is a buck against the trend in that the results have come far quicker than recent history suggests.

So what is the reason for this?

I suggest that the main factor has been the pitches on which the games have been played.

 

[rudebhoy]

So in conclusion the vast majority of the 900 odd test matches took more than 3 days. This series (with the exception of match 1 where India lost on a half decent deck) is a buck against the trend in that the results have come far quicker than recent history suggests.

So what is the reason for this?

I suggest that the main factor has been the pitches on which the games have been played.

I suggest the main reason is England's woeful batting.

 

[Captainron]

I suggest the main reason is England's woeful batting.

Let’s get a Tour Autopsy list going

1) pitches
2) woeful England batting

 

[ColchesterFC]

Let’s get a Tour Autopsy list going

1) pitches
2) woeful England batting

3) Jonny Bairstow

 

[Deleted member 15344]

3) Jonny Bairstow

4) poor selection - 3 seamers 3rd test

 

[Imurg]

I think you can stop there can't you?

 

[ColchesterFC]

4) poor selection - 3 seamers 3rd test

5) Indian third umpires

 

[Captainron]

6) injury to Archer?

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Crowd limited to a small number for obvious reasons so what do they do..... all congregate into large groups ?‍

 

[Captainron]

I’m still leaving Pitches at 1 because the deck on the first test was half decent and well over 1000 runs were scored but there were also 40 wickets taken. Fair contest between bat and ball.

Decks in the rest of the tests caused games to end in 3 days or less and each has yielded less than 1000 runs and wickets falling in clumps.

 

[fundy]

7) Indian spinners exploiting the conditions superbly

As much as we have been terrible with the bat they have bowled superbly. Never been an Ashwin fan but have to respect just how good he is when he gets his conditions and Axar couldnt have dreamed his start to Test cricket would go this well

 

[Mudball]

I’m still leaving Pitches at 1 because the deck on the first test was half decent and well over 1000 runs were scored but there were also 40 wickets taken. Fair contest between bat and ball.

Decks in the rest of the tests caused games to end in 3 days or less and each has yielded less than 1000 runs and wickets falling in clumps.

I am increasingly moving away from the pitch thing. Agree 2&3 had difficult pitches but equally would Eng not have a green top to favour our ABBA - Anderson, Broad, Ben stokes and Archer? Folks like Rohit, Fokes, Lawrence and Pant showed batting was possible if the opposition chooses seamers on a turning pitch. Root was about a day late in bringing himself on.

8) hot Indian conditions

 

[fundy]

9) The complete and utter lack of decent spin bowlers in county cricket

And we only have Leach and Bess because of the Taunton pitches of recent years! Definitely a need for up and coming spinners to spend more time in Asian conditions

 

[fundy]

I am increasingly moving away from the pitch thing. Agree 2&3 had difficult pitches but equally would Eng not have a green top to favour our ABBA - Anderson, Broad, Ben stokes and Archer? Folks like Rohit, Fokes, Lawrence and Pant showed batting was possible if the opposition chooses seamers on a turning pitch. Root was about a day late in bringing himself on.

8) hot Indian conditions

when did you last see a proper green top for a test in England?

 

[Mudball]

I suggest the main reason is England's woeful batting.

Root winter aggregate is 700+. Next best is Stokes at 250ish.. absolutely no support for support for him. no 1 reason for a poor tour