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Oh dear - after everything that’s happened - Graves will be back in post
Oh dear - after everything that’s happened - Graves will be back in post
The Cricket Thread
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fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
good day for county cricket, Graves back at Yorkshire and Hampshire selling out to the IPL
keep shooting yourself in the foot cricket
keep shooting yourself in the foot cricket
HomerJSimpson
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Almost as poorly run as the FA
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Sad news about Brook having to go home from the tour for personal reasons , hope whatever the issues are it’s all ok and that it all get sorted for him
The reaction from some Indian Fans on social media shows how toxic can be - this is just a tame one
And then Kohli pulls out for personal reasons
It really is at times a very toxic environmental
The reaction from some Indian Fans on social media shows how toxic can be - this is just a tame one
And then Kohli pulls out for personal reasons
It really is at times a very toxic environmental
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Easy to be a keyboard warrior. I know football has an issue with these social media warriors and a shame it has transcended cricket and the Indian "fans" showing any empathy for a player clearly struggling
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Nice to see another pitch in India where the ball is going through the surface on the first day
Neilds
Assistant Pro
At least we have loaded the team with spinners so might still be competitive
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
Genuinely cant think of a more inexperienced (or worse) attack England have picked. Sad to see but only going to get worse as the franchise revolution is completed
Neilds
Assistant Pro
Or maybe not.....
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
might be ok if they were experienced, successful spinners and even then India still a tough place to go. We pick 2 guys with 20 or fewer first class games where they take 2 wickets a game at over 35 a piece
Neilds
Assistant Pro
Three 'proper' spinners in the side and they are being shown how to spin a ball by a part timer! I agree with trying to bring new players in but not so many at the same time in a high pressure environment with expectations so high.
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Not sure I understand the constant flogging of Hartley when they clearly have his number , Leach seems to being used in short spells when he looks the more threatening at times. But they are just not hitting the right spots on the pitch , they aren’t varying their lengths and pace as well - it’s too obvious
HomerJSimpson
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This will be over by close of play tomorrow. We picked the wrong, perhaps too inexperienced side and proved again our batsmen aren't capable of digging in for prolonged periods
3offTheTee
Tour Rookie
Expect we all would be happy if they had taken 10 wickets @35 each now. Hindsight I know
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
As long as were entertained and dont consider criticising the approach eh........................
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
Neilds
Assistant Pro
India managed to play some attacking stuff, but then realised it was getting tougher with the lack of bounce and adapted. England need to realise that attacking every ball isn't the answer - especially in Indian conditions.
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Not the Bazball way though. I wonder how long the blind adoption of this way of playing can go on and why players can't grind a score out anymore. How many have any long term exposure the county cricket anymore where there is less time constraints and you can bat according to conditions and match circumstances
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
Players cant grind out a score anymore because they dont practise or play that way ever. Most practise is geared to white ball and especially T20 cricket, with strength training, range hitting practise etc. The players once in the England team are mainly on a carousel of Franchise cricket and play little to no red ball cricket apart from in the tests. The circle was then completed by bringing in a coach and a philosophy that removes any individual blame for bad shots / not playing the situation / removes batting normally under the guise of it being putting all the pressure onto the opposition. One would hope for reverting to a middle ground where there is actually some cricket intelligence married with an aggressive approach but sadly not going to happen as more money and emphasis is placed on white ball cricket and red ball cricket is marginalised even further and some of the skills disappear from the game for good
