*Official* Match 36 - England v West Indies

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Surely Sammy should bowl out Bishoo now, before the powerplay/slog overs.

 

[Prad100w]

Wright is playing a good little innings here. Needs to go on.

 

[Woodster]

Can't see how it's not. Both cases are batsmen playing their normal game, regardless of circumstance. Being a top class batsman isn't about playing your game every single time. It's about knowing when to adapt your game to circumstance.

Morgan was attempting to hit the ball into an area that was not well guarded by fielders, didn't execute it well and it flicked the glove and went to the keeper. Had Gayle picked out long off it would pay scant regard to the field that was set.

I agree you have to be flexible with your game, but imo, that does not involve removing a generally risk free shot from your repertoire. As there are very few players in world cricket that play that shot as well as Morgan it's perceived as a high risk shot. Today it let him down, many other days it won't regardless of the situation of the game he plays it in. In hindsight, because he was out, you cam say ill-judged stroke, had he got the impetus going back England's way, a different story. Fine margins.

 

[Spark]

Why are Benn and Pollard on? England are scraping their way to a defendable score here.

 

[Keeno]

Can't tell if you honestly believe that this is how cricket works, in practice, or if you're trolling...

I'll tell you how cricket works... you have to score more than your opponents.. ie the highest score wins.. you get 4 or 6 for a boundary, you know like all the other nations who keep winning do, or you can try little fairy shots that score you one or two.. it's not rocket science.. Can you see why we are in trouble now?

 

[Spark]

 

[blahblahblah]

bring back bishoo asap

 

[blahblahblah]

wtf sammy in :x

 

[Spark]

WI have fallen asleep, it would seem. Four wickets won't just take themselves, you know.

(Unless you try and hit a six every ball of course)

 

[blahblahblah]

luke is bringing england back into the game

 

[Woodster]

Yes because our philosophy is so tried and tested and works everytime.

It's the philosophy top sides follow tbf. I do however quesion whether trying to hit fours and sixes every ball is going to be too successful.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Morgan was attempting to hit the ball into an area that was not well guarded by fielders, didn't execute it well and it flicked the glove and went to the keeper. Had Gayle picked out long off it would pay scant regard to the field that was set.

Not if Gayle was trying to hit the ball to long-on.

At any rate, there's an argument that attempting that shot to that particular ball was always likely to give the wicketkeeper a chance.

And that said, we've agreed to disagree.

 

[blahblahblah]

wow beauty

 

[Prad100w]

Disastrous running.

 

[Spark]

Oh England

 

[blahblahblah]

wish wright was out , a wicket is a wicket nevertheless

 

[Keeno]

It's the philosophy top sides follow tbf. I do however quesion whether trying to hit fours and sixes every ball is going to be too successful.

Well then I must be wrong, England have got it spot on with their tactics, thats why we are top of the group and are strong favourites to win it..:

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Four wickets won't just take themselves, you know.

One just did.

 

[blahblahblah]

so any hidden batting by bresnan here?

 

[Woodster]

Not if Gayle was trying to hit the ball to long-off.

At any rate, there's an argument that attempting that shot to that particular ball was always likely to give the wicketkeeper a chance.

And that said, we've agreed to disagree.

Agreed