Black_Warrior
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"Yeah I would not pick Anderson for this series" - S. Ganguly
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***Official*** England in India 2016/17
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He'd pick Dinda though.
mackembhoy
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Its a meme
Shri
Mr. Glass
Is that a legit reason to get it changed though? Ishant should be able to do that at any time then?
Contra
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haha no its not, I was just making a joke since they literally took the new ball last night 2 overs before close and now that there's no swing they know the new ball is gonna travel. I'm amazed at how often the balls go out of shape though, its happened a lot over the last year or two where they just change the ball after it doesn't pass through the hoop thing.
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It's never made sense to me. They should check the shape of the ball before they hand it to the bowler and if it goes out of shape after that, they should cop it. A big part of Sehwag, Gayle and Warner's game up front is to smash a few boundaries and hit the ball out of shape.
Shri
Mr. Glass
Fast bowlers always fielding at deep fine leg or deep third man has never made sense to me. Shouldn't they be fielding inside the ring in positions where they don't have to run around too much? Would preserve their energy or stamina or whatever. They have the throwing arm but you don't have to count on that too much since its a test and not an ODI.England have been pretty ordinary in their ground fielding so far this test.
I'm also secretly enjoying how the ball is being hit a fair bit to Broad/Anderson/Stokes both yesterday and today, especially Broad
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You need to be very switched on in the ring and quicks generally just want a breather both physically and mentally for a while. Not to mention most quicks aren't great fielders and you want your best in the ring. The good ones like Boult and Southee are always in the ring unless in the middle of a spell.
Shri
Mr. Glass
If the plan is to bowl outside off stump, a quickie could be asked to field at mid wicket where the ball isn't likely to go or something right? They are very likely to be **** fielders but you can also hide them within the ring depending on the bowling plan.