Maximas
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Yeah while he had the momentum behind him, field up and there wasn't a chance to pinch a single it was the right approachCan't blame him for wanting to finish it off in that over.
Yeah while he had the momentum behind him, field up and there wasn't a chance to pinch a single it was the right approachCan't blame him for wanting to finish it off in that over.
Mentally shotThat last ball from Cummins was rank too. Why couldn't they just go ODI mode and bowl yorker, yorker, yorker?
Bit different to Lyon forgetting how hands work thoughAt the moment it happened, he was in a good position to get them home, and should have done so, but made a poor decision (played a shot he'd avoided the whole innings off Lyon) at it would have cost them the game. Is that really not a choke? Or do you have to have it handed to you and then you **** it up at the last minute having slowly let it slip away?
Physically too, the seamers worked really hard over the two days and it wasn't coldMentally shot
They really should have been doing that for the last half of each over, but i reckon Stokes in this form would have taken one boundary and then chipped it over the infield for an easy singleThe field you set for Stokes, was 9 fielders in the ring saving the single. He probably hits one of the 2 balls for 4 but you get Leach facing the full over.
Oh yeah but it seemed pretty clear by the end that there was no real consistency in method to what they were doing, and no real plan other than hope that Stokes picked out a fielder.Physically too, the seamers worked really hard over the two days and it wasn't cold
Slow overrates thoOh yeah but it seemed pretty clear by the end that there was no real consistency in method to what they were doing, and no real plan other than hope that Stokes picked out a fielder.
The captain really has to do everything to slow the game down in those circumstances. It's the opposite of an ODI chase; time works for the fielding side in those circumstances IMO. The more you can draw it out, the more likely it becomes that the tension and pressure will force an error from the batsman or that you'll get enough balls at the #11 to get him out.
Win the game and Paine gets suspended, win-win!Slow overrates tho
Not sure Stokes was capable of that at all. It was either 6, 4, dot or risky single.They really should have been doing that for the last half of each over, but i reckon Stokes in this form would have taken one boundary and then chipped it over the infield for an easy single
The miracle of Test Cricket saved you.To reiterate, this is ****ing crazy. What a game of test cricket. I was in a rickshaw home with 2% battery when that final 4 was hit. Could've been left stranded at 8 pm but it was worth it. ****ing INCREDIBLE.