2nd Test at Adelaide - 16 to 20 Dec

[mr_mister]

Nah. Unless the batsman does not have a defensive game.

Depends on the field. With 5 crowded around the bat and acres of space in the outfield a full blooded shot can be the better decision, you don't even have to middle it and itl likely land safe

 

[OverratedSanity]

Wow, surprised that was hitting

 

[morgieb]

Wow, excellent review.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

'89-'90 - a one off test. The only full series they won were the two in '85-'86.

That's nothing. We've never beaten SA in a series home or away (hopefully that changes this summer).

 

[morgieb]

Wow, surprised that was hitting

Live it looked like it was heading down but watching it again it straightened a lot.

 

[ataraxia]

Depends on the field. With 5 crowded around the bat and acres of space in the outfield a full blooded shot can be the better decision, you don't even have to middle it and itl likely land safe

A defensive shot is the same. As long as you don't edge or miss it, it lands safe. And with an aggressive shot, you have much more chance of edging or missing it.

 

[Shri]

I've heard stuff on how this is an ATG Indian test side. Sure a great side but our current batting is barely 1/4th of what it was during Fab 5 era.

It was fab 4. Ganguly was not good enough to be included with the 4.

This is a side built on bowling so obviously the batting is not going to be as good.

 

[Arachnodouche]

A defensive shot is the same. As long as you don't edge or miss it, it lands safe. And with an aggressive shot, you have much more chance of edging or missing it.

Yes, but there's always a chance of what happened to Stokes there. Half the fielding side in your immediate vicinity has a way of inducing defensive errors.

 

[morgieb]

Weird. Australia clearly heard something, but nothing on RTS.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

So, who is a guaranteed selection for Boxing Day?
Malan, Root, Stokes

Anyone else? That's going to be a very hard team to pick.

 

[Shri]

Weird. Australia clearly heard something, but nothing on RTS.

maybe a creaky bat handle?

 

[sunilz]

Jhye Richardson has massively disappointed. Now I understand, why Aussie selectors don't drop Starc.

 

[ataraxia]

Yes, but there's always a chance of what happened to Stokes there. Half the fielding side in your immediate vicinity has a way of inducing defensive errors.

You're saying it's more likely for a defensive error to happen than an aggressive error? Stokes wouldn't have lasted 77 balls if he had tried to smash 76 of them and defended at one.

 

[Shri]

hopefully haze is back for boxing day if starc is out with the side niggle

 

[tony p]

So, who is a guaranteed selection for Boxing Day?
Malan, Root, Stokes

Anyone else? That's going to be a very hard team to pick.

Burns, Hameed, Pope, Buttler, Woakes, all certainties in my book.

 

[Spark]

Sometimes a shot is safer than a nudge or prod

this is the sort of attitude that made Lehmann-Clarke Aus some of the biggest HTBs the game has ever seen

 

[TheJediBrah]

Buttler should play his natural game

 

[Spark]

Jhye Richardson has massively disappointed. Now I understand, why Aussie selectors don't drop Starc.

this is way harsh especially on the back of this innings where he's been very good

 

[mr_mister]

this is the sort of attitude that made Lehmann-Clarke Aus some of the biggest HTBs the game has ever seen

i'm not saying play a shot a ball. i do think if you employ a negative mindset the whole day through on a 5th day there's no way you'll survive, just delay the inevitable

 

[Shri]

Buttler should play his natural game

unfortunately you are not allowed to catch the ball when you are batting