It is pretty rich of Australian complain about pitch doctoring when your country in 21st century has consistently produced pitches that has made one type of bowling completely irrelevantWhen nationalism is turned up to 11.
Probably explains the championing of pitch doctoring.
Jonty actually won Man of the Matches for his catching alone.@honestbharani India should have put someone in the field who could cut off Australia's runs rather than catching them out while letting them score at half a run more per over.
That's because of low expectations. Waugh took catches better than Jonty, but he made it look so easy you would not dream of awarding him a MOM for it.Jonty actually won Man of the Matches for his catching alone.
To me "doctoring" pretty much implies preparing pitch conditions to favour the home teamIt is pretty rich of Australian complain about pitch doctoring when your country in 21st century has consistently produced pitches that has made one type of bowling completely irrelevant
The fact that even Warne averaged 35 in Australia this century shows to what extent Australia goes to nullifies spin bowling .
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Please stop ?
Sorry any pitch that makes one type of bowling whether it is a fast bowling or spin bowling completely irrelevant is doctored pitch .To me "doctoring" pretty much implies preparing pitch conditions to favour the home team
What was going on in Australia in that early/mid 00s era was a bit different. Yes, the pitches were deliberately being prepared a certain way, seriously flat, but that was more for the purpose of making the game last the full five days to make more money out of it as opposed to an attempt to provide any benefit to Australia
Not completely unrelated, but not exactly the same
So basically every nation since Test cricket began? Come on, that's basically a useless definition which proves the point of "doctoring" complaints being basically a bunch of whining.To me "doctoring" pretty much implies preparing pitch conditions to favour the home team
The SCG being a turning pitch is a myth and has been for about 20 yearsSorry any pitch that makes one type of bowling whether it is a fast bowling or spin bowling completely irrelevant is doctored pitch .
I know CA did it for commercial reasons but that doesn’t excuse pitches where even Warne averaged 35 this century.
Do you know Lyon who I believe is a very good spinner is yet to touch 800 ratings points? Because he simply can’t improve his bowling average in Australia beyond a point
At SCG he averages 41 and this is supposed to be spin friendly Australian pitch.
Australian pitches have been complete graveyard for spinners this century. So no matter what explanation you try to give , these are doctored wickets .
So did Mark TaylorJonty actually won Man of the Matches for his catching alone.
in LO games?So did Mark Taylor
You are the one who said it will be the last you will say on the subject.I am sorry, who am I attacking?
Yepin LO games?
No, people call Guha that, not silentstrikerPoor @silentstriker, all he wanted was for people to actually point out what was wrong with a book he really liked and for that heinous crime a whole bunch of you are basically calling him "brown coolie Anglophile commie scum". So, you know, a race traitor.