*Official* England in India 2023/24 #CryMoreTour

[Aidan11]

There needs to be an essay on what bazball is.

It can be summed up in one word - Winning!

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

There needs to be an essay on what bazball is.

Unfortunately no on can be told what Bazball is.

You have to see it for yourself.

 

[Kirkut]

Unfortunately no on can be told what Bazball is.

You have to see it for yourself.

I see, it's an experience and surpasses the linguistic limitations of any human language.

 

[CarlsbergXpress]

pick your no 11 based on their batting

@Adorable Asshole @Prince EWS would approve and Garner would be proud

No and just no some more

pick your number 11 based on their perceived bowling contribution to the game. Different time to Garner’s day as it’s a bit more of a professional set-up, and he had a few decent bats in front of him if I remember correctly?

Look I’m glad he threw it away, but just get down the nets **** and show some kahunas for your team and fans.

 

[Nas207]

Bazball is aggressive #intent played with the knowledge that this is a silly game and we are all going to die of a coronavirus or nuclear war within 15 years so who gives a ****

 

[CarlsbergXpress]

Bazball is aggressive #intent played with the knowledge that this is a silly game and we are all going to die of a coronavirus or nuclear war within 15 years so who gives a ****

Nah Bazball will save humanity once it’s saved test match cricket and cured cancer.

 

[Molehill]

Unfortunately no on can be told what Bazball is.

You have to see it for yourself.

And even when you see it, never write an essay about it…

 

[Shri]

 

[GIMH]

Hey Shri you suck

 

[Arachnodouche]

I see, it's an experience and surpasses the linguistic limitations of any human language.

It's all about lifting inhibitions off otherwise limited cricketers (whatever "otherwise" and "limited" mean in this context, we might need to redefine those terms soon) and letting them know it's OK to take elite-level cricket back to the under-16 playground where/when the differences in skill weren't as great. It's fascinating, really; there's a fair bit of smoke and mirrors going on with the whole thing but more than a little substance as well. It's the most interesting development strategy/approach-wise in my time of watching cricket.

 

[Socerer 01]

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Gill since he moved to 3 has been hideous

at least when he was opening he made the odd 50 or 100

 

[TheJediBrah]

This another case of India losing another Test on an unnecessarily overly spin-friendly surface when they would have been better off just with a regular wicket offering a bit more for the quicks?

India's seamers are if anything better than England's don't think they need these "90% of overs bowled by spin" type scenarios to beat England

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

That's a pretty impressive win for England. One of the hardest assignments in world cricket to go to India and win, particularly with England's lack of quality spinners.

Only seen the scorecard and not any of the game, but did Pope and Hartley play well, or have a fair old slice of luck in their performances?

 

[Molehill]

This another case of India losing another Test on an unnecessarily overly spin-friendly surface when they would have been better off just with a regular wicket offering a bit more for the quicks?

India's seamers are if anything better than England's don't think they need these "90% of overs bowled by spin" type scenarios to beat England

It wasn’t overly spin friendly. I mean yeah there was more for spinners than seamers, but it never did unplayable stuff. 230 should’ve been achievable but it was more the pressure that did for them.

It also seemed that Ashwin and Jadeja had no idea how to counter Pope’s sweeping assault. I suspect there will be more plans come Friday…

 

[Father Time]

So Pope & Hartley came good & had excellent matches. Thats two hats I’ve had to eat today! With Leach injured, does Bashir play in the next Test? Listened to Graeme Swann a week ago from Abu Dhabi, he was raving about both Bashir & Hartley. Maybe Anderson for Wood, & Bashir for Leach? Don’t anything about the next venue but heard Pietersen say it turns & bounces there. What a fantastic day for Test Cricket..!!

 

[GIMH]

That's a pretty impressive win for England. One of the hardest assignments in world cricket to go to India and win, particularly with England's lack of quality spinners.

Only seen the scorecard and not any of the game, but did Pope and Hartley play well, or have a fair old slice of luck in their performances?

Pope was dropped, but only when on three figures (I think). Played and missed a bit early on (in his own words - I was still in bed at that point) but what I saw he was playing freely. A really bloody good innings. Stokes said it trumped Root’s efforts in Asia!

Hartley bowled really well. Ashwin and Siraj both had brain fades but he still had to put the ball in the right spot. No freebies amongst the rest. A fine performance.

 

[Molehill]

That's a pretty impressive win for England. One of the hardest assignments in world cricket to go to India and win, particularly with England's lack of quality spinners.

Only seen the scorecard and not any of the game, but did Pope and Hartley play well, or have a fair old slice of luck in their performances?

Pope’s innings was one of the best I’ve seen by an English batsman in my 40+ years of watching. I didn’t know he had it in him.

Hartley grew in confidence as the match progressed. It was rabbit in headlights stuff to start off, but Stokes kept bowling him and showing faith and trust. It was a master stroke of captaincy. The result was a really controlled spell of spin bowling in the second innings. A couple of beauties to Barat and Rohit in particular. Looks a more than useful bat too.

 

[Burgey]

Yet both away sides won. You know your stuff. Not

#Rentfree

 

[TheJediBrah]

It wasn’t overly spin friendly. I mean yeah there was more for spinners than seamers, but it never did unplayable stuff.

Maybe not so much spin-friendly, as pace-unfriendly? Slow, low, little movement etc? When England are bowling 90% of their overs from spin there's got to be something causing that surely

Reckon India should try and get a pitch with just a little more pace and help in it for the seamers, and watch Bumrah/Siraj/Shami (or whoever is fit) run through England

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Watching the highlights back have Shastri and Gavaskar fallen out with some of the Indian team? Seem scathing by their usual standards of the team lowering their intensity in the field and some of the dismissals.

Almost like they are half pleased a few egos are being bruised by this defeat.