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*Official* England in India 2023/24 #CryMoreTour

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I think inkling wickets out when there's not much assistance on offer for the bowlers is something Stokes does significantly better than Root as a captain. Single biggest difference between the two perhaps.
I love Joe Root......I'd turn for him. But let's be honest.......we could write a book about what Ben Stokes does better then him as captain.
 

Nas207

School Boy/Girl Captain
Even day really, both sides will be quite happy. India with a big advantage mostly due to England batting last
 

flibbertyjibber

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I love Joe Root......I'd turn for him. But let's be honest.......we could write a book about what Ben Stokes does better then him as captain.
Root is like Rohit. Plays by numbers and doesn't try anything.

Stokes is like Vaughan. Tries stuff and isn't afraid if it fails.
 

Chin Music

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India were 249/3 and now 87 more runs with the loss of 3 wickets. Not sure where you are getting 4 wickets for 30 runs
Sorry I meant the next four wickets, i.e from 6-10. I would agree that bowling India out for say less than 375 gives us quite a foothold in the game. Much more than that, less so.
 

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The point is that if the pitch becomes tricky, the team batting third often gets shot out and the 4th innings becomes a procession. This is probably the best example but you could name about a dozen of these.
Yeah, scoreboard pressure of the one innings game on a wearing pitch means the side batting 3rd often get it wrong as don't attack and go nowhere. Classic being Adelaide all those years ago. 🙄

Amazing how the mind alters the way players play in the space of a few days.
 

Nas207

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Yeah, scoreboard pressure of the one innings game on a wearing pitch means the side batting 3rd often get it wrong as don't attack and go nowhere. Classic being Adelaide all those years ago. 🙄

Amazing how the mind alters the way players play in the space of a few days.
Fair enough. Its true that the mental state of the team is a big factor, i thought spark was saying that for some reason the pitch has more demons on day 4 than day 5
 

Chin Music

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Root is like Rohit. Plays by numbers and doesn't try anything.

Stokes is like Vaughan. Tries stuff and isn't afraid if it fails.
McCullum and Stokes appear to have done a root (sic) and branch approach as to how to play test cricket. Just pick players to play to their strengths and worry far less about what the stats say. If they come off and deliver often enough then they are in credit. Now he's looked at the scenario for winning in India. A minor adaptation to this is playing a very green bowling spin attack in India. The individuals may not necessarily amount to much, but if they fire at different times, you win matches. Its worked well enough so far....
 

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