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  1. Chin Music

    ***Official*** England vs Sri Lanka 21st August-10th September 2024

    I think Potts has largely been quite good over the last couple of games, the first innings on the first test notwithstanding. I've actually quite liked the selectors looking more at the potential of bowlers, i.e. the potential skill set they have, but Hull would appear to carry more risk as a...
  2. Chin Music

    Ben Stokes vs Kevin Pietersen

    De Grandhomme very much a downhill skier at home.
  3. Chin Music

    Ben Stokes vs Kevin Pietersen

    The WPM use to gauge Stokes as a bowler is disingenuous. He still has a reasonable strike rate (58), which is not bad for a 4th seamer and him obviously often having played through injury and thus bowling less, results in what doesn't look that impressive WPM. Pietersen was box office as a...
  4. Chin Music

    Alastair Cook vs Mahela Jayawardene

    Cook, could never ever have played Gooch's 1991 ton knock against Windies. I'm not sure he could have played the 1993 knock against Warne et al at Old Trafford. His (Gooch's) level of skill against all styles of bowling was magnificent, even if I have vivid recollections of Terry Alderman...
  5. Chin Music

    Alastair Cook vs Mahela Jayawardene

    Cook's peak is probably the best of any English modern batter if we take that from being between his ton in the home 2010 Pakistan series and the end of the New Zealand series in 2013 he averaged 60.85 and scored 13 of his 33 test tons. His record either side of this was very much low 40s, and...
  6. Chin Music

    T20 Blast 2024 (Started on 30th May)

    I thought Jordan's use of himself was preposterous. He bowled 2 poor overs to start off with and then didn't try and change things up. He was laughable in his last couple and nigh-on single handedly made the game competitive, including a front foot no-ball off his last scheduled ball. The free...
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    Alastair Cook vs Mahela Jayawardene

    I think Cook's form was a bit more average in the last couple of years with Essex. He was still clearly way to good for many military medium pacers up until that point though. Cook was actually pretty ordinary in test matches since 2013. He had his high points of course, but regularly struggled...
  8. Chin Music

    Is Ponting closer to Lara or Dravid?

    There are highly talented players (Dravid), there are exceptionally talented players (Ponting), then there are true geniuses (Lara).
  9. Chin Music

    ***Official*** England vs Sri Lanka 21st August-10th September 2024

    Apart from Asitha though, I thought their first choice bowling was pretty lame. Kumara started well but seemed to not be very match fit, he faded badly towards the end of the 1st day. Rathnayake didn't really look a consistent threat. I don't know what their pool of bowlers is like apart from...
  10. Chin Music

    Joe Root is number one

    I thought that the hook off Stone from Kamindu was a real shocker. A couple of overs later, a similar mistimed hook off Atkinson was snaffled easier. Root is probably a shade better than Cook, but not a lot.
  11. Chin Music

    Gus Atkinson at Lord's

    I think Atkinson is capable of better than what we've seen over the last couple of games, he's just looked a bit weary. It should be noted that he's played only 24 first class games including the 5 tests. He's bowled 3729 balls, which equates to just one ball off 622 overs. 878 balls being...
  12. Chin Music

    Saud Shakeel Average Watch

    After an ordinary game v Bangladesh, it is now 56.30.
  13. Chin Music

    ***Official*** England vs Sri Lanka 21st August-10th September 2024

    I am not disagreeing that Sri Lanka should have batted, but they did have England 220odd for 6. If they had knocked over the last 4 for less than 80, i.e. around 300 they would have been at least on a reasonably even footing. It was a bit of a wasted opportunity. For all that their bowling plans...
  14. Chin Music

    Gus Atkinson at Lord's

    I would guess Headingley last year v Aussies. I was quite pleased England batted over a day in the first innings of this last test.
  15. Chin Music

    Gus Atkinson at Lord's

    Given that we are already without Wood and Stokes as bowlers, it is unlikely that they would change too much more. It is good that England have won when markedly short of full strength. I have to say that I am not yet convinced of the pace bowling options away from home, but that remains to be seen.
  16. Chin Music

    Gus Atkinson at Lord's

    Wonderful batting performance but I feel his five fer flattered him somewhat. Looks like he could do with a rest but he would not want to miss the test on his home patch next week.
  17. Chin Music

    ***Official*** England vs Sri Lanka 21st August-10th September 2024

    The disappointing element was Duckett and Pope failing for me. Serious questions need to be asked about the latter in particular. His defensive technique has been found seriously wanting. I have watched him for a long time and it is infuriating to see him struggle like this against far from the...
  18. Chin Music

    ***Official*** England vs Sri Lanka 21st August-10th September 2024

    Agree with the follow on not being enforced. Not with Atkinson looking knackered and Stone not having the best injury record.
  19. Chin Music

    ***Official*** England vs Sri Lanka 21st August-10th September 2024

    But there was plenty of danger of being bowled out for less than 300 as well. Sri Lanka have preyed successfully on the weakness of the top three, but they lacked the depth to trouble the middle order enough. The likes of Kumara looked all too weary by the end of play. The Sri Lanka batting...
  20. Chin Music

    Joe Root is number one

    https://x.com/ESPNcricinfo/status/1829359221600583928/photo/1 little more can be said than this. I regularly bemoaned him not converting 50s anywhere near as much as I believed he should have done, especially between the Pakistan series in the UAE 2015 until the end of 2020. In that period he...

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