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  1. Manee

    *Official* Second Test at Lord's - Aug 12-16 2021

    I think pace is very important as you go below 125kph or exceed 150kph but before that, it rarely feels hugely significant in Test cricket. With spin, it feels drift and dip are so very important. It really can induce a foolish-looking shot like the far outside off stump push and edge to slip...
  2. Manee

    *Official* Second Test at Lord's - Aug 12-16 2021

    Aka the Axar factor!
  3. Manee

    England (and Wales) gloom, doom and recriminations thread

    I think there is an extent to which it feels, not impossible, but very difficult to prepare for the step-up to Test cricket. India's pace attack, when firing, offers absolutely no respite for the batsmen and it is just not realistic to expect a county team to have such a quality sustained...
  4. Manee

    England (and Wales) gloom, doom and recriminations thread

    And my understanding is although you may see a good team or player in the Plate, it can generally be a quite low level.
  5. Manee

    *Official* Second Test at Lord's - Aug 12-16 2021

    I've probably said this before but Bumrah is low-key comfortable against the short ball.
  6. Manee

    England (and Wales) gloom, doom and recriminations thread

    This is so clever, insightful and true!
  7. Manee

    England (and Wales) gloom, doom and recriminations thread

    I have a bit of solidarity with Curran as a former left-arm medium pacer. I think he's got it in him to be something very good in Tests, just gotta get the ball swinging a bit later than it does, at the moment. Re: England - I clearly am not a fan of seeing England win but am a bit...
  8. Manee

    *Official Third Test at Headingley* 25-29 August

    I think there is no point risking it, regardless of what his tests say. Let him rest it. Clearly was a rough landing, repeated in a way the following day.
  9. Manee

    *Official* Second Test at Lord's - Aug 12-16 2021

    I agree with this. However, I dispute (and happy to be proven wrong as only been watching since 1997 and don't watch full days of Test cricket that often) that the round the wicket bodyline bowling followed by the round the wicket off-cutter has been employed previously.
  10. Manee

    *Official* Second Test at Lord's - Aug 12-16 2021

    Agreed - ridiculous commentary.
  11. Manee

    *Official* Second Test at Lord's - Aug 12-16 2021

    Bonafide pessimistic idiot. This was unbelievable batting by Shami and Bumrah and tremendous bowling by Bumrah, Siraj and Ishant. Just unbelievable. Bumrah's dismissal of Robinson was genius and Siraj is a superstar in the making. Ishant was third-fiddle but what tremendous deliveries to Hameed...
  12. Manee

    *Official* Second Test at Lord's - Aug 12-16 2021

    "He goes hard, all day, all night."
  13. Manee

    *Official* Second Test at Lord's - Aug 12-16 2021

    Was optimistic about Hameed until he missed a straight one.
  14. Manee

    *Official* Second Test at Lord's - Aug 12-16 2021

    I think all England fans saying things like 180 is a difficult score cannot be watching this game. This is an absolute road and although Sibley, Burns and Hameed are slightly suspect, I refuse to believe Bairstow, Butler, Curran and Root can all give their wickets away here. The only hope for...
  15. Manee

    *Official* Second Test at Lord's - Aug 12-16 2021

    There is no faith he can get through a Test match. He's quite injury prone and needs to be fully-fit to be able to be an acceptable pace for Test cricket.
  16. Manee

    *Official* Second Test at Lord's - Aug 12-16 2021

    Watched pretty much the whole day - still convinced this is a road. It was admirable to see Pujara and Rahane battle in awful form to score some good runs. I think this is very much England's game but Rishabh Pant has the capability to completely turn the game if he can get his eye around the...
  17. Manee

    *Official* Second Test at Lord's - Aug 12-16 2021

    Flat pitch, England building a partnership.
  18. Manee

    *Official* Second Test at Lord's - Aug 12-16 2021

    Oh dear - this is not good!
  19. Manee

    *Official* Second Test at Lord's - Aug 12-16 2021

    A tough one strategically for the bowlers on a flat pitch. Do you bowl tight and wait for the inevitable error or do you try to get wickets with attacking lines, lengths, bouncers and yorkers. Hmmm...
  20. Manee

    *Official* Second Test at Lord's - Aug 12-16 2021

    Hard to think they will get a better chance to get runs - no swing, flat pitch, slow pitch.

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