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*Official* 3rd Test at the Sardar Patel Sports Complex, Ahmedabad, 24 - 28 Feb 2021

wpdavid

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I'm struggling to remember a worse test number 8 than Archer. Even Caddick in the infamous 1999 line-up had more about him than Jofra.
 
OverratedSanity

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Spark said:
there are reasons for a pitch being bad beyond the toss! i personally don't think that's particularly important - though it is a factor - and the main thing that determines whether a pitch is good or not is what SS points out. once it starts becoming a question of sheer luck and you can't reasonably distinguish between skill and chance on the scoreboard, then that's too far for me.

like, i think root batted about as well as it's possible to bat on this pitch. he made 19. i personally think this is pretty borderline but it is slightly difficult to take entirely seriously for that reason, although england have mostly batted like poo.
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OS criteria for rating pitches
1) Entertainment value
2) Level of physical danger
3) How important it makes the toss

Nothing else actually matters and I'm right.
 
honestbharani

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Those gaps in the stands where sun is creeping through can't be good for visibility for the players, I guess? Glare issues for batsmen and fielders, I feel.
 
Burgey

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wpdavid said:
I'm struggling to remember a worse test number 8 than Archer. Even Caddick in the infamous 1999 line-up had more about him than Jofra.
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Yeah he’s genuinely terrible. Can’t believe he’s made tons in fc cricket. Looks like he doesn’t know which end of the stick to hold
 
Prince EWS

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OverratedSanity said:
OS criteria for rating pitches
1) Entertainment value
2) Level of physical danger
3) How important it makes the toss

Nothing else actually matters and I'm right.
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Largely agree but I'd generally like to be entertained longer than two days.

I also think rating individual pitches is hard because I don't really mind this pitch but if we had a whole five match series of them I'd probably start getting annoyed. If pitches like this are rare then they're fine, but if they're relatively common then I start agreeing with SS.
 
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