AndyZaltzHair
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Thats pathetic captaincy right at the end of play
Pfft. What "facts"?Don't let facts get in the way.
Cook would pass Sachins record if he played 7 tests a year in India.Don't talk rubbish. All time leading run scorer in India at average of 52
Impact absolutely has the same margin of error - again, they did endless testing on both pitching the ball and hitting the stumps, using specially designed mats that registered the actual location the ball pitched. If you want to dispute that fact, read the article I posted above where he actively spoke about where the ball pitched being different according to the tracker versus what could be seen with naked eye.It's not the same and you know it. Impact should not have that margin of error.
Still not a great review mind. India need to get better with it if they're actually going to use it going forward.
Probably not true. Main reason why I rate Dravid better in India is because he had to face Warne, Murali for his stats, among other spinners.He probably is though, Dravid way better than Cook in England of course.
If India were serving these pitches up in those days, Dravid wouldn't have had that sort of success.Probably not true. Main reason why I rate Dravid better in India is because he had to face Warne, Murali for his stats, among other spinners.
Those were way worse. These pitches are mild as far as minefields go. Maybe except for a few ones that we served up to RSA. So he's even more impressive considering all that.If India were serving these pitches up in those days, Dravid wouldn't have had that sort of success.
Harbhajan is a great case and point, actually had to beat batsmen with flight, drift and dip - not just waiting for the ball to do something odd.
Is that why India went from scoring repeated 500s in that era, versus finding ways to get themselves out to someone as bad as Adil Rashid in this one?Those were way worse. These pitches are mild as far as minefields go. Maybe except for a few ones that we served up to RSA. So he's even more impressive considering all that.
I don't know why you said it but those string of words are seldom out of place during a test match.**** off Jadeja
Surely he'll tour India again, he's probably got another 5 or so years left at least in Test Cricket, he's only 31 (almost 32)Spurious comparisons aside, Cook has actually moved into second place for most runs by a visiting batsman in India in this innings - still 300 behind the great Clive Lloyd so unlikely to reach him unless he tours again .
What are you talking about? I am talking late 90s. Find me repeated 500+ scores from that time or run along now.Is that why India went from scoring repeated 500s in that era, versus finding ways to get themselves out to someone as bad as Adil Rashid in this one?
Minefields probably the reason we were terrible against Ali in England?Is that why India went from scoring repeated 500s in that era, versus finding ways to get themselves out to someone as bad as Adil Rashid in this one?