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***Official*** England in India

Jono

Jono

Virat Kohli (c)
BoyBrumby said:
All credit to India here. It's a cliche, but in any sport one should try to do what the oppo want least. & After a long day flogging themselves in the sun I'd guess the last thing England would want is a 20/20 style scenario tacked on.

Interesting to see Harmy crank the pace up there too, a couple of deliveries well over 90mph. Shows he bowls within himself most of the time.
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Yeah this is a brilliant move. The moment Pathan came out to bat I knew they would try and have a crack, just to see what England would do.
 
BoyBrumby

BoyBrumby

Englishman
Jono said:
I'm quite surprised that England did panic so soon and sent everyone on the boundary. 150+ runs ahead, I'd still be attacking.
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Dunno. Big call for a novice captain to make. I think in the back of his mind Fred would be thinking "What if I lost from here?".

Also, if Dhoni goes I imagine India will just shut up shop again & bat out time, so it's kinda no-win for Fred.
 
Pratters

Pratters

Cricket, Lovely Cricket
I don't understand why people think it is merely a psychological move. As far as I see, India are going for it.

And why shouldn't they.

I would have done it a few overs earlier, maybe in the middle of the post lunch session going at a lower required run rate, which would mean taking less risks.

The line of thinking here is less overs means less chance of losing all the wickets and thus less chance of losing. But it also means less chance of winning given a higher run rate to chase.

By going for it mid post lunch I don't mean slogging, just upping the run rate a fair bit with the last ditch effort coming in the end.

I am not minding this approach though. Another 4.
 
adharcric

adharcric

International Coach
Pratyush said:
I don't understand why people think it is merely a psychological move. As far as I see, India are going for it.

And why shouldn't they.

I would have done it a few overs earlier, maybe in the middle of the post lunch session going at a lower required run rate, which would mean taking less risks.

The line of thinking here is less overs means less chance of losing all the wickets and thus less chance of losing. But it also means less chance of winning given a higher run rate to chase.

By going for it mid post lunch I don't mean slogging, just upping the run rate a fair bit with the last ditch effort coming in the end.

I am not minding this approach though. Another 4.
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Absolutely. I said it last night, India should bat it out to save the match and if they've lost 2 wickets or less at tea, they should try for the win considering it a one-day scenario ... sending in Dhoni and Pathan early. Guess what happened? This is exciting as hell.
 
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