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tooextracool
International Coach
hes only ever bowled the odd ball at 85+ mph. by and large hes been an 80 mph bowler. and as ive said a billion times in the past, exceptions to a general pattern almost never count towards anything.aussie said:
tooextracool
International Coach
oh i understand the reasoning behind it, just dont particularly enjoy having to watch pathan bowl.social said:
tooextracool
International Coach
the ball was poor enough that it deserved to be given a whack at. anything marginally short on that wicket is a poor ball period.Pratyush said:
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
Actually there have been loads of poor balls. Either you whack it if you are completely confident, or you dont stray and play a shot which will prove unnecessary and costly.tooextracool said:
Cook hasn't gone to whack all the poor balls he has faced and he has got more runs than Pieterson if you look at the scorecard.
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
Yes, the bowler did really well. But, given their lack of cricket, the batsmen should be more selective about going for their shots at this stage, especially when they're still getting used to the pace of the wicket. If KP had 30 or 40 to his name, he'd have probably executed the shot no problem. Thing is, that's how he started his test career at Lord's. Took a long look at it before trying to set about the bowlers. Nowadays he seems intent on attacking from the start, and it just doesn't work very often at this level.tooextracool said:
tooextracool
International Coach
Cook and Pietersen are different players. Pietersen is expected to hit poor balls for fours. Whether Pietersen should have played that shot given what happened on the 4 balls before is questionable, but the fact is that it was a poor delivery.Pratyush said:Actually there have been loads of poor balls. Either you whack it if you are completely confident, or you dont stray and play a shot which will prove unnecessary and costly.
Cook hasn't gone to whack all the poor balls he has faced and he has got more runs than Pieterson if you look at the scorecard.
Cook out, inside edge? Looking forward to Flintoff batting as skip. Hopefully he'll play a captain's innings.
One guy I'm strangely looking forward to seeing is Blackwell. If he's given license to play his shots on a pitch like this, I think he could pay off quite handsomely at number 8 for us. Of course, he could be out for single figures trying to hoof it against the spin, but I have a sneaky feeling.
One guy I'm strangely looking forward to seeing is Blackwell. If he's given license to play his shots on a pitch like this, I think he could pay off quite handsomely at number 8 for us. Of course, he could be out for single figures trying to hoof it against the spin, but I have a sneaky feeling.
Arjun
Cricketer Of The Year
CricInfo didn't update their scorecards either, but Irfan rattled Cook's stumps and none of us could see the picture, and when Flintoff was facing Kumble, we were watching highlights of the first session!wpdavid said:
We complained about Doordarshan's breaks falling over the match and guess what? Sahara sneaks in one when the commentary is still on.