*Official* Fourth Test at Chester-le-Street

[Nate]

So much tastin'.

 

[GIMH]

Bloody hell, what a turnaround.

 

[91Jmay]

After Anderson to Clarke first test that is up there for ball of the series.

 

[dermo]

McGrath like

 

[Furball]

Cook's reaction

 

[Philhughesisbes]

Actually believe this is the right attack for this pitch despite the selectors harping about too much of a sameness in the attack.Bird is McGrath clone.Difficult to understand how Starc was selected ahead of him.Starc would be cannon fold on this pitch.This attck should be our attack moving forward imo (With Patto in the wings).

 

[Top_Cat]

Literally the only ball that's seamed all day and what a ball.

 

[benchmark00]

Thought he hit that.

 

[Cabinet96]

There's no point, I was just wanting to know why there is so much variation despite certain people being right or left hand dominant.

Different junior coaches basically. There's a school of thought that suggests people should bat opposite-handed, and coaches/fathers that belong to that school will try to get kids batting that way. Others believe it's more natural for players to pick up the bat like it's an axe even if you end up a bit bottom-hand dominant as a result. Given we have such variation at the top level, it's probably safe to say there's no right or wrong way of doing it.

Yeah, it's pretty random tbh. I bat right handed because that's what most of the guys on the telly did when I started playing and I knew nothing better. I can certainly see how big cricket parents might get their kid to have a dominant top hand though.

Of course, some people just do what Mike Hussey did, and chose their stance based on what their hero did.

 

[Maximas]

pitch speeding up or something? Bird maybe pushing his length back a little

 

[benchmark00]

Actually believe this is the right attack for this pitch despite the selectors harping about too much of a sameness in the attack.Bird is McGrath clown.Difficult to understand how Starc was selected ahead of him.Starc would be cannon fold on this pitch.This attck should be our attack moving forward imo (With Patto in the wings).

God make it stop.

 

[King Pietersen]

That was a decent nut too. Made to look a lot better of course by the fact it was played by Bairstow.

 

[ajdude]

Bird is McGrath clown.

got a genuine laugh out of me

 

[Cabinet96]

That was genuinely a good leave. You can't play for stuff like that FFS.

 

[Spark]

Great ball, been really impressed with Bird. England in trouble, said I had a bad feeling...

Surprised Cook didn't review, he is normally quite a greedy **** with them. Was dead though.

If there was an LBW that you could walk for, that was it. Took Cook about half a second to know he was toast.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

A couple of good deliveries for wickets before tea. England get 350+ and they will be happy.

 

[Cabinet96]

surprised cook didnt review itbt

Cook's never really been a Misbah or Watson when it comes to his LBW's tbh. Think Monday was the exception, rather than the norm.

 

[Spikey]

cook should have slog swept in case it wasnt obvious

 

[91Jmay]

Ideal for Clarke now that maybe after a burst of seam at both ends for a bit after tea he can settle Lyon in at one end and rotate at the other. Perfect situation.

 

[dermo]

God make it stop.

bird forever starc never