Total myth imo. He has terrific control.doesn't have the accuracy of a fingerspinner
Bruh Kuldeep is much better than Washington. These wickets not withstanding. Has lot of control, can make the ball dip and has good variations.doesn't have the accuracy of a fingerspinner plus also batting cover.
so what mitchell has always done thenMitchell looking skittish as hell out there. It's like he's decided before the ball is bowled what shot he's playing - either the charge down the pitch, or the reverse sweep, or a block - and it's all premeditated.
Batting cover is also a factor I guess.Bruh Kuldeep is much better than Washington. These wickets not withstanding. Has lot of control, can make the ball dip and has good variations.
I still don't think Washy over Kuldeep was motivated by bowling of any sorts. It was purely to strengthen the batting, which imo wasn't really needed.The one thing about Kuldeep that may have played a role here is people can attack him with success relatively more often than any other spinner we have had. Maybe the management felt the game went away from them very fast in the Kuldeep overs where the batsmen went after him. And while he has major variations in his trajectory often, the subtler ones (that can get batsmen to mistime or miss the ball to be stumped when down the track) seem missing in his armory. His control, pace on the ball at release and variations off the pitch have all gotten better but he is still lacking in the ability to vary the flight and the dip on the ball. That, coupled with his style of bowling, makes it easier to attack him heavily for a few overs which can let games get away, esp. if they are on the llower scoring spectrum.
I'd say a bit of both. Batting as well as an economical defensive 5th bowler.I still don't think Washy over Kuldeep was motivated by bowling of any sorts. It was purely to strengthen the batting, which imo wasn't really needed.
Huge gate and just a loose wafty flick too.Yeah that dismissal looks really bad. Terrific ball, mind - especially coming after the slider the ball before. But Blundell got nowhere near it when he should've been looking to deadbat the last ball before tea
All depends on how India bat from here, really. Need a sizeable first innings lead because it's turning loads already.Have to think that NZ are well behind the game here. Too many mistakes.
If Mitch Hay performs in Sri Lanka he might get a test debut against EnglandOof. This Blundell decline is getting more and more concerning.