thierry henry
International Coach
/are bowlers actually way better
I think it's exactly the right approach here within reason tbh. This is as difficult a pitch to bat on as you're likely to see outside of the legitimately stupid pitches which roll on the ground. Every other ball is doing something daft and totally unplayable.Ok so are pitches now wildly worse for batting than they’ve been in the last 30 years, or have we just given up on batting? Because the approach and the acceptance of the approach to tough conditions (just slog cos staying in is impossible) is new and tied to a sense of hopelessness that didn’t previously exist?
There’s been a significant increase in test batting strike rates this year. I blame it on Bazball tbh. This is the way test cricket is headed.Ok so are pitches now wildly worse for batting than they’ve been in the last 30 years, or have we just given up on batting? Because the approach and the acceptance of the approach to tough conditions (just slog cos staying in is impossible) is new and tied to a sense of hopelessness that didn’t previously exist?
So the answer is basically that pitches that are wildly unfit for batting have become much more common. Which is ITSTL I guess.I think it's exactly the right approach here within reason tbh. This is as difficult a pitch to bat on as you're likely to see outside of the legitimately stupid pitches which roll on the ground. Every other ball is doing something daft and totally unplayable.
You absolutely cannot be just fiddling around scrounging singles on a deck like this. Usually I'm all for knuckling it down and gritting your way through it, but not here. Not only is it the only way you'll ever really score, it's also the only chance you have of knocking bowlers out of their rhythm.There’s been a significant increase in test batting strike rates this year. I blame it on Bazball tbh. This is the way test cricket is headed.
Was nauseating tbh, he's positioned where the captain and bowler want him ffs"As much Kohli's wicket as it was Jadeja's"
lol gavaskar
There’s been a significant increase in test batting strike rates this year. I blame it on Bazball tbh. This is the way test cricket is headed.
This isn't just a bazball or t20 thing. Pant and head where doing this before mccullum took over on some horrid pitches, and head was a bad t20 cricketer until 2024. The whole "bat aggressively because your gonna get one with your name on it" approach for hard batting conditions has been around for ages in FC cricket, no?Yeah I find it hard to believe that BazBall and T20 proliferation have just so happened to coincide with pitches so unplayable that you have to slog
Blimey, if they can see Young to a ton we'll have the game in the bag I reckonA bad shot from Sodhi, hopefully the rest of our tail can stick around to get Young to his to ton.
You jinxed himBlimey, if they can see Young to a ton we'll have the game in the bag I reckon
Wild **** can happen on a deck like this but yeah they still need a little more to be in with more than a puncher's chance.Think that's the game. Don't see NZ defending 140.