you really cant blame the pitch for that dismissal.....he came down the track,didnt get to the pitch of the ball and regardless of how much the ball bounced he would still have been out. it was a poor shot to a decent ball.Hard Harry said:
Why not try? I can see a scenario where he'd gone hell for leather trying for personal glory, then throwing away his wicket. You can be sure that if that had happened everyone would be on his case about being unprofessional and whatnot. As it turned out, Shiv did his best to keep the tailenders off strike by not taking singles.marc71178 said:
Yeah, I'm sort of indifferent about that one - it was a good ball. Still doesn't make Giles MOTM to me though.tooextracool said:
disappointing to see sarwan get out in the same manner that he did in the WI......7 out of 13 innings now that hes been out lbw against england. sometimes the best way to ensure that someone learns from their mistakes would be by dropping them from the side.Tom Halsey said:
Have to admit I didn't see much of the fourth day, I'm afraid, so can't comment on that one. What happened?marc71178 said:
I can tell you're a "glass is half empty" sort of guy, right?marc71178 said:
Hugely disappointing. I wasn't surprised by the 1st day shambles, the consistently garbage fielding, or the brainless tail-end batting, but I really thought Sarwan had turned the corner and was going to make big runs.tooextracool said:
Surprised so many people seem to be advocating dropping Sarwan, who, incidentally, scored 90, 40 and 261* in his three innings previous to this Test. Clearly he has a technical deficiency which is being exploited, but this is no reason to drop him. Obviously he will work hard over the next couple of days at correcting this, and there is no reason to suggest that any replacement will do any better, especially with little or no experience in English conditions.tooextracool said:
Please further explain your allegation. Give details such as when.Craig said:
It's just one Test.garage flower said:
You really need me to define accuracy?? Accuracy is the ability to land on a good line and length to a particular batsman. That line and length varies with game situation, batsman etc., but generally is about just outside offstump to a righthander and about 2/3 down the pitch I'd say. For a spinner it is a length that will draw the batsman forward and consider driving without actually being there for the drive. The ability of a bowler to maintain whatever line and length he decides upon is accuracy.Craig said:
And who would chastise Lara for his silly shot?Craig said:
This has been going one for a while now, so it's not old news. And of course it's not a big deal. The West Indies team should be treated like crap.Swervy said:
In fact, all touring teams should.
well i guess anything to divert attention from the cricket field is welcome relief for a WI supporterMr Mxyzptlk said:This has been going one for a while now, so it's not old news. And of course it's not a big deal. The West Indies team should be treated like crap.
