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Good comeback by England and Jimmy Anderson. Need to make use of the start now
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The hope/braithwaite chase was the perfect template of how to chase a big target, in testing conditions. Probably the best chase in the last 20 or even 40 years, considering the odds & conditions they were facing, including red ball under the lights.England making the cardinal sin of going into a shell which has invariably produced a couple of wickets. As long as they were looking to score at 3 RPO, they were doing just fine. Last 10 overs, 10/2. Says it all really. Never understood why teams don't approach 4th innings targets aggressively. The pitch more often than not would have deteriorated considerably by the 4th and 5th day so aggressive batting becomes the only option of actually surviving. And by aggressive I don't mean going at 6 RPO. 3 RPO is absolutely fine and the intent to look for runs will ultimately force bowlers off their lines.
The hope/braithwaite chase was the perfect template of how to chase a big target, in testing conditions. Probably the best chase in the last 20 or even 40 years, considering the odds & conditions they were facing, including red ball under the lights.
England seem to be doing the exact opposite, it;s like they never learn!
I swear teams that play positively are the ones that chase down 300.
The tentative ones either lose badly or rarely just scrape through.
It's one thing to win a brief period against this attack but it is so incredibly difficult to score for long periods when there is not let up from any bowler. This is why, to judge the caliber of a knock, people should look at the completeness of the attack. If there are no weak links to score runs against then that is batting of the highest order because runs are truly earned. It's a simple way to measure the value of an innings but many are often caught up in the aesthetics and hero worship rather than actually analyzing the threat the batsman is facing. Sure, situation, change in conditions where certain attacks become more potent and vice versa, is also to be considered.
Rubbish from Cook.
Got out three times in that innings essentially.
It's one thing to win a brief period against this attack but it is so incredibly difficult to score for long periods when there is not let up from any bowler. This is why, to judge the caliber of a knock, people should look at the completeness of the attack. If there are no weak links to score runs against then that is batting of the highest order because runs are truly earned. It's a simple way to measure the value of an innings but many are often caught up in the aesthetics and hero worship rather than actually analyzing the threat the batsman is facing. Sure, situation, change in conditions where certain attacks become more potent and vice versa, is also to be considered.
His 150th test should be his last test match for England. Given he doesn't pull out a double century outta nowhere in Perth. Who are England's reserve batsmen, by the way? Ballance is one, right?
Team for the fourth test match if Cook fails in Perth:
Vince
Stoneman
Ballance
Root
Moeen
Stokes (He's back!)
Bairstow
Woakes
Broad
That young leggie
Anderson
Might as well give some Australian exposure to the younger guys if Cookie is well and truly done.
Cook scored a double century in August for crying out loud
Against? Where? However, you're right. I'm being too harsh. Ultimately, England's lack of any promising options will leave the decison about Cook's retirement firmly in Cook's hands.
Surely we can’t keep picking Vince, his average in Tests was bloody 21 before this latest cheap dismissal. Shocking.
Do you want England to win orRoot will get out now.
Check the nominations for worst reviews of the dayNot sure what happened with the last link
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One off Cummins vs Root & 3 balls later Josh vs Malan!SL giving Smith a good run for his money for "the worst review(s) of the day"![]()
Whatever be the outcome of this match, the moral victory has been achieved by England for sure.
A strong performance from England throughout the day. Still a massive ask for them to even get within 50 runs of the target, but a great effort so far.
Scoring 128 runs with 6 wickets left is a 'massive ask'? Ought to be routine if they want to be even competitive.
Scoring 128 runs with 6 wickets left is a 'massive ask'? Ought to be routine if they want to be even competitive.
Blood hell [MENTION=865]Big Mac[/MENTION] how do you stay up watching this around 5am lol probably does some revision on the side as well![]()
Because I bloody love cricket
I lost interest after Misbah retiredI was awake when he scored the fastest hundred in Test cricket all those moons ago. To be fair, I follow Pak closely but England not as much as I use to when it comes to staying up late, I blame Yorkshire.
The only explanation is that Woakes decided he had punished the Aussies bowlers enough to make them want to run into the dressing room instead of enforcing the follow-on, so he gave his wicket away to make sure that England can bowl under the lights.
Woakes is a genius![]()
We should all watch so we can see Moeen and Woakes put the finishing touches to the master plan