Abdul
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England 537 & 114/0 (37.0 ov)
India 488
England lead by 163 runs with 10 wickets remaining
India 488
England lead by 163 runs with 10 wickets remaining
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Only reason im watching, hoping to see Hameed get his ton inshAllah
I thought he has Indian connection![]()
England is in control. The only question - Can they force a win with limited amount of overs left.
Looks like England is going for what I feared - back to back Test, therefore they might drain out the Indian bowlers till Tea![]()
Off course ? Declaring early is pointless , if India loose early wickets they will also go for draw , better to get some batting practice.
This is why I don't agree with 4 Day Tests - game'll get even more boring with one team having even 5% advantage. On top of that, days like in Hobart will take out the interest from that game totally. This is Test cricket & no matter how much ranking point you give for a win, no team will go for suicidal declaration; rather dirty tricks like time wasting, negative bowling, restricting fielding will creep in to the game; whenever a team is in trouble.
We can't make Test cricket a 3 hours affair, therefore there is no point discussing 3/4 Day Tests - if one can follow it for 4 days, one more day doesn't matter. I would have made it opposite - 5 days, 98 overs/day (if not 105) & 5 runs penalty for every over missed for slow over rate. I'll just take out draw for lack of time - that'll make the match much faster & teams will play positively as they can't get away with a draw by defensive batting, neither by time wasting.
Sometimes, reverse psychology works better - the shorter duration for Test, the more defensive the game will be. Aussies play most attacking cricket - if one more days at Hobart is lost, I can bet Smith will go for absolute defensive tactics, delay SAF scoring as much as possible & then bat utmost carefully to pass out whatever time is left. Making 4 Day Test - almost every Test will go to that direction & it'll be a joke, if it's made 3 days.
This is why I don't agree with 4 Day Tests - game'll get even more boring with one team having even 5% advantage. On top of that, days like in Hobart will take out the interest from that game totally. This is Test cricket & no matter how much ranking point you give for a win, no team will go for suicidal declaration; rather dirty tricks like time wasting, negative bowling, restricting fielding will creep in to the game; whenever a team is in trouble.
We can't make Test cricket a 3 hours affair, therefore there is no point discussing 3/4 Day Tests - if one can follow it for 4 days, one more day doesn't matter. I would have made it opposite - 5 days, 98 overs/day (if not 105) & 5 runs penalty for every over missed for slow over rate. I'll just take out draw for lack of time - that'll make the match much faster & teams will play positively as they can't get away with a draw by defensive batting, neither by time wasting.
Sometimes, reverse psychology works better - the shorter duration for Test, the more defensive the game will be. Aussies play most attacking cricket - if one more days at Hobart is lost, I can bet Smith will go for absolute defensive tactics, delay SAF scoring as much as possible & then bat utmost carefully to pass out whatever time is left. Making 4 Day Test - almost every Test will go to that direction & it'll be a joke, if it's made 3 days.
This is why I don't agree with 4 Day Tests - game'll get even more boring with one team having even 5% advantage. On top of that, days like in Hobart will take out the interest from that game totally. This is Test cricket & no matter how much ranking point you give for a win, no team will go for suicidal declaration; rather dirty tricks like time wasting, negative bowling, restricting fielding will creep in to the game; whenever a team is in trouble.
We can't make Test cricket a 3 hours affair, therefore there is no point discussing 3/4 Day Tests - if one can follow it for 4 days, one more day doesn't matter. I would have made it opposite - 5 days, 98 overs/day (if not 105) & 5 runs penalty for every over missed for slow over rate. I'll just take out draw for lack of time - that'll make the match much faster & teams will play positively as they can't get away with a draw by defensive batting, neither by time wasting.
Sometimes, reverse psychology works better - the shorter duration for Test, the more defensive the game will be. Aussies play most attacking cricket - if one more days at Hobart is lost, I can bet Smith will go for absolute defensive tactics, delay SAF scoring as much as possible & then bat utmost carefully to pass out whatever time is left. Making 4 Day Test - almost every Test will go to that direction & it'll be a joke, if it's made 3 days.
I don't think any of us advocate just shortening Tests.
My plan has four pillars:
1. Reduce Tests to 4 days of 100 overs each.
2. Introduce a maximum First Innings length of 110 overs for both sides.
3. Make all Test series a minimum of 3 matches long, with the following points system per Test:
WIN = 10 points
DRAW = 2 points
LOSS = 0 points
FORFEITED SERIES: Team refusing to play = Minus 30 points, Team willing to play = Plus 30 points.
4. Make all teams play all other Division 1 (Top Eight) sides home and away every 4 years in a minimum 3 Test series.
I can guarantee you, even wickets like this would produce a result, because why accept a Draw and 2 points?
Eng is always going to be Eng.
and that means??
Pak's point of view mostly. Not a neutral suggestions at all. And you miss the different weightage of home and away series idea.
Pretty sedate partnership considering match situation.Means batting at 3 an over with 10 wickets in hands in current match situation.
Make India chase about 285 to make things interesting.
Probably only way 4 day Test can work is having uncovered pitchees.
The lack of interest in Test is mainly because of flat pitches , and bowlers not having much in them. If there is no balance between bat and ball , then it is not cricket.
Means batting at 3 an over with 10 wickets in hands in current match situation.
Pretty sedate partnership considering match situation.
A rare bad match by Ashwin
Which part of Mishra's boot was behind the line?
I'm baffled. Seems like Ravi Shastri umpired that decision with his commentary.
It looked like a third umpiring error, but it won't change the result.Isn't it a bad decision?
This pitch should be banned from hosting any match.
I would have understood if one team could score runs but both the team scoring almost 1000 runs.... Not good for test cricket.
Now we know how Jadeja managed triple after triple.
conclusion: Jaddu is FTB ?![]()
Stokes.
A declaration is imminent.
An RTB = Rajkot Track Bully.
Poor captaincy. Should have never let him get that easy single.
I think 350-360 declaration could make this match a little bit alive. Else, one should goto sleep for the Sunday afternoon.
I don't think any of us advocate just shortening Tests.
My plan has four pillars:
1. Reduce Tests to 4 days of 100 overs each.
2. Introduce a maximum First Innings length of 110 overs for both sides.
3. Make all Test series a minimum of 3 matches long, with the following points system per Test:
WIN = 10 points
DRAW = 2 points
LOSS = 0 points
FORFEITED SERIES: Team refusing to play = Minus 30 points, Team willing to play = Plus 30 points.
4. Make all teams play all other Division 1 (Top Eight) sides home and away every 4 years in a minimum 3 Test series.
I can guarantee you, even wickets like this would produce a result, because why accept a Draw and 2 points?
350 would make you fall asleep. No way India would even think of chasing. To make this match interesting, the target should not be more than 300. India might think of having a go at it.
Stokes.
A declaration is imminent.
You are talking about A RUN????? SERIOUSLY????
Won't work - let me explain you why, 1 by 1
1. Cricket's future is in Asia -
2. I'll NEVER restrict the 1st innings - that kills one of the fundamentals of the game : SCORE BOARD PRESSURE. .
My friend, we've got to do something to salvage Test cricket in Asia.
The Adelaide experience last year at the Day/Night Test made me realise that there is a huge problem here.
Most Aussies prefer Tests, and only watch 20/50 overs cricket because it's on when they can watch it. As soon as Test cricket was available in that evening time slot, that's what they watched.
But Test cricket is dying in Asia, and the initial experience tells us that the Pink Ball alone won't save it - in fact it isn't at all suited to use in Asia.
We need to take bold action to salvage Test cricket. We can't afford the mismatches and we can't afford the high scoring draws (or even victories) to continue.
My template would be a bit different to yours.
Let's say England hosts India at Trent Bridge and wins the toss. My 110 over cap means that the First Innings is closed at 380-7 before Lunch on Day 2, after some late slogging from 280-3 at 90 overs. Under current rules they would have posted 550.
India then don't bat very well, but end up 260 all out an hour before Lunch on Day 3.
Under old Test rules the match would be boring now - trailing by 290 on First Innings. But under my 110 over cap, they only trail by 120 and so the game is still alive.
When England bat again, they can't afford to just bat India out of the game because they might open up the draw as a possibility. So they bat positively for 70 overs and score 280-6 declared, then leave India to face 5 overs before the close and a chase for 400 in 95 overs.
The game stays alive. The better team is likely to win, but this is still recognisable as Test cricket even though it is speeded up.
And it's the First Innings cap and the positive declaration driven by points which keeps it exciting and alive.
Rather it should be 6 days instead of 5 days. We will get results on flat pitch too. Draw in test will decrease surely. ICC should think about 6days test instead of ridiculous 4days theory.