CWC1983 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 On tv it looks a bit overcast. Give it 4 overs for Cook to get 250, declare and see if Broad and Jimmy can get the New ball moving. Another disrupted nights sleep ahead. I see it's now raining..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Must say I'm disappointed in Root. Cook stood up and did the work, then Root basically played for a draw as soon as Warner and Smith came together. Pathetic stuff, basically tried to bore them into mistakes... you don't do that when you need 8 wickets are nearly 150 runs ahead. It eventually did work for Warner, about 3 sessions to late though, and ultimately Australia get an easy draw. Pathetic work from him as captain this series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StockholmRam Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Any comments about MCG pitch? I'm not sure this is conducive for the future of test match cricket. Flat as a pancake.. It's the first of the test matches I've nodded off in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 1 hour ago, StockholmRam said: Any comments about MCG pitch? I'm not sure this is conducive for the future of test match cricket. Flat as a pancake.. It's the first of the test matches I've nodded off in. The key problem is that the pitch didn't really deteriorate. It was slow, but there was a bit of uneven bounce even on day 1. The key issue was that it didn't really develop from there, and batting on day 5 didn't seem all that far off batting on day 1. That said, I've seen far worse pitches. The biggest issue was the England just didn't attack on day 4 when they needed to. When the match needed Root to drive home England's advantage he just let it drift, and that ultimately ruined any hope of a result. Without the rain, and England actually bothering to not just defend to Smith and Warner, it would have been hard for this match to not have a result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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