AndyinLiverpool Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 What an absolute joy it is to watch quality leg spin bowling. I remember as a kid watching the Pakistan touring team of 1982 and seeing the great Adbul Qadir bowling. I have been captivated by leg spin since then, even when Warne was ripping us a new one. Anag Ram, RadioactiveWaste and SKRam 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie20 Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 I think Root has had a poor day. Pakistan had lost 3 fairly quick wickets in the morning session to the seam bowlers so what does he do on the resumption - bowls himself and Bess with the new ball due soon, they go for 4 an over, thereby allowing the 2 batsmen to settle themselves in again and clock up a century partnership. Not much better with the bat. Gets a reprieve after he'd padded up to a ball outside the off stump which just goes over the top. Then, with the first 3 batsmen back in the pavilion and only 60 odd on the board, he tries to cut a ball which was much too close to him. He needs a better day tomorrow or England, yet again, will lose the first test of a series. Anag Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 10 hours ago, Wolfie20 said: I think Root has had a poor day. Pakistan had lost 3 fairly quick wickets in the morning session to the seam bowlers so what does he do on the resumption - bowls himself and Bess with the new ball due soon, they go for 4 an over, thereby allowing the 2 batsmen to settle themselves in again and clock up a century partnership. Not much better with the bat. Gets a reprieve after he'd padded up to a ball outside the off stump which just goes over the top. Then, with the first 3 batsmen back in the pavilion and only 60 odd on the board, he tries to cut a ball which was much too close to him. He needs a better day tomorrow or England, yet again, will lose the first test of a series. Root is a poor captain. Things on the field happen in spite of his captaincy, not because of it. He reviews in ridiculous circumstances, bowls Broad and Anderson too long and posts too defensive fields. But to be fair to him, he hasn’t always been helped by his team. Our bowlers are great when conditions are in their favour but when it stops moving around they struggle. Bowlers at 80 mph are easy when it’s straight up and down. Bess should not be in the team. If your spinner is not high quality don’t pick one. The openers are the best we have, but technically they have faults which the top teams will exploit. I’m a huge fan of Buttler, but in terms of test cricket, I think he’s probably the third best we have behind Foakes and Bairstow. I also feel a bit for Archer, who has been massively over-hyped. My £10 on Pakistan at 7-2 is looking good though. SKRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 I can't believe that it's raining. We've got blazing sunshine here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 A leg spinner to tailenders - marvellous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share Posted August 7, 2020 As much as they have been better than us, if we had a proper keeper we may have actually had a first innings lead. SKRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 12 minutes ago, sage said: As much as they have been better than us, if we had a proper keeper we may have actually had a first innings lead. One of the commentators just said (as Pakistan picked up 4 byes) that Buttler has had a difficult time behind the stumps and I couldn't help but blurt out, 'That's because he's not very good.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share Posted August 7, 2020 5 minutes ago, AndyinLiverpool said: One of the commentators just said (as Pakistan picked up 4 byes) that Buttler has had a difficult time behind the stumps and I couldn't help but blurt out, 'That's because he's not very good.' I saw a stat on the BBC cricket feed that ranks a keepers contribution to the team whilst keeping. It stated that the best keeper in Test cricket added 20 runs per Test match. Buttler is the worst rated regular Test keeper in the world. He costs the team on average 35 runs per Test. 55 runs a Test worse that the best keeper. He doesn’t score anything like enough runs to make that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnero Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Crap keeper, crap captain, crap slip catching... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Just now, Carnero said: Crap keeper, crap captain, crap slip catching... We can't set up a slip cordon. They are far too close together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnero Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, AndyinLiverpool said: We can't set up a slip cordon. They are far too close together. That's because they all want to stay close to Buttler to try and catch any rebounds! AndyinLiverpool and sage 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 I'm so annoyed by the captaincy here (again). 2 effing slips. Not 4 - 2. Rubbish. Not only is he a poor captain but it's affecting his batting. People talking about him in the same league as Smith and Kholi are miles wide of the mark. RoyMac5 and Carnero 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 And now they wait until the players come back on before they repair the footmarks. This being poo is spreading to the groundstaff. I need to stop watching this. It's doing nothing for my state of mind. RoyMac5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Just now, AndyinLiverpool said: I need to stop watching this. It's doing nothing for my state of mind. It's great in UHD though! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 1 minute ago, RoyMac5 said: It's great in UHD though! ? I especially enjoyed the slo mo of that Anderson misfield. RoyMac5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnero Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Fair play, we've done well to get ourselves back in this game with a tight bowling performance, though I fear the likely 250+ target will prove too much on this pitch against this attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share Posted August 7, 2020 If Buttler could catch we would be chasing 120. AndyinLiverpool, RoyMac5 and SKRam 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnero Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 The daft thing is that the commonly accepted best gloveman in the country, Ben Foakes, has a higher (40+) test average than Buttler and a higher (40+) first class average than Buttler, who gets picked on his one day game and a misguided fantasy about what he "could" do in test cricket. sage and Anag Ram 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 38 minutes ago, Carnero said: The daft thing is that the commonly accepted best gloveman in the country, Ben Foakes, has a higher (40+) test average than Buttler and a higher (40+) first class average than Buttler, who gets picked on his one day game and a misguided fantasy about what he "could" do in test cricket. I just get the feeling tomorrow may be his last chance. Fail with the bat and I don't think he'll play in the next one. RadioactiveWaste and Anag Ram 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Well, there was a fightback from England with the ball. You have to wonder how much they depend on Stokes, or rather, how lost without him the test side would be. But I would say it's in the balance, although I'd still make Pakistan favourite and every little bit makes England's job harder. The tail gets another 10-15 it all just hurts that bit more. Anag Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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