Richard
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And the best captains cut off the singles for the right batsmen or in the right situations, and there's all sorts of tactics you need to introduce.garage flower said:I think they do. In the 15-35ish over period, the batting team are generally consolidating or rebuilding and the fielding side usually aim for containment/cutting off the boundaries.
If you allow a team 4.8-an-over in the 15-40 over period you're in deep trouble. You need to, if possible, keep it below 4-an-over, and the only way to do that is to have 5 or even 6 fielders in the circle.
I've heard that one before. I explained very clearly why I think "the "monotony" claim is always one that seems stupid to me".Are you saying that this isn't often the case or that you find this type of cricket exciting? Saying: "the "monotony" claim is always one that seems stupid to me", doesn't add much to the debate.
If it happened over and over again, I might find it boring, but even then I don't know for certain. I clearly stated that when I see ODIs it doesn't happen in anywhere near that much of a mould.