why batting collapses are rare?

[zaremba]

Would going from say 200-2 to 290 all out fit your definition of a batting collapse?

Yeah people talk about England batting collapses and tbf we're the best in the business but but what you've mentioned is our absolute speciality. Nice steady opening partnership, fans getting optimistic, maybe a wicket and then another nice partnership, sitting pretty at 200-2 and then - BOOM! - the whole thing explodes and we slump from a potentially winning start to misery within a session and a bit of abject surrender.

 

[zaremba]

My biggest pet hate of batting collapses is every pessimistic fan thinks they're the ones that do it the most.

"Oh typical Pakistani collapse"

"Yep, just your usual Calypso collapso"

"Vintage New Zealand this collapse"

Same applies for England and India as well, whose fans complain about their collapses as if they have a trademark over it.

Hadn't read this post before posting mine. Sorry mate but England are the worst, no question about it.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Hadn't read this post before posting mine. Sorry mate but England are the worst, no question about it.

Nah, New Zealand are the worst, no contest. :P