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Spikey · 13-12-2012, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Spark

Amazing how Herath has improved his numbers. Was averaging 35 not too long ago. Don't have the highest hopes for Watson against him either

spark pls

uvelocity · 13-12-2012, 07:53 PM

spark gon spark

Spark · 13-12-2012, 07:56 PM

excuse me, i'm going to shoot myself now

Daemon · 13-12-2012, 08:09 PM

50 on comeback from hughes, wag.

Spark · 13-12-2012, 08:14 PM

stop it stop it stop it

Daemon · 13-12-2012, 08:18 PM

haha, tbf i made the same mistake in the ross taylor thread

centurymaker · 13-12-2012, 08:28 PM

hughes set for a big big score.

oops wrong thread

centurymaker · 13-12-2012, 09:17 PM

ok this test is not worth watching for now.

i don't think anything besides sehwag's innings will be entertaining.

Howe_zat · 13-12-2012, 09:19 PM

This is definitely a back to bed sort of wicket

Arachnodouche · 13-12-2012, 09:27 PM

We used to play rubber ball cricket as kids and every now and then, when the ball was a bit deflated, strokes would squirt out off the bat with next to no power and you could see the ball going all pear shaped in the air, swerving about. Some of the strokes being played on this pitch reminded me of that, especially the KP dismissal and numerous on-side flicks off slight-less-than half volleys

Neil Pickup · 13-12-2012, 09:34 PM

I appear to have contracted explosive diarrhoea.

It's just like really being there.

tooextracool · 13-12-2012, 09:38 PM

Got to wonder about how little Chawla has improved as a bowler since I last saw him bowl 6 years ago. It's not shocking to hear that his figures in FC cricket have been abysmal lately.

8ankitj · 13-12-2012, 09:40 PM

From 139/5 to 225/5 now. Indian bowling's old woes. Can't tighten the screws after taking quick wickets.

grecian · 13-12-2012, 09:46 PM

Well done Matty, some short and wide filth being bowled here though.

SJS · 13-12-2012, 09:55 PM

George Dobell writing for espncricnfo last night

That it generated a certain drama was more due to the position of the series than the thrill of the cricket. Indeed, as Test cricket fights for relevance, it is hard to avoid the conclusion that pitches like this represent one of the greatest threats to its future.

Some will rile at that. They will claim - quite rightly - that India have the right to produce any surface they like for a home series. But this is not a pitch that will suit India any more than it will suit England. It is sluggish and uneven and helps neither the batsmen nor the bowler with the greatest skill. It is not a pitch that rewards good cricket. It is not a pitch that rewards spectators; be they at the ground or watching at home. It is not a good pitch.

Progress, with bat or ball, can be made. But it can be made, for batsmen or bowlers, only with dogged persistence. There is some merit in that; Test cricket is meant to reward persistence and consistency, after all. But it is also meant to reward flair and skill and produce entertaining cricket and it cannot be ignored that around 40,000 of this stadium's 45,000 seats were empty. Who is going to pay to watch a run-rate below two and bowlers hoping to bore out batsmen?

Of course he is spot on but does any one in BCCI care.

13-12-2012, 08:28 PM	#6937 (permalink)
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grecian International Coach Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Hanging on ! Posts: 11,296	Well done Matty, some short and wide filth being bowled here though. __________________ Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes. Walt Whitman

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Daemon Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: . Posts: 8,788	50 on comeback from hughes, wag.

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Daemon Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: . Posts: 8,788	haha, tbf i made the same mistake in the ross taylor thread

13-12-2012, 09:17 PM	#6938 (permalink)
centurymaker International Vice-Captain Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Auckland Posts: 4,254	ok this test is not worth watching for now. i don't think anything besides sehwag's innings will be entertaining.

13-12-2012, 09:19 PM	#6939 (permalink)
Howe_zat International Coach Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Top floor, bottom buzzer Posts: 13,886	This is definitely a back to bed sort of wicket

13-12-2012, 09:27 PM	#6940 (permalink)
Arachnodouche First Class Debutant Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 803	We used to play rubber ball cricket as kids and every now and then, when the ball was a bit deflated, strokes would squirt out off the bat with next to no power and you could see the ball going all pear shaped in the air, swerving about. Some of the strokes being played on this pitch reminded me of that, especially the KP dismissal and numerous on-side flicks off slight-less-than half volleys

13-12-2012, 09:40 PM	#6943 (permalink)
8ankitj International Captain Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Hyderabad India Posts: 5,148	From 139/5 to 225/5 now. Indian bowling's old woes. Can't tighten the screws after taking quick wickets.

13-12-2012, 09:55 PM	#6945 (permalink)
SJS Hall of Fame Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Mumbai India Posts: 19,172	George Dobell writing for espncricnfo last night That it generated a certain drama was more due to the position of the series than the thrill of the cricket. Indeed, as Test cricket fights for relevance, it is hard to avoid the conclusion that pitches like this represent one of the greatest threats to its future. Some will rile at that. They will claim - quite rightly - that India have the right to produce any surface they like for a home series. But this is not a pitch that will suit India any more than it will suit England. It is sluggish and uneven and helps neither the batsmen nor the bowler with the greatest skill. It is not a pitch that rewards good cricket. It is not a pitch that rewards spectators; be they at the ground or watching at home. It is not a good pitch. Progress, with bat or ball, can be made. But it can be made, for batsmen or bowlers, only with dogged persistence. There is some merit in that; Test cricket is meant to reward persistence and consistency, after all. But it is also meant to reward flair and skill and produce entertaining cricket and it cannot be ignored that around 40,000 of this stadium's 45,000 seats were empty. Who is going to pay to watch a run-rate below two and bowlers hoping to bore out batsmen? Of course he is spot on but does any one in BCCI care.

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