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    **Official** England in New Zealand 28 Nov-18 Dec 2024 - 3 Tests

    Yeah - “catches not going to hand” means ball flying through 3rd slip when you’ve got 2 slips, 4th slip and a gully, or going to long leg on the bounce when you’ve got two men back on the hook. Definitely not multiple dropped catches, not even probably balls falling into space when you’ve set...
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    *OFFICIAL* England in Pakistan 2024

    England in Sri Lanka 2000-1
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    *OFFICIAL* England in Pakistan 2024

    Indeed. Although Bazball does seem to have encouraged a reversion to type in this area.
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    *OFFICIAL* England in Pakistan 2024

    Finding a method that works in the conditions is part of what being a test batsman is (or should be) all about. And capitalising when conditions are in your favour what being a successful team is all about. And as you say - even more so in the SC.
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    *OFFICIAL* England in Pakistan 2024

    No strategy, or extremely one dimensional strategy? The difference between eg. “Sweeping being the favoured scoring shot” and “sweeping being the only shot” (even when it becomes apparent that it is not the way to go on a particular pitch).
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    *OFFICIAL* England in Pakistan 2024

    It’s one of the issues with “Bazball”. Overly simplistic approach to batting (and bowling) that seems to take little account of/downplay normal changing test match conditions (eg. Condition of ball/pitch/ tiredness of bowlers etc). It’s no coincidence it’s been at its most effective on truer...
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    *OFFICIAL* England in Pakistan 2024

    Quite probably. But then "hope to get a defendable lead" still doesn't = "match level" to me! Like i intimated though, part of the point is just to laugh at the pointlessness of the modern player interviews rather than anything specific. Even more so when the BBC has a match report that quite...
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    *OFFICIAL* England in Pakistan 2024

    I know post play player interviews can be relied upon to be absolute garbage worthy of the finest example of spinning a positive outcome in all circumstances, but this one was a bit of a zinger i think... https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/c8ekl15dzzwo "England spinner Rehan Ahmed says...
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    *OFFICIAL* England in Pakistan 2024

    New Zealand to claim World Cup win in 2019 on basis that batsmen had crossed…🫣
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    *OFFICIAL* England in Pakistan 2024

    If he bats no6 for his county (even if it is Leic) then he should aspire to be better than that. He should be capable of the mindset of a batsman, even if his game needs to improve. Then again there is just something about batting at the bottom of the order that seems to make people think like...
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    *OFFICIAL* England in Pakistan 2024

    Butcher (Mk 2)
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    *Official* New Zealand tour of India 2024

    Presumably this is where the similarities end, but this scorecard is somewhat reminiscent of the first Ashes test back in 1997.
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    Joe Root is number one

    Root up to career high 932, Brook level with Williamson in second.
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    The decline of the part-time medium pacer

    Yeah - I just think a factor may have been the players themselves refusing to do it. Worried that if they did too good a job it might become seen as part of a factor in their future selection. And in extremes the one they might actually be judged on. How many times did we hear (for example)...
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    The decline of the part-time medium pacer

    I think you are crossing over a bit into the realms of “bowlers who can bat a bit” combined with a period when we really didn’t have any decent test quality pace bowlers at all anyway (so many were still being picked on (bowling) merit regardless of batting ability) - but it’s still my general...
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    The decline of the part-time medium pacer

    I wonder if one factor that caused the decline of part time seamers was, ironically, a period when they actually started to be elevated above a level that they were and into the “all rounder” category. There was a period with England (in particular) in the nineties when it seemed almost every...
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    Hit the ball twice - why is it a mode of dismissal.

    The usual. International incident/risk of war after it happens in an England match (England on either side) ;)
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    Hit the ball twice - why is it a mode of dismissal.

    OK so this is a fair point I hadn’t considered. Thanks.
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    The decline of the part-time medium pacer

    Sweet spots not got bigger and less of a link between bat weight and hitting power? Although generally I’d suggest it was more about the pitches and the ever encroaching boundaries…. Also I guess (in ODIs) the big change on playing with two balls)
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    Hit the ball twice - why is it a mode of dismissal.

    The point wasn’t to question the need to cover off a batter being able to hit the ball twice - just why it was a designated mode of dismissal. The issue with using it to score runs is easily dealt with by ruling any instance of it occurring with a call of dead ball.

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