silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
No. There'll be a result, likely tomorrow.Hope Rahul dravid put bowlers and fielders into a long sleep for two days
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Turbinator
Cricketer Of The Year
No. India can't make 493 that fast.
Dissector
International Debutant
I find your lack of faith disturbing.
Even me think so .Moreover Rahul dravid will score a double century ,that will be day after tomorrow .
Anil
Hall of Fame Member
it's not, certainly not as a general principle anyway, however dravid's current defensiveness has more to do with a lack of confidence(or a lack of form, however you want to put it) rather than any strategy not to lose wickets...anyway what's done is done, let's see how it goes for him tomorrow...
Anil
Hall of Fame Member
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
It was very much a general principle today. Even Jaffer was defensive (2 off 19 balls).
Anil
Hall of Fame Member
let's wait and see what happens on the 4th day, shall we?
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
Being defensive tomorrow wouldn't prove any thing. All the defensive plays could be for different reasons - in the first inning, to get back to form, today to survive the 8 over period and tomorrow a team strategy to block one end up. I don't mind you criticising him for the first inning - for instance, Michael Slater held the view that the play was uncalled for as it meant the inning lost a bit of momentum. However, I wouldn't mind if he is defensive tomorrow and wouldn't say it is necessarily because of lack of confidence.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Well purposefully playing defensive or attacking serves no purpose. If they bat for two days, they will win. If they don't, they won't win. The most masterful innings I saw in a chase was Ponting's 156 in 2005. Put the bad balls away, keep the good ones out. The scorecard will take care of itself. At the Test level, you should really be doing this all the time - but especially now.
Anil
Hall of Fame Member
yes it would clearly be lack of form/confidence...it's not as if it's happening all of a sudden, he has been out of form for a while now....
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
It could be to block one end tomorrow. You can't know whether tomorrow is because of lack of confidence or a team strategy.
Anil
Hall of Fame Member
just by seeing the way he bats, you can know whether it's lack of confidence or not...
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
Yeah if you analyze it like that, it is fair enough. I cannot always be sure but some times I can get an idea about the confidence level of players personally.
Cheers.
Turbinator
Cricketer Of The Year
I find your lack of faith disturbing.
are you seriously dissing india?never thought the day would come...
That comment was made with the possibility of rain in mind.
sunilreddy
Banned
Hope Lee, Hogg, Clarke, Mitchell injures in the first one hour of play.
Pup Clarke
Cricketer Of The Year
That would then leave Stuart Clark to run through them...
sunilreddy
Banned
Correction I mean Clark not Clarke.That would then leave Stuart Clark to run through them...