Run Out

[TheJediBrah]

Well that's why run-outs and having the ball crash on your stumps is so hilarious. They're not exactly success stories.

Yeah but it's the same concept.

Batsmen leave the ball and get bowled sometimes because of a misjudgement. You can't just say "why don't you play at everything then" because you'll edge into the slips constantly.

Same with run outs, you can't just say "why don't you never run then and risk a run out" because you'll make much less runs and not win the game.

 

[Flametree]

Few batsmen can cope with being stuck at one end for a long time not scoring. It's a cliché of course, but rotating the strike to stop bowlers being able to set you up over a long period helps. Particularly when it's a left and right handed combination.

Taking short singles can drag fielders in closer which improves your odds of your boundary shots beating the fielder and getting to the boundary.

One-day cricket has shown us if you push straight to most fielders and just start running, you'll be safe. Occasionally a Bavuma, Rhodes, Randall, Collingwood or Harris (Chris) will beat you but in most test sides the best fielders are behind the wicket.

Getting run out going for second or third runs is a true crime however, and really means someone just badly misjudged things.