Just back from injury, at least he had a run out for his county's 2nd XI unlike Overton. I heard an interview with Stokes yesterday where he said the next time he'll play cricket is in the ashes!!Atkinson is a fabulous bowler why wasn’t he playing
Injured, just like all our other decent pace bowlers. He has just done a fine job of mopping up their tail though. Just a shame that Archer, Wood, and Atkinson can't do more than 2 tests in a 5 test block between them.Atkinson is a fabulous bowler why wasn’t he playing
Infuriating to watch really, especially when he tried and failed doing it almost immediately before.Such a ridiculous bit of play from Duckett! Typical "bazball" stupidity at its finest!
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They're a batsman down and down to a 3 bowler pace attack. India are offering up plenty of free runs so absolutely no need to do it.Such a ridiculous bit of play from Duckett! Typical "bazball" stupidity at its finest!
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Having reached that score, not long before lunch, you've done the difficult bit. It's then stupid indiscipline to give away your wicket like a prat.People still don’t quite get it. You don’t get to the score we’ve got to playing in a conventional way in conditions like this. You can’t have the good of overly aggressive (‘bazball’) cricket without accepting some of the bad.
Of course on its own that shot looks absolutely horrible but to get to 90 for 1 in conditions like this is great going and has put pressure on India
Having reached that score, not long before lunch, you've done the difficult bit. It's then stupid indiscipline to give away your wicket like a prat.
He will score more in the long term by knowing when to attack and when to be solid.If Duckett doesn't play he scores a lot less runs
Having reached that score, not long before lunch, you've done the difficult bit. It's then stupid indiscipline to give away your wicket like a prat.
Clearly just going to have to agree to disagree, but from my admittedly just club experience, you score more runs overall by learning when to put your foot on the gas and when to sit back. Shortly before lunch, nearly 100-0, seems a no brainer to just dial it down then pick up again in the afternoon.If it was a flat pitch and no movement I’d maybe agree but you allow bowlers to bowl line and length on that pitch, in those conditions and you’re likely to get out sooner rather than later anyway. By doing scoops etc it makes it a lot harder to bowl consistently and set a field
It wasn’t that long ago that Dom Sibley wouldve been grinding out 12 off 60 balls inviting pressure on him and the team and England would’ve been 30 for 3 an hour after lunch.
It was a poor shot but no issue with the mindset under the circumstances. Anyway well in the mix after a pretty poor bowling display yesterday so let’s hope we can make the most of it this afternoon.
Clearly just going to have to agree to disagree, but from my admittedly just club experience, you score more runs overall by learning when to put your foot on the gas and when to sit back. Shortly before lunch, nearly 100-0, seems a no brainer to just dial it down then pick up again in the afternoon.
First wicket that hasn't been chucked away, good delivery.
I didn't disagree with going aggressive at the beginning, I praised it. My issue was not dialling it back at the right time, which is nothing to do with cricketing ability, it's about discipline.Its why England were right to go hard earlier though
India out for 224 with Overton, Tongue and Bethell in our bowling attack and Woakes only able to bowl 14 overs, said it all. The way it’s looking a balls gonna have your name on it sooner or later
I didn't disagree with going aggressive at the beginning, I praised it. My issue was not dialling it back at the right time, which is nothing to do with cricketing ability, it's about discipline.
Sorry what?It’s a contradiction as most successful shots are also high risk the way they played.
Sorry what?
Multiple points missed as perIf we’d played conservatively in tbe first session where would we be now?
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