India opt out of warm-up game ahead of SA Tests

[New guy]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21737286/india-opt-warm-game-ahead-sa-tests

 

India have opted for training sessions instead of a warm-up fixture in South Africa, in the lead-up to the first Test between the two teams from January 5 in Cape Town. A press release from Cricket South Africa on Monday announced India's decision.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Laaloo]

Oh boy

[The Dark Horse]

Baffling.

[adi B]

Aa bail mujhe maar!!

[Forever Indian]

No amount of nets and training will replicate actual match practise on those pitches. Whose idea is this? The anti Dhoni brigade can’t even blame Dhoni this time!

[fineleg]

If they want specific training sessions, that's fine but go to SA a few days earlier, and have the training sessions, and then play the warmup match. Going earlier should have been the solution, not opting out of the warm up match. Crazy by VK and Ravi Shastri.

Edited December 11, 2017 by fineleg

[Gollum]

This series has Eng/Aus 2011 written all over it. Only saving grace is that there will only be 3 tests and if SA have mercy max we will have to endure only 10-11 days cricket. 

Edited December 11, 2017 by Gollum

[rkt.india]

17 minutes ago, Forever Indian said:

No amount of nets and training will replicate actual match practise on those pitches. Whose idea is this? The anti Dhoni brigade can’t even blame Dhoni this time!

they will provided slowest and flattest pitches in any warmup.

[express bowling]

1 minute ago, rkt.india said:

they will provided slowest and flattest pitches in any warmup.

 

This could be the reason 

[New guy]

4 minutes ago, express bowling said:

 

This could be the reason 

As opposed to the green mamba pitches in the net? Match practice is match practice. 

[fineleg]

Just now, New guy said:

As opposed to the green mamba pitches in the net? Match practice is match practice. 

Yes and go a few days earlier so you can have both - the specific training sessions and the warmup match.

[speedheat]

 smart job, they know they gonna loose the series any how  so y waste energy???  

[WC2011INDIA]

2011 will be repeated in overseas tours. Everyone will flop miserably. Everyone will come unscathed except Rahane. Fits my agenda.

Edited December 11, 2017 by WC2011INDIA

[mishra]

Didnt we had enough practice against SL on similar wicket

[Gollum]

England series will be crucial to salvage our reputation. After our expected thrashing in SA, if we don't deliver in England many of us on this forum won't respect this team and its management. 

[Sachinism]

I don't even....

 

[The Realist]

12 minutes ago, Gollum said:

This series has Eng/Aus 2011 written all over it. Only saving grace is that there will only be 3 tests and if SA have mercy max we will have to endure only 10-11 days cricket. 

It smells of a whitewash already. Except this time instead of Fletcher hiding in the dressing room the Cheerleader will at least be enjoying the nightlife of South Africa

 

 

[surajmal]

lol. I don't even know what to say. 

[express bowling]

28 minutes ago, New guy said:

 As opposed to the green mamba pitches in the net?

 

Quickish practice pitches are possible 

 

28 minutes ago, New guy said:

Match practice is match practice. 

True.

 

We should have gone earlier, played 2 practice matches and practiced a lot on quicker practice pitches too.

[sandeep]

30 minutes ago, New guy said:

As opposed to the green mamba pitches in the net? Match practice is match practice. 

SA always provides the slowest flattest track for warm-up games, and in this case they are openly at war with BCCI.  Word was that the players for the warm-up game were going to basically below FC level, or club level.   Indian team is definitely better off choosing to practice on its own - where it can control the quality of the bowling, and the track they practice on.  As opposed to letting SA provide crap bowlers on a crap track.  A 2 day warm-up wouldn't have given much "match practice" anyway.  Its just a glorified net.