Is England's declaration smart or suicidal?

[Vijy]

8 hours ago, zen said:

Eng asks itself that from this position how to win the game. If a risky declaration is the answer, so be it! 

 

nothing ventured, nothing gained

[Texan]

Well, only the 5th day will tell. But in my opinion, it is one risk too many here. Based on the runs scored, it appears the wicket is a batting highway. They should have gotten another 40-50 runs. With the way they were scoring, that would have meant playing another 5-6 overs, which would have been wiser to do.

 

England scored over 900 runs in this game. If they end up losing, it will probably be a first.

[Vijy]

22 minutes ago, Texan said:

Well, only the 5th day will tell. But in my opinion, it is one risk too many here. Based on the runs scored, it appears the wicket is a batting highway. They should have gotten another 40-50 runs. With the way they were scoring, that would have meant playing another 5-6 overs, which would have been wiser to do.

 

England scored over 900 runs in this game. If they end up losing, it will probably be a first.

yes, they will be 1st to lose after scoring 600+ in 1st innings, if that happens

[ipl is fun]

I would say smart..  We have almost 2 pages worth discussing it

Getting some of us to watch the match even though India is not playing.
 

[jalebi_bhai]

Smart. Eng have little to lose as they are not in contention for WTC. Yesterday's play didn't even last 80 overs so they used the declaration as an incentive to make Pak chase a result. 

 

They are not afraid to lose to get an unlikely win.

[Norman]

They don't care. With the world Cup on, no one in England would even be aware of this series. Even their most ardent test supporters would have been getting ready to watch England vs Senegal while Brook was playing a T20 knock yesterday. 

 

They can lose 3-0 and no one will bat an eye back home. They may as well take some risks and be positive. 

[nevada]

Did Paxtan choke or did the English bowlers do a great job or did the pitch start breaking up? England is just one wicket away from a win now! Yesterday I thought they erred by not batting 1 more hour for another 60-70 runs but it looks like they timed it perfectly. 

[Clarke]

I'd say badass, a lion hearted effort to win this game 

[javier26]

Smart and brave decision but difficult for Kohli and Dhoni  captaincy worshippers to understand, who have been slating Stokes for the last couple of days.

[figo6762]

Hats off to England …  they really make the game watchable.. one team , administration and culture making cricket interesting.. to hell with the bcci fatso’s 

[Vijy]

Eng may not be the "best" test team in World cricket right now, but they are arguably the most interesting & exciting.

[sage]

[cricketfan28]

"some teams will be braver than us, but no one will be richer than us."

[sage]

Lots of criticism at the time from England fans on BBC

 

 

 

[putrevus]

Hats off to Stokes the captain.He risked loss to get a win. England deserve this win and more. It would have been interesting to see reactions from media if England lost the test but to pull off a win on that surface is really something special.

[Adamant]

Ben stokes should give credit to Kohli as it is clearly visible that he got this idea by watching the GOAT ASIAN TEST CAPTAIN. 

[ThirtyD.]

There you have it. No other way to promote and maintain health of Test cricket other than cricket like this. It could’ve easily turned into a borefest with everyone looking to rake easy runs.

 

Dravid and co. will not even think of such a declaration because 1) we don’t have the bowlers for it 2) we haven’t inbred such a mindset in our domestic setup 3) everyone plays for their position

[vvvslaxman]

Glad i didn't answer this earlier :) Decision is smart

[Lord]

so glad it paid off. Well deserved.

[Tattieboy]

2 hours ago, sage said:

Lots of criticism at the time from England fans on BBC

 

 

 

Why are some ICFers posting on the BBC with English names ? We know who you are