Ben Stokes: 'I might even declare without batting one day'

[sage]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2022/12/07/ben-stokes-might-even-declare-without-batting-one-day/

 

England captain believes he will have to be even more imaginative this week to manufacture a win that would seal the series

 

[vvvslaxman]

It comes down to how much load the players can take.

 

[Number]

The overconfident/confident way he is speaking I would feel embarrassed if it was against my team.

Edited December 9, 2022 by Number

[cricketfan28]

"modern legend" hope they clean sweep.

[Vk1]

Bazball would be subjected to multiple tests in tests and this is one among them.. how do you play when its turning in Asia.. Abrar grilling them and we should see what happens.. next would be how do you react when its turning square almost like on a dust bowl 

[Serpico]

49 minutes ago, Vk1 said:

Bazball would be subjected to multiple tests in tests and this is one among them.. how do you play when its turning in Asia.. Abrar grilling them and we should see what happens.. next would be how do you react when its turning square almost like on a dust bowl 

Pant and Iyer have shown that High SR approach works on dustbowls. Ofcourse you need to be a talented hitter as well to pull it off

[Nikola]

Deluded captain & even more deluded Nasser hussain & their supporters will be brought back down to earth soon. Stokes will if anything loose them winnable match with his arrogance and overconfidence. Nasser Hussain will still keep hyping him as if he is combo of don bradman and malcolm marshall.

[NameGoesHere]

Too much bazball this and bazball that.  Wait for a few shocks to the English team and watch the gloss come off.  Test cricket gets them all, humbles them all. 

[figo6762]

What goes up must come down …  they know that ..

[putrevus]

I hope Pakistan spank this arrogant team in second test. Enough of this nonsense. They got found out by one debutant in half assed Pakistan team which has no bowling in first innings.

 

Can't wait Aussies to spank them or next time Indian team plays them.

 

Moronic Naseer Hussain was saying same (England is this great and that great team) about England team in 2011 when they became number 1 for the first time.

[Vilander]

When is their next tour of India 

[sage]

Pakistan

(52.5 ov) 169/8

 

So much for all the jokes about England

[coffee_rules]

20 hours ago, Vilander said:

When is their next tour of India 

Rohit : India aane do

[Vijy]

On 12/8/2022 at 12:41 PM, sage said:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2022/12/07/ben-stokes-might-even-declare-without-batting-one-day/

 

England captain believes he will have to be even more imaginative this week to manufacture a win that would seal the series

 

no need to manufacture wins when Pak are handing them over on a free platter at a rate similar to rohit tucking in at a freakin buffet

[vvvslaxman]

i am going to be neutral about that given the rotten seniority culture we have. India can come up with an amazing team that can take this England down. Where i am worried about is our seniors and captaincy, coaching. 

[Vijy]

10 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

i am going to be neutral about that given the rotten seniority culture we have. India can come up with an amazing team that can take this England down. Where i am worried about is our seniors and captaincy, coaching. 

it "can" come up with it, but probably won't