The Ashes 2023

[vvvslaxman]

They are throwing the bone. to Smith down the leg side.

[Nikola]

Everything england has done till now has gone right for them.

[vvvslaxman]

1 minute ago, Nikola said:

Everything england has done till now has gone right for them.

 

These guys can robotically execute plans. Our owlers would bowl two peaches followed by two trashy deliveries.

[sage]

7 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

What did i tell you.  This team is all about strategies and executing them in bowling. I saw the entire Pakistan series.  Pitch had nothing in it. Bowlers  can execute impeccably a plan. This is why they are confident of rolling opposition out. Look at the field set.  Smith shuffles across and plays down the fine quiet often. THey are using it as a wicket taking opportunity.  our I Pee L champion captain vada pav doesn't know all this. He even missed strategy against Travis head until he scored 100

 

ECB are very big on data and stats under Rob Key. Think they've hired a lot of the Cricviz people as well. Not sure what the India data science team looks like

[vvvslaxman]

Stokes left acres and acres of free spacec on the on side. Smith if he wants can hit so many boundaries. But it comes with risks.

[vvvslaxman]

2 minutes ago, sage said:

ECB are very big on data and stats under Rob Key. Think they've hired a lot of the Cricviz people as well. Not sure what the India data science team looks like

 

Our data is based on historical data of our own players irrespective of opposition, condition, history of ground. Mainly bowlers. Once Leach was out they could have called any spinners up. But they went after Moeen an offspinning all rounder knowing they have 5 left handers.

Edited June 17, 2023 by vvvslaxman

[vvvslaxman]

Now  Harry Brook is on.

[vvvslaxman]

Smith got out to lack of pace in county. So they have brought Harry brook on who is bowling at 68 mph lol

[vvvslaxman]

Stokes is definitely does what MSD does in IPL Use a crap bowler and make him bowl in a certain way.

[wazza]

This is so bad. How is England doing well with ancient broad and Anderson. 

[vvvslaxman]

Pant would have destroyed Brook's bowling. Smith is playing like a spooked man by this move

[Nikola]

Why brook? Robinson could get smith due to lack of pace.

 

Edited June 17, 2023 by Nikola

[vvvslaxman]

1 minute ago, Nikola said:

Why brook? Robinson could get smith due to lack of pace.

 

Ricky ponting is at his wit's end trying to understand the move lol Made a hilarious reference about how he played 8 or 9 dot balls against David boon's bowling in a ODI

[vvvslaxman]

Khawaja is missing out on some dollies. He is very nervous. 

[vvvslaxman]

England is employing knuckle ball strategy. Trying to induce false set  with lack of pace from the ball

[LordPrabhzy]

9 minutes ago, sage said:

ECB are very big on data and stats under Rob Key. Think they've hired a lot of the Cricviz people as well. Not sure what the India data science team looks like

[sage]

5 minutes ago, wazza said:

This is so bad. How is England doing well with ancient broad and Anderson. 

England are giving a master class on how to overperform with limited resources

[vvvslaxman]

1 minute ago, sage said:

England are giving a master class on how to overperform with limited resources

 

It starts with collective motivation to do well in Tests. They often say lack of IPL helped them. PUjara also did not play IPL. What did he do?

[Nikola]

Robinson will get smith most time in this series.

[wazza]

12 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

Stokes is definitely does what MSD does in IPL Use a crap bowler and make him bowl in a certain way.

Well that wouldn't make him a crap player. It's a system player.