The Ashes 2023

[Frustrated]

M Ali 12 overs 53/0. .    Lyon had picked up 2 top order wickets in 12 overs.   

[vvvslaxman]

There is a method to madness of stokes captaincy.

[Frustrated]

Just now, Vijy said:

from 8(25) to 30(48) - last 22 runs came in 23 balls for Travball Head

As i said earlier, he is a game changer.  

[vvvslaxman]

Just now, Frustrated said:

M Ali 12 overs 53/0. .    Lyon had picked up 2 top order wickets in 12 overs.   

 

This guy was happily retired and playing for CSK pocking money. Stokes has brought him from wilderness. Having said that Stokes is deliberately having open field on the on side for him to miscue one. So far not done. Never count their strategy out. I was painfully watching Pakistan hunting down as Stokes had ultra aggressive field set. Suddenly out of nowhere Wood came and triggered a collapse.

[Vijy]

Just now, Frustrated said:

As i said earlier, he is a game changer.  

he can be. but his game is not as complete as pant (latter's only real weakness is big swing). eng missed a trick by not selecting an out-and-out pacer in the squad

[Vijy]

Just now, vvvslaxman said:

 

This guy was happily retired and playing for CSK pocking money. Stokes has brought him from wilderness. Having said that Stokes is deliberately having open field on the on side for him to miscue one. So far not done. Never count their strategy out. I was painfully watching Pakistan hunting down as Stokes had ultra aggressive field set. Suddenly out of nowhere Wood came and triggered a collapse.

no Wood here. wood or fit archer are dangerous

[vvvslaxman]

Just now, Vijy said:

he can be. but his game is not as complete as pant (latter's only real weakness is big swing). eng missed a trick by not selecting an out-and-out pacer in the squad

 

He still struggles against 135 kph bouncers. Wood would have nailed him by now. He has no technique to pull the balls.

[vvvslaxman]

Going for review. Was he bounced out? I don't think so. He didn't evne have enough time to get the bat to ball

[vvvslaxman]

I cannot believe how a batsman with massive weakness against short ball is still making runs.  

[Vijy]

Just now, vvvslaxman said:

 

He still struggles against 135 kph bouncers. Wood would have nailed him by now. He has no technique to pull the balls.

imagine head vs WI pace quartet. Garner's bounce and Marshall's late movement at pace would have destroyed him, and most of the current bats.

[vvvslaxman]

Just now, Vijy said:

imagine head vs WI pace quartet. Garner's bounce and Marshall's late movement at pace would have destroyed him, and most of the current bats.

 

This guy is not going to have a very long career if he continues batting like this.

[putrevus]

32 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

50 with 3 or 4 lives. Sure Ashwin can do that too in both innings. He would have nailed  both Smith/Head much much early.  Thakur average was 50 in that match.

SA had full set of lefties, how many wickets Ashwin took there again in all three tests. Stop turning Ashwin into Shane Warne.

[Vijy]

Just now, vvvslaxman said:

 

This guy is not going to have a very long career if he continues batting like this.

he will be fine. most teams don't bowl well to him. and he has flatter tracks back home helping him

[vvvslaxman]

It is even more bizarre an Austarlia is struggling against bounce. I know Steve waugh had this weakness all his life. But he took mostly on the body.

[Frustrated]

M Ali getting pasted all over the field by Head.  

[Vijy]

Just now, vvvslaxman said:

It is even more bizarre an Austarlia is struggling against bounce. I know Steve waugh had this weakness all his life. But he took mostly on the body.

also on his balls, which were made of cast iron

[Frustrated]

2 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

I cannot believe how a batsman with massive weakness against short ball is still making runs.  

Every great batsman in the world has one weakness or the other.  

[Nikola]

2 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

I cannot believe how a batsman with massive weakness against short ball is still making runs.  

 

when you are at peak of your career you somehow manage to get runs and result for your team. He can still get bit better against short ball not that old.

[vvvslaxman]

Just now, putrevus said:

SA had full set of lefties, how many wickets Ashwin took there again in all three tests. Stop turning Ashwin into Shane Warne.

 

Different pitch/different ball/different conditions.  You are talking about a series where 103 wickets out of 106 fell to seamers. Jansen averaged like 10 or something.

[putrevus]

18 minutes ago, wazza said:

We never once bowled to a plan ever since arun quit. Never. 

Poor field placings. Rohit ? Does he even analyse the game of his opponents or just place players around without doing any research. He uses the same template for every player lol. Idiot. 

That is biggest fault of Rahul Dravid, he has not looked to implement any strategy in any format other than sitting on his ass and not selecting deserved players.