The Ashes 2023

[vvvslaxman]

Sucker punched. Stokes stuck to his ultra aggressive field set. 

[Nikola]

Dumb batting by green and aussies here.

[wazza]

2 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

Sucker punched. Stokes stuck to his ultra aggressive field set. 

This is what i am saying. Where is te tactical traps. No proper field placings. We proclaim to be best in IT etc. What are the data ablaysts doing g lol. I think our analysts are probably doing their job but our mastermind coaches refuses to acknowledge their input. That's my intuition.

[putrevus]

This is where Green if he is going future great which I think he will be should make his mark.

[vvvslaxman]

3 minutes ago, putrevus said:

I love Ashwin , he is the best cricketer India has produced, it is not his fault that he has been kept out of the team.

 

But this Indian team is so one dimensional once they leave Asian conditions.It is so hard to fit Ashwin into the team.

 

MMQB is very easy after the fact, but let us be realistic about what Ashwin can do and cannot do.

 

 

 

I am completely against blind rejection of a bowler without factoring in opposition, condition, ball, pitch history, what he brings overall to the table. We keep forgetting Ishant played a massive role in India's pace success overseas. After he left we have not been the same. Tall seamer who could extract bounce and bowl miserly spells and do a holding job. So we blindly back randomly any 4 seamers hoping that trend will continue.  

[vvvslaxman]

Bairstow missed a very very easy stumping. Moeen would have gotten 2 wickets in one over

[wazza]

I cant take thus guy. Robinson boring me to death. 

[vvvslaxman]

Great ball from Moeen Ali. wow.  Bairstow what have you done.

[wazza]

2 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

I am completely against blind rejection of a bowler without factoring in opposition, condition, ball, pitch history, what he brings overall to the table. We keep forgetting Ishant played a massive role in India's pace success overseas. After he left we have not been the same. Tall seamer who could extract bounce and bowl miserly spells and do a holding job. So we blindly back randomly any 4 seamers hoping that trend will continue.  

Template lol

[vvvslaxman]

1 minute ago, wazza said:

Template lol

 

Correct. Firstt of all when Shastri/Kohli started the template there was some purpose in executing that strategy. Bumrah was also at his peak back then pre-injury phase. Current pace unit is not even 30% as good as that unit.

[vvvslaxman]

Green stumping miss. How much will it cost them.

[putrevus]

3 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

I am completely against blind rejection of a bowler without factoring in opposition, condition, ball, pitch history, what he brings overall to the table. We keep forgetting Ishant played a massive role in India's pace success overseas. After he left we have not been the same. Tall seamer who could extract bounce and bowl miserly spells and do a holding job. So we blindly back randomly any 4 seamers hoping that trend will continue.  

That is fault of captain, selectors and coach for not selecting proper four fast bowlers. But Ashwin cannot and should  not replace a third seamer .

 

Ashwin playing instead of Umesh as many are suggesting is most ridiculous thing, you cannot go into a test with just two fast bowlers.

[wazza]

2 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

Correct. Firstt of all when Shastri/Kohli started the template there was some purpose in executing that strategy. Bumrah was also at his peak back then pre-injury phase. Current pace unit is not even 30% as good as that unit.

Ever since rohit took over as captain, fitness levels went down hill. I blame bharat arun leaving as the main reason. Players are able to bully poor paras Mambray and he gets blamed for it. Reality is, rohit and co are ruining our cricket by lowering fitness levels and making absurd selection calls. Self sabotage.

[wazza]

2 minutes ago, putrevus said:

That is fault of captain, selectors and coach for not selecting proper four fast bowlers. But Ashwin cannot and should  not replace a third seamer .

 

Ashwin playing instead of Umesh as many are suggesting is most ridiculous thing, you cannot go into a test with just two fast bowlers.

Agree with this. Should have been prasidh or Sen if not for injury. 

 

[vvvslaxman]

Just now, putrevus said:

That is fault of captain, selectors and coach for not selecting proper four fast bowlers. But Ashwin cannot and should  not replace a third seamer .

 

Ashwin playing instead of Umesh as many are suggesting is most ridiculous thing, you cannot go into a test with just two fast bowlers.

 

Ashwin could replace either Umesh or Thakur anyone.  Don't forget Shami has one of the worst record for a seamer in England. Talk about history. None of the bowlers are good enough except Siraj probably.

[vvvslaxman]

1 minute ago, wazza said:

Ever since rohit took over as captain, fitness levels went down hill. I blame bharat arun leaving as the main reason. Players are able to bully poor paras Mambray and he gets blamed for it. Reality is, rohit and co are ruining our cricket by lowering fitness levels and making absurd selection calls. Self sabotage.

 

Also these guys are getting old. Shami is definitely not 33. He must be close to 38.   Umesh is 36. Siraj is 30 

[vvvslaxman]

Old man on.

[vvvslaxman]

Starst with a tracer bullet delivery 77 mph

[vvvslaxman]

Clouderson has no real movement. They should target him like Pant did.

[wazza]

2 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

Ashwin could replace either Umesh or Thakur anyone.  Don't forget Shami has one of the worst record for a seamer in England. Talk about history. None of the bowlers are good enough except Siraj probably.

Too many injuries. Prasidh bumrah Sen all injured. I still would have gone with a young gen player from domestic who has the fire to perform over shami and umesh. These 2 are old now. 

 

But our team obviously prioritise seniroty over merit.