England vs South Africa 2012

[Trichromatic]

I wonder why such dry pitches were not prepared when India went there.....oh yeah...understand...SA have much better quicks then Eng...so need dry pitches to negate that threat. Then the whole world cries when India prepare tracks to suit their needs....Such hypocrites.

India got best batting track at Oval last time. But our batsmen were in such bad form that they succumbed to spin of Swann. :giggle: When Pakistan toured England, iirc they won a match at Oval with the help of Ajmal's 5 wickets in second inning. We scored around 600 runs in our earlier tour there. Oval has generally been spinner friendly pitch. Warne destroyed England there. How many times we see fast pitches in India?

[maverick451]

This is proper test cricket, The English batsmen are setting up the game, you cant win a test match in the first day but you can lose it.

[Crookbond]

India got best batting track at Oval last time. But our batsmen were in such bad form that they succumbed to spin of Swann. :giggle: When Pakistan toured England, iirc they won a match at Oval with the help of Ajmal's 5 wickets in second inning. We scored around 600 runs in our earlier tour there. Oval has generally been spinner friendly pitch. Warne destroyed England there. How many times we see fast pitches in India?

And we see those, how many times Indian captains decide to sit out of the match due to "injury"? :winky:

[Clarke]

Some weird expectations people have these days .. draws and batting wickets appear all the time in test cricket and i wouldn't jump on that verdict after 2 sessions of the first test. At least watch the opposition bowl before crying fowl about the nature of the game.

[Laaloo]

Some weird expectations people have these days .. draws and batting wickets appear all the time in test cricket and i wouldn't jump on that verdict after 2 sessions of the first test. At least watch the opposition bowl before crying fowl about the nature of the game.

Most people in this thread are hardcore tonty tonty fans so its not surprising.

[jusarrived]

retarded thread really . first day of an imp test series , its not surprising Eng are playing safe ..dont blame them.

[MechEng]

Some weird expectations people have these days .. draws and batting wickets appear all the time in test cricket and i wouldn't jump on that verdict after 2 sessions of the first test. At least watch the opposition bowl before crying fowl about the nature of the game.

Nobody in the world has the patience to watch only 2 wickets fall in 90 overs.

[jusarrived]

seriously they are scoring at 3.15 rpo ..which isnt enough ? :))

[MechEng]

Let's be brutally honest, bowling these days lack the fire power of 1990's.... I remember those times, when Ambrose and Walsh humiliated a good English line up (Atherton, Stewart, Gooch and etc.) on any pitch, be it green or placid. That was entertainment, that was high quality Test Cricket.

[Needforspeed]

England looking better and better in Test Cricket.

[bajrang]

what a horrible horrible track!! obviously strauss knows his pace attack stands no chance against saffer. styen is twice the bowler anderson is, by preparing such wicket struss is taking advantage of his long batting line up, mini collapse in england batting line wont hurt them but will expose saffer's long tail sooner if they happend. struss is hoping for those collapse yet playing it safe.

[Clarke]

Nobody in the world has the patience to watch only 2 wickets fall in 90 overs.

The beauty of test cricket is you can have sessions dominated by opposite teams and hard fought ones all in the same game. The pendulum can swing either way for four and a half days and you could have either side win or for that matter no result in the end. If you cannot tolerate 2-3 sessions dominated by one side, test cricket isn't for you.

[saneindian]

Let's be brutally honest, bowling these days lack the fire power of 1990's.... I remember those times, when Ambrose and Walsh humiliated a good English line up (Atherton, Stewart, Gooch and etc.) on any pitch, be it green or placid. That was entertainment, that was high quality Test Cricket.

Like they did in these matches at the Oval where the current test is being played? http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63561.html http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63689.html

[Crookbond]

The beauty of test cricket is you can have sessions dominated by opposite teams and hard fought ones all in the same game. The pendulum can swing either way for four and a half days and you could have either side win or for that matter no result in the end. If you cannot tolerate 2-3 sessions dominated by one side, test cricket isn't for you.

+1 An Adage - One session can change a Test match. Wait for SA to bat. They aren't where they are for nuts.

[Ultimate_Game]

This is proper test cricket' date=' The English batsmen are setting up the game, [b']you cant win a test match in the first day but you can lose it.

Well if someone loses the Test on the 1st day wouldn't you say the opponent won the Test on day one :winky:

[Old guy]

The beauty of test cricket is you can have sessions dominated by opposite teams and hard fought ones all in the same game. The pendulum can swing either way for four and a half days and you could have either side win or for that matter no result in the end. If you cannot tolerate 2-3 sessions dominated by one side, test cricket isn't for you.

diff here is its not competitive it was boring ..it was boring and u know one team in total control in boring way not even 4 and 6's u expected much more form steyn and co no ? even if its batting wicket u expect atleast few good overs ..good balls batting lil difficult

[MechEng]

diff here is its not competitive it was boring ..it was boring and u know one team in total control in boring way not even 4 and 6's u expected much more form steyn and co no ? even if its batting wicket u expect atleast few good overs ..good balls batting lil difficult

That's EXACTLY the point of this thread!

[Ultimate_Game]

diff here is its not competitive it was boring ..it was boring and u know one team in total control in boring way not even 4 and 6's u expected much more form steyn and co no ? even if its batting wicket u expect atleast few good overs ..good balls batting lil difficult

The word you are looking for is "clinical". The objective is to win and not to entertain. I am sure WI team provides better entertainment but would you consider them a good side? Maybe ICC should consider having "Entertainment Ranking" as well :dontknow:

[Crookbond]

The word you are looking for is "clinical". The objective is to win and not to entertain. I am sure WI team provides better entertainment but would you consider them a good side? Maybe ICC should consider having "Entertainment Ranking" as well :dontknow:

That will go to Pakistan or Sri Lanka. Bangladesh will also give a good run for their money.

[Ultimate_Game]

That will go to Pakistan or Sri Lanka. Bangladesh will also give a good run for their money.

Yup, Pakis, Loins, WI and us (if we continue the form we showed in Eng & Aus) will dominate the rankings.