Can it get any worse when it comes to pitches?

[gakgupta]

Anywhere in the world would we see these kind of pitches?

350 wasn't enough couple of days back. Now 380 looked almost not enough. One high scoring match in the series is good. But every match is like that, it's no longer lookin like cricket.

All these curators should be fired

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[Vilander]

actually the two batting lineups are pretty gun atm. Esp Eng, they bat till f'n 9 down.

[Laaloo]

ODI pitches have always been mostly flat. Extra power play by the batting team has helped a lot too. Even in Australia today, if they had batted first they would have scored 350 + in Perth

[sandeep]

Boundaries need to be made bigger.  Bat-tampering laws need to be strengthened and enforced strictly.  This elongated T20 stuff is not going to keep fans interested in ODIs long-term.  And I think cricket needs the ODI format between the extremes of test and T20.  

[vvvslaxman]

India made 300 for fun in Australia as well. Two strongest batting sides. 

[King Tendulkar]

England made 444 v Pakistan in England last year 

 

so pitches joke everywhere 

 

but yes last odi would love a track were par is 250

[OpeningBatsman]

The last Eng v NZ series.... See the scores 

[adi B]

Nzl,England,Australia,saf are all producing flat pitches nowadays,its unfair to only blame only the indian pitches.chexk the scores of the last two odi series in india (saf and nzl one) ,both had scores under 300 in majority of the matches

[ravishingravi]

This is where Indian cricket gets it wrong time and time again. You have to ask yourself what part of this series will make India more ready for WC in England. You have veterans in this team banging an average attack on placid track. If we can't change the track, at least we could have tried some other youngster or Rahane or another keeper. We might have players well past it when opposing teams are having young strong teams. England team looks like a gun team to beat at home. 

[Yoda-esque]

This is where Indian cricket gets it wrong time and time again. You have to ask yourself what part of this series will make India more ready for WC in England. You have veterans in this team banging an average attack on placid track. If we can't change the track, at least we could have tried some other youngster or Rahane or another keeper. We might have players well past it when opposing teams are having young strong teams. England team looks like a gun team to beat at home. 

Whoa,welcome back Ravi..ICF getting back to old self

[cowboysfan]

Producing slow turners( a guAranteed victory) doesn't help prepAration for CT.

[renjith]

These slog fests are too boring. Why is it so hard for administrators to understand only an equal contest between bat and ball will produce quality cricket. Now a days bowlers are almost non existent.

[vvvslaxman]

Me thinks slogging technique has improved vastly. Those days perecentage cricket means take it easy in the beginning and explode at the end with an intention of preserving the wicket  These days they have improved in the area where they protect and as well slog for longer periods. Game has evolved. There was not much scope for improvement of bowling. That is why we see more bigger scores. Pitches are not the only contributory reason. Not like we never had flat pitches before But we preferred tuk tukking for 40 overs.

[Cricketics]

Need to get rid of boundary ropes and make like those old 90s style Aussie boundaries where there is no rope and just the fence. The ball has to hit the fence or cross for a six.

 

 

[kruiser]

46 minutes ago, Cricketics said:

Need to get rid of boundary ropes and make like those old 90s style Aussie boundaries where there is no rope and just the fence. The ball has to hit the fence or cross for a six.

 

 

Agree, if only one thing can be changed, it should be the boundary size. Both Cuttack and Pune had very small boundaries. When flat mis-hits go over the rope, sixes lose their charm. A six should be a special effort shot that is risky to hit. 

[sandeep]

2 hours ago, Cricketics said:

Need to get rid of boundary ropes and make like those old 90s style Aussie boundaries where there is no rope and just the fence. The ball has to hit the fence or cross for a six.

 

 

Problem with that is fielders safety - Baseball style tall padded boundaries, with non-grass "warning tracks" could be a good idea.  I think boundary sizes really need to be increased instead of being shortened the way they are these days.  Make batsmen earn their 4s and 6s.  Short boundaries do not help the game, or increase the entertainment for cricket fans.  

 

Those who like those cheap boundaries need to be brought along so they understand the game better - you don't sacrifice the game to the lowest common denominator.  And Cricket does not really need to do that anymore in the age of T20.  Every ball in T20 is an event, because it matters so much.  

[ravishingravi]

13 hours ago, Yoda-esque said:

Whoa,welcome back Ravi..ICF getting back to old self

Hey man. Good to be back. Just when president trump is taking office and team India is taking off 

[TheWall]

Problems with the pitch arises only when India wins.....

[kosingh]

bowling is pretty consistently garbage.

 

no consistent batters other than that one angry guy.

 

 

[jalebi_bhai]

Pitches in CT 2017 will be similar. England have been preparing pattas since the WC debacle.