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968 said:
zygalski said:
But the 2 test pitches favour the Pakistani team.
When we (England) lost all those games both at home & away to the Aussies back in the 1980's & 90's it had nothing to do with them having better players than ours during that era. It was simply a case that the Aussies prepared pitches over there that massively favoured them & when we played our home Ashes tests, we obliged by also preparing pitches which favoured them.
It's the usual sour grapes. Sad really. Pakistan may be playing on a preferred surface, but not their preferred country. Indeed they have been starved of test cricket for such a long time, and given the relative inexperience of this side, it's incredible that they have managed to not only beat, but utterly thrash the Australians. suthol said:
Pakistan are currently playing on their preferred surface....
Everyone knows that the pitch overrules skill, determination & class when you have 2 sets of batsmen & bowlers playing in the same conditions.When we (England) lost all those games both at home & away to the Aussies back in the 1980's & 90's it had nothing to do with them having better players than ours during that era. It was simply a case that the Aussies prepared pitches over there that massively favoured them & when we played our home Ashes tests, we obliged by also preparing pitches which favoured them.
Edited by zygalski on Monday 3rd November 11:00
. First series win against the Aussies in 20 years!!I thought we were going to miss Ajmal big time, but our new Spin bowlers, especially Zulfiqar Babar have done great. Quite inexperienced bowling attack too.
UAE is pretty much the home of Pakistan cricket now. I can't see Pakistan playing in Pakistan for a very, very long time
zygalski said:
But the 2 test pitches favour the Pakistani team.
When we (England) lost all those games both at home & away to the Aussies back in the 1980's & 90's it had nothing to do with them having better players than ours during that era. It was simply a case that the Aussies prepared pitches over there that massively favoured them & when we played our home Ashes tests, we obliged by also preparing pitches which favoured them.
No sour grapes in my earlier comment just a simple statement of fact, all of the sub continental teams do rather well on the dusty spinning type tracks that they have spent all their lives playing on.suthol said:
Pakistan are currently playing on their preferred surface....
Everyone knows that the pitch overrules skill, determination & class when you have 2 sets of batsmen & bowlers playing in the same conditions.When we (England) lost all those games both at home & away to the Aussies back in the 1980's & 90's it had nothing to do with them having better players than ours during that era. It was simply a case that the Aussies prepared pitches over there that massively favoured them & when we played our home Ashes tests, we obliged by also preparing pitches which favoured them.
Edited by zygalski on Monday 3rd November 11:00
Conversely the Poms, Saffers, NZ & Oz prefer to play on greener surfaces.
We were flogged by Pakistan in all areas of the game over the two tests, first time in a long time they have looked united, composed and totally focused on the task at hand. Hopefully they can build from here and become again what they once were.
Well done Pakistan, I'm now looking forward to the Sydney test in January
Gargamel said:
Amirhussain said:
In other news, Mark Ramprakash has been named the new batting coach of England.
Talented lad for sure, but never got the mental game right. Not a great appointment. spikeyhead said:
Gargamel said:
Amirhussain said:
In other news, Mark Ramprakash has been named the new batting coach of England.
Talented lad for sure, but never got the mental game right. Not a great appointment. unrepentant said:
spikeyhead said:
Gargamel said:
Amirhussain said:
In other news, Mark Ramprakash has been named the new batting coach of England.
Talented lad for sure, but never got the mental game right. Not a great appointment. 
Australia win the T20!
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/11/07/alys...
At least we've won a series in one form of the game recently.
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/11/07/alys...
At least we've won a series in one form of the game recently.
NBTBRV8 said:
Australia win the T20!
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/11/07/alys...
At least we've won a series in one form of the game recently.
Won the T20 today too, South Africa only managing to make 102, Watson and Finch done the business with the bad.http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/11/07/alys...
At least we've won a series in one form of the game recently.
spikeyhead said:
unrepentant said:
spikeyhead said:
Gargamel said:
Amirhussain said:
In other news, Mark Ramprakash has been named the new batting coach of England.
Talented lad for sure, but never got the mental game right. Not a great appointment. Just seen the score in the ODI between India and SL.
ODI has become a joke format. I know a lot of people want to see some bloke scoring 250 in 150 balls and teams hitting over 400 in 50 overs, but as a cricket fan, I want to watch a contest between bat and ball.
I don't understand the fan's mindset. Everyone loves goals in football, but how many times would you want to watch Manchester City beating Gosport Borough 15-0 before it gets old? It's not a perfect analogy but the way these bowlers keep getting absolutely pumped is just becoming pointless.
ODI has become a joke format. I know a lot of people want to see some bloke scoring 250 in 150 balls and teams hitting over 400 in 50 overs, but as a cricket fan, I want to watch a contest between bat and ball.
I don't understand the fan's mindset. Everyone loves goals in football, but how many times would you want to watch Manchester City beating Gosport Borough 15-0 before it gets old? It's not a perfect analogy but the way these bowlers keep getting absolutely pumped is just becoming pointless.
Amirhussain said:
Richie Benaud being treated for skin cancer.
To cheer us up, how about this for a catch.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/11223106/...
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