In 3 tests we have lost 60 wickets

[Wayne The Punk]

How many were to good balls?

Lets just see percentage wise how good our batsmen have been (yes its subjective, but most people would agree on a good ball)

 

[rentaghost]

Daft question IMO. As you point out its incredibly subjective. Some dismissal as look incredibly tame but can be down to how well the bowler has set you up. A straight ball getting someone LBW after a dozen short balls forcing them onto the back foot for example. Also when people have been caught down the legside it looks like a strangle but its often the pace of the delivery that has produced a rushed shot so it could be argued it was a good ball.

 

[Wayne The Punk]

Daft question IMO. As you point out its incredibly subjective. Some dismissal as look incredibly tame but can be down to how well the bowler has set you up. A straight ball getting someone LBW after a dozen short balls forcing them onto the back foot for example. Also when people have been caught down the legside it looks like a strangle but its often the pace of the delivery that has produced a rushed shot so it could be argued it was a good ball.

Jesus, mods, remove this thread rentaghost cant compute

 

[rentaghost]

Jesus, mods, remove this thread rentaghost cant compute

For your sake they probably should

 

[Wayne The Punk]

For your sake they probably should

I will make it easier for you

Any England players out to shit shots? (What do you term as a shit shot, coming up any minute now )

You pedantic twat

 

[rentaghost]

I will make it easier for you

Any England players out to shit shots? (What do you term as a shit shot, coming up any minute now )

You pedantic twat

Sorry i'm busy being crushed in the rush of people engaging themselves in this enthralling thread of yours

 

[Wayne The Punk]

Sorry i'm busy being crushed in the rush of people engaging themselves in this enthralling thread of yours

Who has pissed on your chips?

Fuck off and ignore it

 

[rentaghost]

Who has pissed on your chips?

Fuck off and ignore it

 

[SteveB]

I agree with the Ghost. Context is everything.

If all you are trying to do is keep your wicket then some of the dismissals have been horrible, but that's not the whole game is it.

 

[Wayne The Punk]

I agree with the Ghost. Context is everything.

If all you are trying to do is keep your wicket then some of the dismissals have been horrible, but that's not the whole game is it.

So what was the whole game? Not to be beaten?

 

[SteveB]

So what was the whole game? Not to be beaten?

Its obviously not just about keeping your wicket is it . Else we'd have 7 Chris Tavares out there. Some of the dismissals have been horrible and avoidable but someone somewhere, must be insisting that the score board needs to keep ticking (or the batsmen are shit and can't avoid daft shots - probably the case)