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England v India 4th Test

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Voice of fair play said:
With respect I think you have totally taken out of context what I said.

Nobody has suggested the ball flying to ropes every delivery and of course there is a balance to be had at the top of the order.

However there is clear difference between boring the oppostition and taking the game to them.

Probably the most successful test opener in the last few years has been David Warner a attacking opener.

Both the best test cricket sides of all time we're both attacking sides Australia and West Indies, in fact the great Australian side changed the face of test cricket for the better, scoring at a quicker rate, and both Matthew Hayden and Gordon Greenidge were not exactly known for boring the opppostion , or their good leave! so disagree with that wins test matches.

Even in that great 2005 series we fought fire with fire scoring over 400 in a day in one of the test matches in that series.

Therefore can't really see this fascination with boring the opppostion really can't, and absolutely think attacking cricket is more entertaining and can win test matches and what's more it's a fair opinion to have, so your statement about me having the attention of a gold fish and children been entertained is both uncalled for and unnecessary!
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Greenidge and Haynes did have a solid defence. Notably different in attitude to Richards who was more free scoring. Great players.
 
We let them have 50+ runs so Cook and Jennings only had to face 4 overs after a day in the field. You can't have that sort of constraint in your cricket team.
 
Jennings has 3 innings to save his England career and I suspect he needs a 40 plus score today and a 50 in the next test otherwise it's all over for him
 
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