All well and good until we do actually start losing
It’s an admirable and so far successful approach, but ultimately people want to watch a winning team. I’d be a little concerned playing the way we did in the summer on Pakistani pitches. They are likely to be slow, docile and require patience and endurance to make big scores.
Not criticising the attacking approach as I think overall it’s right to play on the front foot, the great Australian side afterall used to pride themselves on scoring at over 4 an over, but I feel we could go too far that way and expose ourselves somewhat. Let’s hope not.
Hopefully the pitches are conducive to positive cricket and not like the beaches that India served upAll well and good until we do actually start losing
It’s an admirable and so far successful approach, but ultimately people want to watch a winning team. I’d be a little concerned playing the way we did in the summer on Pakistani pitches. They are likely to be slow, docile and require patience and endurance to make big scores.
Not criticising the attacking approach as I think overall it’s right to play on the front foot, the great Australian side afterall used to pride themselves on scoring at over 4 an over, but I feel we could go too far that way and expose ourselves somewhat. Let’s hope not.
Yeah that can start by getting Stokes to stop giving his wicket away every other innings
Stokes is showing a very unselfish side to him which is good for a captain, he is putting the side before is own average etc.
All well and good until we do actually start losing
It’s an admirable and so far successful approach, but ultimately people want to watch a winning team. I’d be a little concerned playing the way we did in the summer on Pakistani pitches. They are likely to be slow, docile and require patience and endurance to make big scores.
Not criticising the attacking approach as I think overall it’s right to play on the front foot, the great Australian side afterall used to pride themselves on scoring at over 4 an over, but I feel we could go too far that way and expose ourselves somewhat. Let’s hope not.
Not sure these slow pitches did require patience and endurance mate to make big scores.
Surely now we all converted to the gods that are McCullum and Stokes!!
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Clearly not! However a balance was found at times, Brook in particular played sensibly and found the right mix of risk and defence during his last two centuries.
The most impressive thing has been the bowling, other than the first innings of the series, we haven't scored 400 in an innings (Not knocking our scores mind), so the bowlers have really delivered to defend totals between 250-370 and win test matches here.
I won't point out Pakistan's injuries
Overall, an astounding win.
Clearly not! However a balance was found at times, Brook in particular played sensibly and found the right mix of risk and defence during his last two centuries.
The most impressive thing has been the bowling, other than the first innings of the series, we haven't scored 400 in an innings (Not knocking our scores mind), so the bowlers have really delivered to defend totals between 250-370 and win test matches here.
I won't point out Pakistan's injuries
Overall, an astounding win.
