sussexpob wrote:meninblue wrote:The temperament, shot selection is a huge concern for batsmen nowadays. Surely this was not a wicket where a 4 day match result is fair. Most likely result should have been draw. England batted under par in one innings. SL has been very poor in both innings in home conditions.
There seems a trend in modern batsman to block a few balls then feel that they have bought credit for an aggressive shot. The amount of England batters that actually end with very low strike rates for an innings, but who are dismissed playing at the ball hard and aggressive, is quite sad to see.
I have a feeling Mark Richardson would bat for days in this era of cricket. Bowlers wouldnt know what to do against a batsman who didnt play strokes.
Durhamfootman wrote:
if 1, then Denly should be coming in, with Moeen dropping down to 8..... either giving Stokes the new ball with Santiago, or opening up with spin straight away
Durhamfootman wrote:Curran only bowling 11 overs in the match suggests that:-
1/ he is a luxury who could be replaced by another batsman,
2/ England completely misread the pitch,
3/ England didn't have enough faith in their 3 spinners
I think 3
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