Dr Robert wrote:Possibly be more likely to take wickets during power plays, when the batsmen normally take more risks?
Dr Robert wrote:Possibly be more likely to take wickets during power plays, when the batsmen normally take more risks?
D/L wrote:Dr Robert wrote:Possibly be more likely to take wickets during power plays, when the batsmen normally take more risks?
It can happen that way, particularly during the five over batting power play. More usually though, whoever's bowling takes no wickets and concedes runs at a faster rate.
Arthur Crabtree wrote:
I'd like to see him bat at four for a while.
Arthur Crabtree wrote:The first PP is now the best time to bowl. While the white kookaburra doesn't swing for long, two of them swing for twice as long. Teams don't really hit out in the first ten as per current tactical orthodoxy. Maybe more so in Asia, but everywhere, teams are now trying to keep wickets in hand. There's no bowling PP, so that's not an issue, and even in the batting PP, teams are making sure they don't lose wickets ahead of the final push. The batting PP has proved a good opportunity to take wickets against teams who might have enough wickets in hand to push early.
However, the final ten overs is a very exposing time to bowl, with the new field changes. And to be fair to Stokes, he has been bowling in this time. Attacks are getting shredded in the last ten. And Stokes suffered in this period in Brisbane, as many do generally. However today, he reverse swung the ball and really was hard to get after, though the situation became more desperate for Australia. It seems justifiable to recognise a better performance from Ben in that respect.
The PPs just aren't a big deal anymore.
I'd like to see him bat at four for a while. He's still pretty inexperienced ODI batter, so there's room for improvement. But he seems to have plenty to work with, and can hit well on front and back foot. Not so sure about how well he works the spinners?
Alviro Patterson wrote:Got to hand it to Ben Stokes, wanting greater responsibility in the England team.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/25894946
clubcricketeradi wrote:After being the second best English cricketer in the Ashes test series, time to have a look at how he has done in this ODI series.
He is the highest England wicket taker with 10 wickets. The best bowler in this series. However, he has not had as much success with the bat, scoring one 70 to contribute a total of 120 runs in 5 innings. Although he has not justified his batting position at No 3, the move at least helped England think tank realize that they can expect a 70 from him in some matches in future. That to me is another takeaway even though his batting promotion tactic has not worked because 20 runs per innings is not justified at all in No 3 spot. But still a good ODI series for him as an allrounder.He imo is England's top two players in this series, the other being Eoin Morgan.
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