Arthur Crabtree wrote:Captains and batters sometimes seem to use the DRS like a joker, as if it can be strategically enforced to give them a decision at a key time, utterly independent of whether a mistake was made by the umpire.
England can't afford to lose Root, so he refers his decision. They've got to get Kohli, so they use their referrals up against the Indian captain.
Arthur Crabtree wrote:There's probably a more convincing worst XI to be had out of the series.
Dr Cricket wrote:Whereas at the moment every team looks at england and thinks they beatable at england.
no one thinks that england gonna be a challenge and it would be tough to just stay in the game.
no one fears england in england anymore.
Anyway I am happy to disagree on this.
ddb wrote:Adi wrote:9 wickets for Mooenalitharan.
Glad that this series is getting over soon. Went as expected and there were no changes in overall script which was another overseas loss.
We've played ok
bigfluffylemon wrote:Well, we won, but I'm not sure I've ever been so ambivalent about an England win. We should be over the moon for having defeated the number 1 side in the world, but frankly, England have been pretty rubbish for much of the series. This has to be the worst England batting line-up in a generation (as discussed earlier, you have to go back to the nadir of 99-01 to find a worse England side, I think)
This is quite an indictment of India, their status as the number 1 side in the world, and frankly the status of modern test cricket in general. Yes, you can argue that India have been competitive, and two of their losses could have easily gone the other way. But in both cases they let England off the hook, whereas a more ruthless side would have destroyed them. The number 1 side in the world should not go down to the number 5 side 3-1 after 4 games, even when playing away. Home advantage in modern test cricket is just too strong, and it's going to turn people off as series results are just too predictable. That's despite this particular series actually being quite compelling. Paradoxical, I know. But if India can't beat such a bad England side, what is wrong with the game?
The answer has to be going back to the days of fewer but longer tours - plenty of prep time, time between test matches for the home team to go back to their counties and the away team to play some tour games, get used to the conditions and get players back into form.
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