Dr Cricket wrote:As a group India bowling attack was better although it was only marginally better so were not able to compensate the lack of runs as a group the India batsman were not able to provide.
backfootpunch wrote:Dr Cricket wrote:As a group India bowling attack was better although it was only marginally better so were not able to compensate the lack of runs as a group the India batsman were not able to provide.
It wasnt better for me
The gap was much closer than normal but India's bowlers still aren't as good in English conditions
They were helped by the whole of England's top 6 being woefully out of form
If India's bowling was as good as everyone seems to think then Sam Curran and Jos buttler wouldn't have scored as as any runs as they did, the bowlers consistent failure to knock over the last 4 wickets in Englands innings was a major factor in England winning the series
yuppie wrote:From the bits that I watched of this series, it seemed an evenly fought contest, but not the highest quality on display. I thought some of the batting was very poor and that in many cases the bowlers did not have to much luck. The catching from both teams at times was poor. With better fielding those poor batting averages in this series would have been even worse.
Even so it was a contest that seemed much closer than the 4-1 scoreline and it was a highly entertaining series mainly due to the lack of decent batting from either side. Credit to the bowlers, or poor batting?
Arthur Crabtree wrote:Warne dominating that top ten.
yuppie wrote:Arthur Crabtree wrote:Warne dominating that top ten.
Interesting that he had some of the best catches in the game there. Taylor, Waugh, Ponting, Hayden.
sussexpob wrote:The younger Ricky Pointing was arguably the best fielder of my lifetime. Rhodes was all backward point, throwing himself at everything and occasionally pulling a blinder....
Ricky fielded everywhere. Exceptional in cover ring on the off, great under the helmet in close (one of the best) and I vaguely remember a game he replaced one of the ageing three (warne, tugger or Waugh) in the cordon to much controversy when he was new in the team, then he pulled off some worldie at third slip......all round, I don't think I've seen someone who competes.
England have had some good fielders in recent times. Strauss was great, stokes is exceptional, Collingwood was for a time the best in the business.... Ian bell was also a dream at short leg
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