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*Official* 1st Test at the SWALEC Stadium
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Prince EWS
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Yeah I think this is spot on. They bowled much better in the second innings after (finally) realising this wasn't going to work.
Prince EWS
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He definitely did bowl a few cutters, especially in the second innings. I was half-expecting him to come on and bowl a spell of primarily cutters though, especially given the new balance of the attack, and that never happened.
flibbertyjibber
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Think they can go with the same plan but just Johnson to do it in the remaining tests. Hazlewood is good enough to just bowl his stuff and to be honest we have no idea how fit Starc will be. Guess the scan he has probably gone for will be telling.
Top_Cat
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Chappelli logic says to bat your best guy at 3. Since he batted at 3, that means he was the best bat in his team. By implication, he therefore was a better bat than his brothers. This is the mentality we're dealing with. Must have been an awfully tense Christmas when he once criticised GChapp for being too technically perfect.
Gob
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No point in asking MJ to do the run containing role.He would have to cut his pace down for that and he might not go over 4 rpo but I can guarantee that he won't be picking wickets. If he continues to perform like he did in the 1st test then I'd rather bring in Skinny Pete to do the containing job
For bowlers like Starc and Johnson,its up to the captain to set the field to make sure that they won't bleed. Have a third man,deep cover and deep mid wicket and set the mid off,mid on much straighter and put the rest in catching positions and let it rip. It might sound defensive but you just cant have two blokes going over 4 rpo. Starc in particular is going to bowl a ball with the batsman's name on it and you just have to damage control in between those balls.
For bowlers like Starc and Johnson,its up to the captain to set the field to make sure that they won't bleed. Have a third man,deep cover and deep mid wicket and set the mid off,mid on much straighter and put the rest in catching positions and let it rip. It might sound defensive but you just cant have two blokes going over 4 rpo. Starc in particular is going to bowl a ball with the batsman's name on it and you just have to damage control in between those balls.
LegionOfBrad
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Read some comments from Lehman after the game which included (another) dig at the pitch. Along with the fact he felt that they did nothing wrong in the way they played Moeen.
I realise some of it is for press consumption and not what they're saying internally but the attitude to things doesn't seem right. They can only think of one way to play and don't seem to want to play the situation.
Also as predicted. There would have been no play at all today. There was probably at least a draw there to be had.
I realise some of it is for press consumption and not what they're saying internally but the attitude to things doesn't seem right. They can only think of one way to play and don't seem to want to play the situation.
Also as predicted. There would have been no play at all today. There was probably at least a draw there to be had.
LegionOfBrad
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I guess it depends on the injury. If it's anything that could break down after 2 days. Surely they won't risk him. If he went down in test they could be left with Johnson having to bowl a lot of overs.
Thing is if you watch his masterclass, Warne was a big advocate of attacking bowling with defensive fields.
Stapel
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Yet he had a habbit of taking a wicket in hsi first over. Possibly more myth than statistical truth?
Otherwise I agree with the idea. Makes sense
TheJediBrah
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That inevitably happens when you answer direct questions from the media, they then go away and edit it to make it sound like he was complaining about the pitch when he was just briefly responding to a pointed question.
Any adult should know how this works.
Swann was never an 'attacking' field setter though.
Son Of Coco
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Mate has posted photos of him out with the English team after the match. They don't look like a bad bunch of blokes. Have asked for verification they are actually complete and utter ****s so the rest of my Ashes viewing experience isn't ruined.
Didn't see Anderson or Broad in the shot, so there's still a glimmer of hope.
Didn't see Anderson or Broad in the shot, so there's still a glimmer of hope.
