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And, while I think of it, how good is Bumrah?

India would be non-competitive without him.

Quote from: DJC – on December 15, 2024, 09:25:57 pm

And, while I think of it, how good is Bumrah?

India would be non-competitive without him.

Agree..great bowler, interesting comments from Isa Guha in the commentary box referring to him as the MVP and then using another term which I won't repeat.
The well-spoken Ms Guha is the last person I would expect this from but I think she needs a holiday from the commentary box.

Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on December 16, 2024, 07:44:55 am

Agree..great bowler, interesting comments from Isa Guha in the commentary box referring to him as the MVP and then using another term which I won't repeat.
The well-spoken Ms Guha is the last person I would expect this from but I think she needs a holiday from the commentary box.

Did she mean to use another word that one accidentally came out?

Did she mean to use another word that one accidentally came out?

FMD, I can't make head nor tail of our tactics, we should have been bowling late today, even if only for 3 or 4 overs!

Interesting debate between two of the commentators.  One wanted a declaration and 7-8 overs before stumps.  The other wanted to bat for as long as possible and bowl out a demoralised India.  He also mentioned the likelihood of more time lost to rain.

Quote from: DJC – on December 16, 2024, 10:06:57 am

Interesting debate between two of the commentators.  One wanted a declaration and 7-8 overs before stumps.  The other wanted to bat for as long as possible and bowl out a demoralised India.  He also mentioned the likelihood of more time lost to rain.

I feel the best new ball bowling conditions come at the Gabba when it's borderline raining, humidity goes through the roof, ball starts to deviate and climb off the pitch, in dry conditions (the absence of storms / showers) usually it's the last hour of play.

I get that the pitch might be getting better, but if that is the case each moment that passes increases the chance of no result.

I'm not sure India can look more disinterested than it already does, so we should make them pay while we can!

Finally, as it stands, an extra 100 or so runs now depends on Starc batting with Carey. Starc is permanently a hair trigger off bowling complete rubbish, I'd want him fresh as a daisy, no excuses. Bat for another hundred runs, and bowl in the midday heat, why when we know what he can do when conditions favour him?

Both commentators agreed that the pitch would deteriorate and batting will become progressively more difficult.

That's a bit obvious,. all pitches deteriorate, a pitch is basically made by killing the grass.

The real question is when the best batting conditions occur, the answer to that question is highly variable. On average it's late Day 2 into Day 3, but on greener pitches it might be late Day 3 early Day 4, and obviously it depends on the weather during the match.

The predictions of commentators and ground staff are hardly ever accurate in the prediction of the rate of change, and always a 100% accurate retrospectively.

No, there's no evidence that a cricket ball swings more before or after it rains. Studies have shown that the weather has a negligible effect on how much a cricket ball swings, even in humid or overcast conditions.
 
A cricket ball swings when the seam on the ball is positioned in a certain way and air moves around the ball as it travels towards the batsman. The pressure differential causes the ball to swing in the same direction as the seam.

If The hoff has done his side again the entire NSW cricket mafia should sack themselves.  We all know the culpable parties.

Picked a faux "all-rounder" and gambled on an injured seamer.  Not good enough.