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England Cricket 2021 (excluding Ashes)

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  • mendonca
    mendonca Posts: 9,405
    No need for that run at all. 

    Bad call but Malan was also heavily on his heels.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,788
    Take a look at where Malan is following the delivery. He isn't looking for a run and his feet are still on the crease. That is a mindset and had he been just a couple of feet outside his crease he would have made it.
  • Andyessgee90
    Andyessgee90 Posts: 845
    Idiotic run to take but did Jadeja run straight in front of Malan? If he did it’s one thing that baffles me how a fielding team gets away with it. The ball went nowhere near so there is no reason for him to change his line and run in front and across a Malan. Might not have made a difference to the end result but it shouldn’t be happening IMO. 
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,001
    edited September 2021
    Unlikely, but it could be a blessing in disguise.
    Malan was going nowhere and looked very vulnerable to Dadeja.
    Root may now score a quick 100  :)
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,628
    England wont win this one. Either all out just after Tea or will go into defensive mindset with 7 or 8 down and will end in a draw.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,846
    Root stays in until say 6pm, England win. Root gets out cheaply, India will be heavy favourites

    Things had stagnated, Malan had 5 runs from 33 balls, another hour of that and the England win would have been impossible
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,673
    Andyessgee90 said:
    Idiotic run to take but did Jadeja run straight in front of Malan? If he did it’s one thing that baffles me how a fielding team gets away with it. The ball went nowhere near so there is no reason for him to change his line and run in front and across a Malan. Might not have made a difference to the end result but it shouldn’t be happening IMO. 
    Very annoying it was the sub fielder too, Pujara isn't doing that 
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    It may actually have increased England's chances but Root needs a decent score. 
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,628
    killerandflash said:
    Root stays in until say 6pm, England win. Root gets out cheaply, India will be heavy favourites

    Things had stagnated, Malan had 5 runs from 33 balls, another hour of that and the England win would have been impossible
    I was going to say the same thing about Malan's scoring rate but then was reminded of what Stokes did 2 years ago & how he hardly scored a run for the first hour he was in.

    But then again Malan is no Stokes.
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    edited September 2021
    But Malan can score quickly. Isn't he the holder of the record for England's fastest T20 hundred? And that is some achievement with the hitters we have.
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  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,628
    MuttleyCAFC said:
    But Malan can score quickly. Isn't he the holder of the record for England's fastest T20 hundred? And that is some achievement with the hitters we have.
    So should he have just gone for some quick runs instead...?  He got 5 from 33. He could have got 20 off 10 & then got out. 

    Which has got me thinking. I would change the batting order around. I would send in Woakes & Overton next & let them use up some overs. Then after tea if we needed 160 off 35 players like Bairstow & Ali could go for it, instead of leaving the final few overs to players who cant bat. 

    It would never happen & what you'll find is that the lower order will be asked to go at 6 an over which they cant do so will get out anyway just pushing & prodding. 
  • mendonca
    mendonca Posts: 9,405
    edited September 2021
    The issue with that is that you will be sending in lower order batsmen at the time India are on the ascendancy and sniffing wickets. 

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    Malan backed his defensive technique and didn't quite deliver.

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    Ashwin for Siraj would have probably seen this game over by now.
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,334
    MuttleyCAFC said:
    But Malan can score quickly. Isn't he the holder of the record for England's fastest T20 hundred? And that is some achievement with the hitters we have.
    48-ball 100 against New Zealand in 2019, subsequently bettered by Liam Livingstone's monstrous 42-ball 100 against Pakistan in July this year. 
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,628
    MuttleyCAFC said:
    But Malan can score quickly. Isn't he the holder of the record for England's fastest T20 hundred? And that is some achievement with the hitters we have.
    T20 fielding restrictions don't compare to Test match fielding or bowling laws. 
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,675
    Oops. 
    Must play for the draw now
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,145
    Run out is an immediate shooting offence or an hour explaining to golfie that test cricket is a lot different to one day bashing 

    lay England never happening in the real world of test cricket 
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,628
    oohaahmortimer said:
    Run out is an immediate shooting offence or an hour explaining to golfie that test cricket is a lot different to one day bashing 

    lay England never happening in the real world of test cricket 
    See my post above.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,628
    edited September 2021
    Glad in a way Hameed is out. He was just taking up time & overs. As I was saying before lunch, Hameed would be the ideal player to come in lower down the order when you want to save a Test. Not up the order wanting to keep the runs flowing. 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,846
    England in trouble now
  • mendonca
    mendonca Posts: 9,405
    Bairstow in now to heave it around a bit.
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  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,628
    Oh dear. 

    Can the 2 Yorkies save England or will it be all over by Tea. 

    The "go nowhere" option hasn't worked. I'd be looking at the "see ball, hit ball" option. 
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,315
    golfaddick said:
    Glad in a way Hameed is out. He was just taking up time & overs. As I was saying before lunch, Hameed would be the ideal player to come in lower down the order when you want to save a Test. Not up the order wanting to keep the runs flowing. 
    Hameed would have comfortably defended (or worked for a single) the ball that got Pope
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,788
    Review lost. Learn the Laws of the game Jadeja!!!
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,952
    Oh dear.
  • mendonca
    mendonca Posts: 9,405
    Bumrah providing a masterclass in dead/flat pitch bowling here.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,764
    46-5 since that first wicket fell. 26-4 since the second wicket. Poor.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,001
    edited September 2021
    Covered End said:
    Bedsaddick said:
    Can’t see England batting out the day and especially chasing down that score . It’s as rare as rocking horse shit that that happens. 
    I hope I’m wrong . If we get to lunch with just one wicket down then who knows ? 
    This.
    Our trouble of course is our propensity to collapse.
    India to win for me, if not a draw and England with a 5% chance. 
    I called it yesterday.
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,145
    Lay of the century 

    teams can’t chase these scores down 
    and lame batting orders like England certainly can’t against a decent attack 
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,628
    golfaddick said:
    Oh dear. 

    Can the 2 Yorkies save England or will it be all over by Tea. 

    The "go nowhere" option hasn't worked. I'd be looking at the "see ball, hit ball" option. 
    My second option looks the better bet .......lol.
  • greenwichred68
    greenwichred68 Posts: 277
    Typical England...Bottlers.

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