03-02-2023, 10:44 PM
(03-02-2023, 10:14 AM)Gointocarlton link Wrote:EB educate me, was that collapse the pitch? If so how? I was watching and Green and Handscomb were looking solid. They looked like they were digging in and were selecting the right balls to score off. Then all of a sudden it was like dominos. If I'm correct did India bring on a quick and it all changed?
Ravi Shastri provided an interesting insight on the first day. He said that batsmen need to focus on protecting their wicket for 20 minutes. If they can do that, they will know what the ball/pitch is doing and should be able to build a score. Shastri is well qualified to talk about batting on crappy pitches.
Presumably, the process would have to start again if the attack changes from spin to pace.
Our batsmen seem unable to face an over without playing a rash shot.
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