(08-06-2016, 10:08 AM)LP link Wrote:What we are seeing is the folly of selecting cross bat hacks who regularly belt the suitcase out of long suffering bowlers on flat track 20/20 or 50 over decks, but can't grind out an innings on a turning test track!
Never going to be good enough anyway on the sub continent. We never get to practice on them. Hence we have no clue how to bat on them. Good reason why we didn't beat India for 35 years in India and couldn't beat the Pakis away for years either. Only way is to have a world class spinner so they don't produce turning dustbowls. No coincidence we won on the sub continent when we had Warne, even then India was hard work.
Remember, those countries have huge trouble outside of the sub continent adapting to bouncier greener pitches that swing and seams, probably barring the Pakis. Pakis had it right producing fast, swinging, reverse swing speedsters to go with their spinners. Allowed them to perform away from the sub continent.