Ch-, ch-, ch-, ch-.... errr... wait there.
Changes? None. None that were very significant anyway. Sorry, I'm talking about England's test squad to India. How Udal kept his place, I don't know. It does seem a bit pointless to retain a 36 year old spinner who never really looked like he was going to take a wicket in Pakistan. Why was Alex Loudun dropped? What did he do wrong? If he was good enough to be third spinner before, why isn't he now? I'm confused. It sounds as if a third spinner is going to be picked. Personally, I would have dropped Udal and included both Loudun and Panesar.
I would have liked to have seen a new batsman added to the squad too, Owais Shah or Ed Joyce perhaps. Unfortunately none of the batsmen did so badly in Pakistan that they had to be dropped. None of them did that well though, did they. Pietersen seems to score runs when he needs them. Bell doesn't look like he's got the temperament to be the new Thorpe. It's all very well scoring a hundred, but regular 30's are just as important.
Mmm... I must have got out of the wrong side of bed this morning. There is something to be said, of course, for continuity. Bell is still young. As for Collingwood...
I'm guessing that the pitch at Lahore for the Pakistan vs India test is pretty docile. The worst test matches are those played on feather beds, I think. Runs are almost worthless. Bowlers are neutered. There is no result (although there might be, I suppose, if India succumb to the pressure of such a huge total). It seems wrong that featherbeds are referred to as 'good' pitches. Some of the best test matches have been played on 'bad pitches', on which batsmen have to struggle. Someone though, usually manages to score runs, and those runs are priceless. Meanwhile, every ball is full of possibility. The batsman might just get out. A spectator can't leave his/her seat.
Interesting to read this article about the tiger moth incident. I'm not really sure where my sympathies lie. I can see how running off to go flying during a match might not be good for team morale. Did such behaviour warrant a kind of court martial though? All in the past now, all in the past.
I would have liked to have seen a new batsman added to the squad too, Owais Shah or Ed Joyce perhaps. Unfortunately none of the batsmen did so badly in Pakistan that they had to be dropped. None of them did that well though, did they. Pietersen seems to score runs when he needs them. Bell doesn't look like he's got the temperament to be the new Thorpe. It's all very well scoring a hundred, but regular 30's are just as important.
Mmm... I must have got out of the wrong side of bed this morning. There is something to be said, of course, for continuity. Bell is still young. As for Collingwood...
I'm guessing that the pitch at Lahore for the Pakistan vs India test is pretty docile. The worst test matches are those played on feather beds, I think. Runs are almost worthless. Bowlers are neutered. There is no result (although there might be, I suppose, if India succumb to the pressure of such a huge total). It seems wrong that featherbeds are referred to as 'good' pitches. Some of the best test matches have been played on 'bad pitches', on which batsmen have to struggle. Someone though, usually manages to score runs, and those runs are priceless. Meanwhile, every ball is full of possibility. The batsman might just get out. A spectator can't leave his/her seat.
Interesting to read this article about the tiger moth incident. I'm not really sure where my sympathies lie. I can see how running off to go flying during a match might not be good for team morale. Did such behaviour warrant a kind of court martial though? All in the past now, all in the past.
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