Lightning McQueen wrote:Dinglinga75 wrote:Regardless of the result of this test ... Full credit to India
Shastri has been the highlight with the game plan throughout the whole test series ... besides one innings ( as they say sh*& happens)
They have bowled consistently to all our batters.
On another note.. surely England can't choke
They are a better team all round, we have a better bowling line up (apparently), they have a better batting list.
I think we've become a bit too predictable with the ball, we bowl too short IMO as it tires the bowler out quicker, and we don't bowl with intent.
Even the Indian newcomers just nag away knowing we'll lose patience or they draw out an error in judgement.
I'll probably be a lone soldier here but I think Lyon is bloody lucky that we have no other spinner belting the door down ATM.
Agree re the comment about short bowling.
A) It didn't work on Monday where we bowled way too short all day
B) It didn't work yesterday
C) It reduces the potential modes of dismissal
D) The best short balls are the ones batsmen don't quite see coming. Use just enough to keep them on their toes.
One of the reasons Brett Lee's career fizzled out when he was only about 30 (I know he'd had injuries) was that he bowled relentlessly short. You're just not going to take many wickets bowling like that to specialist batsmen. And he stopped being effective because you don't take many wickets bowling constantly at that length.
I agree re Gaz, but the Indians shouldn't be too troubled by off spinners. He'll bounce back.