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BringBackSwales said:
Losing to India is no disgrace, but our batting is
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Stokes and McCullum have both said they will never change their attacking batting stance.

Whether that's the correct decision is up for debate. I personally think there are days in test matches where you just have to dig in and go full Boycott but they don't see it that way as the risk/reward gives England a better chance of winning.

Over the last 3 years test cricket has been reinvigorated by the way England plays. You're going to have brilliant days but your also going to have very very bad days like this morning.

I said this when McCullum became coach.

It's definitely made us much more competitive but when you go to places like Indian or Australia i think they have to rein it in a little.

It's an interesting debate though
 
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Be interesting if Anderson or wood gets dropped or rested for Fridays game! If it's similar pitch I'd rest Anderson and bring another spinning in drop Bairstow to..
 
kippaxwarrior said:
Stokes and McCullum have both said they will never change their attacking batting stance.

Whether that's the correct decision is up for debate. I personally think there are days in test matches where you just have to dig in and go full Boycott but they don't see it that way as the risk/reward gives England a better chance of winning.

Over the last 3 years test cricket has been reinvigorated by the way England plays. You're going to have brilliant days but your also going to have very very bad days like this morning.

I said this when McCullum became coach.

It's definitely made us much more competitive but when you go to places like Indian or Australia i think they have to rein it in a little.

It's an interesting debate though
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The positive mindset is definitely a big part of why we’ve been successful.

As you suggest though, it’s one dimensional and teams are working out to spread fields deeper and learning how to play against hyper attacking batting.

City stay ahead of the curve by constantly tweaking different tactics. England are doing the same thing repeatedly and are starting to get found out by the better teams.

We’ve already won one more game in the series than I thought we would though!
 
It's pointless moaning about the collapse because we were never getting near them in the run-chase, it was never on and England getting over 500 even playing bazball we would have needed 30 wickets and I still think we would have lost.

Look we are so far behind in quality to the better teams, Some of the England batsmen are so over-hyped or done and dusted and should be removed because it's stopping progress, I said after the ashes last summer we need a rebuild and give others a chance, What harm would it have done to take over a young team to learn and pick up the experience of conditions overseas,

Root Bairstow Anderson should not be in this team, What is the point or what have they got to prove or give to the team, They have done nothing when called to dig us out of a hole.
 
Alan Harper's Tash said:
The positive mindset is definitely a big part of why we’ve been successful.

As you suggest though, it’s one dimensional and teams are working out to spread fields deeper and learning how to play against hyper attacking batting.

City stay ahead of the curve by constantly tweaking different tactics. England are doing the same thing repeatedly and are starting to get found out by the better teams.

We’ve already won one more game in the series than I thought we would though!
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Maybe Bazball is not the problem, Maybe it is the batsmen we keep on picking
 
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