Cricket Thread

ancoats said:
This is why an old head like a boycott doing a simple coaching and talking sessions should happen more in modern-day cricket when doing tours, They listened and learned about what is needed from guys that went on tours before them.
I think it's so easy for modern-day cricketers to watch computers and look at the stats and think that's enough i am ready to face India in India Wrong

Somebody face-to-face showing you what is needed and making you do it over and over again to you get it right
It's all well and good having eyes and ears, but having the mental part of the game can not be learnt by watching videos, it's the hard yards working on your weakness for hours days weeks.

England coaching is a closed shop, they do not listen or open up and invite old heads to do some sessions.
In boycott time old pro's would be working for the press or radio and then doing bits for the new players in coaching and talking sessions for free, just a little information or something they had picked up by watching you in the crease
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I’m surprised Alistair Cook isn’t used more. He scored tons of runs only using 3 or 4 shots at a reasonable rate.

He knew his limitations and removed shots he couldn’t play well from his game. Surely he could coach others to be more decisive in which shots to play and when.
 
Alan Harper's Tash said:
I’m surprised Alistair Cook isn’t used more. He scored tons of runs only using 3 or 4 shots at a reasonable rate.

He knew his limitations and removed shots he couldn’t play well from his game. Surely he could coach others to be more decisive in which shots to play and when.
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Spot on

what harm would it do? just a couple of sessions and pick his brains
 
Sounds like the 4th test could be a lottery.
India have weakened their team by leaving Bumrah out.
Stokes has been practicing bowling which would improve England's balance.
Possibly Robinson in in place of Anderson and Wood.
The pitch sounds like a disaster waiting to happen with long cracks all down the pitch on one side.
 
England team: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (captain), Ben Foakes (wicketkeeper), Tom Hartley, Ollie Robinson, James Anderson, Shoaib Bashir
 
ancoats said:
This is why an old head like a boycott doing a simple coaching and talking sessions should happen more in modern-day cricket when doing tours, They listened and learned about what is needed from guys that went on tours before them.
I think it's so easy for modern-day cricketers to watch computers and look at the stats and think that's enough i am ready to face India in India Wrong

Somebody face-to-face showing you what is needed and making you do it over and over again to you get it right
It's all well and good having eyes and ears, but having the mental part of the game can not be learnt by watching videos, it's the hard yards working on your weakness for hours days weeks.

England coaching is a closed shop, they do not listen or open up and invite old heads to do some sessions.
In boycott time old pro's would be working for the press or radio and then doing bits for the new players in coaching and talking sessions for free, just a little information or something they had picked up by watching you in the crease
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Boycott on an India tour?

Just don't go.
 
Dr Jacoby said:
England team: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (captain), Ben Foakes (wicketkeeper), Tom Hartley, Ollie Robinson, James Anderson, Shoaib Bashir
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So Robinson and Bashir for Wood and Ahmed.
I suppose that's largely no change - resting Wood and giving a different spinner a go.
 
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