Do people still think there's nothing wrong with this pitch?I'm saying this as an excuse for a terrible batting performance, just pointing out that it's simply not good enough for test cricket and I'd think the same if it was us benefitting from it. There's a hole appearing right where the quicks are planting on the back of about 10-12 overs bowled by seamers from that end, that's just pathetic.
Quote from: paul_e on February 24, 2021, 02:19:17 PMDo people still think there's nothing wrong with this pitch?I'm saying this as an excuse for a terrible batting performance, just pointing out that it's simply not good enough for test cricket and I'd think the same if it was us benefitting from it. There's a hole appearing right where the quicks are planting on the back of about 10-12 overs bowled by seamers from that end, that's just pathetic.Still think the pitch is fine, sorry.
It is a landing point footmark, and can often happen, especially if you are landing in the same area.They don't have to land there, they can choose to alter their approach and landing point if they are finding it awkward. Oh, and yes, I am watching.
Quote from: aev on February 24, 2021, 02:40:48 PMIt is a landing point footmark, and can often happen, especially if you are landing in the same area.They don't have to land there, they can choose to alter their approach and landing point if they are finding it awkward. Oh, and yes, I am watching.Probs shouldn’t do that after about 20 overs of seam but will become irrelevant when it is Leach & Root bowling 30/40 overs each once the first bursts are done
Quote from: aev on February 24, 2021, 02:40:48 PMIt is a landing point footmark, and can often happen, especially if you are landing in the same area.They don't have to land there, they can choose to alter their approach and landing point if they are finding it awkward. Oh, and yes, I am watching.If you think a day pitch encouraging bowlers to change their line for their own safety is fine then I think we'll leave it at that.
But there are 2 different things really here that you've highlighted - you mentioned the ball behaving differently from their spinner (I don't know which balls you saw) but it could simply be a ball that simply didn't grip and went straight on.I don't think that would suggest a poor pitch.The landing points are a different thing - obviously it isn't ideal but it is far from unique. One of the reasons for this could of course be dusk / night time conditions that we have had to bowl in.
Quote from: aev on February 24, 2021, 03:57:52 PMBut there are 2 different things really here that you've highlighted - you mentioned the ball behaving differently from their spinner (I don't know which balls you saw) but it could simply be a ball that simply didn't grip and went straight on.I don't think that would suggest a poor pitch.The landing points are a different thing - obviously it isn't ideal but it is far from unique. One of the reasons for this could of course be dusk / night time conditions that we have had to bowl in.They're not different things though, both are consequences of their being almost no grass at the crease at either end, you can see that by simply looking for the painted line, it's almost completely disappeared at both ends on the side we're bowling from. What grass was there was just bound to the top layer of soil and that was lost in less than half a day of play. All of this means that the pitch has been allowed to dry out, with the intention of giving the spinners grip and turn from the first day but they've gone too far with it.The deliveries I mentioned (and that the studio team raised) were as sign, for me, that the pitch was a dustbowl, what has happened in this last session with the England quicks just backs that up.Anyway i don't want to argue about it, it won't change the game anyway, I just think there should be questions asked.On the game itself Pope nearly got a wonder catch there, it that had stuck it'd have been one of the most replayed catches of all time, very unlucky.
Well we can happily disagree. The pitch for the last test was awful - I think this one is nowhere near as bad.Unless we are able to bat time we will struggle to be competitive in India.