It's not even that the pitches absurdly favour India. They'll win this match but they might have lost it, their batsmen had no chance either.
Quote from: Monty on February 25, 2021, 12:41:41 PMIt's not even that the pitches absurdly favour India. They'll win this match but they might have lost it, their batsmen had no chance either.Absolutely, I don't think it's any disrespect to Root to suggest that him getting 5-8 points to the pitch being a minefield.
Quote from: paul_e on February 25, 2021, 01:05:23 PMQuote from: Monty on February 25, 2021, 12:41:41 PMIt's not even that the pitches absurdly favour India. They'll win this match but they might have lost it, their batsmen had no chance either.Absolutely, I don't think it's any disrespect to Root to suggest that him getting 5-8 points to the pitch being a minefield.With the pitches clearly being prepared to take spin early, I do think they favour India as they have better spinners.Of course, we often do the same at home too. I guess the differences is even at home it maybe a tricky first session or so but then improves, before deteriorating.The last pitch just simply got worse from the first ball being bowled, with the pitch disintegrating.