Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Wed Jan 19, 2011 10:24 pm  

GCM1980 wrote:

On a thread dedicated to the Ashes series, I don't think you're going to get much support here. Test cricket is a fascinating tactical battle. Sadly some people don't have the attention span for it.

A 'fascinating tactical battle'??!!!!

Would that be the 'fascinating tactical battle' that involves bowling the other side out twice unless it rains constantly after day 3 and it ends up as a draw?

Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Wed Jan 19, 2011 10:30 pm  

There's plenty of middle order collapses in Test cricket to make it a good viewing spectacle. Cook's knock in the 5th match was also a joy to watch. Test cricket is not for x-box addicts - it's for the grown ups and the laid back chilled out community.

Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Wed Jan 19, 2011 10:35 pm  

PHIPPS wrote:

A 'fascinating tactical battle'??!!!!

Would that be the 'fascinating tactical battle' that involves bowling the other side out twice unless it rains constantly after day 3 and it ends up as a draw?

Test cricket = 2 Grandmasters playing chess.

One Day cricket = 2 halfwits playing draughts.....

Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Wed Jan 19, 2011 10:50 pm  

I much prefer test cricket. One day cricket can be decided by one batsman hanging around and getting a century. You have to earn a win in test cricket.

Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Fri Jan 21, 2011 3:35 pm  

Dita's Slot Meter wrote:

Test cricket = 2 Grandmasters playing chess.

One Day cricket = 2 halfwits playing draughts.....

Excellent analogy

.....and having been to South Africa, New Zealand, Australia (twice) and Bangladesh to watch England's test series', I am happy to be a chess grandmaster!!


(Although I did some ODI's too)

Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Sun Jan 23, 2011 6:37 pm  

England havent got the right balance at all and bringing Prior back in has been a masterstroke .....why do we persist with a wicket-keeper at the top of the order,it clearly isnt working and why dont we go in with Strauss and Bell with Prior/Davis/Keiswetter down the order at 7.

The bowling should be bolsterd by the return of Broad,Anderson and Swann and add Bresnan too who is now injured.

Strauss
Bell
Trott
KP
Collingwood (lucky to be in)
Morgan
Prior/Davis/Keiswetter
Bresnan
Broad
Swann
Anderson

Would be scratching for a 5th bowler unless we leave colly out.

Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Sun Jan 23, 2011 7:02 pm  

Dita's Slot Meter wrote:

Test cricket = 2 Grandmasters playing chess.

One Day cricket = 2 halfwits playing draughts.....

How on earth can you say that???!
You seem to be under the illusion that test cricket is some incredible tactical battle that hasn't been seen since Garry Kasparov took on that 'Deep Blue' computer programme at chess a long time ago



Test cricket is a more boring long winded drawn out version of the one day game (which in itself is not that interesting but sort of ok to watch if there is nothing else on)

Are you really honestly saying you would prefer to watch a game where the run rate in a days play (if it's not ruined by rain) is averaging about one run every 3 balls at the very most?

WHY??!

Oh dear.

Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Sun Jan 23, 2011 9:41 pm  

PHIPPS wrote:

How on earth can you say that???!
You seem to be under the illusion that test cricket is some incredible tactical battle that hasn't been seen since Garry Kasparov took on that 'Deep Blue' computer programme at chess a long time ago



Test cricket is a more boring long winded drawn out version of the one day game (which in itself is not that interesting but sort of ok to watch if there is nothing else on)

Are you really honestly saying you would prefer to watch a game where the run rate in a days play (if it's not ruined by rain) is averaging about one run every 3 balls at the very most?

WHY??!

Oh dear.

....Oh dear indeed.....Look, I find Golf very, very tedious, yet I respect that some find it entertaining.

Just accept you are on the wrong thread to start throwing about 'Cricket is boring' barbs.

Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Mon Jan 24, 2011 12:06 am  

Is it 3-0 now?
We seem to be good at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Mon Jan 24, 2011 12:57 pm  

Nowhere near the jaws of victory yesterday, a poor batting performance (again) as the selectors desperately try to justify picking Prior for the World Cup.

Given the luxury of multiple failures accorded to some further down the order, Davies must be wondering exactly what he's done wrong.