On the evidence of yesterday they were though, and that's the only evidence that the Table will take into account.Australia are not a "much better" side than England. A lot of things went wrong for us yesterday, and on Sunday too. I hope, and expect, that these games will have been exactly the boot up the arse the team has needed.
On the evidence of yesterday they were though, and that's the only evidence that the Table will take into account.
I think the country would be happy with a not-so-good team that mullered others and won the World Cup.Sure, on the day they were the better side. But overall? Nope.
My fear is that the England game has been built on utter self-confidence. That confidence now seems to be ebbing away. That would work as the opposite of a kick up the arse.Australia are not a "much better" side than England. A lot of things went wrong for us yesterday, and on Sunday too. I hope, and expect, that these games will have been exactly the boot up the arse the team has needed.
I think the country would be happy with a not-so-good team that mullered others and won the World Cup.
There's an emerging school of thought which says that we have been exposed as one-trick ponies, bullies on flat tracks, but our groundsmen haven't had the memo, clearly!
My fear is that the England game has been built on utter self-confidence. That confidence now seems to be ebbing away. That would work as the opposite of a kick up the arse.
I hadn't realised quite how stellar his stats were until I heard them yesterday - he's head and shoulders above anyone else in terms of his World Cup bowling. Not taken a wicket for a couple of overs? Don't worry, he'll take one this over's a nice place for his Skip to be!Confidence and batting deep. Top and middle order can afford to throw the bat as they trust there will be someone else to take up the reins if they fail. I'm not knocking it by any means because it is fun to watch and has given results. On it's day, it's majestic.
There's no magic art to it either, the tactic is plain to see. It simply biases the game approach towards batting and out scoring the opposition. However, if you have a bowler, such as Starc, who can disrupt that game plan then it makes the tactic less certain to succeed. That's when you need your backup plan.
Yesterday, I nearly said 'NZ know how to win' suggesting they'd be a difficult opponent for England to beat. That was yesterday. Today, maybe NZ are putting themselves to that test... 46-4 as I type.
There's an emerging school of thought which says that we have been exposed as one-trick ponies, bullies on flat tracks, but our groundsmen haven't had the memo, clearly!
Interested to find out more about how regulated this is - do you know the process involved?The IOC have control over the type of wickets produced at the World Cup.
It isn’t like an ashes tour where the ECB control the wickets.
Not sure, i heard it on TMS. And i meant the ICC not the IOC obvs.Interested to find out more about how regulated this is - do you know the process involved?