Indian tour pitches

[The Swans Blog]

Pune was a pile of lifeless crap, that offered far too much to the spinners far too early on. There's no way that Bengaluru escapes the same scrutiny. A cracked pitch from day one, offering huge variable bounce for the pace bowlers as well as ridiculous turn for the spinners. The patches of green all over the pitch, in and around the cracks are disgraceful.

I hope that the BCCI are heavily punished for the garbage they've served up.

 

[Marklar_33]

Makes great cricket

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Makes great cricket

This.

These pitches are great compared to roads.

 

[Scotland]

What's so bad about the second test pitch? Yeah it has visible cracks but it's hardly a 5th day minefield.

 

[strewthcobber]

What's so bad about the second test pitch? Yeah it has visible cracks but it's hardly a 5th day minefield.

Variable bounce on day one is enough to condemn this pitch as poor alone.

 

[PhatBoy]

Variable bounce on day one is enough to condemn this pitch as poor alone.

So variable bounce is a no-no, but variable line is fine.

 

[Great8]

I love it, true test match cricket.
Imagine if these Princess' had to play on uncovered wet pitches like Bradman and co used to. The only time everybody is happy now is when they are playing on a strip of bitumen

 

[Andrew Mc]

Win the toss, win the match. Will happen every Test this series. And all of them will be lucky to make it past day 3.

 

[Bradesmaen]

Pune was a pile of lifeless crap, that offered far too much to the spinners far too early on. There's no way that Bengaluru escapes the same scrutiny. A cracked pitch from day one, offering hugely variable bounce for the pace bowlers as well as ridiculous turn for the spinners. The patches of green all over the pitch, in and around the cracks are disgraceful.

I hope that the BCCI are heavily punished for the garbage they've served up.

Indian pitches are always cracked from Day 1. India is a country on a lot of clay, so the moisture is soaked up by the clay and expands. When the moisture disappears the clay contracts significantly and causes cracking. The cracks are not the same as cracks you get on Australian pitches. The patches of green around the cracks are to help keep them together and prevent the pitch from falling apart early on.

#themoreyouknow

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrink–swell_capacity FYI.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Win the toss, win the match. Will happen every Test this series. And all of them will be lucky to make it past day 3.

India won the toss for this game and we're ahead on points. Weird post.

 

[Tyberious Funk]

So variable bounce is a no-no, but variable line is fine.

On day one? Yeah, pretty much.

 

[PhatBoy]

On day one? Yeah, pretty much.

'It can do anything, as longs as it's when I say so.'

 

[The Swans Blog]

Indian pitches are always cracked from Day 1. India is a country on a lot of clay, so the moisture is soaked up by the clay and expands. When the moisture disappears the clay contracts significantly and causes cracking. The cracks are not the same as cracks you get on Australian pitches. The patches of green around the cracks are to help keep them together and prevent the pitch from falling apart early on.

#themoreyouknow

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrink–swell_capacity FYI.

That's all well and good, but it doesn't excuse the terrible quality of the pitches thus far. India haven't even completed 3 consecutive sessions when batting.

Winning test matches with first innings total of 240 is terrible. India haven't even surpassed 200 yet.

This match should go to day 4 at least.

 

[Andrew Mc]

India won the toss for this game and we're ahead on points. Weird post.

Disagree. India will be batting by days end.

 

[Scotland]

India didn't make it past 107 in Pune while we made 260 and 285. That's not really the fault of the pitch.

 

[PhatBoy]

That's all well and good, but it doesn't excuse the terrible quality of the pitches thus far. India haven't even completed 3 consecutive sessions when batting.

Winning test matches with first innings total of 240 is terrible. India haven't even surpassed 200 yet.

This match should go to day 4 at least.

You mean like in Perth this summer where SA made 240 batting first and won?

 

[eth-dog]

This pitch is terrible. Ideally there's a contest between bat and ball; this is dominated by the ball.

 

[PhatBoy]

This pitch is terrible. Ideally there's a contest between bat and ball; this is dominated by the ball.

They're 2-90.

 

[Bradesmaen]

That's all well and good, but it doesn't excuse the terrible quality of the pitches thus far. India haven't even completed 3 consecutive sessions when batting.

Winning test matches with first innings total of 240 is terrible. India haven't even surpassed 200 yet.

This match should go to day 4 at least.

You clearly didn't read a thing I wrote so just go on as you are

 

[The Swans Blog]

You clearly didn't read a thing I wrote so just go on as you are

I shall do just that and you can take your clay home with you

 

[The Swans Blog]

They're 2-90.

I know your hate for Australia knows no bounds, but seriously, come on.

 

[PhatBoy]

I know your hate for Australia knows no bounds, but seriously, come on.

Um, what?

 

[The Swans Blog]

Um, what?

You're saying that this pile of puss pitch is fine. It would be utterly shamed in every other nation.

 

[PhatBoy]

You're saying that this pile of puss pitch is fine. It would be utterly shamed in every other nation.

A team is 2-106 and the perpetual sooks on here are carrying on like it's the apocalypse. Go and watch some f***ing T20 if you don't like a bit of graft.

''Winning test matches with first innings totals of 240 is terrible.'

You've gone pretty quiet on that one I noticed.

 

[Bradesmaen]

The run rate is below 2, it's clearly in favour of the ball as they are struggling to survive