Unpopular Cricket Opinions

[Taylor]

India could just decide to bat once and make Australia chase on day five

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Crazy idea - If it's the 4th day of a Test match, and and we're still not into the 3rd innings of the match, and there's been no time lost due to weather, if the team batting 2nd passes the opposition's total, it should be an automatic declaration.

Eg. if India reach 452 here in their 1st innings (passing Australia's 1st innings total by one run), then regardless of whether they want to keep batting, their innings should be over, and the 2nd half of the game should begin. It would at least encourage more results, instead of these types of matches petering out into inevitable draws.

No.

 

[JG22]

Crazy idea - If it's the 4th day of a Test match, and and we're still not into the 3rd innings of the match, and there's been no time lost due to weather, if the team batting 2nd passes the opposition's total, it should be an automatic declaration.

Eg. if India reach 452 here in their 1st innings (passing Australia's 1st innings total by one run), then regardless of whether they want to keep batting, their innings should be over, and the 2nd half of the game should begin. It would at least encourage more results, instead of these types of matches petering out into inevitable draws.

If a team was playing for the draw they would just wouldn't run.

And if the bowling team wanted to bat again they would just bowl wides and s**t

 

[PhatBoy]

Crazy idea - If it's the 4th day of a Test match, and and we're still not into the 3rd innings of the match, and there's been no time lost due to weather, if the team batting 2nd passes the opposition's total, it should be an automatic declaration.

Eg. if India reach 452 here in their 1st innings (passing Australia's 1st innings total by one run), then regardless of whether they want to keep batting, their innings should be over, and the 2nd half of the game should begin. It would at least encourage more results, instead of these types of matches petering out into inevitable draws.

With respect, that's atrocious.

'Sorry guys, we know you bowled them out for 120 in 35 overs and passed them
0-down in 20 overs, but your reward is that the game essentially starts again and the first innings is rendered entirely null and void. Bad luck.'

 

[AngryRanga]

With respect, that's atrocious.

'Sorry guys, we know you bowled them out for 120 in 35 overs and passed them
0-down in 20 overs, but your reward is that the game essentially starts again and the first innings is rendered entirely null and void. Bad luck.'

That sounds like the first day, not the fourth.

 

[Marstermind]

Since becoming captain, Steve Smith's batting has become unbelievably good. But as a captain he's rubbish. Runs out of ideas way too quickly and doesn't even pretend to try anything different - even out of desperation.

 

[PhatBoy]

That sounds like the first day, not the fourth.

My bad - missed the 'if it's the fourth day' bit. But the same principal applies. Bowl a team out for a score and then run it down with ease, and your reward is literally nothing.

 

[Damon_3388]

With respect, that's atrocious.

'Sorry guys, we know you bowled them out for 120 in 35 overs and passed them
0-down in 20 overs, but your reward is that the game essentially starts again and the first innings is rendered entirely null and void. Bad luck.'

My bad - missed the 'if it's the fourth day' bit. But the same principal applies. Bowl a team out for a score and then run it down with ease, and your reward is literally nothing.

No, the situation you're stating doesn't apply.

If it takes you two-three days to chase their total, you're not "running it down with ease", and it probably wasn't a low total you bowled them out for to begin with.

It's if the team batting 2nd is still behind on the first innings at the start of day 4, then matches the opposition's 1st innings total during day 4, as India have done here. Gets the game moving forward, and gives each team 50-60 overs apiece to try and generate a result in the final day and a half, hopefully preventing these even, slow-paced games unaffected by weather just petering out into boring draws.

 

[Marstermind]

No, the situation you're stating doesn't apply.

It's if the team batting 2nd is still behind on the first innings at the start of day 4, then matches the opposition's 1st innings total during day 4, as India have done here. Gets the game moving forward, and gives each team 50-60 overs apiece to try and generate a result in the final day and a half, hopefully preventing these even, slow-paced games unaffected by weather just petering out into boring draws.

Problem is that the game is moving quite definitively forward - in India's direction. They'll keep batting for another session. Get a lead of 150 and back their bowlers to bowl Australia out on a 5th day wicket in a day. Even if they wrap up the tail quickly from here, there's a lead of 50 or so with 4 sessions to play. If Australia don't get 200+ and bat to tea tomorrow they lose. India have earned the upper hand in this match and have earned the right to move it forward how they want. Your plan denies them that and pretty much says "You know that 3.5 days of cricket we just had? Forget that and let's just start over again."

 

[Xtreme]

Virat Kohli will become a legend of the game - perhaps even eclipse Tendulkar

Steve Smith might smack a few runs here and there, but he will go down in history as one of if not the worst Captains Australia has ever had.

 

[Gough]

Are you bored mate?

 

[ioppolo]

Virat Kohli will become a legend of the game - perhaps even eclipse Tendulkar

Steve Smith might smack a few runs here and there, but he will go down in history as one of if not the worst Captains Australia has ever had.

Interesting timing considering the series both of them are having.

 

[Xtreme]

Interesting timing considering the series both of them are having.

Well Steve Smith's captaincy leaves a lot to be desired despite his form with the bat. Needs to work better when fielding and give everyone a run at bowling, especially when his usual goto guys are not taking the wickets.

 

[The_Reaper]

Virat Kohli will become a legend of the game - perhaps even eclipse Tendulkar

Steve Smith might smack a few runs here and there, but he will go down in history as one of if not the worst Captains Australia has ever had.

Funny because when we talk about great batsmen who were s**t Captains Tendulkar is the first to come to mind.

 

[Coops93]

Well Steve Smith's captaincy leaves a lot to be desired despite his form with the bat. Needs to work better when fielding and give everyone a run at bowling, especially when his usual goto guys are not taking the wickets.

At least Smith can point to his historically phenomenal record and say he's leading by example with his world-class fielding as well. However Kohli isn't a good captain and doesn't have the luxury of being a great fielder with a historic batting record.

He has incited almost every bit of vitriol from and against India the past couple of years. He constantly complains in the media, makes accusations and has an incredibly long memory about things irrelevant people have said about him. He doesn't have the leadership mentality of a captain off the field. On the field he is provocative and bang average tactically. His captaincy looks better because they have the best 2 bowlers in the world on the pitches that suit them best.

Whilst Smith isn't a great captain yet he has clearly grown from where he started. He's much more affirmed now and his body language has changed already. He's calmed down to an extent and learned more and more how to be a leader. He isn't there yet, but he's come a way already. But you're right - he does need to learn to rotate his bowlers creatively and show greater tactical nous on the field.

Kohli on the other hand, has only gotten worse.

 

[Stopher]

Since becoming captain, Steve Smith's batting has become unbelievably good. But as a captain he's rubbish. Runs out of ideas way too quickly and doesn't even pretend to try anything different - even out of desperation.

You mean something outrageous like use a 5th bowler?

 

[JG22]

You mean something outrageous like use a 5th bowler?

He didn't want to leak runs, because the game would get away very quickly and India would have won it.

SOK was very good and it took so long for Indians to make the runs that Australia could bat out a draw, was good captaincy for mine.

 

[JG22]

Virat Kohli will become a legend of the game - perhaps even eclipse Tendulkar

Steve Smith might smack a few runs here and there, but he will go down in history as one of if not the worst Captains Australia has ever had.

Watto was captain once remember

 

[Demosthenes]

And sent Maxwell in to open.

 

[JG22]

And sent Maxwell in to open.

That was pup wasn't it

 

[MC Bad Genius]

Watto was captain once remember

The game after he was suspended for homeworkgate no less!

 

[JG22]

The game after he was suspended for homeworkgate no less!

Mickey Arthur was such a legend

 

[Damon_3388]

The game after he was suspended for homeworkgate no less!

Obviously learnt his lesson

 

[Marklar_33]

Well Steve Smith's captaincy leaves a lot to be desired despite his form with the bat. Needs to work better when fielding and give everyone a run at bowling, especially when his usual goto guys are not taking the wickets.

It's not Milo Have-a-go-at Cricket

 

[Marklar_33]

Crazy idea - If it's the 4th day of a Test match, and and we're still not into the 3rd innings of the match, and there's been no time lost due to weather, if the team batting 2nd passes the opposition's total, it should be an automatic declaration.

Eg. if India reach 452 here in their 1st innings (passing Australia's 1st innings total by one run), then regardless of whether they want to keep batting, their innings should be over, and the 2nd half of the game should begin. It would at least encourage more results, instead of these types of matches petering out into inevitable draws.

I agree, but only in a leap year and only if the score is a multiplier of the number of spanners in a Sidchrome tool kit