Yeah, got that. But these have been the rules for 100 and so years. Has a pitch ever been that bad before in recent times? I don't remember one?
Yes there was: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/8431522.stm
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Yeah, got that. But these have been the rules for 100 and so years. Has a pitch ever been that bad before in recent times? I don't remember one?
Haha, It's hardly the aim of the sport.. it's just adding in another variable.What a dumb sport that the aim of the game is to play on a pitch with cracks like that hoping for a irregular bounce
Maybe I'll just go Play basketball or soccer with a footy
I thought it was fantastic.. brings another element into the game which the bowlers love. It would be boring if all the pitches were all exactly the same.
It's a bit like the variety in the tennis grand slam, grass in wimbledon, clay in france and different hard courts here and US.
Hmm? I know it would never happen, but I'd also like to see say one toss of the coin in the first game, and then if it's a 5 match series, the winner of the toss could have 3 picks of when they bat first or last, and the loser could have 2 picks. Seems a bit unfair for the Poms when they loose 3 out of 3 coin tosses? And especially moreso when a pitch cracks really bad like this one did?
See ya's.
Why not simply have a toss for the first game, then alternate after this for each Test?Hmm? I know it would never happen, but I'd also like to see say one toss of the coin in the first game, and then if it's a 5 match series, the winner of the toss could have 3 picks of when they bat first or last, and the loser could have 2 picks. Seems a bit unfair for the Poms when they loose 3 out of 3 coin tosses? And especially moreso when a pitch cracks really bad like this one did?
See ya's.
Why not simply have a toss for the first game, then alternate after this for each Test?
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I?m not convinced the toss plays such an important role, only a slight physiological role at best.. In Brisbane, our most convincing win, we crumbled in our first batting innings on a good batting pitch. We won from brilliant bowling which had little to do with the pitch (first and second innings).
Hmm? I know it would never happen, but I'd also like to see say one toss of the coin in the first game, and then if it's a 5 match series, the winner of the toss could have 3 picks of when they bat first or last, and the loser could have 2 picks. Seems a bit unfair for the Poms when they loose 3 out of 3 coin tosses? And especially moreso when a pitch cracks really bad like this one did?
It's a good point, and with the way pitches are prepared these days (and the shockers in England during our winter) the toss seems more important than ever.
Of the 8 tests so far (5 in UK, 3 here) the toss winner has batted first each time.
One way to fix it would be to prepare pitches with a bit more life in them, so it becomes a real choice for the toss winning captain. At the moment, the captain who wins the toss chooses to bat all the time. I can't remember the last time a captain elected to bowl first.
I can't remember the last time a captain elected to bowl first.
Of the last 8 Ashes tests, in England and this summer, the team winning the toss has won 6 times. The other two were affected by rain, and the toss winner was ahead in those games. It's so hard to chase a decent total on deteriorating pitches.
Ricky Ponting. Edgbaston 2005.
England played NZ in NZ earlier this year. For all three tests, the winner of the toss elected to field. All three games were drawn.
Wiki actually gives the % figures for wins after winning the toss.. its pretty marginal.
Imo, its played no part in this series. England has been dominated by our bowling in 1st and 2nd innings of each test.
Absolutely.I guess my point is it should require the captain to think about his decision, on winning the toss. On these pitches it is an automatic 'bat' when the coin comes up your way.
My view is we should never feel sorry for the Poms They give it to us when they win so we should take much delight in winning 5-0.. I'm hoping we beat them by an innings in the 4th or 5th test!! Bring on boxing daySeems a bit unfair for the Poms when they loose 3 out of 3 coin tosses? And especially moreso when a pitch cracks really bad like this one did?