You’re right, we should be out there playing warm up fixtures and climatizing
Regardless playing in India is almost mission impossible
The women can barely lay a glove on England and Australia and have now smashed both sides on home pitches, Mens team behind the 8 ball against a bang average Saffa side currently
On Indian pitches win at a canter
The Baz/Key mentality is to trust the players but I’d much rather them be out there a couple of weeks before the first test, mentality is probably will it make much of a difference?
The more you look at the test squad they’ve picked the more you feel they’ve got a lot wrong
Cuzer
Dear me boys this is capitulation at its finest
It’s only got to nibble off a length and it’s like nursery kids coming out to bat, clueless
Only Kohli showed his ability and in true Virat style he’s only batting for himself, run out of Bumrah was pure comedy
Shouldn’t be losing like that to the Saffers with all the ability in that XI
Read an article this morning in the Independent basically saying India just happy to hammer teams at home on prepared pitches and pick up the odd win away, classic example of that mentality here I’m afraid
Some dicking this
Cuzer
(12-28-2023, 02:50 PM)Cuzer Wrote: [ -> ]Dear me boys this is capitulation at its finest
It’s only got to nibble off a length and it’s like nursery kids coming out to bat, clueless
Only Kohli showed his ability and in true Virat style he’s only batting for himself, run out of Bumrah was pure comedy
Shouldn’t be losing like that to the Saffers with all the ability in that XI
Read an article this morning in the Independent basically saying India just happy to hammer teams at home on prepared pitches and pick up the odd win away, classic example of that mentality here I’m afraid
Some dicking this
Cuzer
Worry about your own.
RSB
(12-28-2023, 03:01 PM)rsbaggy2 Wrote: [ -> ] (12-28-2023, 02:50 PM)Cuzer Wrote: [ -> ]Dear me boys this is capitulation at its finest
It’s only got to nibble off a length and it’s like nursery kids coming out to bat, clueless
Only Kohli showed his ability and in true Virat style he’s only batting for himself, run out of Bumrah was pure comedy
Shouldn’t be losing like that to the Saffers with all the ability in that XI
Read an article this morning in the Independent basically saying India just happy to hammer teams at home on prepared pitches and pick up the odd win away, classic example of that mentality here I’m afraid
Some dicking this
Cuzer
Worry about your own.
RSB
Bless
Clearly you have plenty to worry about after that gutless showing, no?
You’re shit (on your travels) and you know you are :-)
Take those blinkers off RS and give them pelters, that was shocking, never won in SA and lose the first in a two game series, against that XI?
Ego’s all over the shop fella
Cuzer
(12-28-2023, 08:12 PM)Cuzer Wrote: [ -> ] (12-28-2023, 03:01 PM)rsbaggy2 Wrote: [ -> ] (12-28-2023, 02:50 PM)Cuzer Wrote: [ -> ]Dear me boys this is capitulation at its finest
It’s only got to nibble off a length and it’s like nursery kids coming out to bat, clueless
Only Kohli showed his ability and in true Virat style he’s only batting for himself, run out of Bumrah was pure comedy
Shouldn’t be losing like that to the Saffers with all the ability in that XI
Read an article this morning in the Independent basically saying India just happy to hammer teams at home on prepared pitches and pick up the odd win away, classic example of that mentality here I’m afraid
Some dicking this
Cuzer
Worry about your own.
RSB
Bless
Clearly you have plenty to worry about after that gutless showing, no?
You’re shit (on your travels) and you know you are :-)
Take those blinkers off RS and give them pelters, that was shocking, never won in SA and lose the first in a two game series, against that XI?
Ego’s all over the shop fella
Cuzer
We shall see about egos later .... none bigger than those within the ECB and the way they approach test series.
I dunno, I’ve agreed the ECB IMO should have gone to India earlier but when you read Key’s comments it’s more to do with better prep in Abu Dhabi due to poor piracies pitches in India etc and all the madness that comes with being there
The SA performance was just gutless, we’ve had plenty over the years, suck it up
Cuzer
(12-29-2023, 11:30 AM)Cuzer Wrote: [ -> ]I dunno, I’ve agreed the ECB IMO should have gone to India earlier but when you read Key’s comments it’s more to do with better prep in Abu Dhabi due to poor piracies pitches in India etc and all the madness that comes with being there
The SA performance was just gutless, we’ve had plenty over the years, suck it up
Cuzer
I don't know about gutless but it was certainly pathetically poor. However, there is a chance to redeem themselves. I would hope for better in the next test.
''poor piracies pitches''? Never come across on eof those before!
(12-28-2023, 04:30 AM)pindgill Wrote: [ -> ]England flying to India for a 5 test series 3 DAYS before the 1st test in Hyderabad!!!..
Some preparation for going to the toughest place to actually win a series Indians rightly will be going for the jugular and a 5-0 win 
Why would this comprise a possibility of chutzpah? Do you man hubris?
(12-29-2023, 12:19 PM)Hudds1 Wrote: [ -> ] (12-28-2023, 04:30 AM)pindgill Wrote: [ -> ]England flying to India for a 5 test series 3 DAYS before the 1st test in Hyderabad!!!..
Some preparation for going to the toughest place to actually win a series Indians rightly will be going for the jugular and a 5-0 win
Why would this comprise a possibility of chutzpah? Do you man hubris?
Oy vey!
(12-29-2023, 12:27 PM)Fido Wrote: [ -> ] (12-29-2023, 12:19 PM)Hudds1 Wrote: [ -> ] (12-28-2023, 04:30 AM)pindgill Wrote: [ -> ]England flying to India for a 5 test series 3 DAYS before the 1st test in Hyderabad!!!..
Some preparation for going to the toughest place to actually win a series Indians rightly will be going for the jugular and a 5-0 win
Why would this comprise a possibility of chutzpah? Do you man hubris?
Oy vey!
Kibbitzer!!