Australia have in their side the amazing Nivethan Rahakrishnan. Liam Livingstone is relatively rare in that he is comfortable bowling both off and leg spin. Rahakrishnan takes that one step further in that he does and will bowl both right arm off spin and left arm orthodox.
In a strange sort of way, I believe India could do with losing at least one of these two - they will both have one eye on their ton and in these last half a dozen overs India need someone with power and swinging from the hips
In a strange sort of way, I believe India could do with losing at least one of these two - they will both have one eye on their ton and in these last half a dozen overs India need someone with power and swinging from the hips
Wrong decision, which cost Rasheed the chance to make a hundred. But you can't blame any of the three umpires. The fielder claimed the half-volley catch and the on-field umpires gave it out. The third umpire couldn't possibly overturn it due to the paucity of evidence.
When a fielder takes a straight-on catch, close to the ground, he knows whether he has caught it cleanly (because the backs of his fingers will drag on the ground) or if he's caught it on the bounce (when his hands will come up with the ball). It was the latter.
stood down and 'temporarily' replaced by Strauss .. the mystery is how Giles ever got the job .. over promoted .. Let's hope Strauss is now in a position to re-take the job permanently .. his first priority is to sort out the England coaching and selection fiasco
Would be great to see Strauss take it up permanently but very understandable if his number one priority is appointing a successor.
Although it was Strauss who dictated that all efforts should be to concentrate on white ball cricket so is partially responsible for our demise so far as red ball is concerned. Hopefully he and the ECB will seek to re-align things though, as I've said before, playing half the games in April, May and September really does not help.
(hopefully both of those players can be moved on with thanks. Yes Shrubsole dobbing them up against India won us a world cup once, but the game has moved on)
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When a fielder takes a straight-on catch, close to the ground, he knows whether he has caught it cleanly (because the backs of his fingers will drag on the ground) or if he's caught it on the bounce (when his hands will come up with the ball). It was the latter.
Real shame.
290-5
Yeah probably right
Giles' exit confirmed
the women have basically just thrown the test away and now this ODI
https://matchcentre.premier.saca.com.au/match/25-3752456/scorecard/
He's not unique either in doing so. No ego or desire to count the money derived from his non existent Central Contract!