Comments on: Declarations unforeseen on paper

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 17:08:11 +0000

I’m confused. This is more or less the same India which eventually crumbled to pathetic lows against England last summer, and made us look good. Now they’ve at least put in a half-decent effort against essentially the same Aussie side which made us look pathetic just a year ago. Are we now better than Australia again, or what?

By: Micko

Micko — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 23:07:41 +0000

Declaration batting is tedious enough to watch in the second innings, but when it’s happening in the first innings as well you know you have a problem.

By: Stormin'

Stormin' — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 20:33:22 +0000

Not watching as frightened by thoughts of unravelling of Indian bowlers. Textile industry in sub-continent may not recover.
Kohli just being economical with the truth.
India could care less about playing abroad. ACB should sue for misrepresentation. They can borrow drafting of Particulars of Claim from their spineless guests -viz claim vs WI (who at least had the integrity to put in a proper ‘no-show’).

By: North by West

North by West — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 06:12:04 +0000

The pitches have been awful. I can only assume this was a directive from CA (or the BCCI?) to get four five day Tests. It also makes the lack of a WACA Test suspicious.

By: Alec

Alec — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 16:48:12 +0000

In reply to sam. Well, at least Sri Lanka weren't bowling for the declaration.

By: sam

sam — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 15:39:49 +0000

Speaking of getting bowled out…

Peter Moores: “Anyone who saw us bat in Sri Lanka saw us play in a different style. We didn’t always execute it perfectly because we got bowled out”