You see people saying “brainless” for Brook and arse trying to score big, “should’ve left it” or “play a defensive shot” etc. well if they did that instead of hitting boundaries, we probably wouldn’t have avoided the follow on! Stokes went against that natural aggressive nature and still got out on a low score
Two good sides,nip and tuck between them. Can't understand why anyone wouldn't enjoy this.Great advert for the best form of the game imo. Both have talented batting line-ups....runs galore......India are a touch ahead imo, because they have Bumrah,but not sure if he'll play all the matches. Going to be a really enjoyable series.
Reminds me of my summer holdays when I was a bairn, on the sofa, watching the cricket on BBC, its a crime it wasnt protected, great we got ****ing tennis!
Never played cricket in my life so only know it through watching TV but their seems to be a very finre line to bowling and throwing imo. And this blokes release of the ball looks suspisiously like the latter..
There is a detailed explanation of how he does it by Steven Finn on the bbc cricket page, well worth a read.
Quick wickets needed. Get amongst them before they get too far ahead. All 5 bowlers need to step up and not just leave it to Stokes. Need to be sharp in the field
Its his delivery point that makes him different to other bowlers - He delivers the ball from 20 or 21 yards instead of 22 due to the position of his arm at point of delivery - its much further forward than more "orthodox" bowlers - it hurries batters into making shots. More than that he is just a ****ing good bowler as well - think his action will cause him injury problems later in his career though.
Fortunately for those watching, Stokes won’t do that. I’d rather lose trying to win than lose trying to draw
