The Cricket Thread

[Wolftone]

A lot of ex Indian players haven’t taken the defeat well. Suggestion that with more luck India would be 3-0 up. Another was England aren’t playing with skill, India just aren’t coping with the pressure.

Tough shit.
Test cricket is supposed to be tough.
Probably more mentally than technically.
Where's the pressure coming from as well? Their fan base and media.
Every country has experienced that at one time or another.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Tbf it's easy to argue they should be 3-0 up.

They aren't though.

 

[jd1981]

Applying pressure to the opponent is a skill in itself and coping with it is another skill.
You could easily argue England probably should’ve won the last ashes 4-1, rain at old Trafford stopped us winning and very much let the first test slip through our fingers with the last 2 wickets.