Archer 4-0-61-1
Bumrah 4-0-33-1
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I thought England made a decent attempt at a huge target. It was such a flat wicket that it’s difficult to be too critical of the bowling.
Look forward the seeing Bethell in the summer. I hope he gets some red ball games in before the tests start.
I don’t think England play again until June 4th.
The Counties kick off the CC on April 3rd, I can’t see too many England players being “available” for that.
IMHO, it was another case of ‘don’t feed batsmen pace’. Samson started in ‘stand & deliver mode’, and Archer suitably obliged with some short stuff early doors, albeit, it must be said, the strip offered little/no movement with some bounce, the ball didn’t swing, allowing players to swing freely, which the Indians did! Brook’s drop (off Archer) of Samson when he was in the 20’s was pivotal IMHO, and it was only Rashid who slowed things down. I hope he isn’t planning retirement any time soon!
England feasted on Chakravarthy’s spin (1-64), but Bumrah had 3 overs kept in reserve, which held-up England’s advance.
India certainly worthy winners, especially given their fielding/catching.
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How cricket’s changed. In 1987 Australia scored 253 in the WC Final and England got 246 chasing. This week in a WC semi-final India posted the same 253 and England again fell 7 runs short. The key difference was that in 1987 it was a 50 over match.
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Great stat.
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I’d be interested to hear your opinion on Bumrah’s action. It just doesn’t look right to me as I was told when young, many years ago, the arm had to be straight.
I think he’s got an element of hyper-extension in his elbow, and the delivery presentation is via a ‘straight arm’ and angled body, hence the yorkers and inswingers. I don’t see an issue, as the laws allow an element of hyper-extension. I think it’s of greater concern when the arm doesn’t straighten, and you can get a slingy action, which one of the SL bowlers has, obviously remembering ‘slinga Malinga’ from yesteryear. To me, this is wrong (from a cricketing perspective), as the ball is often being delivered below the line of the shoulder, which allows for much greater ‘cutting action’ to be applied to the ball, which also means it moves through the air (akin to a baseball delivery).
Of course, a slingy action doesn’t mean the arm isn’t straight at the point of delivery.
Thanks. It is probably slow motion making it look more like a throw.
I can remember years ago Geoff Cope having his action scrutinised to see if the arm was straight.
I have never thought Bumrah had a dodgy action. He gets a lots of his whip from a very flexible wrist as well as his slight hyperextension
Bruce
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I watched some of the player auction for The Hundred this afternoon on TV.
My wife said I need to get a life. Lol.
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