Re: Where's the Oval Groundsman's Thread.

[skully]

How is it possible to whinge about the pitch ...poor application by the batsmen and good bowling have been the major factors in just about every wicket

Aye. Stuey Broad pulled the spell of his life out of his arse after the rain break. The pitch had nowt to do with any of his 5 dismissals.

[Henry]

Spanky took the opportunity to have a good whinge about the pitch. Calling it "made to order" etc.....

[JKLever]

Englands 2nd innings putting Aus 1st in its proper light perhaps....

[Bradman]

Too true.

[skully]

Englands 2nd innings putting Aus 1st in its proper light perhaps....

Damn straight.

[taipan]

How is this pitch so bad. Somewhere around 400/6 yesterday wasn't it?

[Bradman]

It's not a bad pitch. It was designed for a result. Nothing wrong with that. We've just played shithouse.

[taipan]

Was more a poke at the commentators.

[Guest]

Spanky took the opportunity to have a good whinge about the pitch. Calling it "made to order" etc.....

Yeah, because we have Warne, Murali and Kumble to call on, after all.

[holcs]

This pitch is what Test cricket should be about IMO.

A test of batter and bowler. You bowl a caarp one it gets tw@tted, you bowl well, and the batters have to work very hard.

Hence Test cricket surely?

[Bradman]

Surely.

[Brass Monkey]

Very good pitch this, every facet of the game is aided by this pitch - you just actually have to play well strange that!

[Henry]

Hooray for less than perfect pitches. Tends to sort the men from the boys.

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