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Posted January 03, 2013 08:40 · last edited January 03, 2013 08:45

I know they are 250-3, but surely at the start of a new day on a rain refreshed pitch you have to back your bowlers with more that 1 slip and a gully.  If early wickets aren't taken they will cruise to 500.  Surely you give the bowlers half a session, or even half an hour to attack and see what they can do with the fresh start. The main reason I didn't want McCullum to be captain is that in the past when he was captain he has actually been to [b] defensive [/b] with his field placings, and Taylor much more consistently aggressive.  Further evidence provided today.


As I type this, Boult has just bowled Peterson.  Hopefully this spurs McCullum into attacking.


NB: I also like Shane Bonds brutal realism in his assessment of yesterdays play (effectively pitch was fine, SA was good, we were shit), combined with a hopeful optimism of answering 'where to from here' with ' bowl them out for 350, score 500 and defend 200!


Edit: Nope, still one slip, one gully.  Aggressive (reckless) when its innapropriate, defensive when we need to attack.

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aitkenmike edited January 03, 2013 08:45

I know they are 250-3, but surely at the start of a new day on a rain refreshed pitch you have to back your bowlers with more that 1 slip and a gully.  If early wickets aren't taken they will cruise to 500.  Surely you give the bowlers half a session, or even half an hour to attack and see what they can do with the fresh start. The main reason I didn't want McCullum to be captain is that in the past when he was captain he has actually been to [b] defensive [/b] with his field placings, and Taylor much more consistently aggressive.  Further evidence provided today.


As I type this, Boult has just bowled Peterson.  Hopefully this spurs McCullum into attacking.


NB: I also like Shane Bonds brutal realism in his assessment of yesterdays play (effectively pitch was fine, SA was good, we were shit), combined with a hopeful optimism of answering 'where to from here' with ' bowl them out for 350, score 500 and defend 200!