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Re: First Test - Australia vs India
I went yesterday, and had a few observations from a not overly cricket oriented type.
- Although the Indians bowled and caught well, the ground fielding was average at best and the amount of times the ball hit the ground while throwing it arond between balls was a joke. Guys throwing it to guys who weren't expecting it etc. Not a great sign, especially some of the body language. Hope Kirsten can drill into them the importance of fielding.
- Impressed at how good the Aussies are at keeping the board ticking over. Even when they seem tied down they're taking singles and rotating the strike.
- For a game you don't get to see often, test cricket really has its own pace, and even as a spectator you tend to drift in and out a little bit (or is that just me?), but its great fun and I hope that pace isn't lost in the rush to 20/20.
-Spectator wise, some people are just flat out ****wits. It'd be great if they were interested in cricket but clearly it's secondary to chanting really, really dumb chants.
I went yesterday, and had a few observations from a not overly cricket oriented type.
- Although the Indians bowled and caught well, the ground fielding was average at best and the amount of times the ball hit the ground while throwing it arond between balls was a joke. Guys throwing it to guys who weren't expecting it etc. Not a great sign, especially some of the body language. Hope Kirsten can drill into them the importance of fielding.
- Impressed at how good the Aussies are at keeping the board ticking over. Even when they seem tied down they're taking singles and rotating the strike.
- For a game you don't get to see often, test cricket really has its own pace, and even as a spectator you tend to drift in and out a little bit (or is that just me?), but its great fun and I hope that pace isn't lost in the rush to 20/20.
-Spectator wise, some people are just flat out ****wits. It'd be great if they were interested in cricket but clearly it's secondary to chanting really, really dumb chants.
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