You are right - this is very much Waugh's brand of cricket and the game is better for it. The Aussies , under Waugh, made Test cricket entertaining, dull draws were more or less eliminated ( a draw to save a game on the last day, is not dull. But the slow 500s , followed by the slow 600s followed by handshakes, ended with Waugh).
You are right - this is very much Waugh's brand of cricket and the game is better for it. The Aussies , under Waugh, made Test cricket entertaining, dull draws were more or less eliminated ( a draw to save a game on the last day, is not dull. But the slow 500s , followed by the slow 600s followed by handshakes, ended with Waugh).
I guess "take the game forward" was my giveaway ;). I am not enamored by all things Waugh - the baggy-green sentimentality being total bs. But, they were undeniably the most successful team in recent history and changed the game.
To your point , " cashing in later" doesn't happen all that much with Che Pu of late. He tires/bores himself into a soft dismissal. And so, it will help his team if he looked for non-risky runs on an ongoing basis, rather than wait for good omens 6 hrs into his innings.
All that said, if there ever was a day for Pujara to show his "Game", Day 5 is. Let's see how good he really is. With a win no longer in sight, if he really is that good a test batter, let him play good old fashioned Test cricket and save this one. Low hopes though, I just don't think he is good enough
You are right - this is very much Waugh's brand of cricket and the game is better for it. The Aussies , under Waugh, made Test cricket entertaining, dull draws were more or less eliminated ( a draw to save a game on the last day, is not dull. But the slow 500s , followed by the slow 600s followed by handshakes, ended with Waugh).
I guess "take the game forward" was my giveaway ;). I am not enamored by all things Waugh - the baggy-green sentimentality being total bs. But, they were undeniably the most successful team in recent history and changed the game.
To your point , " cashing in later" doesn't happen all that much with Che Pu of late. He tires/bores himself into a soft dismissal. And so, it will help his team if he looked for non-risky runs on an ongoing basis, rather than wait for good omens 6 hrs into his innings.
All that said, if there ever was a day for Pujara to show his "Game", Day 5 is. Let's see how good he really is. With a win no longer in sight, if he really is that good a test batter, let him play good old fashioned Test cricket and save this one. Low hopes though, I just don't think he is good enough