Test level.. I have been finding it impossible but had a stab at a full 50 over competition on Test difficulty in the Champions Trophy.
Am I the only person that finds test level hard? Even as Australia I have trouble. I played an ICC CT2004 tournement as them. Hammered USA in the first match and got them all out for 12, then made that score for the loss of 1 wicket. New Zealand were next in our group, and they batted poorly and made 119 all out. I got there for the loss of 5 wickets. Several players got in and made a few quick runs. We started really well going at 8 runs an over, but things slowed down when Cairns and Vittori started blowing. But we won and met Sri Lanka in the semi-final.
A real hum-dinger. Got them all out for 52 runs. I thought this total would be easy as my batmen performed ok in the last two games. But it was a nightmare. Wickets falling all around and even a paltry 53 runs seemed unreachable at times. At the end I had Watson and Lee at the crease with Murali just coming on to bowl. He bowled two maidens (very dangerous) while we had to score off Oram at the other end.
We meet India in the final, but I haven't played it yet.
As a rule, the timings of shots on test level are so much harder for me, and the opposition bowlers seem to bowl variety and slower balls with good effectiveness. My dismissals usually come in a number of distint ways. Firstly when a new batsmen comes to the crease, I often play a drive too soon without playing myself in and this often results in a caught and bowled or a catch behind.
The other problem is new bowlers. On the whole I prefer facing fast medium or medium fast bowlers. When a very fast bowler comes on I have problems with shot timings, defense, everything.... And when a medium pace bowler comes on I often can't adjust to the slow pace quickly. I can easily get caught LBW cause I simply cant time a slow bowler early on.. (its like the ball loops in the air for longer and so consequently, I have longer to play the shot..i.e more time in which to mis time my shot!!!).
Spin bowlers I hate too, I sometimes I run stupid singles and get run out.
Anyway, who said batting was easy? Fielding and bowling out a side I can do ok.
Just my thought, what do you guiys think. Can you make good totals on TEST difficulty..? If so, how???
Am I the only person that finds test level hard? Even as Australia I have trouble. I played an ICC CT2004 tournement as them. Hammered USA in the first match and got them all out for 12, then made that score for the loss of 1 wicket. New Zealand were next in our group, and they batted poorly and made 119 all out. I got there for the loss of 5 wickets. Several players got in and made a few quick runs. We started really well going at 8 runs an over, but things slowed down when Cairns and Vittori started blowing. But we won and met Sri Lanka in the semi-final.
A real hum-dinger. Got them all out for 52 runs. I thought this total would be easy as my batmen performed ok in the last two games. But it was a nightmare. Wickets falling all around and even a paltry 53 runs seemed unreachable at times. At the end I had Watson and Lee at the crease with Murali just coming on to bowl. He bowled two maidens (very dangerous) while we had to score off Oram at the other end.
We meet India in the final, but I haven't played it yet.
As a rule, the timings of shots on test level are so much harder for me, and the opposition bowlers seem to bowl variety and slower balls with good effectiveness. My dismissals usually come in a number of distint ways. Firstly when a new batsmen comes to the crease, I often play a drive too soon without playing myself in and this often results in a caught and bowled or a catch behind.
The other problem is new bowlers. On the whole I prefer facing fast medium or medium fast bowlers. When a very fast bowler comes on I have problems with shot timings, defense, everything.... And when a medium pace bowler comes on I often can't adjust to the slow pace quickly. I can easily get caught LBW cause I simply cant time a slow bowler early on.. (its like the ball loops in the air for longer and so consequently, I have longer to play the shot..i.e more time in which to mis time my shot!!!).
Spin bowlers I hate too, I sometimes I run stupid singles and get run out.
Anyway, who said batting was easy? Fielding and bowling out a side I can do ok.
Just my thought, what do you guiys think. Can you make good totals on TEST difficulty..? If so, how???
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