Quote from: JSRAW on June 12, 2023, 07:43:48 AM

In the first inning, bowling was bad but batting was worse from the top order, most of them got an okay start but failed to continue for a long, our lower order came to rescue to some extent.

In the second inning, bowlers did a fairly good job and batters did show intent but again failed to convert their good starts to big innings, it happened with all the top 5. Literally, everyone got a good start and they were looking really good.

Apart from the batsmen, the majority of the blame goes to management because our bowlers did look tired. Umesh was completely out of touch, he didn't go through his usual runup when bowling, i believe he wasn't 100% fit.

For an important match such as the WTC final, they refused to play any warmup matches. On the other hand, many of the Australian players were already in England, playing for various county and club sides months before the match. It was almost as if this match was not important for the Indian team. If someone gets a good start and then fails to convert it to a century, then the possible reasons are lack of focus and seriousness. And this is the hint that I got while watching this test match. Anyway, the Ashes is going to start by next week. Hopefully it will be more enjoyable compared to this debacle.