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[@virathiyam5401]

You know it's pretty rare to have an absolute "Cricket Nerd" channel? That's more trivia, facts, stats and analysis than experts at the post match show. Hats off Mr.Jarrod.

[@JarrodKimberYT]

There will be ten of them by next week.

[@Nicklovesmw2]

Why do all nerds have to be so ugly

[@MKD1101]

In the day night pink ball tests , both teams were coming on the back of scores of 58 and 36! If anything, it's an improvement.

[@shubhamk91]

was waiting for your upload after the test ended

[@JarrodKimberYT]

And here it is

[@shishirs2007]

They should conduct a One day show match on the same pitch with the red ball just to see if culprit was pitch or the Pink ball ..At least crowd can get a extra day of entertainment...

[@tilofobes7451]

Thanks, been hammering about the ball issue. Remeber the first pink ball Test in Adelaide, longest inning was 72.1 and then none more than 65. It seemed nobody knew how the ball would behave. India didn't expect a rank turner, did they. One could argue they only selected (and bowled) 2 frontline spinners. Not waht you would do when you expect an indian turner.

[@abhinavnair790]

The pink ball definitely behaved a lot differently. Can't see the match being this short with the red ball.

[@arunsreenivasan2074]

Jarrod is my favourite journalist of all time now. It’s official. Funny and smart! Why can’t more journalists be like him 😫😫😭😭

[@JarrodKimberYT]

I had all the others killed.

[@guddu612]

@@JarrodKimberYT I wish.😂😂

[@siddharthraychaudhuri7250]

Haha! Was waiting for this review from yesterday! So much of noise, trolling, podcast after podcast. Finally Jarrod comes with the Michael Clarke rule and now it's crystal clear. 😂 Basically the pitch and the pink ball were a having a party of their own👀

[@JarrodKimberYT]

And no batters were invited.

[@siddharthraychaudhuri7250]

@@JarrodKimberYT 😂

[@abhinav3757]

why no wickets fell for India in 2nd innings?

[@siddharthraychaudhuri7250]

@@abhinav3757 when you have just 49 to score , people play differently....plus Gill had a few problems. Rohit is in a class of his own.

[@mohitwardhan4878]

@Satish Sutar Well, he is more of an all rounder than just a bowler. But again, i can see your point. People were criticising Chennai pitch and then, first Rohit and then Ashwin showed that it wasn't bad in any way. It was just challenging like the Ahmedabad one.

[@yeswanth_mocharla]

I was hearing and reading different people, different opinions. And always thought it was mix of all those things, a snowball effect, with everything adding on top of that and came crashing. As you mentioned here.

[@Vi5hnujan]

9:55 im vibing to this music lmao

[@ma7ur97]

Rohit just said the pitch was good to bat I mean how bad you want to troll other batsmen Learn from rohit

[@JarrodKimberYT]

That was hilarious

[@gautamray3991]

he batted twice after the sun was down, arguably the best time to bat against spin, if that is somewhat of a factor. yes, you can always bring up his 160 in the Chennai test but I'm talking about his take on the Ahmedabad pitch only

[@SushiWoosh]

@@gautamray3991 other players also batted and failed like Gill , pujji , Kohli in first innings tho !

[@siddharthraychaudhuri7250]

Lol

[@punitkulal1996]

@@SushiWoosh gill got out to pace... Kohli inside edged the ball.

[@mihirrao10]

Well, personally, I think the whole pitch stuff has garnered a lot of false media attention. I think it's pretty obvious what happened. India wanted a pitch like the Chennai one and the curators tried their hardest to replicate it. But one thing they didn't account for was the SG pink ball. Unlike the red ball, it skidded on straight due to the difference in the texture of the outer covering. It didn't seem intentional and, following this quite average display of Test match cricket, the Indian team management would ensure that this doesn't happen again in order to keep Test cricket alive in India.

[@JarrodKimberYT]

The media being wrong, NEVER

[@Kaml8686]

Long Live IPL style test match

[@toddlingstatesman2104]

@@JarrodKimberYT cheeky!!

[@siddharthraychaudhuri7250]

This makes sense.

[@prav777]

With these kind of cheating tricks, BCCI will fast pace the death of Test Cricket. As it is, not many outside of India pay much attention to the game...India may soon play with itself and then, cheat as much as it wants!!

[@anujpethe684]

If JOE ROOT gets 5 wickets then you know its a weird pitch

[@siddharthraychaudhuri7250]

Okay this may have been a little too extreme. But Joe Root is a good ball. He can turn the ball and has very good cricketing brain. Think how so many times Sachin got vital breakthroughs.

[@pkkrish]

Dude , 4 of the 5 wickets of Joe root were because of the carelessness of the batsmen. They didn't take root seriously since he is a part timer and tried attacking him. If they had applied themselves, he would not have taken these many wickets

[@abhiray2748]

@@pkkrish also the first 3 wickets were all left handers who could not get to the ball properly, the last 2 just threw their wickets. So nothing special by root just controlled the line, ball did the rest.

[@danialshah2957]

@@abhiray2748 it was only ashwin and axar who threw their wicket away. But even then the ball turned, that's why they couldn't hit those balls for a boundary

[@abhinav3757]

@@danialshah2957 Pant's was a classic off-spinner's dismissal, what's that got to do with the pitch?

[@amanagnihotri3322]

Absolutely spot-on assessment. Brilliant.

[@xAlexHDx1]

Fantastic video, keep up the great work. Nice to see Cricket videos on KZbin.

[@idreeskanchwala]

The best explaination ive seen not for or against the pitch/batsman/pink ball, but just wholistically putting all points in perspective. Been a fan of you @Jarrod Kimber from your earlier writings and time on cricinfo, politeinquiries & your documentary "death of a gentlemen".

[@JarrodKimberYT]

Thank you, sir

[@idreeskanchwala]

@@JarrodKimberYT I aint no sir... your the real gentleman, look forward to more of your analysis and surely youve got one fan following you

[@sangitahermione]

What a brilliant insight by Kimber again. 👏

[@plns_24]

The sport needs people like you, Harsha Bhogle etc that'd make it easier for the masses to understand the sport as well as the technology and mathematics that's associated with the sport. You people are so good in building a bridge between two completely different seeming things.

[@solidcricket]

Root taking fifer reminded me so much of Michael Clarke 😂

[@kevinmenezes8386]

I remembered Dean Elgar who got 4-22 in 1st test vs Ind in 2015 in 1st innings

[@dr.akashsatapathy2438]

This is probably the most interesting cricket channel by all measures. This channel deserves far more subs . I am blown away by the way an argument , a fact or the pictures are represented. Big Fan.

[@JarrodKimberYT]

cheers

[@pramodshankar7141]

Have been watching your videos lately and all your analysis is really good

[@musandlala7991]

Really loving this channel!!!!

[@solidcricket]

The pitch was decent no way ut was a great pitch but it was ok... the pitch wasnt anything like from ind vs aus 3rd test 2016 in Ranchi... (thats what i call an awful pitch )

[@JarrodKimberYT]

I think I mentioned that in my last video, that was a shocker.

[@rishabhsingh7826]

Not Ranchi guys it was in Pune. Ranchi pitch was slow . Match ended in draw there.

[@hridayshah6730]

@@rishabhsingh7826 Ranchi was a terrible pitch, one too batsman friendly, slow and flat

[@qtw5142]

By the looks of it India wants to bring back uncovered pitches...I really like Ashwin and Jadeja but I don't think we'll look back at their records fondly..especially in India. What Kohli said later is also dishonest and brings blind fandom in cricket....really not a good look at all.

[@cricketclassics5490]

@@qtw5142 lol then England legend Anderson is useless by your logic 😂

[@sampathkaushik89]

You investigated this in a Jarrod "thorough" Kimber manner, but also at the speed commensurate with the test match 😂. Following up on the thesis, is there something different about Rohit's technique that makes him less affected by skidding or non-skidding of the ball bowled? Or is he just seeing things in a different frame rate compared to mortals lol?

[@JarrodKimberYT]

It's a really interesting thing, I didn't take enough notes on how he did better, but he is a player with more time than others. And this seemed like a pitch where you needed some time.

[@sampathkaushik89]

@@JarrodKimberYT So when they say that he "picks the line" early, would that also mean that if the ball skids a fraction faster, he would already be in position? but if the ball skidded and moved laterally wouldn't he look pre-meditated? So, is there a cross-bat v straight bat element there as well?

[@mohitwardhan4878]

@@sampathkaushik89 I think it also has a lot to do with the fact that Rohit's back foot play is better than other players in the current Indian team. And that's one factor why he was able to negate easily as compared to others. Also on a pitch like this, where spinners get a lot of assistance, one needs to be a bit proactive. And Rohit was doing the same. He was always more attacking than defending. And that positive mindset also helped a lot in gathering good amount of runs at the top of the order.

[@Akagra007]

Also because Rohit played at night when the spinners weren't that effective coz off dew. Moreover, the English did use their seamers a lot longer and Root didn't even bowl at night

[@abhiray2748]

@@Akagra007 was rohit the only one playing after sunset?

[@vikram2760]

It looked way easier to bat at night than in afternoon. Leach didn't look that threatening at night compared to day. Is it because Sharma and Kohli were batting really well or are d/n tests conditions too random for it to become mainstream with the current technology.

[@JarrodKimberYT]

I agree, we just didn't see many nights.

[@Vi5hnujan]

@@JarrodKimberYT ahahaha

[@vadirajkanakagiri5028]

@@JarrodKimberYT who knew this was gonna end after just the 'first night'

[@iamreallyright]

Intrigued by the mystery and confusion surrounding the pitch, I must have read or watched about a dozen reports specifically dealing with the pitch and ball behavior in the 3rd test. Must admit, Jarrod's video is the most analytical and logical so far.

[@99dasram]

Very interesting video with some nice insights again Jarrod. Excellent point made with regards to the DRS. Was wondering why the commentators didn't mention it during commentary. Its played a big role recently in how batsmen approach spin. When you add an 'Out Decision' hungry umpire to go with it, batsmen are forced to play every ball, which makes it harder when the pitch isn't consistent in the way it behaves.

[@saurabhkanojia5680]

I think sunny ji pointed out to take the off stump guard after match ended just for this case only

[@pranavranjith6314]

Well researched. Nice video

[@Aryan_Sanan]

i am impressed, for your hard work in making this graphical quality content

[@safaltandon9139]

This channel is seriously underrated

[@TheManya123]

Great graphics & analysis Jarrod, miles ahead of other youtubers👍

[@harshdeep27]

Good content. Subscribed!

[@RakshitVashishta]

Very well researched 👏

[@vng484]

Much better analysis then the whole extra innings they show us here before the start and after

[@SoumenduKumarGhosh]

quite a funny and entertaining way of explaining the pitch

[@shankar19961]

Nice to subscriber count go up, top quality content from this man

[@rohitavadhani6995]

Well I am glad the match was done in 2 days. The rate at which the footmarks were forming, I was expecting a crater by day 5. 🥲

[@jimmy_xi9342]

There were craters in the popping crease towards the end of day 1....😅😅😅 The English fast bowlers struggled with their front foot landing in the 3rd session... Such a terrible doctored pitch 2 suit the home team....

[@mohitwardhan4878]

Well, there were no craters tbh. And i totally differ from the opinion that it was a bad pitch. Certainly was a challenging one but not a bad one in my opinion. A pitch should be called bad only when it's dangerous. And Ahmedabad one wasn't dangerous at any point. Just needed better application from batsmen of both the side to score runs

[@aviralsharma7744]

@@mohitwardhan4878 Well I also don't really accept the fact of pitch being bad but certainly extremely spinning or damaged pitch is a game changer. Well I don't agree by the fact of a dangerous uneven bouncing pitch to be only unfit, I think the definition of unfit needs to be updated by adding over spinning or deteriorating pitch with cracks or too much depressions. I think this can be a factor too and the curator knows better, he should be enquired but I think this was overall a mixture of everything. I mean WHAT IF England batted well against the spin or India batted bad than the performance, If England had won would the world accept this fact or the Indians pointing the pitch would have done it ? It's all about a perspective of oneself to either blame the pitch or blame the performance or have a percentage of both by just accepting what just happened. But definitely ICC needs to venture into the facts of how pitches need to be designed or made. I think the home advantage can not be converted into a monopoly wherever the place is.

[@vickychrist329]

Jimmy Anderson was once again rested ❓👀

[@JarrodKimberYT]

All the seamers were rested in this one.

[@shreyasshankar4109]

@@JarrodKimberYT Haha good one

[@monk9948]

@@JarrodKimberYT XD

[@harishkiran3663]

@@JarrodKimberYT I was waiting for the magic pink ball spell by the magician under the lights! Damn Root.

[@ankitmittaliitr]

Brilliant as usual👍👍

[@shresthmehta4485]

This channel is goldmine!

[@JarrodKimberYT]

Lots of nuggets here.

[@kaps89]

No one can stop me from hitting subscribe button . This is seriously good stuff

[@vignesh9161]

How much time and effort u put on making these videos?? It's amazing to watch

[@JarrodKimberYT]

This one took me about 8 hours from memory.

[@richardlobo88]

The pink ball theory got me intrigued, I think I understood why there was grass in all the pink ball test except for this one.

[@JarrodKimberYT]

The balls are poor compared to red, so we either have to change when they are replaced or protect them with some grass.

[@richardlobo88]

@@JarrodKimberYT any suggestion on how to increase the longevity of the pink ball in terms of material. Etc etc. Cause the whole pink ball scenario got me thinking.

[@animeshrajpapneja3269]

When India collapse in Australia it was fine but now it's an issue really 😂😂😂 straight balls getting wickets.....it was red soil wicket with pink ball what u except....... It bounce man...... With pace......skids on...

[@JarrodKimberYT]

Imagine thinking the Adelaide pitch was bad, even Australia's shoddy batting made runs there.

[@sanketkulkarni2390]

@@JarrodKimberYT it was bad pitch no need to defend bcci

[@balajiravi8344]

Australia made runs because Indian pace bowlers are no where in a league with Australian Pacers , mention one Indian pacer marking 150 kmph with consistent line and length, same here the England spinners are not in a league with Indian spinners, when you can have bat Vs bat test match, why can't we have ball Vs ball test match

[@iceman4020]

@@balajiravi8344 Bumrah. Checkmate!

[@balajiravi8344]

@@iceman4020 I said consistent 150 kmph, not bowling 150 kmph here and there, last Australia tour was an example, that too he had picked up injury before that last test, imagine he is now at the peak of his career

[@jitukala]

Now just imagine if Jadeja was playing 😂

[@HkFinn83]

Never mind that, imagine if England still had Michael Vaughan’s off spin to back up Joe Root!

[@arjuncalidas2736]

Add to it the history of both teams not having the greatest recent records in pink ball tests, and this being only the 4th pink ball test for England and 3rd for India.. It was not just the surface......

[@17x17x]

Great insights.

[@krishnanunni2665]

The question is who's gonna say what should I'll be doing the remaining days of the test. It was like watching the highlights of the match. ICC should implement some kind of rule to slow down these type of matches, like taking more than 9 wickets in a day should be called off as stumps.

[@JarrodKimberYT]

No. 15 wicket days are magic.

[@abhisharma4568]

The comments on the pitch changed relative to England's performance in the match. When England were bowled out, everyone started criticising the pitch rather than appreciating the bowlers' technique and skill. When England bowled out India, every English Commentator was like ' Root used his skills' and then when England were bowled out again, everyone was after the pitch's ass again. I know that this was not amongst the best of the test matches but both teams played on the same pitch and England actually batted first so they don't have any excuses lol.

[@Shivsundar143]

Unbelievable analysis man ❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏🤗🤗🤗💐💐💐🙏🙏🙏😍😍😍 You are a Pandith of cricket 🏏 No words! I am speechless 😶

[@royaldong3684]

If Every Cricket match was played on a Pitch like this with pink ball,What would be the batting averages of the best batsmen in the World?

[@JarrodKimberYT]

I am not sure, but Axar Patel's average would go into the negative.

[@VDSHORTS758]

@@JarrodKimberYT all the batters averages in the world in teens except Smith and kohli in late twenties and Rohit would have been the don Bradman having average at mid 80's Imagine 20-20 match on this

[@raviiee271183]

@@JarrodKimberYT haha.

[@petruccifanboi]

@@VDSHORTS758 Rohit just got lucky

[@abhinavnair790]

@@petruccifanboi naah. He's a very good player of spin and also is relatively much more proactive than the rest. Being proactive definitely helped his case on this surface.

[@layyah0905]

The ball deviated too much in both the frontal and lateral planes (varying bounce and turn),thus causing uncertainty off both front and back foot. Batsmen were wary of lunging forward and getting inside or outside edges and backward defenses were also breached regularly by the straight deliveries. Left handers are fast becoming obsolete amongst specialist batsmen nowadays on turning pitches.

[@jugshekhawat5785]

Thanks Jarrod ❤️❤️

[@thegodfather6976]

You are the best KZbin has to offer . 👍

[@JarrodKimberYT]

Top 25 at best.

[@padhukool]

Funny, when Warney's bowling ended up with so many variations pitching the ball on the same spot, none of the world's commentators had any complaints. Warne was apparently one of the greatest spinners the world's ever seen then, right?

[@rockybiker1289]

Top class editor

[@romekhanna]

Jarrod I was so much disappointed by this match. I can't watch two day "test" matches. This pitch didn't test batsmen's techniques, it was a dance floor for them. I didn't sleep my whole night after that match ended just by sheer disappointment.

[@JarrodKimberYT]

Yeah, but it was fun

[@romekhanna]

@@JarrodKimberYT The reason being I applied for a holiday from work to watch complete match on the third day. But it got wasted.

[@venkatesanrenganathan6309]

I would like to add one point here. Both teams do not know how the pink ball is going to behave on this ground before play. Indian bowlers found it hard to grip the ball at night during practice session. Best time to bat was last session as evidenced from match itself. Then as a matter of fact England batting did not even last not more than 1 session in their 2nd innings of this test. Had they batted under lights things could have panned different. Over all pink ball cricket in india is under study and lot of unknown. More matches with different pitch and grounds could be handy.

[@BoshSoldierCarp]

Been waiting for this

[@jojoadventure6047]

man the Ashwin press-conference was intence.

[@sunlightevidence4359]

If you think that was 'intense' then you are going to be in a world of hurt when life throws something your way that is actually intense :D

[@jojoadventure6047]

@@sunlightevidence4359 😂 get a life bro

[@jackmcmahon2324]

Thanks for another fantastic video Jarrod. I have a question that you might be able to help with: in general, do players spin the ball less than they used to? I feel like someone like Glen Maxwell could never be considered an all-rounder in years past because of his lack of turn.

[@NeillyWheelie]

What is the background music Jarrod? It is really catchy!! (also great to see where TalkSPORT commentate!!!!)

[@joshforde698]

It seems as though the big turning pitch for a pink ball test was a bad combination, that was my main takeaway.

[@asimghatak2155]

Ball definitely had played a role. I also noticed the ball not spinning. Weird test match but something new to talk about.

[@sushkoli8034]

Many factors here to consider Pink ball Day nighter Poor batting Ball not spinning

[@nishurocks2010]

Well said.

[@Sudhirkumar-sk8up]

it was the ball that creates the difference. it wasn't spinning and it was skidding also.

[@shishirs2007]

Reminds of shane warne saying that he spun one ball vesiously to put doubts in the batsmen ' s mind and used to get wickets on flippers while they where playing for that spin..

[@ahmedshakib3883]

Someone .... I don't know who but described it really well , he said that the pink balls lacquer made some ball skid straight ,some gripped and turned depending on the landing,it was a real funny situation to be in,part of me liked to see the ball turn and batsmen use their feet and use the depth of the crease another part of hated the fact that the game was over inside 2 days.As always very curious to know how you think and your opinion on the game.Peace.

[@Awyang]

If cricket balls were treated as cricketers, their meetings would probably be about how not to get hit by the bat, regardless of how you do that. I guess its more or less just batsmen ranting about piss poor performence on either side.

[@satyakamshashwat]

There were a lot of variables at play... New stadium, day night test, pink ball, pitch with little bit of green and a lot of brown powder... but if you look at the pattern, either you can not touch the ball or the ball will be fast low and straight, the moment batsmen start assuming everything to be low straight and fast were able to survive better... only exception was when Joe Root who beside what other say, found a perfect length which was full enough (not bouncing enough) and providing slight turn (not to miss the bat but take the edge of it) and caused the downfall of India I have seen Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh making a lift off for the balls from full length AND cracking the toe by throwing ball half way down the pitch, this was not the worst Indian pitch, not even in worse 10

[@XoPlanetI]

I remember watching Jimmy Padams batting in the 1994 series..It was so frustrating. he wouldn't have survived in this DRS age.

[@JarrodKimberYT]

Nope

[@MichaelScott69]

Tbh it did exactly what the home team wanted. Got the win. Can't wait for an outfield as a pitch in England when we tour.

[@JarrodKimberYT]

I don't think it did do what the home team wanted. It gave England way too much of a chance. The Chennai wicket was a far better wicket for India.

[@MKD1101]

Today another test ended inside two days between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe.

[@shivamchari3574]

Easy on the background music Jarrod

[@billargh]

good stuff mang channel 4 showed a graphic at some point that had the average degree of turn for each test this series (1st test 3.3, 2nd and 3rd test both 4.9) any idea how they got these numbers if the bcci wont release their data to cricviz?

[@JarrodKimberYT]

If it was on TV, that would be the BCCI showing it.

[@billargh]

@@JarrodKimberYT cheers, duck

[@cricketrich6893]

The issue I have with the pitch is India clearly have better players of spin, other than root, and better spin bowlers. They dont need to make the pitches 2-3 day pitches in order to win and this pitch was so far in the spin bowlers favour that it gave England a chance to win as every ball was a lottery as jarrod pointed out.

[@pkmkb_0]

Hey Jarrod, what do you think of pink ball behaviour if it is used in only day test matches ? especially in first session.

[@shriramkathirvel7073]

Recent fan here 👍🏾

[@abhimanyuagarwal4822]

Hey, do you think a similar pitch will be there for the final match, since it's at same venue?

[@JarrodKimberYT]

I wouldn't think it would be like this.

[@nishitvekaria]

You know I came across this video after 2 years and within that time there was an sa vs aus test match that also lasted just two days. I scrolled through the channel to find a video about that but failed to do so. Maybe my eyes failed to see or maybe there was none. Anyone up for that???

[@rishabhthakur7559]

I mean, I did hear Laxman, Harbhajan and Akash Chopra talk about the ball and lacquer on the Hindi commentary. I think India needs to add a d/n game to each visiting team's itinerary, because even the last d/n test against Bangladesh in Kolkata was over within 3 days.

[@JarrodKimberYT]

It was certainly mentioned. But Root confirmed it.

[@jaisalsanghvi]

The Mad Test The pitch assisted turn but the pink ball tends to skid through. The ball stays low but also bounces high enough to go beyond the hawk eye frame. Rohit thinks the pitch was ok to bat on, Kohli thinks batters didn’t defend well and Root thinks the pink ball was a factor. India choose to go with spinners and England with pacers. The end result is a 2-day Test Match more thrilling than T20s yet considered bad for Test Cricket.

[@maiyankasinha832]

So the real culprit was Pink ball + Motera pitch. I felt the bounce on this pitch was more consistent and low (compared to the Chepauk pitch). Though the Hawkeye @6:37 tells a different story. Had this been a Red ball Test, I think we would have seen 5 more sessions. Whatever be the case, will BCCI prepare such a pitch with Lyon in opposition or against Bangladesh or Sri Lanka. Probably No. Day-Night Tests were to bring more viewership. Last two such Test matches in India have produced less than 5 days of play. This is bad advertisement of Pink ball Test.

[@ranjitbijoy]

Coming down the pitch and using the pads still should work even with DRS thanks to the 3 meter rule . The umpire does not give it out as the batsman is way outside and the DRS is not effective to predict the ball to the required accuracy of the distance to the stump is more than 3 meters .

[@JarrodKimberYT]

That is a long way to come down, I think it's adding another risk. But would love to see batsmen try.

[@abhinavnair790]

We need to discuss the pink ball here. The ball akidding straight on definitely had something to do with it. Can't see the match ending within 3 days, had it been a red ball game.

[@JarrodKimberYT]

I mean we can't know that, but it's a fascinating thing. I should point out that many of the pink ball games in INdian FC cricket were draws. So it's not as if the pink ball has been doing this in India before.

[@abhinavnair790]

@@JarrodKimberYT But for how many of those pink ball fc games did they actually have a dry turner? I think this is one of the first if not the first pink ball game that we got to witness on a dry turner. I think nobody knew how it's going to behave in conditions like these. There were times when the stock ball, even from Ashwin, just didn't spin and skidded straight on. This inconsistency and unpredictability in turn perhaps might have been the real challenge for the batsmen. A rank turner generally will spin consistently. It can have variable bounce, yes, but variations in the degree of turn to the extent that we saw in this game? I don't think that's really possible. This indeed is very fascinating.

[@alokesh985]

When you play on a level 10 pitch, but you're only level 5

[@sdroy84agt]

The pitch may be level 8/9 but the ball definitely is level 10.

[@wolandox1957]

"The Michael Clarke Rule" hahaha

[@chasingperfection9375]

It was definitely a difficult pitch to bat on but imo in no way a 2 day pitch. It was just this perfect storm of the pink ball skidding more than the red ball and not getting softer as the red one does after 25 overs, the batsmen not having enough practice on turning tracks ( there was no Ranji Trophy20-21, so none of the Indian batsmen were prepared either). Most of the times the scoring areas on turning tracks are square of the wicket, where you cut and pull the short ball and sweep the length ball. Whereas in this game the scoring areas should have been extra cover to mid on to the balls pitched short. If you try to play square or your head falls off you will be trapped leg before as kept happening.

[@chasingperfection9375]

@watson returns Pujara, Rahane. Most do when available.

[@rohanp56]

Matty Hayden had used sweep shot to counter Indian spin in 2001

[@bendagostino2217]

There was no uneven bounce. Its not like the pitch was breaking apart so much to where it was unplayable. It was just spinning. Why cant we have a spinning pitch? Like this guy said, it was more the pink ball skidding than anything.

[@JarrodKimberYT]

There was uneven bounce. I tracked it all game. It was worse with the seamers (for all 17 balls they bowled), but there was definitely inconsistence bounce. We can have a spinning pitch. I mean we don't really have a choice, it spins in Asia.

[@regalalien]

Hard to find fault with your analysis, Jarrod, but you did miss one point. All said and done, England lost 20 wickets for 193 runs, and India lost 10 wickets for 194 runs. So this was NOT a case of "both teams found it equally difficult." To me it seems to show a big difference in batting and bowling skills. Factor in that England won the toss and that Rohit, Ajinkya, Rishabh and Ashwin were all still trying to score a lot of runs on the morning of the second day instead of playing balls on the merit, and my point becomes clearer. Perhaps if India had batted more patiently and scored around ~250 runs and England had suffered an innings defeat we wouldn't be talking so much about the pitch.

[@JarrodKimberYT]

No, I skipped the second innings because a chase of 49 is not a proper innings. And I never said both found. it equally difficult, they both found it difficult. India averaged 14.5 per batter in that first innings, and that was with Rohit playing well. I have no problem with the fact India is better, I think they're making that clear.

[@shaneclapham1676]

Extra layer of paint and lacquer on the pink ball made it skid on more than normal.

[@krishnateja7728]

I couldn’t decide what’s more odd, the pitch or the Narendra Modi stadium with Adani End!?

[@prav777]

The narcissist pig names a stadium after himself.....

[@padhukool]

It's called "The Test" for one fuckin' reason. A test of technique, patience, partnerships and character. Not a fuckin' one sided game where the bowlers have to actually keep toiling for 100+ overs waiting for the batting side to declare. We've seen enough of the batsmen dominating bowlers in ODIs and T20s. It's about time the bowlers get to show their game, break some bones, let the balls and not the bat, do the talking!

[@raviiee271183]

subscribed after watching a different method to analysis..

[@marketwhisperer7682]

Yeah, it was like a perfect storm with the pitch and the pink ball. This pitch was bad, but I have a feeling that it would have seen better scores than Chennai's on a full day-red ball combo. Makes me also wonder what tests do the ICC conduct on new balls before they are commissioned. Do they have certain measures of - I don't know - friction through the air or off a standardized pitch that need to be met other than the obvious ones like weight and circumference?

[@JarrodKimberYT]

I don't think they look at it that scientifically, which is part of the problem. Yeah, would be really interesting so see what the red ball did here, I think it still would have bounced odd and spun a lot, but the straight ball wouldn't have been kryptonite.

[@tejasanand4244]

wonder how this will impact the pitch for wtc final if india reach it

[@risxy006]

Wait Australia are eyeing the vacant seat alongside the kiwis.For that,they will bribe the English to win the last game.

[@shwetankshekhar5]

@watson returns Well for starters it's happening at Lords, so the English might create a grass top pitch and couple that with the Kiwi pace attack..,that is a dangerous proposition for India.

[@shikhargovil9579]

@@shwetankshekhar5 also kiwi batsmen are more equipped to play on grass top surface and swinging conditions. the only adjustment they have to make is the duke ball.

[@tejasanand4244]

@watson returns because uk groundsmen now have an incentive to provide a seaming wicket given india provided a turning one

[@ddr_drogba777]

You still didnt tell me where you got that Babar azam has an avg. of more than 200 in Pak!

[@JarrodKimberYT]

I didn't know I had to tell you. It is in the video, you have to pay some attention. The dates I looked at are from 11/4/18-11/4/20. Azam played three Tests in that period and averaged 200. stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;host=7;spanmax1=11+apr+2020;spanmin1=11+apr+2018;spanval1=span;template=results;type=batting

[@ddr_drogba777]

@@JarrodKimberYT LMAO now thats a stat!

[@rishik29]

One of those videos that you don't want to end...

[@JarrodKimberYT]

That's because you didn't edit it.

[@rishik29]

@@JarrodKimberYT I could keep on listening to the well researched facts that you present, seriously.. And I've already watched all videos on your channel, so either pump out the next one faster, or start making hour long videos.. 😅 JK excellent content as always, keep up the great work...

[@Mufc00560]

The Indians can't say stop blaming the pitch because even the Indian batsmen couldn't bat. Both the teams batted poorly but we just batted worse

[@nikkkhilkumar3269]

India got great spinners. End of discussion

[@Mufc00560]

@@nikkkhilkumar3269 don't see any of them getting 5 for 8

[@jimmy_xi9342]

It was a test of batting collapses....the team whose collapse was less worse won the test...

[@Mufc00560]

@@jimmy_xi9342 India just got more than use before their collapse

[@jimmy_xi9342]

@@nikkkhilkumar3269 still they need such doctored bunsen burners 2 showcase their skills....such a disgrace😏😏😏