Keep fifty-over strategy simple
Glenn Turner, writing on stuff.co.nz , dispels some of the myths surrounding ODI cricket
Dustin Silgardo
25-Feb-2013
Glenn Turner, writing on stuff.co.nz, dispels some of the myths surrounding ODI cricket. There is no need, he says, to keep wickets in hand for the death overs, consolidate after the fall of a wicket or set targets. When broken down, the game, he says, comes down to scoring runs without worrying about losing wickets and restricting runs in the field.
"A good score on this pitch is ... " The obvious answer once again should be "as many as we can get". This may appear a flippant answer, but it is a senseless question. The infinite numbers of factors that come into play throughout a game are hard enough to judge at the end of the contest, let alone at the beginning. This is just another addition to the dreaded predeterminations that players are often exposed to.
Dustin Silgardo is a former sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo