Tourists show lack of faith in their own batting before Ollie Pope makes them pay for some sloppy fielding with century
here is a sense that Nottingham is straining a little at the seams. University students and their parents are in town for their graduation ceremonies, most of which take place this week. The city is hosting the Touch Rugby World Cup, which has a record 188 teams – Australia alone has sent 13 of them – representing nations from Chile to Chinese Taipei and from Lebanon to Luxembourg.
Last year Pat Cummins got all sorts of abuse for scattering fielders around the boundary at the start of England’s first innings of the Ashes, an approach which was considered both too defensive and also not defensive enough, allowing batters to score easy singles, rotate the strike and generally live stress-free lives. “They’ve gone defensive straight away,” complained Ricky Ponting. “I’m not a huge fan. If the scoreboard continually ticks over, batsmen never feel under pressure at all.
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