Originally Posted by Darren Lethem:
“Sorry but that is a ridiculous over reaction. Do you think that decision has given England no chance of winning the match ? It isn't a race, its a 5 day test match. They have two days left, that should be ample time to win the game.”
It's my opinion, just as yours is yours.
I really don't see the relevance of the BIB as it bears no relation to what I said, nor is it in any way implied in what I said.
If you have the chance to win a game quickly, England should take it IMO. There was no good reason not to just go in for the kill. This makes it an absurd decision, risking rain/bad weather/other unseen interruptions unnecessarily. Of course England should win this hands down, either way, but the follow on was the obvious choice for a clinical win.
And as I said (prompting my wording), if Farbrace was telling the truth in his statement about avoiding batting on a 5th day pitch, then that really was very stupid given the reality of the situation. It's so far removed from any reasonable reality that I struggle to believe it was the truth anyway, truth be told.