Re: The gamble failed


> The reason why we are in this mess is solely the fault of the batting.
> With far the better of the batting conditions, we basically equalled
> Pakistan's score. Had we batted first, the match may well have been
> over by now -- we too may have been 60/6, but no magic rearguard
> to pull us out.
>
> The reason we are in this soup is not because Dravid inserted, but
> because we failed to finish off Pak under 150 (to some extent) and
> mostly because we criminally failed to put on 400 in our turn at bat,
> which would have put Pakistan firmly under the cosh.
>

Right on.

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