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Old 22-03-2008, 02:43 PM in reply to Aurelius's post starting "There's a difference between playing..."
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Originally Posted by Aurelius View Post
There's a difference between playing for the guy at the other end, and putting all the pressure on him by playing ultra-defensively.
Two things.

1. What puts most pressure on a batsman is the clatter of wickets the other end: being confident that both of you are focussed on building a partnership over 2-3-4 sessions is essential.

2. Whilst rotating the strike at will is a great aspiration... if it ain't happening, the answer is NOT to try and hit your way out of the situation!

It's the "gotta do something" bit I can't stand: patience is a virtue!
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