Cricket tactics ⁽²⁾

The crisp sound of the bat perfectly meeting the ball. The batsman’s perfectly still head. The high elbow. Knees bent. The ball skimming over the blades of grass. Fielders give up on the chase. The crowds oooh and aah in delight. Few shots elicit as…

You’ve come in to bat on the final day of a tightly contested test match. Chasing a massive target of 328, your team is now at 167/3 with around 50 more overs to go. You realise there is an opportunity to chase down the target…