Originally Posted by
MacAdder
I would agree that pitches are cared for much better these days (I wonder if the groundsman is under fire after yesterday).
The skill of the modern day batsmen must be a big factor though.
I've been critical of batsmen getting out to "one day shots" in test matches as tests going the full five days seemed to be getting less and less.
Some of the shots played by India, the like of which I don't think I'd seen in test cricket in the 70's and 80's, probably 90's too, were superb tho had India lost that game, I'm sure we would be calling into question their wisdom.
The Twenty 20 form, which I wasn't a huge fan of initially but has grown on me, must have had an influence.
Whether it was the flat pitch, poor bowling or perfect batting conditions, the huge run total still had to be got and what a way to get them.