Why don't coaches understand fundamental math?

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I don't know if I agree with the premise. It was conventional wisdom 20 years ago that batting second was better in 50-over games because the batting team could accurately pace their scoring.

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Interesting. I was not aware of this.

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It is only recently that there has been a trend towards batting first, with the Sri Lankans of the early 90s, and now the Aussies apparently attempting to exert maximum pressure on their opponents from the start of the match.

It could also just as reasonably be argued that the team bowling second might have an advantage, allowing the fielding captain to schedule his bowling changes with a pretty good idea of the path that the batting side have to take to get to the target.


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Fair point, but I think that the batting team has much more control in this regard.

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PS Don't get me started on night watchmen.

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Lol, I have a feeling I'll agree with you on this one.