Yeah I understand the part of protecting the tailenders. Hindsight is always 20/20 so who knows if Leach would have caught an edge or something to produce a wicket if Foakes hadn’t of stepped up and protected him. I felt like he (Leach) was battling well though even dropping his hands and taking one off of his chest there at the end too. Helluva test though. I’m becoming a huge fan of the game.
I’m new to the sport so I don’t understand some of the more nuanced strategies, but when Foakes started turning down singles to protect Leach, I had a feeling something like this would happen.
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Yeah I understand the part of protecting the tailenders. Hindsight is always 20/20 so who knows if Leach would have caught an edge or something to produce a wicket if Foakes hadn’t of stepped up and protected him. I felt like he (Leach) was battling well though even dropping his hands and taking one off of his chest there at the end too. Helluva test though. I’m becoming a huge fan of the game.