he seems to think we should ignore that and say they're bowling terribly :?
No, we haven't bowled terribly
We have bowled okay but not great ... and these bowlers need to be bowling great if we want a chance to win
But we should be bowling with a purpose, with intent, with passion and with mongrel
We are not doing any of that
Maybe we are making excuses like some of you.
But you should never make excuses
If the umpire screws you over, use that as a motivational tool
These two are not great batsmen. In fact, they are ordinary with averages of 30 and 15 respectively. We should be on top of them
But here they are with an 113 run partnership going for close to 40 overs (that's nearly half a day)