Paxter Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Williamson survives through DRS! Chaos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastWolf Posted June 23, 2021 Author Share Posted June 23, 2021 10 minutes ago, Paxter said: Ashwin too good for Latham. India still alive! #99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Ashwin is playing a gem here. Something from nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Grrrr...come on Virat. Get the fast bowlers back on! I would not be bowling Jadeja at this point. ETA: Pujara what have you done! Easy chance put down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Thought this was a nice statistical analysis to display King Kane's test dominance since Jan 2020: Steve Smith: 376 runs at 42 (one hundred) Virat Kohli: 345 runs at 25 (no hundreds) Kane Williamson: 842 runs at 77 (3 hundreds) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 FUCK YEAH BLACK CAPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! First ICC event win for 20-odd years. So well deserved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hereward Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Congratulations, Kiwis. Great Test in the end, like the reserve day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 A great victory for New Zealand, and a very well-deserved one. The weather interruptions may have disrupted the match but when they did get out in the middle it seemed to be a contest worthy of deciding who gets to call themselves the world's best Test team. If it hadn't been for the insanity of the last few overs of the World Cup final they could easily have been the reigning champions in both 50-over and Test formats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeor Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Great win by NZ. Forgot about the reserve day when I predicted draw! Really happy for New Zealand, especially after their World Cup heartbreak. Now they can say they have something tangible for this once-in-a-generation team that is firing on all cylinders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Yeah I agree. Justice after 2019. Fire and blood etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastWolf Posted June 24, 2021 Author Share Posted June 24, 2021 Don of London. Godfather Kane. Coincidentally fused two great pieces of cinema Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Good on New Zealand. Obviously don't like losing, but you can't begrudge them that win. Also, on a scale of 0 to insufferable, how bad is the 'The Test' series re: australia on amazon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xray the Enforcer Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 On 6/20/2021 at 7:43 AM, Jeor said: I have to say, I'm liking the fact that bowlers are getting a look-in now. A decade ago it was pretty commonplace to find most Test sides full of 40+ averages. It will be nice to go back to a time when a 40 average really meant something and where 50 was the mark of an all-time great. Agreed. Again I'm going to bring in a comparison to the Dread Béisbol but whatevs. It's interesting to see the same fluctuations in cricket, where there will be a decade of batter/batsperson dominance, followed by pitcher/bowler dominance. I personally prefer the latter, because I think it makes for more interesting strategies and better viewing because the element of danger -- one tiny mistake and your whole offense will fall apart -- is always there. If I wanted to watch a bunch of balls sailing over the fence, I'd watch the fucking home-run derby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastWolf Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 Kohli grumbling one test not enough to decide champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 1 hour ago, The_Lone_Wolf said: Kohli grumbling one test not enough to decide champion Can see his point, but I think for scheduling reasons we won't see a change. Plus I quite liked the high drama / high stakes of a single test. One change I wouldn't mind seeing is letting the top-ranked team host, but the second-ranked team gets to win the toss automatically. Again though, scheduling will be a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Yeah, I agree that it should have been at least a series ( And it's not sour grapes! I said the same before the test!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 In case anyone was asking, yes, T20 Internationals are the worst form of cricket. Thanks go to England and Sri Lanka for the reminder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xray the Enforcer Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 5 hours ago, Paxter said: In case anyone was asking, yes, T20 Internationals are the worst form of cricket. Thanks go to England and Sri Lanka for the reminder. I've tried to watch these matches and I just can't. They're so fucking boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastWolf Posted June 26, 2021 Author Share Posted June 26, 2021 16 hours ago, Paxter said: In case anyone was asking, yes, T20 Internationals are the worst form of cricket. Thanks go to England and Sri Lanka for the reminder. 11 hours ago, Xray the Enforcer said: I've tried to watch these matches and I just can't. They're so fucking boring. T10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 No surprises that the T20 WC has officially moved now to the UAE and Oman as joint hosts. At least the BCCI didn't use the monsoon as the excuse this time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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