Paxter Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 I don’t really consider the 2019 win to be a dead rubber. The Ashes were gone but there was a lot to play for, given Australia are still winless in series in England since 2001. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Feels bad missing the SA and India series, sounds like an excellent test match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeor Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 6 hours ago, Raja said: Feels bad missing the SA and India series, sounds like an excellent test match I managed to catch most of Day 4 last night. India were a bit wasteful in their second innings - they probably could have done more to bat South Africa out of the match but gave away a few wickets, e.g. Pant with his half-hearted pull shot. As it is, it looks like they have enough runs with South Africa 4 down (albeit one nightwatchman) and still over 200 runs to go. Will be a good day's play though. Typically stubborn knock from Elgar to hold the team together, Bavuma and de Kock are going to have to help him if they're going to get close. I see Ross Taylor also announced his retirement. A real stalwart of the New Zealand batting lineup, and its main man before Williamson came to the fore, he forged a good career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 I love watching Bavuma bat. Mans is elegant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 The Black Caps are in deep shit at the moment. This could be Bangladesh’s best (and most unlikely) test win? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 19 hours ago, Paxter said: The Black Caps are in deep shit at the moment. This could be Bangladesh’s best (and most unlikely) test win? It does seem a great victory for them. I haven't seen any of it but beating the current New Zealand side (even with Williamson missing) is always a big achievement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Winged Shadow Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 21 hours ago, Paxter said: The Black Caps are in deep shit at the moment. This could be Bangladesh’s best (and most unlikely) test win? Definitely. I was surprised at their composure to grind out a first innings lead, it's usually where they fail. Very impressed. Not sure how much of a 'B' team that was from NZ, a few new names i don't recognize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 That was a truly momentous win for Bangladesh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Australia probably already have too many runs for England to chase down. Oh well, on to Hobart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 On 12/29/2021 at 6:57 PM, Raja said: Feels bad missing the SA and India series, sounds like an excellent test match x 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 So much test cricket and I'm missing it all. Feelsbadman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IheartIheartTesla Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 India did well to set SA a target of 240, but they seem to be making great strides in chasing it down. I'm not a big fan of the 'win probability' metric that is often used because it oscillates so much; but right now it shows the match roughly even.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 South Africa's batting lineup is truly atrocious though - we are West Indies level in batting. I seriously doubt we will even get to 200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 12 hours ago, The Winged Shadow said: Definitely. I was surprised at their composure to grind out a first innings lead, it's usually where they fail. Very impressed. Not sure how much of a 'B' team that was from NZ, a few new names i don't recognize. It looks like there's only three changes compared to the side that won the World Test Championship final against India. Admittedly, one of them is Williamson even if he isn't quite as crucial to New Zealand's batting as Joe Root is to England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeor Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Great win by Bangladesh, I'm sorry to say I missed the end of it. The NZ side really was basically full strength minus Williamson, so a really big achievement. And Usman Khawaja has brought up his century. Australia have really struck gold with all their bench player call-ups. Jhye Richardson got a five-for, Scott Boland got his six-for, Khawaja now has a century. I hoped Khawaja would do well. As a Test batsman with a 40+ average and 8 centuries in 40-odd matches, it seems weird to have had him out of the Test team for so long. For a while he was the only player other than Smith/Warner who could score hundreds and I think he still has something to offer as a senior player, even though he's 35. Will be interesting to see how the selectors manage this situation with Head due back - Khawaja did used to bat at 3 and has been a makeshift opener, so I wonder if they'll retain him and drop Harris instead if Harris doesn't make a score. England have bowled well - Broad and Wood in particular - but though they have taken wickets in couples, they haven't managed to break open the lineup. Green still struggling with the bat, too - England have really got the wood on him, his bowling (and the solid performances of the other batsmen) is all that's keeping him in the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Our batting didn't collapse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Great win for SA. That series has really come alive and is kicking ass compared to the Ashes. @Jeor: The Khawaja thing is a tad ridiculous. One day I want to do a deeper dive on the data, but I never thought his omission was justified and he should have had more opportunities to redeem himself since then (how many chances have Head and Harris had?) I guess his age has been a major factor against him but I really question how he has been handled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 8 hours ago, Consigliere said: Our batting didn't collapse! England fans are looking on enviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeor Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 11 hours ago, Consigliere said: Our batting didn't collapse! They were just waiting for the morning session...Boland with ridiculous figures of 2 wickets for no runs again. And he's not bowling unplayable stuff - just putting it on a decent line and length and England keep on getting out when he bowls. Apparently the morning session ended with a period of 53 straight dot balls and 3 wickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeor Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 I appear to have reverse-jinxed the English batsmen. Stokes and Bairstow putting together a big hundred partnership with both getting fifties. Likely still a draw written all over this (some more rain interruptions forecast) though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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