God help me - the Test Cricket thread

[crashlander]

Bangladesh - what a way to kill cricket - you dheads.

Not one of the smartest things they could have done. But it does show how desperate they were for a win. Not sure anyone else would try it, though. But then, I thought that of the mankad.

[DJC]

The Big Show!

[dodge]

Pretty amazing - I was on a zoom call but had a fair bit of attention on cricinfo.  Once they got down to under a run a ball, it was all over, providing that Cummins could hold up his end - seemed to just have to navigate the last ball or two of an over.

If the Aussies actually put a whole game together we might give India a scare.  I think we play SA in the semi - bat first make them chase.  Then India in the final - bowl first and make them defend and we're a small chance.  India are pretty ominous.

[LP]

It was a terrific effort in trying conditions, but outside of Rashid Khan I'm not sure the opposition was all that it was cut out to be.

I'd say given the opposition Stokes innings was probably better, but I wouldn't want to live on the difference because what Maxwell's innings lacked in opposition it made up for in trying conditions.

I never got to see it but Viv Richards made a huge ton against England at Old Trafford that is legendary. I saw Viv Richards more than once in the WSC days.

Ian Chappell describes Barry Richards as devastatingly good and talked about a one day innings that he thought was the best he'd ever seen, but I believe it was a practise game or not an official fixture.

[LP]

If the Aussies actually put a whole game together we might give India a scare.  I think we play SA in the semi - bat first make them chase.  Then India in the final - bowl first and make them defend and we're a small chance.  India are pretty ominous.

Agreed, I thought the bowling and fielding was off yesterday, the heat seemed to get to a few of them or maybe it was the pollution.

I see Mumbai just recorded the worst day of air pollution ever recorded. (In the absence of extraneous causes like severe bush fires and the like, hard to imagine the top Indonesia for burn off pollution!) :o

[ElwoodBlues1]

It was a terrific effort in trying conditions, but outside of Rashid Khan I'm not sure the opposition was all that it was cut out to be.

I'd say given the opposition Stokes innings was probably better, but I wouldn't want to live on the difference because what Maxwell's innings lacked in opposition it made up for in trying conditions.

I never got to see it but Viv Richards made a huge ton against England at Old Trafford that is legendary. I saw Viv Richards more than once in the WSC days.

Ian Chappell describes Barry Richards as devastatingly good and talked about a one day innings that he thought was the best he'd ever seen, but I believe it was a practise game or not an official fixture.

Gary Sobers 254 for the World Eleven at the MCG.....some bloke called Bradman reckons it was the best he has seen on Aus soil...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FeMcAuA5GM

[northernblue]

Geez Kohli was that the slowest walk off in history ?

[kruddler]

Geez Kohli was that the slowest walk off in history ?

Indias chances disappeared with him....and he knows it

[northernblue]

Indias chances disappeared with him....and he knows it

The crowd knew it…

[DJC]

Given the degree of difficulty playing India in India and all that entails, that was a magnificent win.

Good all round effort from the bowlers and outstanding batting from Head and Marnus ?