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And just like that, fortunes change. That's why test cricket is the best form, always has been, always will be. Throw that other Mickey Mouse stuff in the bin.
2017-16th
2018-Wooden Spoon
2019-16th
2020-dare to dream? 11th is better than last I suppose
2021-Pi$$ or get off the pot
2022- Real Deal or more of the same? 0.6%
2023- "Raise the Standard" - M. Voss Another year wasted Bar Set
2024-Back to the drawing boardNo excuses, its time
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(12-19-2020, 07:55 AM)Gointocarlton link Wrote:And just like that, fortunes change. That's why test cricket is the best form, always has been, always will be. Throw that other Mickey Mouse stuff in the bin. Agree test cricket is the best but I reckon this Indian team might know a Indian/Paki bookmakers phone number better than their own average. Bowled out for 36?...something not right, Christmas came early for 11 blokes and they aint Aussies.
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(12-19-2020, 07:55 AM)Gointocarlton link Wrote:And just like that, fortunes change. That's why test cricket is the best form, always has been, always will be. Throw that other Mickey Mouse stuff in the bin. Could not agree more. Test cricket, Summer days with it just rolling along on the telly in the background while working on something in the backyard (like today). Stopping to take a look every now and then. End of the day sit down with a beer and watch some highlights. Love it.
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Some Indian internet sites are going after Ravi Shastri and Kohli big time.
And yes, tests are head and shoulders over any other form of cricket by a huge margin
Still not sold on pink balls and day / nites though.
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I was listening to the cricket in the car and India was 5 for when I got home. I had to do a couple of things before I turned the TV on but, when I did, it was game over :o
Watching the highlights suggested that it was some of the best pace bowling ever. Sunny Gavaskar reckons that apart from Shaw, the batters really didn’t do a lot wrong; the bowling was just too good.
Have the Indians played Burns back into form?
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(12-19-2020, 11:07 PM)DJC link Wrote:I was listening to the cricket in the car and India was 5 for when I got home. I had to do a couple of things before I turned the TV on but, when I did, it was game over :o
Watching the highlights suggested that it was some of the best pace bowling ever. Sunny Gavaskar reckons that apart from Shaw, the batters really didn’t do a lot wrong; the bowling was just too good.
Have the Indians played Burns back into form? Not sure I agree with Sunny...Kholi's dismissal was a very soft shot, he guided it very nicely to the fielder...
I just dont trust teams from the continent and IMO the bowling was good but not that good to get bowled out for 36.
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There are rumours floating around today that if NSW do not get to COVID zero before New Years they are pulling the pin on the Sydney test, CA have offered them a no crowd lock out but the BCCI aren't interested!
To me if it's true it sounds more like a way to get out of a losing series than a genuine concern, surely the BCCI wouldn't behave that way! :o
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All the damage occurred during the daylight on a good pitch, so nobody can bitch about pink balls and heavy night air yada yada.
Damage seemed to be caused by the ball decking away, which caused a lot of edges from balls that had to be played due to perfect line and length. Seems that these blokes have learnt how to consistently bowl subtle leg cutters, a master level bowling skill.
A absolute master class in line, length and subtle movement, the footage will be a coaching tool. Move it too much and it looks great but misses edges. Move it 2-3" and it's deadly.
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12-20-2020, 11:54 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-20-2020, 11:56 PM by LP.)
I notice The Hun publishing more rubbish about the MCG Pitch being no good, boring, etc., etc., with alleged calls from Cummins and Hazelwood for a competitive pitch.
Except there have only been 2 drawn MCG Boxing Day tests in the last 22 years!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_Day...st_matches
Perhaps this is getting in early in case the Sydney test turns sour!
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Gotta keep the BCCI happy
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