Freddy back then after another poor show with bat from Colly?
I can understand why people moan about test cricket. but sitting back with a cold beer watching KP and Bell smack them around all day is pure class. there again, there is always baseball....
[cite]Posted By: addick from saffend[/cite]Freddy back then after another poor show with bat from Colly?
I can understand why people moan about test cricket. but sitting back with a cold beer watching KP and Bell smack them around all day is pure class. there again, there is always baseball....
Yeah but as mentioned above Colly was given out caught but never hit it. Very unlucky.
[cite]Posted By: cafcpolo[/cite]Draw written all over it unless we declare now & get them in & out quickly.
Aye - I reckon if Vaughan has any nuts he'll send them out for half an hour after tea and tell 'em to have a slog, then, if they're still there after half an hour, bring them in and get the Saffers in for an hour before close - get Siders and Broad into them and give them something to think about overnight. If we bat until the end, I reckon it'll be a draw cos its bound to p*** down over the weekend at some point
[cite]Posted By: WSS[/cite]I think there should be something done about games finishing in a draw - its ridiculous that a game played over 5 days can end in a draw.
There was always the Hansie Cronje approach - both teams forfeit an innings and have a last innings dash, or rather his bookmaker suggested it.
These days not that many Tests end in draws and invariably those that do are because a chunk of time has been lost to weather. Before the war traditionally the last Test of a series was Timeless to take into account the need to get a result.
Anyway there is nothing wrong in a hard fought draw.
Bell got done over by the umpire's, a bit of drizzle and they all head off. everyone knew England would declare as soon as he hit the double ton, surely they could have waited a little bit. Feel so sorry for him, been one of England's best players over the last few years but still a great effort and England in a dominating position, just hope the weather holds and/or they don't bottle it
To make things even better, the Saffer I work with is due back off holiday on Monday morning. just now in the process of making little cardboard cutouts of KP and festooning his desk with 'em :)
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We've only lost one of the last six Tests against NZ - and won four of the other five.
I can understand why people moan about test cricket. but sitting back with a cold beer watching KP and Bell smack them around all day is pure class. there again, there is always baseball....
Yeah but as mentioned above Colly was given out caught but never hit it. Very unlucky.
Hopefully not the kiss of death this time.
left and right hand partnership will make the bowlers work hard as well
And I like Test cricket!
What do you suggest?
But even if it rains and no play happens for a couple of days it can be a draw, it seems ridiculous.
These days not that many Tests end in draws and invariably those that do are because a chunk of time has been lost to weather. Before the war traditionally the last Test of a series was Timeless to take into account the need to get a result.
Anyway there is nothing wrong in a hard fought draw.
As previously stated that's the whole point of test cricket. To bowl a team out twice in five days for less runs than you score.
That's the game ... leave it alone
To make things even better, the Saffer I work with is due back off holiday on Monday morning. just now in the process of making little cardboard cutouts of KP and festooning his desk with 'em :)
nice sentiments leroy, i too have a cocky saffer at work he was proper giving it large about them which makes it all very amusing !!