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It's like the antithesis of a T20 wicket! Nuts.

BCCI and CSA plot to reinforce the death of Test cricket for the benefit of rich Indian pricks

jackpot jim wrote:Thats the most outrageous collapse in Test Cricket History surely ???

4/153 to All Out 153 off only 10 balls !!!!

Another collapse
Melbourne 1979 AU V PA
AU 3/305 all out 310
Pakastani cult hero Sarfraz Nawaz took 7/1 on his way to 9/96

mal wrote:

jackpot jim wrote:Thats the most outrageous collapse in Test Cricket History surely ???

4/153 to All Out 153 off only 10 balls !!!!

Another collapse
Melbourne 1979 AU V PA
AU 3/305 all out 310
Pakastani cult hero Sarfraz Nawaz took 7/1 on his way to 9/96

wasnt there another Aussie collapse as well where Curtly Ambrose took 6/1

7/1 off 32 balls 1993 WACA

"Too bad if you went out for a dump...."

India about to win

mighty_tiger_79 wrote:India about to win

Target is 79.

dedja wrote:

mighty_tiger_79 wrote:India about to win

Target is 79.

After an incredible 106 from only 103 balls from Markram. Remarkable innings under the circumstances

30 wickets have fallen for the match with only 4 individual innings of OVER 15 runs

mal wrote:

jackpot jim wrote:Thats the most outrageous collapse in Test Cricket History surely ???

4/153 to All Out 153 off only 10 balls !!!!

Another collapse
Melbourne 1979 AU V PA
AU 3/305 all out 310
Pakastani cult hero Sarfraz Nawaz took 7/1 on his way to 9/96

I'll never forget that
Chasing an unlikely 382 to win Aust looked bound for victory until that incredible collapse.

Sarfraz actually took 9/86 not 96 but yes a spell of 7/1 is just unfathomable from a bowler that had a serviceable Test career as a fast bowler that consisted of 55 Tests for 177 wickets @ 32.75

India win by 7 wickets in the shortest Test in history.

Once again another 2 Test match series
1-1
What a riveting 3rd test it could have been

Could be worse though if they ever get a Luckworth Lewis determination in and declare a series winner

The future of test cricket on display in SA with 2 day tests

mighty_tiger_79 wrote:The future of test cricket on display in SA with 2 day tests

Obviously not great for the game but it was fun to watch for the two days.

I want to see the opposite to T20, i want to see a format of the game where they play on absolute landmines and we watch batsmen jump around and struggle, a format where 100 in total wins you the game as the bowlers dominate. Now that would be entertainment.

Should play 3 one day matches the next 3 days

whufc wrote:

mighty_tiger_79 wrote:The future of test cricket on display in SA with 2 day tests

Obviously not great for the game but it was fun to watch for the two days.

I want to see the opposite to T20, i want to see a format of the game where they play on absolute landmines and we watch batsmen jump around and struggle, a format where 100 in total wins you the game as the bowlers dominate. Now that would be entertainment.

Now I'd watch that

Brodlach wrote:Should play 3 one day matches the next 3 days

Nah.
I'd go with 6 t20 matches

whufc wrote:

mighty_tiger_79 wrote:The future of test cricket on display in SA with 2 day tests

Obviously not great for the game but it was fun to watch for the two days.

I want to see the opposite to T20, i want to see a format of the game where they play on absolute landmines and we watch batsmen jump around and struggle, a format where 100 in total wins you the game as the bowlers dominate. Now that would be entertainment. [emoji38]

Would be very entertaining, I've always like watching tests played on seaming/swinging/spinning pitches where the ball dominates the bat more than watching test cricket played on roads.

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The Dark Knight wrote:

whufc wrote:

mighty_tiger_79 wrote:The future of test cricket on display in SA with 2 day tests

Obviously not great for the game but it was fun to watch for the two days.

I want to see the opposite to T20, i want to see a format of the game where they play on absolute landmines and we watch batsmen jump around and struggle, a format where 100 in total wins you the game as the bowlers dominate. Now that would be entertainment. [emoji38]

Would be very entertaining, I've always like watching tests played on seaming/swinging/spinning pitches where the ball dominates the bat more than watching test cricket played on roads.

Yeah 100%

Obviously there needs to be a level of balance between bat and ball but imo 100% if you are to err on either sides pitches should always have a little bit more in them for the bowlers. A 'perfect' test for me to watch would be 275-325 each in the first innings and then 220-250 each in the second innings for a close finish.

I think that's why test series in India my favorite have always been to watch. The only thing that ruins tests in India is how much more adapt they are in those conditions than the opposition. A neutral test series in India would be great fun to watch. Closely followed by tests in England where bowlers never seem to be out of the game.

Thats why i rate Markhams innings so highly last night. Surely his innings % of runs vs the total match runs has to be up there as one of the highest. Maybe an exaggeration but that's up their with the out of this world 200 Maxwell made at the WC.