TDK's International Test Cricket Update's

[Jim05]

Will get howled down here, but this test is a ******* disgrace, how often does it happen in india? **** off already

Did you see the Kiwis batting?
Has been a decent pitch with a bit in it for the quicks and I feel NZ lost it in the first hour on day 1. The pitch had been under covers for most of the day leading up to the test and a brave decision by Kohli to bat first. The Kiwi quicks couldn’t make use of the conditions and let India off the hook, then when it was turn for them to bat the less said the better

[The Dark Knight]

NZ 5/140 at stumps day three, need 400 to win.
Nicholls 36*
Ashwin 3/27

[Brodlach]

Indian win by 372 runs.

[Armchair expert]

Kim Jong McGowan can go and eat carp

[The Dark Knight]

The first test between South Africa and India starts tonight at 6.30pm our time in Centurion.

India have never won a series in South Africa and this three test series is surely a great opportunity for them to finally win one there.

First up Supersport Park has been a fortress for SA, having won 21 of 26 tests there and have only lost 2 with 3 draws.

Both teams have big outs, no Nortje for SA for the whole series as he has a hip injury and Ravi Jadeja is missing for India with injury aswell.

[locky801]

The first test between South Africa and India starts tonight at 6.30pm our time in Centurion.

India have never won a series in South Africa and this three test series is surely a great opportunity for them to finally win one there.

First up Supersport Park has been a fortress for SA, having won 21 of 26 tests there and have only lost 2 with 3 draws.

Both teams have big outs, no Nortje for SA for the whole series as he has a hip injury and Ravi Jadeja is missing for India with injury aswell.

long day and night ahead

[The Dark Knight]

India batting first, Rahul and Agarwal are doing it easy at the moment, 0/90 from 30 overs. Agarwal 53* and Rahul 29*.

Interestingly Ajinkya Rahane who has struggled for runs lately has been selected over Shreyas Iyer who has had a very good start to his career.

[Armchair expert]

Saffies get kolpak players back and they don't select Olivier

Jansen hasn't impressed me much

[The Dark Knight]

Saffies get kolpak players back and they don't select Olivier

Jansen hasn't impressed me much

Yeah that was strange, a fair bit of noise was made about Olivier returning but then they go with the young guy who bowled too straight and too short from what I watched last night.

India 3/273 at stumps
Rahul 122*
Rahane 40*
Kohli 35 (Gets another start)
Ngidi 3/45

[The Dark Knight]

Saffies get kolpak players back and they don't select Olivier

Jansen hasn't impressed me much

Yeah that was strange, a fair bit of noise was made about Olivier returning but then they go with the young guy who bowled too straight and too short from what I watched last night.

India 3/273 at stumps
Rahul 122*
Rahane 40*
Kohli 35 (Gets another start)
Ngidi 3/45

Turns out Olivier was forced out of the first test because of the lingering effects of Covid-19 which he tested positive for a few weeks ago and a hamstring niggle.

The whole first session of day two has been washed out.

[Armchair expert]

Nice collapse by India

[whufc]

The South African bowling looks ok especially in their conditions

It’s the batting that really lets them down

[The Dark Knight]

Nice collapse by India

Lost 7/55 in 15.3 overs to be all out for 327.
Ngidi took 6/71 and Rabada 3/72.
SA currently 1/14.

[The Dark Knight]

South Africa are 5/109 at tea, trail by 218.
SA were 4/32, Bavuma and de Kock put on 72 but India are still in control.
Bumrah injured, a sprained ankle and had to go off but Siraj and Shami in particular have bowled very well.

[The Dark Knight]

South Africa v India, stumps day three.
SA 197
Bavuma 52
Shami 5/44 (Took his 200th test wicket)

India second innings 1/16, lead by 146.

[The Dark Knight]

South Africa v India, day four.
The first ball I've seen of the days play is the first ball after lunch and it's a wicket! Kohli nicks up to Jansen for 18, another failure for Virat.
India currently 4/79, lead by 204.

[Jim05]

Saffers need 305 to win

[whufc]

Whats the Covid situation in SAF, is their crowd restrictions.

If not cricket in SAF is in a real bad way, biggest test of the year, tiny crowd, team that is struggling. They seem to be going backwards at rapid knots.

[RB]

No idea re COVID situation but they've had shite crowds in South Africa at tests for a while now. IIRC ticket prices have been blamed in the past.

[whufc]

No idea re COVID situation but they've had shite crowds in South Africa at tests for a while now. IIRC ticket prices have been blamed in the past.

The cost of tickets is a tricky one. Obviously cricket boards can claim that you are getting 6-7 hours of entertainment so the price needs to represent that. In fairness to the boards as well the cost of staffing etc would be huge give the amount of hours a game potentially goes for.

On the other hand as a consumer I think spending anything more than $50 per person is starting to get expensive given I will be having to purchase $10 beers all day etc etc.