Big Cricket Thread

[FKASC]

England fans will be melting hard over some of the wide non-calls there

 

[Forward Press]

Test cricket = best cricket

You will not change my mind on this.

 

[Keys]

Bad luck England

Such a shame

 

[Dazzler9]

Oh wow. A 1-run game. Long live Bazball.

 

[Trouto]

Magic test match that!
I didnt care who won!

 

[Truckosaurus]

What. A. Game!

 

[ashley12]

Cracking game.

Lol everyone cheering the death of bazball and enforcing follow on because the guy averaging 100 seeing it like a watermelon was run out for a duck and they lost by a run.

I think Australia end up getting carted unless they can find a genuine swing bowler in English conditions.

Great game though.

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Lol everyone cheering the death of bazball

****ers.

BazBall is the best. Can't wait to see more of it.

 

[Forward Press]

We might actually not have been humiliated if we played Bazball during the first two Tests - because they sure as f*** were never going to the last day, so may as well see how many you can put on the board especially if you won the toss both times.

 

[SloppyJoe]

Lol everyone cheering the death of bazball and enforcing follow on because the guy averaging 100 seeing it like a watermelon was run out for a duck and they lost by a run.

A diamond duck no less! Didn't even face a ball!

Was it is own fault or did Root make the call?

 

[Doashuey]

Test cricket = best cricket

You will not change my mind on this.

Of course it is. This thread has been sullied with T20 rubbish for far far too long.
Its been trash during BBL and you all know it.

 

[Tugga27]

Of course it is. This thread has been sullied with T20 rubbish for far far too long.
Its been trash during BBL and you all know it.

Liking T20's and ODI's doesn't stop you enjoying test cricket.

 

[ashley12]

A diamond duck no less! Didn't even face a ball!

Was it is own fault or did Root make the call?

Root would do well at Frank's in Vic Park because it was an A+ moment of BBQing

 

[Doashuey]

Liking T20's and ODI's doesn't stop you enjoying test cricket.

It does if you are an elitist like me.

Back you go to your pyjama cricket pleb.

 

[Forward Press]

Liking T20's and ODI's doesn't stop you enjoying test cricket.

True - but if a meaningless T20 or ODI series means less Test cricket, then it does indeed stop us enjoying Test cricket. How many people now are wishing we got a Third Test between NZ and England?

Fine, play the World Cups and Champions Trophies and BBLs and IPLs, but unfortunately there is a reason why Kane Williamson as an example has never played in an international Test series of more than 3 Tests in his entire career.

 

[Keys]

A diamond duck no less! Didn't even face a ball!

Was it is own fault or did Root make the call?

Root burned him

 

[Tugga27]

True - but if a meaningless T20 or ODI series means less Test cricket, then it does indeed stop us enjoying Test cricket. How many people now are wishing we got a Third Test between NZ and England?

Fine, play the World Cups and Champions Trophies and BBLs and IPLs, but unfortunately there is a reason why Kane Williamson as an example has never played in an international Test series of more than 3 Tests in his entire career.

The problem is, you've got to pay the bills and I don't think test cricket does that.

 

[happy_eagle]

True - but if a meaningless T20 or ODI series means less Test cricket, then it does indeed stop us enjoying Test cricket. How many people now are wishing we got a Third Test between NZ and England?

Fine, play the World Cups and Champions Trophies and BBLs and IPLs, but unfortunately there is a reason why Kane Williamson as an example has never played in an international Test series of more than 3 Tests in his entire career.

Does it though ?

Can't speak for other countries off hand, but Australia still gets its 5-6 test summer.

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

I wonder when the only Test playing nations will be Australia, England and India, with everyone else globetrotting T20 mercenaries?

 

[FKASC]

Complains about t20

Enjoys a bit of bazball

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Referring to me?

I love T20.

 

[Dazzler9]

True - but if a meaningless T20 or ODI series means less Test cricket, then it does indeed stop us enjoying Test cricket. How many people now are wishing we got a Third Test between NZ and England?

Fine, play the World Cups and Champions Trophies and BBLs and IPLs, but unfortunately there is a reason why Kane Williamson as an example has never played in an international Test series of more than 3 Tests in his entire career.

Wait, this was a two Test series? Oh FFS!

Edit: On the plus side, I think that means NZ retains whatever trophy these two sides play for?

 

[Dazzler9]

There's no reason Australia and NZ couldn't play out a 6 Test series split between the two countries. It'd be epic (ipuc).

 

[Keys]

There's no reason Australia and NZ couldn't play out a 6 Test series split between the two countries. It'd be epic (ipuc).

We’ve done that with South Africa before but it’s still regarded as two separate series

 

[Dazzler9]

We’ve done that with South Africa before but it’s still regarded as two separate series

I was gonna add that into my post. The Africans unofficially regarded it as one entire series. However if the two nations agreed to make it one series, then it would be.