Test What ever happened to the gritty innings from a tail ender?

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NZ vs ENG Cricket Scorecard, 2nd Test at Christchurch, March 30 - April 03, 2018

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This effort from Sodhi and Wagner was legendary.

37 runs off 57 overs. That's certified legendary stuff.

 

[BarneyBent]

Seems a good time for a bump.

 

[Guardian Hawk]

Not exactly what you'd call 'gritty', but does anyone remember the Ashes where Ashton Agar debuted?

Out top order was in terrible form at the time but our bowlers could all hold a bat, meaning the bowlers were often outscoring the top order such that we always looked in terrible trouble, only to end up posting a respectable score by the end.

Well, given the handiness of our lower order, Agar came in at No 11 on debut (at 9-117). He went on to score 98 to take the score to 280! (a 163 run partnership, in reply to England's 215).

I remember it fondly because in the second innings as it was reaching the Aussie tail again, Agar was promoted up the order and the English commentator was being quite belittling about how Australia could put Agar at number 11 - had they never seen him play or something - ridiculous decision, etc, etc.

England had just taken the 9th wicket (at 9-231, chasing 311) and James Pattinson walked out at no 11. Just as the Pommy commentator is going on and on about the ineptitude of the Aussie selectors putting Agar at 11, Pattinson's test average goes up on screen, which was 28.5 at the time! The Pommy commentator audibly spits out his drink, completely dumbfounded that by moving Agar up, we've got a boke averaging nearly 30 coming in at 11. He's totally shocked and slowly has to wind back all his comments while Pattinson lasts 57 balls on a tough Day 5 pitch, making an unbeaten 25.

Unfortunately, Brad Haddin wasn't good enough to stay with him and the Aussies fell 14 runs short but was funny nonetheless.

 

[crows dude]

Not exactly what you'd call 'gritty', but does anyone remember the Ashes where Ashton Agar debuted?

Out top order was in terrible form at the time but our bowlers could all hold a bat, meaning the bowlers were often outscoring the top order such that we always looked in terrible trouble, only to end up posting a respectable score by the end.

Well, given the handiness of our lower order, Agar came in at No 11 on debut (at 9-117). He went on to score 98 to take the score to 280! (a 163 run partnership, in reply to England's 215).

I remember it fondly because in the second innings as it was reaching the Aussie tail again, Agar was promoted up the order and the English commentator was being quite belittling about how Australia could put Agar at number 11 - had they never seen him play or something - ridiculous decision, etc, etc.

England had just taken the 9th wicket (at 9-231, chasing 311) and James Pattinson walked out at no 11. Just as the Pommy commentator is going on and on about the ineptitude of the Aussie selectors putting Agar at 11, Pattinson's test average goes up on screen, which was 28.5 at the time! The Pommy commentator audibly spits out his drink, completely dumbfounded that by moving Agar up, we've got a boke averaging nearly 30 coming in at 11. He's totally shocked and slowly has to wind back all his comments while Pattinson lasts 57 balls on a tough Day 5 pitch, making an unbeaten 25.

Unfortunately, Brad Haddin wasn't good enough to stay with him and the Aussies fell 14 runs short but was funny nonetheless.

The bolded bit was quite true. Having Agar batt at 11 was crazy. He batted at 6 for WA. He was always a world class fielder that could bat quite well and bowl a few offies.

 

[DaRick]

Not exactly what you'd call 'gritty', but does anyone remember the Ashes where Ashton Agar debuted?

Out top order was in terrible form at the time but our bowlers could all hold a bat, meaning the bowlers were often outscoring the top order such that we always looked in terrible trouble, only to end up posting a respectable score by the end.

Well, given the handiness of our lower order, Agar came in at No 11 on debut (at 9-117). He went on to score 98 to take the score to 280! (a 163 run partnership, in reply to England's 215).

I remember it fondly because in the second innings as it was reaching the Aussie tail again, Agar was promoted up the order and the English commentator was being quite belittling about how Australia could put Agar at number 11 - had they never seen him play or something - ridiculous decision, etc, etc.

England had just taken the 9th wicket (at 9-231, chasing 311) and James Pattinson walked out at no 11. Just as the Pommy commentator is going on and on about the ineptitude of the Aussie selectors putting Agar at 11, Pattinson's test average goes up on screen, which was 28.5 at the time! The Pommy commentator audibly spits out his drink, completely dumbfounded that by moving Agar up, we've got a boke averaging nearly 30 coming in at 11. He's totally shocked and slowly has to wind back all his comments while Pattinson lasts 57 balls on a tough Day 5 pitch, making an unbeaten 25.

Unfortunately, Brad Haddin wasn't good enough to stay with him and the Aussies fell 14 runs short but was funny nonetheless.

In retrospect, that Agar innings set the stage for the ten Tests that followed, because it made us realise that we could compete with ENG after all.

Real boyhood dream stuff, that was.

 

[Guardian Hawk]

The bolded bit was quite true. Having Agar batt at 11 was crazy. He batted at 6 for WA. He was always a world class fielder that could bat quite well and bowl a few offies.

I suppose. He was only a teenager at the time and was picked purely for his bowling (having perfomed reasonably for Australia A in a battle with Fawad Ahmed for the 2nd spinner spot behind Lyon). He'd only debuted for WA less than a month prior and was batting down the order for them too (nowhere near 6 at that stage).

They allowed the more experienced players to bat up the order, where Starc had just made 99 himself and was a true all rounder at the time, Siddle was in a batting purple patch (50's in both innings on a tough pitch in India in the previous match) and Pattinson was averaging nearly 30. IN retrospect, should perhaps have been higher (moved up immediately for the 2nd innings) but the point was we had an unprecedently strong tail batting wise at the time.

 

[Doodlesweaver]

Not exactly what you'd call 'gritty', but does anyone remember the Ashes where Ashton Agar debuted?

Out top order was in terrible form at the time but our bowlers could all hold a bat, meaning the bowlers were often outscoring the top order such that we always looked in terrible trouble, only to end up posting a respectable score by the end.

Well, given the handiness of our lower order, Agar came in at No 11 on debut (at 9-117). He went on to score 98 to take the score to 280! (a 163 run partnership, in reply to England's 215).

I remember it fondly because in the second innings as it was reaching the Aussie tail again, Agar was promoted up the order and the English commentator was being quite belittling about how Australia could put Agar at number 11 - had they never seen him play or something - ridiculous decision, etc, etc.

England had just taken the 9th wicket (at 9-231, chasing 311) and James Pattinson walked out at no 11. Just as the Pommy commentator is going on and on about the ineptitude of the Aussie selectors putting Agar at 11, Pattinson's test average goes up on screen, which was 28.5 at the time! The Pommy commentator audibly spits out his drink, completely dumbfounded that by moving Agar up, we've got a boke averaging nearly 30 coming in at 11. He's totally shocked and slowly has to wind back all his comments while Pattinson lasts 57 balls on a tough Day 5 pitch, making an unbeaten 25.

Unfortunately, Brad Haddin wasn't good enough to stay with him and the Aussies fell 14 runs short but was funny nonetheless.

it was wonderful, but slightly sad too as a memory as he had Hughes for company.