World Test Championship
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So looks like there are two paths to the final. South Africa winning the series by any margin, or India drops a game against England.
If India win in Brisbane today then they can drop a game vs England and still get through, but those scenarios work for an Aus win or draw.
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@rotated said in World Test Championship:
@Cyclops do you know if a draw is preferable to an Aus win today?
It depends.
A loss means India must sweep England - single draw knocks them out.
But it also gives Australia an extra pathway - a win and two draws in South Africa.
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@MN5 said in World Test Championship:
@Cyclops said in World Test Championship:
So Australia now need two wins and a draw or three wins.
2 wins and 2 draws will be enough for India.
Seems inevitable now that India will be one of the teams at Lords.
How do we get there ?
If Australia don't make it, we do. Pretty much.
Edit: not pretty much. Definitely. It's either India or England, they can't both make it. So if Australia don't make it to SA, or if they lose any over there, we're in.
Don't mind our chances.
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@delicatessen said in World Test Championship:
@MN5 said in World Test Championship:
@Cyclops said in World Test Championship:
So Australia now need two wins and a draw or three wins.
2 wins and 2 draws will be enough for India.
Seems inevitable now that India will be one of the teams at Lords.
How do we get there ?
If Australia don't make it, we do. Pretty much.
Edit: not pretty much. Definitely. It's either India or England, they can't both make it. So if Australia don't make it to SA, or if they lose any over there, we're in.
Don't mind our chances.
They will be hurting after this series. I expect a backlash.
Would be nice if Bangladesh would play a couple of tests here as I'd expect a damn good hiding there.
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@canefan said in World Test Championship:
Is the Aus SA series in SA? What is the covid situation there right now?
Yes it's in SA.
They've got plenty of the COVID, everyone's making the right noises about making it happen atm, but time will tell. -
@delicatessen shaky ground i reckon. They blew off the poms and obviously weren't concerned at losing all that coin.
Meanwhile, good luck England with a Virat Kohli thinking about what the bub made him miss out on😄
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@Bovidae does this improve or hinder NZs chances of making the final?
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@Canes4life As mentioned above, we should be cheering for India to beat England and SA to beat Aust in their upcoming series.
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@Bovidae said in World Test Championship:
@Canes4life As mentioned above, we should be cheering for India to beat England and SA to beat Aust in their upcoming series.
This breaks it down and shows all scenarios but the simple way is that either the SA series does not go ahead or if it does Oz either lose one test or draw two. Apparently drawn games between these sides on SA soil are very rare.
EDIT: no doubt further complications will arise such as series being started but not finished,
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@MN5 said in World Test Championship:
@Cyclops said in World Test Championship:
So Australia now need two wins and a draw or three wins.
2 wins and 2 draws will be enough for India.
Seems inevitable now that India will be one of the teams at Lords.
How do we get there ?
