World Test Championship
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Sri Lanka 381 all out, Tea Day 2
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SL 381
Eng 331 for 9 stumps day 3You'd normally be picking a draw from that point. Unless the Lankans collapse.
Or do the Lankans try and manufacture a chase?
England HAVE to win to retain any hope.
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@Bovidae so, option A
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So 6 wicket win to Pomgolia.
Keeps them alive, well at least keeps their potential to exceed 70% alive.
Will need to have a look at the potential for both India and England to exceed 70%.
The more I think about it our best chance remains with the Proteas denying Australia, as India v England is probably an either- or. (As above will need to spreadsheet a bit tomorrow to check).
Have I said I've always liked South Africa?
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@booboo said in World Test Championship:
The more I think about it our best chance remains with the Proteas denying Australia, as India v England is probably an either- or. (As above will need to spreadsheet a bit tomorrow to check).
I'm still really not sure they will play it. England couldn't manage it -- unless the vaccine is enough protection
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@nzzp said in World Test Championship:
@booboo said in World Test Championship:
The more I think about it our best chance remains with the Proteas denying Australia, as India v England is probably an either- or. (As above will need to spreadsheet a bit tomorrow to check).
I'm still really not sure they will play it. England couldn't manage it -- unless the vaccine is enough protection
The trajectory on vaccination programme means it's looking likely, subject to no unforseen developments!
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@booboo said in World Test Championship:
So 6 wicket win to Pomgolia.
Keeps them alive, well at least keeps their potential to exceed 70% alive.
Will need to have a look at the potential for both India and England to exceed 70%.
It can only be India or England, not both.
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@TeWaio said in World Test Championship:
I expect everything will conspire in the most unlikely of circumstances to screw NZ cricket over again.
Disclaimer: I was at Lords for the 2019 CWC final.
Without doubt.
Then a few days later it'll come out that NZ should have been in the final after all, but by that point it'll disappear from the newswires within seconds, as one of Australia, India or England are crowned Test Champions.
Merely a co-incidence of course, that these 3 are the power brokers. of the world game.
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@Godder said in World Test Championship:
So if it's close-ish, we're in, if it's a thrashing either way, we're out.
Depends on Aus.
We need at least two of Ind, Eng and Aus to remain below 70.
If Aus fail to win 2 nil or better we're in because, as @Bovidae (I think) pointed out above India and England can't both make 70+.
It's conceivable we finish top, and equally conceivable we finish 3rd.
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Think this means the BCs are off to Lords doesn’t it?
Edit, looking at the above table, then yes we’re in the final!!!
Whoop whoop.
A drawn India v England series, or Indian win means we play India, and England win means we play England.
Come on India!
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@Gunner said in World Test Championship:
Think this means the BCs are off to Lords doesn’t it?
Edit, looking at the above table, then yes we’re in the final!!!
Whoop whoop.
A drawn series or Indian series win means we play India, and England series win means we play England.
Come on India!
Rule change pending ...
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@MajorRage said in World Test Championship:
@Gunner said in World Test Championship:
Think this means the BCs are off to Lords doesn’t it?
Edit, looking at the above table, then yes we’re in the final!!!
Whoop whoop.
A drawn series or Indian series win means we play India, and England series win means we play England.
Come on India!
Rule change pending ...
Absolutely. The India v England series will also be cancelled or delayed now, which will give the ICC the perfect excuse to "show flexibility in exceptional circumstances" and screw over the BCs.
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Well let's hope the ICC doesn't do anything like that. Lightning can't strike twice in the same place can it?
Assuming this goes ahead, how do we manage the series vs England prior? Do we put some players in cotton wool with an eye on the bigger prize? Or so we need all the key guys to play both those tests? I'd think the latter, but jeez it'd be tempting to rotate 15 blokes and then select an XI for the final. Even more fascinating will be who we face. It could end up being three tests vs England but most likely is India winning at home and going thru. Australia can make it but this might require a drawn India vs England series? England at home would be tough. India or Australia in English conditions would be interesting. To be honest, it'd feel slightly hollow if we won without beating Australia given the horrendous pounding they gave us a year ago.
