World Test Championship

[Chris B.]

@shark That's probably a pretty extreme version, but for the last CWC I recall Australia pulled all of their squad out of the IPL and played several warm-up ODI games against an NZ XI, while our ODI players mainly sat around in India either watching or replacing the withdrawn Oz stars.

Somehow, our relatively shit preparation worked out better.

[MN5]

@nzzp said in World Test Championship:

England struggling with a non-turning pitch. 30/3, Root out. Two to Axar patel - one that didn't turn, and one that someone tried to hit. Siraj got Root, good wicket.

Was reflecting on the last pitch, and the criticism. The reality is that England scored around 200 runs in the match for 20 wickets; India scored similar number of runs but only lost 10 wickets. The pitch turned, but ENgland did not bat well, and didn't pick the right team.

Go India!

Have they blamed anyone for it yet ?

[Crucial]

England 20/3 and 140 behind.

Not much chance of us facing anyone but India now

[nzzp]

@crucial said in World Test Championship:

England 20/3 and 140 behind.

Not much chance of us facing anyone but India now

30/4 Can't see them getting up from here. India showed them how to bat on this pitch. Washington Sundar stranded on 96* poor bastard

[Crucial]

Pant’s innings was super entertaining. Followed the plan to reach the target then just had fun. His treatment of the new ball was memorable.
Reverse ramp to Anderson!

[Crucial]

England batting on a knife edge here.

[Cyclops]

How did this team look so good in winning the first game and then dissolve into a rabble? They are genuinely at risk of losing by an innings despite inning only managing 365.

[Crucial]

65/5 now. 95 runs left to even things up and the tail will crumble

[nzzp]

@crucial said in World Test Championship:

65/5 now. 95 runs left to even things up and the tail will crumble

66/6 by the look of it - Root out LBW pending a review

[Crucial]

65/6 and a review

That’s out.

[booboo]

Given I want them both to lose this is both enjoyable and disappointing.

Would quite have liked taking some revenge on England for that bullshit in the ODI CWC.

[ACT Crusader]

@crucial said in World Test Championship:

Pant’s innings was super entertaining. Followed the plan to reach the target then just had fun. His treatment of the new ball was memorable.
Reverse ramp to Anderson!

Pant is on fire. Feel for Washington not getting his ton, because his innings was excellent also.

Bring on India!

[Catogrande]

@cyclops said in World Test Championship:

How did this team look so good in winning the first game and then dissolve into a rabble? They are genuinely at risk of losing by an innings despite inning only managing 365.

Root scored big. He does well, we do well he doesn't, we don't. At least that's the way it seems.

[MN5]

Just proving yet again England aren’t particularly good. Aside from Root and maybe Anderson who from their team would walk into the Black Caps ?

[Siam]

@mn5 that's true. It's not a stellar England team, particularly the batting line up.

Mostly though, this is another example of how, for the last 5 years at least, the proficient teams in world test cricket just haven't lost at home venues.

Except Australia 🙂

[mariner4life]

Oh look, we're in a cricket final

When does that ever go wrong?

[canefan]

@mariner4life said in World Test Championship:

Oh look, we're in a cricket final

When does that ever go wrong?

At Lord's no less

[MN5]

As long as the wicket isn’t spinning viciously we’re a massive shot at this.

[MajorRage]

Now that India are in, I will concede we are a much stronger chance of making it.

[Bovidae]

The BCCI will be looking at moving the Ahmedabad pitch to Lords.