World Test Championship

[MajorRage]

@siam said in World Test Championship:

Since it's the new normal here's hoping for a crowd less final😒

India are no longer bereft of quality seam bowlers, quite opposite actually but are probably the best option of the other 3 contenders for us. Still 50/50.

Now watch the ICC rob of us of our 2 warm up tests vs England 😉

23rd June start date ... and UK is currently scheduled to be fully open on the 21st ...

[Duluth]

England fighting well

India 117/6 only 5 in front

[Duluth]

Root’s spin is looking dangerous

125/7 now

Make that 125/8. Root has 3

Game on

[delicatessen]

@duluth
Root 3/0 at this point 😄

[Siam]

This is one crazy game.

18 run lead with 2 wickets in hand. Root had 3 overs , 3 maidens, 3 wickets.

A "long handle" 50 could decide this game.

Even game and hopefully this will serve as a curse because Oz sneaking into lords at 2-2 is very much alive...😒

[Siam]

@majorrage all the searches I can find have the final being played on 18 to 22 June with 23rd being a reserve day. Quite an intriguing sideshow

[MajorRage]

@siam actually, yeah you are right.

Irrelevant anyway, as once the rule changes come in, we won't be in it.

[Catogrande]

@majorrage said in World Test Championship:

@siam actually, yeah you are right.

Irrelevant anyway, as once the rule changes come in, we won't be in it.

The pessimism of a long time Black Caps supporter. Sad to see.

[ACT Crusader]

What a spell by Root, 5-8 off 6 overs. His first 5 wicket haul in his 1st class career. An excellent cricketer.

Now Crawley goes for a first ball duck. Clean bowled middle stump

Game on suckers!

[ACT Crusader]

Patel on a inter-innings hat trick.

[ACT Crusader]

And he gets him.......

DRS coming.

[ACT Crusader]

Wow, not out because of bounce.

Very very lucky in my view.

[ACT Crusader]

What the hell????? He now gets bowled next ball.

Bairstow in all sorts.

[Duluth]

Chaos

[Siam]

@act-crusader this is scarcely believable!

[Donsteppa]

0/2 eventually, just took another delivery.

A village team would pick the line about as well as the English batsmen in these first three deliveries.

[ACT Crusader]

Now Root gets beaten first ball.

[bayimports]

@donsteppa less than 26 all out and will be a great day of cricket 😀

[Siam]

As @nzzp alluded to earlier, this test championship is up with there with sliced bread.
In gone by days this game/series would be a novelty that you might read about the next day or week, and bemoan a weird pitch or apathetic batting. But with the final up for grabs it's bloody riveting, nearly exciting.

Good stuff all round!

[ACT Crusader]

Patel now has 8 wickets for the match.