Cricket: WTC Final Oz vs SA
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Oh man that potentially sets up the juiciest final day. The cricketing worlds biggest chokers have given themselves a chance at the biggest choke in their history to really cement that legacy. If there has been rain overnight then conditions will be more bowler friendly in the first session,. and if there's any bowling lineup in history that could pull this off, it's these bastards. An early wicket or two and she's going to be all on, I hope Aus have been practicing their choke sledges.
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@No-Quarter said in Cricket: WTC Final Oz vs SA:
Oh man that potentially sets up the juiciest final day. The cricketing world’s biggest chokers have given themselves a chance at the biggest choke in their history to really cement that legacy. If there has been rain overnight then conditions will be more bowler friendly in the first session,. and if there's any bowling lineup in history that could pull this off, it's these bastards. An early wicket or two and she's going to be all on, I hope Aus have been practicing their choke sledges.
Outstanding summary.
It just takes one of that Aussie bowling line up to get their tails up for shit to get really interesting.
SA huge favourites from here on in though.
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@sparky said in Cricket: WTC Final Oz vs SA:
Best UK odds are 20-1 for Oz which is about right. Starc, Hazelwood and Cummins are more than capable of running through them this morning, but SA are the firm favourite. 69 runs is not much to chase on a 4th day pitch with 8 wickets in hand.
You're forgetting Lyon, 3rd highest wicket taker in Australian history.
Starc 4th, Cummins 8th and Hazelwood 10th. That's some pedigree all in the same team at the same time.
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@MN5 No, the pitch wasn't taking much spin yesterday. I thought if anything Australia over bowled Nathan Lyons yesterday.
On the Lords slope, trust your quicks down the slope. Use the slower bowler up the slope, but don't have gaps in the field.
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@sparky said in Cricket: WTC Final Oz vs SA:
@MN5 No, the pitch wasn't taking much spin yesterday. I thought if anything Australia over bowled Nathan Lyons yesterday.
On the Lords slope, trust your quicks down the slope. Use the slower bowler up the slope, but don't have gaps in the field.
Fair enough.
I note Cameron Green hasn't bowled a single over this test.
Is he already a Ben Stokes type all rounder, ie one who doesn't bowl ?
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@sparky said in Cricket: WTC Final Oz vs SA:
Three hours to the start of Day Four, but recent cloud cover this morning in North London. It'll swing and seam I reckon.
You have to love modern test cricket and the fact we're 100% sure of a result in this one.
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If you look at the five wicket hauls at Lord's since the late 1970s they've been overwhelming by medium fast bowlers or quick bowlers rather than spinners.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_cricket_five-wicket_hauls_at_Lord's
None of Warne, Muralitharan or Lyon achieved five-wickets in a Test innings at Lords.
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