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What the fuck ? They declared at lunch and he can’t blame the captain cos he IS the captain.
…..and they get the Zimbabwe opener first ball.
I’m genuinely disappointed he didn’t have a go at Lara’s record. Zimbabwe are 5/2 already, loads of time to have rolled them twice.
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@Donsteppa said in Other Cricket:
SA won inside three days.
I know it’s a team game but by being completely selfishly selfless he owed it to the game to have a crack at Lara’s record. He could have batted 30-45 minutes after lunch and got there easily.
Only 33 triple tons have been scored in test cricket history, that’s in 2593 matches. He had an opportunity to go one better. There is NO FUCKEN WAY this guy will get another chance.
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I like that Lara's record stands. He's obviously a much better player, and he scored it against a much better opposition. Absolutely destroying Zimbabwe doesn't hold as much water as putting 400 on a tier one side.
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@No-Quarter said in Other Cricket:
I like that Lara's record stands. He's obviously a much better player, and he scored it against a much better opposition. Absolutely destroying Zimbabwe doesn't hold as much water as putting 400 on a tier one side.
No argument from me, Lara is one of my favourite ever players…..can lay claim to being the second best test batsman ever in my opinion……but it would have still been cool if some relatively unheralded guy took the record.
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the bloke averaged 26 before this knock, and was playing a glorified pub team. I would have been furious if he took the record to be fair, makes an absolute mockery of test cricket.
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@mariner4life said in Other Cricket:
the bloke averaged 26 before this knock, and was playing a glorified pub team. I would have been furious if he took the record to be fair, makes an absolute mockery of test cricket.
I do hear you, but even against shit teams it is still a great effort to get mammoth scores. You're right, his record is modest compared to every other guy on the list who has a triple ton but isn't that the beauty of sport, every journeyman potentially having his day ?
Then again perhaps he agreed with you and thought "Shit, I've just passed Gary Sobers, no way am I this good, better declare instead of having a go at Lara"
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@mariner4life said in Other Cricket:
the bloke averaged 26 before this knock, and was playing a glorified pub team. I would have been furious if he took the record to be fair, makes an absolute mockery of test cricket.
Hayden took the record against Zim in bloody Darwin if I recall correctly.
Tests are Tests. They all count. Where is your 'killer aussie' mentality?*
- yeah yeah, I know - Mark Taylor declared rather than pass the Don ... don't rain on my parade
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fuck Matt Hayden, he's a piston wristed gibbon as well.
The Zimbos were slightly more respectable then than they are now.
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@mariner4life said in Other Cricket:
fuck Matt Hayden, he's a piston wristed gibbon as well.
The Zimbos were slightly more respectable then than they are now.
Great batsman. Sitting watching him in the nets at the Basin years ago was awesome. Fuck he could hit it.
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Absolute cracking series going on up here between England & India. 1-1 going into the third test and it's been a proper roller coaster so far.
After both scoring 387 in their first innings, England were rattled out for 192 on day 4. So India to chase 193 which seems straight forwards. Nobody told the pitch though which is producing some unplayable deliveries, India left at 58/4. So we start today with India needing another 135 runs and England needing 6 wickets.
Odds show it's still advantage India, but given the pitch, impossible to tell. If England can nag another couple of wickets before drinks, then it's all on.
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@MajorRage said in Other Cricket:
Absolute cracking series going on up here between England & India. 1-1 going into the third test and it's been a proper roller coaster so far.
After both scoring 387 in their first innings, England were rattled out for 192 on day 4. So India to chase 193 which seems straight forwards. Nobody told the pitch though which is producing some unplayable deliveries, India left at 58/4. So we start today with India needing another 135 runs and England needing 6 wickets.
Odds show it's still advantage India, but given the pitch, impossible to tell. If England can nag another couple of wickets before drinks, then it's all on.
Joe Root only 29 runs behind Rahul Dravid ( 4th ) 30 behind Jacques Kallis ( 3rd ) and 119 behind Ricky Ponting ( 2nd )
With two tests still to play he SHOULD get that second spot pretty comfortably by the end of the English summer.
Yeah he does play more tests than others ( grumble, grumble KW ) but he still has to maintain the form and get the runs.
A modern legend of the game.
This has been a great series to keep an eye on. Couldn't be closer so far !!!
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Tri Nation T20 starting today in Zimbabwe. SA send Zim in 61/3 after 12. SA vs NZ on wednesday. Not the best SA squad but big chance for yougsters like Brevis and 19 year old Pretorius. Today
Reeza Hendricks,
Lhuan-dre Pretorius †,
Rassie van der Dussen (c),
Rubin Hermann,
Dewald Brevis,
George Linde,
Corbin Bosch,
Andile Simelane,
Nqabayomzi Peter,
Nandre Burger,
Lungi Ngidi
