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sparky

India reach Tea on the 5th day and require 30 to win.

England need to trust their spin options from here.

sparky

Bashir bowls out Siraj. England win by 22 runs at 16:53 on the last day at the Home of Cricket. A brilliant test.

Congratulations to India on a superb effort and congratulations to England on a great win. Fantastic entertainment!

MajorPom

Sterling day of cricket, for the purist!

Really odd dismissal at the end. Siraj kept it out cleanly but the ball spun back and hit the wickets!

One of the all time great test matches, this series is unbelievable.

sparky

@MajorRage Weird that he didn't use his leg to kick it away.

Cyclops

Mitchell Starc doing Mitchell Starc things. 5fer in 15 balls, including 3 wickets (no hatrick) in the first over of the match.

Once again, an Aussie batters collapse (121 all out) salvaged by this ridiculous bowling attack (West Indies currently 11/6).

nzzp

@Cyclops said in Other Cricket:

.5fer in 15 balls

Fastest in Test history by 4 balls.

Man, if Windies could bat this would have been some series.

KiwiPie

Bloody Konstas!

Daffy Jaffy

Windies all out for 27. Starc 6 for 9, Boland 3 for 2.

MN5

@Daffy-Jaffy said in Other Cricket:

Windies all out for 27. Starc 6 for 9, Boland 3 for 2.

Bugger !

It’s about time someone took that record off us.

Hang your heads Windies. For a team that has produced arguably more great players than any other you’re very shite now.

Congrats to Mitchell Starc, 18th player to take 400 test wickets.

Virgil

7 ducks!, extras with 6 was the 2nd top scorer

Meanwhile in the shed, the Windies bowlers looking at their batsmen..
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Cyclops

@KiwiPie said in Other Cricket:

Bloody Konstas!

He dropped another catch, and let a non-chance through his hands to concede 4. That probably would have been the record if he could hold onto the ball!

Edit: wait, that wasn't even a drop! The drop was earlier, so two drop catches plus probably 4 runs allowed through misfields.

MN5

@Virgil said in Other Cricket:

7 ducks!, extras with 6 was the 2nd top scorer

Meanwhile in the shed, the Windies bowlers looking at their batsmen..

Their pace bowlers are very good, their batsmen diabolical.

NTA

Bovidae

Maybe a match between the bowlers would be more interesting.

Virgil

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Hazlewood had a 'mare'!

MN5

@Virgil said in Other Cricket:

@NTA said in Other Cricket:

Hazlewood had a 'mare'!

Cummins couldn't even be bothered rolling the arm over

mariner4life

Cracks once again papered over for Australia.
Khawaja 117 runs at 19
Konstas 50 runs at 8
Green 180 runs at 30
Smith 127 runs at 32
Head the best with 224 at 37

While you expect a few to turn around back on Aussie decks, that is another poor return from the top order heading in to an Ashes.

I think the three most important Shield rounds in history will be played at the start of the Summer.

mariner4life

Great win for England this morning in what is a quality series.

nzzp

@mariner4life said in Other Cricket:

Great win for England this morning in what is a quality series.

I really wish I didn't have to sleep. This has been a cracking series

mariner4life

@nzzp said in Other Cricket:

@mariner4life said in Other Cricket:

Great win for England this morning in what is a quality series.

I really wish I didn't have to sleep. This has been a cracking series

agreed, i can't even make it through Tour stages let alone all night test cricket

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