Its Summer! - the Fever Cricket Thread. (Part 2)

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Who would have picked this after India got blown away for 36 (as an innings), in the first test - and then their best player Kohli goes home.

Then all the injuries and go into this game with a 2nd string bowling lineup. Test cricket at it's very best.

Come on the Proteas.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/road-to-wtc-fin...

If India win

Australia will drop to 69.2 and will need 89 points from the series against South Africa to go past New Zealand. That can only happen if they win at least two Tests and draw the third, in which case they will get 93 points from the series. Had Australia not dropped those four points for slow over-rate in Melbourne, they would have been on 70 even with a defeat. In that case, the runs-per-wicket ratio would have come into play (since teams have played an unequal number of series, the series wins isn't being considered in this cycle); currently, Australia's ratio is 1.42 while New Zealand's is 1.28.

India will move up to 71.67 with a win and will need 80 more points against England to top New Zealand. They can achieve that with a 2-0 series scoreline in the four Tests.

England's win in Galle has brought them into the conversation as well, but for them to go past New Zealand, they will need to win the second Test in Sri Lanka, and beat India 3-0.

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Even if the result might not be ideal and means we don’t make the final, I take a shark load of happiness that the arrogant racist fudgeers lost at home to the Indians 

If that’s the final, that’s ok as long as it’s the same result

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The Australian cricket team has consistently been unlikeable over the years, with a very high arsehole quota. Nearly every series they play there is some bad blood. Their refrain that they 'don't cross the line' being sheer phucken arrogance - like only they get to set what that 'line' is.

Bit we need to be a bit careful slagging off their crowds for racist taunts. That stuff ain't exactly unheard of in NZ either. Joffra Archer copped a mouthful at the Bay Oval last summer. 

Legend
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Even if the result might not be ideal and means we don’t make the final, I take a shark load of happiness that the arrogant racist fudgeers lost at home to the Indians 

If that’s the final, that’s ok as long as it’s the same result

an indian win wasn't idea but we remain in top spot for the moment, basically we will be in the final unless the Aussies trounce the saffas 3-0 or 2-0. If the saffas win just one of the tests then we should stay second and will be playing in the final.

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coochiee wrote:
theprof wrote:

great finish, indians fought hard , agree with the sentiments about paine - just another aussie grub and an average keeper to boot. All three of his drops were catchable and would have been taken by the likes of Gilchrist and Healy. 

Wonder if Tim Payne is copping any good natured ribbing from his Nix team mates, with the cricket happenings.

Turns out it's not his team mates, that would be a problem! Amusing

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/124019583/p...

https://twitter.com/timpayne_1/status/135019940261...

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Its Summer! - the Fever Cricket Thread. (Part 2)