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Originally posted by Gregario View PostIs there a highlights show for the SA test?
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Originally posted by Hot Orange View PostBairstow finishes the series with 394 runs from 328 balls, if my maths is correct (369 off 293 in the last three innings).
Edit: It wasn't.
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There are data issues before this era, but
https://twitter.com/espncricinfo/status/1541466638368784385?s=21&t=-cmqTfBaECrj6C_SddcYwA
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That's one of the most enjoyable series I've seen in a while. Last night I decided to watch a couple of overs before heading to bed and 40 minutes later it was all done and dusted. All sorts of qualifiers can be applied of course, but given England had 5 or 6 bowlers out it was a fair achievement even given NZ being undermanned too.
India will be a sterner test perhaps, but sometimes when you witness the birth of a new era for a sport you don't realise it. I get the sense that's what we have witnessed here.
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It's an exciting new era and I'm grumpy about it. Partly because NZ were on the receiving end and simply weren't good enough, but mostly because of the many hours - no, years - I spent watching some pretty forgettable Test cricket, and I feel I should get a time refund. Some of the most extraordinary cricket in my lifetime has occurred in the last few weeks, and I've missed most of it. I got to see Brearley, Tavare and Athey bat.
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Originally posted by Uncle Ethan View PostExactly. I am bemused by those not just sitting back and enjoying it. Telling commentary moment when someone talked about how once upon a time 250 was a decent one day score. Now England looking to break 500.
Like all new things, it's not totally new. Viv's SR in 1976 was way ahead of it's time; Gilchrist and Sehwag; Clive Lloyd; Kapil Dev; Sobers would have been capable of it. But it's accelerated things a couple of levels and changed the way we think about run chases, at least with this ball on a flat track against a team that hasn't an effective spinner.Last edited by Satchmo Distel; 28-06-2022, 14:54.
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I was surprised he resurfaced at all. I wonder what else might be about to come out :
Michael Vaughan: Former England captain steps back from work at BBC
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in more edifying news, three of the NZ side turned up at my local club this evening and had a short knock with the u13 Girls side ;
https://twitter.com/eastmoleseycc/status/1541871687523762177?s=21&t=9zuPY9JXgHUuDjHZlppcHg
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Originally posted by Ray de Galles View PostI was surprised he resurfaced at all. I wonder what else might be about to come out :
Michael Vaughan: Former England captain steps back from work at BBC
Apparently, a letter was sent by BBC employees, complaining of his re-employment. Vaughan has decided to step out of the limelight. I find it pretty incredible that he is still under contract to the BBC.
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I was really surprised Vaughan returned so early. I figured they must be confident he would be exonerated or something. In the end, they were leaving themselves wide open to a letter from employees saying racism policies had been effectively ignored. Because they were right.
He’s crap on the radio anyway.
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