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[Etienne]

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Nicely poised second test between India and NZ, with NZ 113/2 chasing 376. One of those chases where you keep thinking the batting side have a chance, before they ultimately lose. No Williamson, which obviously hurts them a lot.

Australia are getting a bit of a pasting by SA in some ODIs.

[longeared]

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New Zealand having a good collapse in Indore, they've gone from 118-0 to 148-5, both Williamson and Taylor getting out cheaply.

[tee rex]

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The real story in that series is the scorecard before Williamson returned: neither team in the Test had a player with more than 8 letters (Nicholls).

You can now choose: call it a record or start searching. Full names only, no "Venkat"s.

[G-Man]

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Etienne wrote:
Australia are getting a bit of a pasting by SA in some ODIs.

I talked about that on what appears to have been the wrong thread.

South Africa walked the fourth ODI against Australia yesterday, giving them a 4-0 lead.

The astonishing game was on Friday -- and I missed it. Australia set a target of 372, with Warner and Smith scoring centuries. Only once had a target as high as that been chased down (SA's 438/9 against Australia in 2006).

After a bright start, SA started losing wickets. I switched off when Roussouw fell in the 24th over at 179/4. With Duminy and Miller at the crease, these were the last specialist bats. And Duminy soon fell for 20.

Miller went on to score a 118 off 79 balls; young bowler Andile Phehlukwayo chipped in with 42 off 39. SA won with four balls to spare.

[E10 Rifle]

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Meanwhile, New Zealand seem to have gone a bit shit again don't they? What's the story there?

Anyway, no thread on the Bangladesh v England ODI series? Thoroughly absorbing all the way through, I thought.

[Etienne]

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India is always a tough tour, especially when your strength is swing bowling, and when Williamson was missing too it was too much. Ashwin does appear to have become world class too.

I agree about the Bangladesh vs England series, very impressive win by England against a team who are very strong at home, especially with so much batting missing.

[Ray de Galles]

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E10 Rifle wrote:

Anyway, no thread on the Bangladesh v England ODI series? Thoroughly absorbing all the way through, I thought.

Being on bloody Talksport rather than TMS must have harmed it. You're right though, really enjoyed all that I saw of it.

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[E10 Rifle]

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Thanks for your OBO contribution by the way (it was you wasn't it?)

[Ray de Galles]

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Yes, it was. I might even get round to making a contribution regarding the actual cricket one day.

[ursus arctos]

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Australia have been whitewashed this year in all three formats:

Sri Lanka in Tests (3-0)
South Africa in ODIs (5-0)
India in T20s (3-0)

[Antepli Ejderha]

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What do OTFers make of the Philip Hughes inquest and the contradictory reports about the sledging in the match?
Apparently this lead to his family walking out.

[Vicarious Thrillseeker]

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I'm not sure it provides any clarity, Ant, but the piece by Daniel Brettig on the Cricinfo website is worth a read - it's here

[Etienne]

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Not a fan of that Brettig article. Seems a bit too keen to exculpate every player involved.

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West Indies won't do it, but they have given themselves a hint of chance of beating Pakistan after Azhar Ali's triple century allowed Pakistan to declare on 579-3. Windies replied with 357, before Bishoo took 8 wickets and shot Pakistan out for 123.

Chasing 346, Windies were 193-4, but just lost 2 quick wickets. Now 215-6 with Darren Bravo 90*.

[Etienne]

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245-6 now. Inching closer.

We're in the last session of the match now, so I guess a draw is part of the equation too.

[San Bernardhinault]

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92 runs, 30 overs, 4 wickets. Exciting times!

[Etienne]

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Big over, as first Holder survives a big appeal and Pakistan's last review, only for Bravo to go later in the over. You'd think a draw is their best hope now.

[San Bernardhinault]

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Run out. Fuck. One wicket left.

[Etienne]

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Losing your 9th wicket of a great rearguard effort to a run-out is such a West Indies thing to do.

[San Bernardhinault]

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He was trying to get the more recognised batsman back on strike, but still...

[Etienne]

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Losing both your last wickets to run outs actually moves from being such a West Indies thing to do, to being the sort of thing you'd expect from Pakistan.

[E10 Rifle]

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This is why cricket without Pakistan or West Indies is utterly unthinkable.

[Duncan Gardner]

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Antepli Ejderha wrote: What do OTFers make of the Philip Hughes inquest and the contradictory reports about the sledging in the match?
Apparently this lead to his family walking out

Without too much knowledge, my first reaction is some sympathy for the players accused of not detailing what sledging went on.

The intial call to the Emergency Services seems to have been classified as non-life threatening which seems odd, but again I'm relying on one report (on the World Service Stumped show).

[Duncan Gardner]

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I was mildly irritated that the 'Desh ODI series was on TalkSport. I want a mixture of cricket description, analysis, nostalgia, banter and cake, not laddish buffonery from Alan Brazil.

[Ray de Galles]

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Apparently Mike Selvey was part of Talksport's team but I gave it ten minutes then just turned the Sky commentary up instead (I normally have the TV on mute so I can look up when TMS alerts me to any incident worth watching).

[longeared]

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They had Selvey, Harmison, someone from All Out Cricket magazine and I think AN Other. Tests are on TMS thankfully; apparently the BBC didn't get a deal sorted in time to be able to cover the ODIs.