Cricket thread

[Beebo]

4 wickets down already.
Pakistan are mentally shot at the moment.

 

[AndyRM]

Physically too I'd imagine.

I quite like this blend of old school massive scores and putting the boot in to go for the win.

 

[T4tomo]

....and Pakistan's recent tradition of imploding in their 2nd innings....

 

[Beebo]

5 now.
They are almost into the tail.

 

[matticus]

https://www.espncricinfo.com/record...ween-a-team-s-first-and-second-innings-283985

 

[Alex321]

https://www.espncricinfo.com/record...ween-a-team-s-first-and-second-innings-283985

The difference would already put them about half way down the list, as it is already down to 408. And they still have 4 wickets left, so will proibably be a bit further down yet. But very liklely still on that page.

 

[Beebo]

https://www.espncricinfo.com/record...ween-a-team-s-first-and-second-innings-283985

Interesting how the top 4 are all small first innings and large second innings.

 

[Sterlo]

I've just read, if we can get them all out and not have to bat again, it will be another record, in the highest first innings score to then go on and lose by an innings.

 

[matticus]

Interesting how the top 4 are all small first innings and large second innings.

Yes. And oddly, Pakistan have the highest "Diff" in both categories!

They are all pretty bonkers games. Most of the top 10 were draws, this one was crazy:

2nd Test, Eden Gardens, March 11 - 15, 2001, Australia tour of India

Australia
(T:384) 445 & 212

India
(fo) 171 & 657/7d
India won by 171 runs

... despite following on.

 

[albion]

One always wonders about the integrity of Pakistan games.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Sorry if this has been asked and answered already on here, but I've just heard on the radio that those records were achieved in an empty ground, meaning no or few spectators were present. Why was this! 🤔

 

[Alex321]

I've just read, if we can get them all out and not have to bat again, it will be another record, in the highest first innings score to then go on and lose by an innings.

And that has happened.

England win by an innings and 47 runs.

 

[matticus]

Sorry if this has been asked and answered already on here, but I've just heard on the radio that those records were achieved in an empty ground, meaning no or few spectators were present. Why was this! 🤔

1st I've heard. I knew the ground wasn't FULL. You could definitely hear Indians cheering their batters on the R5 feed yesterday.

Have you looked for any clips e.g. on YouTube?

 

[AndyRM]

The last minute venue decisions would be the main one: it was only a fortnight ago the series was confirmed as going ahead in Pakistan.

Also a "boring" track, Pakistan on the back of a series defeat to Bangladesh and the overall decline of interest in Test cricket in Pakistan.

Great result for England. They only took an over more to post nearly 300 more runs in the first innings which shows how dominant the approach was.

 

[newts]

It looked liked there were only a few hundred spectators each day in a ground with a capacity of ~35,000.
Plenty of naysayers trolling the internet decrying Englands performance on day 2 when Pakistan has posted >550 runs on the first innings