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Jan 14, 2024 · There's one main reason for this - to undermine the field placings. There is no doubt it's skilful but it's not fair. Fairness should be a consideration when framing cricket's laws. A...
- The stakes in play for India, England and Test cricket
The stakes in play for India, England and Test cricket. This...
- The stakes in play for India, England and Test cricket
There are 5 days in a test match, and the majority of them are done on day 4 or early day 5. So why would you play as if you are batting for only a quarter of the day and lose all your wickets early, then bat slowly with your tail enders (lower order bastmen) who struggle to score as it is.
India have a long Test season in the coming few months till January, where they will play 9 more games to strengthen their position to reach the final of the World Test Championship for...
- India's Stunning Record at Home
- Spin Is Key … Or Is It?
- Spin Is Probably Still Key
- Unhappy Hunting Grounds
India is, it goes without saying, very good at home. In the past decade, India has lost just two Tests on home soil from a total of 42 matches: when Australia won by 333 runs in Pune after Nathan Lyon and Steve O'Keefe spun India out for just 107 in the fourth innings in 2017; and when Joe Root's 218 helped England to a 227-run victory in Chennai i...
Australia has picked four specialist spin bowlers as part of its 18-man squad and there's good reason for that. Three of the top four wicket takers in Test matches for Australia in India are spinners: Richie Benaud (52 at 18.38), Shane Warne (34 at 43.11) and Nathan Lyon (34 at 30.58) — West Australian quick Graham McKenzie (34 at 19.26) is the odd...
Fast bowling does not come more disciplined than that provided by Hazlewood, Cummins and Boland, while the air-speed can be provided by rapid but untested West Australian quick Todd Murphy, and veteran quick Mitch Starc. That being said, it is more than likely spin will still be the biggest threat on pitches that are expected to be prepared to turn...
Australia will play in Nagpur, Delhi, Dharamsala and Ahmedabad on this tour. From nine matches at those grounds, Australia has just two wins and three draws. Australia has played two Tests in Nagpur with a 50-per-cent win-loss record. After winning the third Test in 2004, famous for controversy about a pitch seemingly prepared to favour Australia's...
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Jan 24, 2024 · The stakes in play for India, England and Test cricket. This is one of three long-form series taking place at the same time, but the only one with two full strength teams participating....
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Jun 19, 2023 · How long do Rohit and Kohli plan to play Test cricket? At some point this year, Kohli (8479 runs) is likely to become India's fourth-highest run-scorer in Test cricket, overtaking VVS...
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