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Oh no. PAK vs NZ #cricket test did not end as I had hoped! PAK lost despite Umar's 72 (after 1st inning century) http://bit.ly/8svNp0 WOE! 11/29/2009 |
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A thrilling match in Dunedin ! this is how Tests should be played ! http://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/engine/current/match/423778.html 11/28/2009 |
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RT @kbalakumar: All the virtues of a good Test match come alive as Kiwis put it past a fighting Pak. Thrilling stuff. http://bit.ly/8WdidN 11/28/2009 |
A crucial factor
Crucket —
... God I love test cricket. Maybe I’m just caught up in the euphoria of the moment, but that feels like one of the special New Zealand wins. Certainly of recent times. Of course, in recent times any test win is special – we haven’t had a decent test win for a year and half. ...
Adrian Barath reminded me of Vishy
The Cricket Watcher's Journal —
... If 19-year old Umar Akmal of Pakistan was liberating cricket addicts from New Zealand, another 19-year old, Adrian Barath of West Indies, in Brisbane down under, was carving away the inanimate keratin thickness of long disillusionment encasing the combined clans of cricketing warriors of a lost era. The West Indies were alive through their night for the duration of his innings. It doesn't appear that they wish to remain sleeping any longer. Adrian Barath may have been declared out LBW by technology, but the Caribbean peoples and the rest of the world believe he is going to bat ...
New players and old
A Cricketing View —
... and Dunedin yielded not unsurprising results. Australia beat West Indies by an innings, while New Zealand beat Pakistan by 32 runs. Predictably, the Dunedin Test has been called ...
Innings victories in cricket – good or bad?
King Cricket —
... welcome. Firstly, Sri Lanka scored 760-7 in the first Test, which was good batting, but not good cricket. By actually seeing some wickets, Indian fans might not be driven further towards the shorter formats and by seeing their team gaily prance to victory without a care in the world, they might even warm to Tests a bit. Plus, India should win at home. A tour of India being as hard as diamonds is one of the defining features of cricket. But if you really want good cricket, look to New Zealand v Pakistan . No declarations, tough batting in the second innings and a tight finish. ...
Tests still best, by a distance
Cricket Burble —
After a truly brilliant Test match in New Zealand last week, Sambit Bal has talked up Test cricket. The only thing I'd question is whether cricket really can make room for all 3 forms long-term....I wonder if ultimately the 50 over format needs to go. Time will tell.... ...
