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(29-12-2020 07:03 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  2nd Test MCG Day 4
Aus 195 & 200 (103.1 overs) Green 45 Wade 40 Labuschagne 28 Cummins 22 Siraj 3-37 Jadeja 2-28 Bumrah 2-54 Ashwin 2-71
India 326 & 70-2 (15.5 overs) Gill 35 no Rahane 27 no
India beat Ausralia by 8 wickets

Ooh I do love a good laugh at the Aussies expense .
Until England go there and lose 5-0

(29-12-2020 13:23 )snookered Wrote:  

(29-12-2020 07:03 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  2nd Test MCG Day 4
Aus 195 & 200 (103.1 overs) Green 45 Wade 40 Labuschagne 28 Cummins 22 Siraj 3-37 Jadeja 2-28 Bumrah 2-54 Ashwin 2-71
India 326 & 70-2 (15.5 overs) Gill 35 no Rahane 27 no
India beat Ausralia by 8 wickets

Ooh I do love a good laugh at the Aussies expense .
Until England go there and lose 5-0

It would be nice to inflict a whitewash on the Aussies for a change been a
a while since we gave them a hammering.

1st Test Tauranga Day 5
NZ 431 & 180-5 dec
Pakistan 239 & 271 (123.3 overs) Alam 102 Rizwan 60 Azhar 38
Southee 2-33 Jamieson 2-35 Santner 2-52 Wagner 2-55 Boult 2-72
New Zealand beat Pakistan by 101 runs

Pakistan almost escaped with a draw in this Test, finally getting bowled out with 4.3 overs remaining. Fawad Alam's century, his second coming 11 years after his first, was compiled during a partnership with Mohammad Rizwan which spanned 63.2 overs.

Really enjoying the Big Bash League.
Some belting games in the last week or so.

Kane Williamson is back at No.1 in the ICC Test batting rankings for the first time since 2015. Helped by scores of 251 & 129 in the last month. Kohli is now second & Smith in third spot, the first time he's been out of the top 2 since November 2015.

2nd Test Christchurch Day 1 Close
NZ won the toss & elected to field
Pakistan 297 All out (83.5 overs) Azhar 93 Rizwan 61 Faheem 48 Jamieson 5-68 Southee 61-2 Boult 82-2

2nd Test SA v SL Johannesburg Day 1 Close
SL won the toss & elected to bat
SL 157 All out (40.3 overs) K Perera 60 Hasaranga 29 Chameera 22 Nortje 6-56
Mulder 3-25
SA 148-1 Elgar 92 no can der Dussen 40 no
South Africa trail Sri Lanka by 9 runs

Sri Lanka were moving into a decent position at 71-1, with South Africa bowling a little short on a helpful pitch. The introduction of Mulder who naturally bowls a fuller length with his medium pace, produced 3 quick wickets for him & they kept taking the edge of the bat with 9 dismissals being caught behind the wicket. Nortje bowled Asitha Fernanda to rap up the innings.
South Africa moved into a strong position by the close of play on day 1, only 8 runs adrift. Sri Lanka made 4 changes from the 1st Test defeat, & put out a very inexperienced side with very few Test caps between them. Difficult to see anything other than a South Africa win.

2nd Test Christchurch Day 2 Close
Pakistan 297
New Zealand 286-3 (85 overs)Williamson 112 no Nicholls 89 no