Clarke Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 45 minutes ago, Moochad said: if we are in a close contest or are winning then tests are fun, if we are having a series like our whitewashing in England, then it is absolute torture that's the time to turn off the tv/stream and get a life :) Moochad 1 Link to comment
Khota Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 If everytime someone has to reiterate that test cricket is the best means you have already lost the argument. I am not so insecure that I keep on starting threads that IPL is the best. If it is trulythe best you dont have to remind us. Let it die its slow natural death. Link to comment
velu Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 16 minutes ago, Clarke said: Different pleasures of each .. A good Die Hard/MI film vs a Lawrence of Arabia. Each has its own joy for the fan. i like old western movies though i like 3.30hrs once upon a time in the west , dollars trilogy to django etc etc Link to comment
Laaloo Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 @velu mian, with how dhoni has batted the last few years, I thought you would began to appreciate qualities like attrition that makes test cricket so great. speedheat, adi B, Jimmy Cliff and 4 others 7 Link to comment
velu Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 18 minutes ago, Laaloo said: @velu mian, with how dhoni has batted the last few years, I thought you would began to appreciate qualities like attrition that makes test cricket so great. he retired from the wrong format though Link to comment
The Dark Horse Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Aye aye sir! Gollum 1 Link to comment
adi B Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Nothing matches a competitive session of test cricket especially when all the three departments are clicking and on the pinnacle Switchblade, express bowling and Gollum 2 1 Link to comment
express bowling Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 @Gollum What a game so far ! This test match wants to ratify your thread Gollum 1 Link to comment
Vilander Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 amazing game.. Ash got that wicket of Cook - every one knew cook and Eng desperately did not want that - and Ashwin and India desperately wanted just that. Edge of seat man - express bowling and Gollum 2 Link to comment
zep1706 Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Test cricket is the only format I regularly watch, especially against good sides. I tend to skip pointless limited overs matches, and of course the IPL. Gollum 1 Link to comment
Vilander Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 7 hours ago, Khota said: If everytime someone has to reiterate that test cricket is the best means you have already lost the argument. I am not so insecure that I keep on starting threads that IPL is the best. If it is trulythe best you dont have to remind us. Let it die its slow natural death. no you are not understanding. Look at it this way. same story of good family and bad inlaws family - fighting - and scheming against each other , ending up ruining each other. 1, you can have that in a short story - screen adapt it in a sas bahu TV show for few episodes and it would be something for getting mid day trp for sure from the ladies. 2, You can write it as a big arse Mahabharat and screen adapt it to have a trilogy movie to make it run for few years. Similarly: Its just that tests give the small contests in cricket time to get center stage - and play out in a grand stage. Test cricket allows small aspects of the fine game be played out for an audience who care to see it. t20 and ODI simply do not have the time for it. Link to comment
FischerTal Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 if you have the time. realistically, only old geezers and those jobless uncles hanging around chaiwallah have time to watch test cricket. i stick to highlights. velu 1 Link to comment
Gollum Posted August 3, 2018 Author Share Posted August 3, 2018 9 hours ago, FischerTal said: if you have the time. realistically, only old geezers and those jobless uncles hanging around chaiwallah have time to watch test cricket. i stick to highlights. You don't have to watch all of it, even a session or two per day is enough to absorb the beauty. I missed a lot of action yesterday, yet getting updates on the phone was equally nerve wracking....especially when it looked like we would concede a huge lead. FischerTal and express bowling 2 Link to comment
Gollum Posted August 3, 2018 Author Share Posted August 3, 2018 The greatest show on Earth, once again proved. Tattieboy and express bowling 2 Link to comment
sensible-indian Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Incredible tests with 4 main twists already. Run out of joe root Kohli dropped catch England collapse Curran special Tattieboy 1 Link to comment
The Dark Horse Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 (edited) Nerve cracking.. Edited August 3, 2018 by The Dark Horse Link to comment
Gollum Posted August 3, 2018 Author Share Posted August 3, 2018 I am emotionally wrecked, these 3 days have taken a huge toll on my nervous system I tell ya all. In all honesty during such keenly contested edge of the seat test matches I go through more range of emotions than an entire WC campaign. I pity the nincompoops who have not learnt to enjoy the wonder that is 5 day cricket. I so wish we play 12 test matches per year, evenly spread out on home/away basis for as long as I am alive. sensible-indian 1 Link to comment
sensible-indian Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 This is a test match that may probably be talked about for decades if we hav a good series in England. Link to comment
Tattieboy Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 26 minutes ago, Gollum said: I am emotionally wrecked, these 3 days have taken a huge toll on my nervous system I tell ya all. In all honesty during such keenly contested edge of the seat test matches I go through more range of emotions than an entire WC campaign. I pity the nincompoops who have not learnt to enjoy the wonder that is 5 day cricket. I so wish we play 12 test matches per year, evenly spread out on home/away basis for as long as I am alive. Keep calm or you won't see those 12 tests a year A few more twists and turns tomorrow..Karthik gets out early, Pandya scores 15 in a partnership with Kohli then Shami and Yadav hang about for a while that leaves Sharma to get out 3 runs short and Kohli' left on 95 not out Gollum 1 Link to comment
WeStMiDz Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 6 minutes ago, Bilal78 said: Absaloutly agree with OP, Test cricket is amazing, especially in England, England have upheld a great tradition and I love watching Sky as it’s so amazing, you have classic cricket grounds, a dark red ball and a very good croud, the debate is also amazing as it’s nice to just watch the analysis although I liked the verdict which is basically the same, Test cricket in the SC is really boring though, you hardly have a croud with rubbish pitches and you don’t get good contests, Test cricket in the SC must improve. this series is going to be epic though, With India the better team however England have home advantage. Agree and disagree. A test match on a turning track in the subcontinent is equally gripping. Link to comment
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