NZ tour of England | 3 tests | Lord's , Oval, Trent Bridge | June 04 - June 29

[Lone Wolf]

1 hour ago, vvvslaxman said:

What the heck . Another rain interruption.  I have never seen  a test where every single ball is moving prodigiously like we saw in this test. 

2 day test in Newlands 2024 takes the cake for that one.

[MechEng]

Cricket in England is incomplete without winds and overcast skies. Except rain, which is a spoilsport

[Nikhil_cric]

More uneven bounce than any English pitch in the history of ball tracking. 

 

What an awful, substandard pitch. 

 

 

[Gollum]

Just now, Nikhil_cric said:

More uneven bounce than any English pitch in the history of ball tracking. 

 

What an awful, substandard pitch. 

Pitch will escape a poor rating. Different standards for SENA. 

[Ultimate_Game]

10 hours ago, Lone Wolf said:

2 day test in Newlands 2024 takes the cake for that one.

 

Did you watch the Ind-SA Test which didn't even last 2 days? Or the green carpet NZ rolled out for India in the early 2000s where both teams were bundled out for under 100 in their first innings. The thing is when this happens in sub-continent, especially India, it's cheating but when it happens in SENA countries it's crickets. There's never a talk of taking spinners out of the game but every SENA person shouts from the rooftop how Indian "doctored" pitches are taking fast bowlers out if the game.

[test fan]

90/6.  Phillips Bhai is playing ODI cricket.   They can't win but atleast play attacking cricket instead tuktuk before dismissed 

[vvvslaxman]

Destroyed.

[vvvslaxman]

1 hour ago, test fan said:

90/6.  Phillips Bhai is playing ODI cricket.   They can't win but atleast play attacking cricket instead tuktuk before dismissed 

Guys like him are necessary on dodgy tracks like this.

[vvvslaxman]

This should be given "unsatisfactory" rating. How many times batsmen watched ball going under the bat.

[putrevus]

Fast bowlers need to come to play in SENA. They cannot keep expecting spinners to bail them out. 
 

 

Edited June 7 by putrevus

[vvvslaxman]

Ian ward says "It is eminently watchable" lol  He enjoyed the balls keeping low  from time to time. what can one say. 24 wickets were either lbws or bowleds

[vvvslaxman]

Simon Doull says "There is an announcement coming i a day or two". What is he talking about?   Kane retires?

[Gollum]

Good to see another team flunk a 4th innings chase. 

 

But tbh, only RSA could have chased 250 here. Not even Aus. 

[Suhaan]

There was a certain gorilla played for India and failed continuously for 4 years,mind you never had the cut shot

His fan whores used to give excuses like not every time my master will score runs others too have to step,so what if the pitches were absolutely flat

But when it comes to a certain pacer he has to do well all the time in SENA conditions and that gorilla have all the excuses to prevail

[Sgattick10]

So mama is retiring? 

[KV244]

Disappointed with the pitch they should have prepared balanced pitch rather than this kind of pitch.

[vvvslaxman]

From what i understand Lords is in desperate need of relaying of the pitch.

[Frustrated]

According to ICC, if a test match ends in 2 days in India, it's bad publicity for test cricket.  However, if a test match ends in 2 days in SENA country, it is 'REAL Cricket'

[rollingstoned]

Pitch at Lord's is not going to get any demerit points just because of venue. It went till the 4th day so that excuse is there now though that was only because of rain.

[Gollum]

10 minutes ago, rollingstoned said:

Pitch at Lord's is not going to get any demerit points just because of venue. It went till the 4th day so that excuse is there now though that was only because of rain.

Total 165 overs , <2 days action. 

 

Even the worst Indian pitches see >200 overs. 

 

India vs RSA, Eden last year 206 overs.