*Official* 2nd Test at Lord's

[Hurricane]

I guess at a minimum until someone can figure out how to combat him walking across his stumps you would have to bank on him being the next triple.

 

[viriya]

Smitteh back to the top with 936 points number 10 in the all time list. Interesting to note that he accumulated 35 points from this game and another performance like this and he could be passing Bradman's 961

imo he is pushing past 900 too fast in the official ratings.. he just got established, shouldn't be threatening all-time peaks yet.

 

[OverratedSanity]

imo he is pushing past 900 too fast in the official ratings.. he just got established, shouldn't be threatening all-time peaks yet.

Wait what do you mean shouldn't be? He is. There's no should or shouldn't involved here.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Smitteh back to the top with 936 points number 10 in the all time list. Interesting to note that he accumulated 35 points from this game and another performance like this and he could be passing Bradman's 961

It's an exponential requirement the higher the rating needs to go, isn't it? Would need an insane performance to push it over 961.

 

[Cabinet96]

Aussies should be tested with some REAL English conditions. Like the one India had to tolerate last year in Manchester when they were 8/4 at one time.

Anyways, a very good cricket match at Lord's!

Rubbish post. What the Indian batsman struggled with at Old Trafford (aside from good bowling) was the pace and bounce of the pitch. That's not a particularly usual characteristic of English pitches, and nor is it something the Aussies will find alien and struggle in.

 

[harsh.ag]

Rubbish post. What the Indian batsman struggled with at Old Trafford (aside from good bowling) was the pace and bounce of the pitch. That's not a particularly usual characteristic of English pitches, and nor is it something the Aussies will find alien and struggle in.

Aside from the fact that if they actually prepared the REAL pitches he is talking about, Haze and 3Mitches would have a field day.

 

[Cabinet96]

Aside from the fact that if they actually prepared the REAL pitches he is talking about, Haze and 3Mitches would have a field day.

Your idea of real has been seen only a handful of times in my years of watching cricket in England. When does it stop becoming real and start to become unusual?

 

[Gob]

It's an exponential requirement the higher the rating needs to go, isn't it? Would need an insane performance to push it over 961.

guess it is. Another double would do

imo he is pushing past 900 too fast in the official ratings.. he just got established, shouldn't be threatening all-time peaks yet.

wut?

 

[Gob]

Aside from the fact that if they actually prepared the REAL pitches he is talking about, Haze and 3Mitches would have a field day.

Yeah but Aust wont pile 600 and it would bring the game closer

 

[Hooksey]

Would have preferred a bigger winning margin. But settle for 405 runs.

 

[Furball]

So, the combined total for the test is : Australia 820/10 and England 415/20

So, Aus got twice as many runs as England for half the wiickets lost. That's a mighty hammering.

lrn2maths

 

[Hooksey]

Your idea of real has been seen only a handful of times in my years of watching cricket in England. When does it stop becoming real and start to become unusual?

The winning margin has only occurred in many years of playing cricket. But by the end of the series may have started to become usual.

 

[Cabinet96]

The winning margin has only occurred in many years of playing cricket. But by the end of the series may have started to become usual.

Thanks for that.

 

[OverratedSanity]

lrn2maths

stopbngpedntic

Is this how you do it?

 

[GIMH]

Funny how Hooksey suddenly remembered his password

 

[Furball]

stopbngpedntic

Is this how you do it?

I'm not being pedantic, you were wrong.

 

[viriya]

Wait what do you mean shouldn't be? He is. There's no should or shouldn't involved here.

He shouldn't be because the official rating system is flawed in that it doesn't discount new (29 tests is when you're just about settled) player performances enough.



I'm nitpicking though, imo he should be reaching 900 after this test, not blowing past it.

 

[Hooksey]

Funny how Hooksey suddenly remembered his password

Funny how you were moved enough to post about it.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Wow, what a result to wake up to! Awesome way to start a Monday.

 

[Top_Cat]

Good enough to take the new ball for several countries. Bowls a heavy ball

Must have really picked up then because I thought the exact opposite in the times I've seen him bowl.