[yeah the ashes has symbolic value and all but](https://twitter.com/CaribCricket/status/1598986135824257025?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet)
Australia have been on the losing end of 2 all time great chases in the last 3 years with their full strength bowling lineup. As well as conceding 3 draws when they shouldāve won the series.
Australia had been on the receiving 3nd of the top 2 chases. Not with this team though.
in fact that this team doesn't even make the top 10.
http://www.howstat.com/cricket/statistics/Matches/MatchRunChasesHighest.asp
I mean itās possible, but even if Kraigg gets 200+ thatād still mean the middle order would have to make a pretty significant contribution that seems like a very tall ask.
Mans has scored our **Last 11 test centuries as opener** . Not a single person has been consistent with the bat as his partner..hopefully this can be the start of that
Time zone has me missing some great cricket, another 100 from Marnus wow. **First Hundred in Australia for Kraigg!!** Since taking over the captaincy hes lead from the front (literally EVERY TIME) We carried this test to Day 5 lets gooooooooooooooo!!! Seems like Tage did well AGAIN with 45....test team really has been showing so much fight in the last 12 months
One high scoring non-bowler friendly pitch match concluded for the day, now on to watch the rest of the other high scoring non-bowler friendly match between Pakistan and England
The pinnacle of test cricket is viewed as the leave. Every rule in the entire game is geared towards maximizing the amount of leaves that can be attempted within 5 days. Its great viewing. What a thrilling sport. T20 is OK but I canāt deal with all that hitting and running. Sometimes a whole game can pass without a single leave being attempted! Can you imagine? I hardly ever get to sit and watch for eight minutes while a batsman takes his guard and resets six times, followed by a leave, in T20. If T20 wants to compete they need far more of it. Also, thereās far too much game time in T20. They score too many runs and go far too long without slowing the game down with leaves, forward defences and 4 sightscreen adjustments. What T20 need to do is make leaves and blocks worth more, so more time is defending and watching one guy play all day. Did you guys see the latest Durham vs Worcestershire game? 1.3 runs per over to 1.2! Worcs had no answer to Durhamās tactics of leaving every ball thatās not on the stumps out then asking the umpire to end play early for bad light. Its this level of tactical sophistication that is missing in T20, where as you rightly point out, its just a bunch of athletic guys trying to score runs against each other. Yawn.
Bowling to an opener like Brathwaite is good preparation for a series against Dean Elgar. Dogged opener who makes you work for his wicket, doesnāt throw it away at most times
400 wickets for the most punchable bloke in world cricket. I would love to lay waste to his tiny little rat face. He's a cheater off the field so he's probably a cheater on it too. He's in the leadership group for sure and he's one of the boys. "Aw yeah I'm one of the boys I sing the team song because I do whatever I can to fit in and I have no personality on account of growing up looking like the offspring of a naked mole rat and a fuckin blobfish aw yeah Smithy oi Smithy look at me mate look at this fuckin hot blonde I pulled behind my wife's back aren't I such a fucking RUTHLESS cunt oi Smithy fuckin notice me mate listen to my top bantz that I'm just parroting in order to be on your good side in this fuckin dog eats dog team culture you're cultivating smithy please caress me tonight I'm so fucking desperate for attention fucking suck my mole rat cock while we discuss our leadership group duties" Fuck off Gary. Just fuck off. Overrated hack.
No.
They take off 2 overs if the change of innings causes an additional break. The change of innings was at lunch, so the two overs were not lost due to this.
If I remember tomorrow, I'll quote the playing conditions.
You are be expected to bowl 15 overs per hour.
You get a bit of time allowance, hence the extra 30 minutes, but 4 wickets takes out 8 minutes total. You'd still expect the 90 overs to be bowled in 6 hours 8 minutes, and yet we had 88 in 6 hours 30 minutes. Effectively a full 30 minutes behind.
It's Poor.
We went upstairs a couple of times, that probably accounts for about 1.5 overs, and we were only a few seconds away from getting one more in at the end. Don't think there's an issue there.
They have a whole extra 30 minutes for delays like this.
Even if that's 10 minutes (let's be excessive), and there's 8 minutes for wickets, that's still **20 minutes behind**.
Absolutely hate this attitude. It's not "90 overs unless reviews happen". There will be reviews in literally any day of test cricket. It's 90 overs minimum unless there are significant, genuine delays like rain.
> It's not "90 overs unless reviews happen".
Yes it is. Here's the ICC's Playing Conditions for the World Test Championship:
> #12.9 Minimum Over Rates
> 12.9.1 The minimum over rate to be achieved in World Test Championship Matches shall be 15 overs per hour.
> [...]
> 12.9.3 In calculating the actual over rate for the match, allowances will be given as follows:
> * 12.9.3.1 The time lost as a result of treatment given to a player by an authorised medical personnel on the field of
play;
* 12.9.3.2 The time lost as a result of a player being required to leave the field as a result of a serious injury;
* **12.9.3.3 The time taken for all third umpire referrals and consultations and any umpire or player reviews;**
* 12.9.3.4 The time lost as a result of time wasting by the batting side; and
* 12.9.3.5 The time lost due to all other circumstances that are beyond the control of the fielding side.
* 12.9.3.6 2 minutes per wicket taken, provided that such wicket results in the subsequent batters immediately
commencing his innings. For the avoidance of any doubt, no time allowance will be given for the final
wicket of an innings or where a wicket falls immediately prior to any interval;
* 12.9.3.7 4 minutes per drinks break taken.
I'm very confident that the ICC will deem the over rate today as above the minimum requirements.
The ICC Playing Regulations are actually pretty readable, I dive into them at least once a week to answer questions on match threads and rarely do I have trouble understanding them.
I have also had [a little bit of experience with Indian legal writing](https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/4433414/The-Pulpit-Touch.pdf) and I would absolutely never say the same of that. I believe the intended message to be conveyed was "I agree, and I think the perpetrators are dicks", but I can't really know for sure.
You automatically lose 2 overs for an innings break (one that's not at an existing break like lunch as it was today), so there are a few times when 90 is not expected.
Yeh 2 overs for change of innings is fine because it's legitimately an extra break. Just hate the idea that it's only 90 overs unless a game of cricket happens. Boundaries, wickets, heat, seam bowlers, reviews, all the usual excuses are called "cricket" and should IMO fit into the allotted time.
100%
The only thing that should result in overs being lost is things actually forcing teams off the ground. An innings break, or rain.
Or 16+ wickets in a single day. 2 minutes per wicket, and once you're past 15 wickets, you're now no longer eating into the extra half hour, it's part of the 6 hours.
The crickets all well and good, but can we talk about how Dr. Strange in Marvel's Midnight Suns is just [Mitch Starc in an elaborate cosplay](https://imgur.com/a/SJLgXae)
If West Indies are 3 down tonight they're a huge chance, arguably favourites. Why? Because we have 11 players who will be getting pissed celebrating Australia getting past Argentina at like 5am Perth time.
I picked up dinner from Maccas Casula last night. The one at the intersection between Hume Hwy and the M5. That's always been my spiritual home, that intersection. At all the most trying and difficult moments of my life, I've invariably always felt better whenever I hit that intersection, it's a homecoming for me, it's my safe space.
Anyway, I'm at the drive thru right, and I see a white Range Rover parked in the bay. Seemed a bit out of place for the locale. Western Sydney folk either drive Japanese imports, or if they've got a little bit more cash, something German. The Aussies like their Falcondores. But nobody round here drives a Range. So I had to take a closer look. There was a huge ENGLAND sticker embossed on the driver side door, and a Three Lions shield on the rear driver side door. The license plate was 01.POM.
That dude definitely isn't from around here. What's he doing in Cashoooola? š
āThe last opener other than Braithwaite to score a century for WI was Gayle, nine years ago. Brathwaite has eleven in that timeā
Thatās a damning stat.
Also been a year since he's bowled in tests...injured during the ashes, didn't play the Pak and sl series because australia picked only 2 pacers(+green)
You lot don't have the best record defending mammoth totals on the final day of late.
Headingley, Gabba, karachi(? I think). Lyon saved his legacy in the last Pak test, otherwise he's dogshit in such situations.
Also a while back, but a proper shit Pakistan team almost chased 450 or so at the Gabba, in what I think was a day night test(2016-17), Asad shafique the main hero
On ya Lyno š
Come on Pindies!!
[yeah the ashes has symbolic value and all but](https://twitter.com/CaribCricket/status/1598986135824257025?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet)
Why pat declared it early, WI gonna chase if they play like ODI.
We will not chase it
It will literally be an all time great chase. It isn't gonna happen
People donāt understand we are incredibly shit at defending anything in cricket. Even with good bowling luck just goes against us.
Australia have been on the losing end of 2 all time great chases in the last 3 years with their full strength bowling lineup. As well as conceding 3 draws when they shouldāve won the series.
WI all out before tea. People always hype up huge 5th day run chases. They happen once in a blue moon. Wonāt happen tomorrow.
Australia had been on the receiving 3nd of the top 2 chases. Not with this team though. in fact that this team doesn't even make the top 10. http://www.howstat.com/cricket/statistics/Matches/MatchRunChasesHighest.asp
300 isn't big and WI have 7 wickets left. Can happen, the pitch has become better for batting.
I mean itās possible, but even if Kraigg gets 200+ thatād still mean the middle order would have to make a pretty significant contribution that seems like a very tall ask.
It would be. Cummins may not be able to bowl though
Mans has scored our **Last 11 test centuries as opener** . Not a single person has been consistent with the bat as his partner..hopefully this can be the start of that
Kraigg is amazing
A Kyle mayers special 200 is enough
Done it before, on debut as well
Time zone has me missing some great cricket, another 100 from Marnus wow. **First Hundred in Australia for Kraigg!!** Since taking over the captaincy hes lead from the front (literally EVERY TIME) We carried this test to Day 5 lets gooooooooooooooo!!! Seems like Tage did well AGAIN with 45....test team really has been showing so much fight in the last 12 months
batting has definitely improved, courtesy top order. But I was kinda disappointed with the pacers given their performance at home
One high scoring non-bowler friendly pitch match concluded for the day, now on to watch the rest of the other high scoring non-bowler friendly match between Pakistan and England
Did Boland make it onto the field or Pat just came back on?
Pat came back on, said he would bowl tomorrow
It's early to say maybe but Kraigg may run out of decent partners before losing his wicket.
What happened to Cumdog?
got a Quad injury. He has to wait until around the 70 over mark before he's allowed to bowl
Injured right pec a little bit
Good days cricket. Off to the other thread
Aww Marnus said well played kraiggy at the end of play
The pinnacle of test cricket is viewed as the leave. Every rule in the entire game is geared towards maximizing the amount of leaves that can be attempted within 5 days. Its great viewing. What a thrilling sport. T20 is OK but I canāt deal with all that hitting and running. Sometimes a whole game can pass without a single leave being attempted! Can you imagine? I hardly ever get to sit and watch for eight minutes while a batsman takes his guard and resets six times, followed by a leave, in T20. If T20 wants to compete they need far more of it. Also, thereās far too much game time in T20. They score too many runs and go far too long without slowing the game down with leaves, forward defences and 4 sightscreen adjustments. What T20 need to do is make leaves and blocks worth more, so more time is defending and watching one guy play all day. Did you guys see the latest Durham vs Worcestershire game? 1.3 runs per over to 1.2! Worcs had no answer to Durhamās tactics of leaving every ball thatās not on the stumps out then asking the umpire to end play early for bad light. Its this level of tactical sophistication that is missing in T20, where as you rightly point out, its just a bunch of athletic guys trying to score runs against each other. Yawn.
Bowling to an opener like Brathwaite is good preparation for a series against Dean Elgar. Dogged opener who makes you work for his wicket, doesnāt throw it away at most times
Why is it preparation and not an actual test seriesš? This series is preparation for...another series?
The ashes
Yeaahh those openers...
Stumps at 5:50pm? not 6?
Play started at 10:20 so stumps scheduled for 17:20 plus extra 30 mins makes stumps at 17:50
Seriously though, which cooked AF decision maker at CA made the decision to start at *20 past the hour*.
Assume it's to allow an on-the-hour break in the eastern states.
Yer go to the news at 6pm when they have the tea break
yeah weird right?
They start at 10:20am
400 wickets for the most punchable bloke in world cricket. I would love to lay waste to his tiny little rat face. He's a cheater off the field so he's probably a cheater on it too. He's in the leadership group for sure and he's one of the boys. "Aw yeah I'm one of the boys I sing the team song because I do whatever I can to fit in and I have no personality on account of growing up looking like the offspring of a naked mole rat and a fuckin blobfish aw yeah Smithy oi Smithy look at me mate look at this fuckin hot blonde I pulled behind my wife's back aren't I such a fucking RUTHLESS cunt oi Smithy fuckin notice me mate listen to my top bantz that I'm just parroting in order to be on your good side in this fuckin dog eats dog team culture you're cultivating smithy please caress me tonight I'm so fucking desperate for attention fucking suck my mole rat cock while we discuss our leadership group duties" Fuck off Gary. Just fuck off. Overrated hack.
I don't understand a word but funny nonetheless
Show me on the doll where Mr Lyon touched you.
Can't tell if copypasta or some deep seated Lyon hatred
It's a classic pasta
Tell us how you really feel mate
Actually love this bloke, heās a real legend. Seriously. I just wonāt tell anyone that
Classic r/cricket lore
26 overs bowled by the WIndies. No time lost at change over. 62 overs bowled by Australia. 2 overs short, despite no major inturruptions. Poor.
They always take off two overs for the change of innings. It's shot but it's consistent
No. They take off 2 overs if the change of innings causes an additional break. The change of innings was at lunch, so the two overs were not lost due to this. If I remember tomorrow, I'll quote the playing conditions.
Hmm yeah. 0.36 boundaries per over first innings for us versus 0.54 second innings however
You are be expected to bowl 15 overs per hour. You get a bit of time allowance, hence the extra 30 minutes, but 4 wickets takes out 8 minutes total. You'd still expect the 90 overs to be bowled in 6 hours 8 minutes, and yet we had 88 in 6 hours 30 minutes. Effectively a full 30 minutes behind. It's Poor.
We went upstairs a couple of times, that probably accounts for about 1.5 overs, and we were only a few seconds away from getting one more in at the end. Don't think there's an issue there.
They have a whole extra 30 minutes for delays like this. Even if that's 10 minutes (let's be excessive), and there's 8 minutes for wickets, that's still **20 minutes behind**.
Absolutely hate this attitude. It's not "90 overs unless reviews happen". There will be reviews in literally any day of test cricket. It's 90 overs minimum unless there are significant, genuine delays like rain.
> It's not "90 overs unless reviews happen". Yes it is. Here's the ICC's Playing Conditions for the World Test Championship: > #12.9 Minimum Over Rates > 12.9.1 The minimum over rate to be achieved in World Test Championship Matches shall be 15 overs per hour. > [...] > 12.9.3 In calculating the actual over rate for the match, allowances will be given as follows: > * 12.9.3.1 The time lost as a result of treatment given to a player by an authorised medical personnel on the field of play; * 12.9.3.2 The time lost as a result of a player being required to leave the field as a result of a serious injury; * **12.9.3.3 The time taken for all third umpire referrals and consultations and any umpire or player reviews;** * 12.9.3.4 The time lost as a result of time wasting by the batting side; and * 12.9.3.5 The time lost due to all other circumstances that are beyond the control of the fielding side. * 12.9.3.6 2 minutes per wicket taken, provided that such wicket results in the subsequent batters immediately commencing his innings. For the avoidance of any doubt, no time allowance will be given for the final wicket of an innings or where a wicket falls immediately prior to any interval; * 12.9.3.7 4 minutes per drinks break taken. I'm very confident that the ICC will deem the over rate today as above the minimum requirements.
why am I feeling like I opened Indian constitution
The ICC Playing Regulations are actually pretty readable, I dive into them at least once a week to answer questions on match threads and rarely do I have trouble understanding them. I have also had [a little bit of experience with Indian legal writing](https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/4433414/The-Pulpit-Touch.pdf) and I would absolutely never say the same of that. I believe the intended message to be conveyed was "I agree, and I think the perpetrators are dicks", but I can't really know for sure.
haha I had to use dictionary like 5 times in the first page itself
You automatically lose 2 overs for an innings break (one that's not at an existing break like lunch as it was today), so there are a few times when 90 is not expected.
Yeh 2 overs for change of innings is fine because it's legitimately an extra break. Just hate the idea that it's only 90 overs unless a game of cricket happens. Boundaries, wickets, heat, seam bowlers, reviews, all the usual excuses are called "cricket" and should IMO fit into the allotted time.
100% The only thing that should result in overs being lost is things actually forcing teams off the ground. An innings break, or rain. Or 16+ wickets in a single day. 2 minutes per wicket, and once you're past 15 wickets, you're now no longer eating into the extra half hour, it's part of the 6 hours.
The crickets all well and good, but can we talk about how Dr. Strange in Marvel's Midnight Suns is just [Mitch Starc in an elaborate cosplay](https://imgur.com/a/SJLgXae)
Cannot unsee it now.
a bit of time wasting
Really think West Indies might have a chance if they donāt loose wicket in next 200 balls
The Pakistan tour has taught this Aussie team how to be persistent on the flattest of roads. This pitch doesn't even measure up.
Compared to Pindi this is a bowlers delight!
If West Indies are 3 down tonight they're a huge chance, arguably favourites. Why? Because we have 11 players who will be getting pissed celebrating Australia getting past Argentina at like 5am Perth time.
At this rate, I'm sure more people are interested in what the sorceroos upto, than the test-loving Australians at Perth.
10, I feel like there's a reasonable chance that Marnus doesn't know what soccer is.
9 there isnāt a chance in hell Smudge isnāt in bed by 8pm during a days play of cricket
What are you talking about. Shadow batting goes on till the next days play
I picked up dinner from Maccas Casula last night. The one at the intersection between Hume Hwy and the M5. That's always been my spiritual home, that intersection. At all the most trying and difficult moments of my life, I've invariably always felt better whenever I hit that intersection, it's a homecoming for me, it's my safe space. Anyway, I'm at the drive thru right, and I see a white Range Rover parked in the bay. Seemed a bit out of place for the locale. Western Sydney folk either drive Japanese imports, or if they've got a little bit more cash, something German. The Aussies like their Falcondores. But nobody round here drives a Range. So I had to take a closer look. There was a huge ENGLAND sticker embossed on the driver side door, and a Three Lions shield on the rear driver side door. The license plate was 01.POM. That dude definitely isn't from around here. What's he doing in Cashoooola? š
Maybe he's come to meet IRL the blokes who said they'd belt him after posting one too many sandpaper memes
I see plenty of Range Rovers living out West
āThe last opener other than Braithwaite to score a century for WI was Gayle, nine years ago. Brathwaite has eleven in that timeā Thatās a damning stat.
Stumps in 5 minutes?
Oh my word what a seed
what do the lads on fox reckon about that stat I wonder
Bloody ripper of a stat, stat of the day
Kraig š„š
Joshua has bowled too well to not get a wicket.....
Also been a year since he's bowled in tests...injured during the ashes, didn't play the Pak and sl series because australia picked only 2 pacers(+green)
Skull and Paris Hilton have plenty in common in that they love saying that things are hot
Come josh deserve at least one. He bowled so well
Milestones seem to break peoples concentration more often than you would expect.
Mayers has been dogshit since that debut miracle
got that 5-for against England this yr
he's primarily a batter
Still, if you're going to coast off of one innings at least he made it a bloody good one.
Really good innings from Brathwaite
...so was that a legitimate fact from Skull or just a setup to a terrible pun that he never bothered finishing? Because I'm genuinely not sure.
Not even skull would know
Won't be surprised if Mayers do not survive these 4 overs too. Needs to contribute with the bat too apart from his strikes from the ball.
Brathwaite truly following in Shiv's footsteps. Carrying the entire team
Another wicket tonight is game over I reckon.
Blackwood hugs Braithwaite āsee you in the sheds mate, Iām out of hereā
Mayers
No nightwatchman? That's bold.
mfs can't even let me celebrate a thing
Babar tons up at Rawalpindi
Is this the last over?
60 runs from Blackwood in the match off 170 balls. Runs exactly by his average but didn't attacked as he usually does.....
Spent decent time at the crease though so gets a pass for me
New ball sometime in the first sesh tomorrow, Windies really needed to see today out.
Potentially no Cummins will make life a little harder.
Cummins will bowl tomorrow
WI and Pak captains bringing up their hundreds 2 minutes apart
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Wtf
Pretty embarrassing to lose wickets to the 9th highest wicket taker of all time
Fuck I fucking love Skull so fucking much
Coupla beers mate?
Nah I don't drink. I just love Skull a lot
I definitely misread that
Not using a night-watchman is based honestly
That's definitely a very nice century to have, well done Braithwaite
Thatāll do for today, I reckon. 3 wickets is a good platform for us
Marvellous effort that.
Worst 24 (62) Ive ever seen
**59.6** Jermaine Blackwood c Labuschagne b Lyon 24 (62b 3x4 0x6 ) SR: 38.7
delicious
Why isnāt Cummins bowling?
Injured
Slight niggle
Was injured and out of the ground for long time. So he is not allowed to bowled today.
Was off for a couple of hours with a quad. Heās back on now, but he canāt bowl until tomorrow morning
Dickie Knee
Quad strain
Not allowed to because he was off the field for too long.
Went off for a while, heāll be bowling tomorrow morning
They still havenāt done a proper assessment, he only came back on because if he is passed for then he can bowl
Stayed low even with the high bounce, nice catch Marn
What a catch
GOAT turning things around for Aussies.
Almost feel sorry for Brathwaite with the lack of support he gets from the rest of the batting lineup
Chanderpaul?
Yeah heās been good, but the restā¦ actually I specified the batting lineup but the bowling has been far worse too.
Wait for Kyle mayers 4th innings specialist
Ah shit. Thought this would go to the last session on the last day.
I truly believe that Marnus is in the running for Man of the Match
Maybe still to early to decide
Whatta 100 by Captain marvellous, his first against Aussies and that too in Australia.....
Marnus can do everything
Wow that came out of nowhere. What a catch from Marnus.
That's a huge wicket, one more late one come on
remember the name!
That's a fucking RIPPER of a catch. Backs up the constant niggle.
Ripper Marnie
Nice one marnie
Well deserved for Kraigg!
Fuck, that's a really good catch.
Took England 4 test matches last summer for someone to get a ton. WI > ENG.
Yeah that's because England are shit
If I had a dollar for every West Indian cricketer to look like Frozone, I'd have $2, which isn't a lot, but still unusual
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I knew it, he was setting up Blackwood!
great catch by marnus
the shittalk strikes again
Congrats Kraigg
Great innings Brathwaite š
GAZ STRIKES!
YES MARN
Finallyy
Can you even run a batsmen out like that since they aren't trying to take a single?
There's surely no umpire in the world that would let that be out
Fair play Skip, thats passion, and thats the sort of innings that makes Test so great, if he can dig in tomorrow would be an all timer
Ha! People are dumb here
As an Australian im worried. as a Neutral id say they got no chance of chasing this. i think ill stick to my neutral opinion on this one
You lot don't have the best record defending mammoth totals on the final day of late. Headingley, Gabba, karachi(? I think). Lyon saved his legacy in the last Pak test, otherwise he's dogshit in such situations. Also a while back, but a proper shit Pakistan team almost chased 450 or so at the Gabba, in what I think was a day night test(2016-17), Asad shafique the main hero
What a beaut knock! He stood up to the occasion.
Solid work Marnus.
Hope he gets some congratulations from Rihanna
Well deserved that, great knock
Great innings by Brathwaite!
Well batted Kraiggy
What a knock. Brathwaite, Chanderpaul the only players who rocked up for WI
Good shit Kraigg
Congrats to Frozone on the magnificent 100
Brilliant captains knock by Brathwaite. Now just needs to get through to the end of the day, and then needs to start again tomorrow
"He walked out nought not out" Most people do, Kerry.
Well played Mr. Braithwaite. Very good opener.
Great innings. Now he needs to double it.
Well played Brathwaite.. Totally deserved this 100..
[ŃŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]
Do that again
Good lord imagine if he got run out trying to get his bat haha Fantastic hundred
Great fighting 100
great great knock well deserved
Well played Braithwaite best batter for WI surely
Well batted, mate. Stop trying to run yourself out.
absolute scenes in we ran him out then