Shaggy Alfresco
State Captain
Lords 2000
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Battle of the Test Matches
- Thread starter GIMH
- Start date
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
Round 1, Battle 7
Well, this is a tough one for mine. One of the great rearguards comes up against two of Cricket's very best comebacks....you have 24 hours
South Africa V England, Johannesburg 1995
http://www.cricketweb.net/statsspider/test/1315.php
India V Australia, Kolkatta 2001
http://www.cricketweb.net/statsspider/test/1535.php
England V Australia, Headingley 1981
http://www.cricketweb.net/statsspider/test/905.php
Well, this is a tough one for mine. One of the great rearguards comes up against two of Cricket's very best comebacks....you have 24 hours
South Africa V England, Johannesburg 1995
http://www.cricketweb.net/statsspider/test/1315.php
India V Australia, Kolkatta 2001
http://www.cricketweb.net/statsspider/test/1535.php
England V Australia, Headingley 1981
http://www.cricketweb.net/statsspider/test/905.php
Mister Wright
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Laxman's knock was just tremendous, as was Atherton's, but I witnessed Laxman's, so have to go with:
India V Australia, Kolkatta 2001
India V Australia, Kolkatta 2001
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
Perm
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Yeah it does work now mate. Incredibly rough round, I'll go for Headingley 1981
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Ind vs. Aus, probably the best Test match in Indian history. Still watch the highlights to this day.
Australia had won 16 Test matches in a row, demolished India in the first Test match, and enforced the follow on in this one. Still can't believe what happened.
Australia had won 16 Test matches in a row, demolished India in the first Test match, and enforced the follow on in this one. Still can't believe what happened.
alternative
Cricket Web Content Updater
India V Australia, Kolkatta 2001
I've followed cricket closely since about 97-98 and seen highlights of many games before then, and no game I've seen comes close to the Calcutta test for me.
It just had everything, the buildup to the series was so huge and Australia's performance in the first test had been so dominant, they were on the verge of winning in India for the first time in 30 odd years, they had to really struggle to put together a first innings, after Harbhajans hat-trick they were on the ropes but they regained the momentum with a great rearguard partnership from Waugh n Gillespie and then put India away very well in their first innings. At the close of India's first innings not a man alive would have bet against Australia and what happened thereafter was amazing, I rate Laxman's knock as the best Ive ever witnessed, he batted asthough he were in a trance. And the atmosphere as Australia's second innings wound down and victory grew nearer was amazing. A hat-trick, 1500 odd runs, an unforgetable double century and two other excellent hundreds, momentum changing hands countless times, a side prevailing after following-on and the end of a 2 year winning streak, nobody could have written a better script.
The third match of that series was excellent aswell and would rank in my top 5.
It just had everything, the buildup to the series was so huge and Australia's performance in the first test had been so dominant, they were on the verge of winning in India for the first time in 30 odd years, they had to really struggle to put together a first innings, after Harbhajans hat-trick they were on the ropes but they regained the momentum with a great rearguard partnership from Waugh n Gillespie and then put India away very well in their first innings. At the close of India's first innings not a man alive would have bet against Australia and what happened thereafter was amazing, I rate Laxman's knock as the best Ive ever witnessed, he batted asthough he were in a trance. And the atmosphere as Australia's second innings wound down and victory grew nearer was amazing. A hat-trick, 1500 odd runs, an unforgetable double century and two other excellent hundreds, momentum changing hands countless times, a side prevailing after following-on and the end of a 2 year winning streak, nobody could have written a better script.
The third match of that series was excellent aswell and would rank in my top 5.