*Official* World Test Championship Final 2021

[Flem274*]

hmm even honors

 

[Teja.]

I’d say 80-2 in the first innings is evens so NZ slightly ahead.

 

[hendrix]

Let us call the winner of this match the winner of a test match in england, rather than world champs, thanks.

Mate you drunk?

 

[CodeOfWisden]

India's session.
Yes you know it, don't pretend.

 

[Bahnz]

Why is Macca dressed like he’s time travelled from the industrial revolution?

 

[honestbharani]

3 wicket is the bowling side's session, esp. when you have put the opposition in. 1 would have made it India's session. 2 keeps it even, lol.

 

[Moss]

When you win the toss with this much cloud cover and conditions that favor seamers and you have picked 5 seamers, I think anything over 200 by the opposition is a L. That said, it does not mean 200 is the par score either. But I think that is the way to look at it at this point.

True, NZ would have backed themselves to do far more damage. At the same time India seeing off that first hour and not cashing in has balanced the scales somewhat.

Jaimeson and Wagner need to start post lunch for mine, best chance of getting rid of the all important Pujara Kohli combo. Southee’s lines not consistent enough.

 

[Nintendo]

At work, so missed all this, but NZ choosing to bat 4th against this indian attack on a surface that suits spin is lol bad.

 

[silentstriker]

just because the icc says, doesn't mean winner of this match is the champs.

No that’s exactly how it works.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Just because the organising body says these are the rules, doesn't mean they're the actual rules.

 

[Moss]

At work, so missed all this, but NZ choosing to bat 4th against this indian attack on a surface that suits spin is lol bad.

That’s something I was not too sure of either. Guess they’re looking at (gambling on?) the fact that the weather will intervene and make spin less integral to the outcome. But yes, to justify that need to keep India to 250 or less, probably no more than 300.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Good Morning so far but I was/am hoping for an extremely low scoring game, so we’d have a chance of a result.

I agree, if India want to try and win this they should have got themselves at least five down by now.

 

[silentstriker]

I agree, if India want to try and win this they should have got themselves at least five down by now.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

The peaky blinders guy is a commentator here?

 

[nzfan]

Why is Macca dressed like he’s time travelled from the industrial revolution?

He's trying to bring back to fashion the ascot cap from the early 1900s.

 

[sunilz]

At work, so missed all this, but NZ choosing to bat 4th against this indian attack on a surface that suits spin is lol bad.

There won't be any 4th innings if India get out for < 200.

 

[hendrix]

Southee and Boult need to be on the money after lunch.

 

[nzfan]

Why do we have less crowd here as compared to the eng series? I thought this is a sell out

 

[nzfan]

"I understand 50 per cent of the permitted crowds will be taken by the ICC for its sponsors and other stake holders and we will be selling the rest 2000 tickets. We have already received more than double applications from the fans,"

Technically 2000 tickets sold but is that 2000 per day? Don't think there's 4000 today at the game looks more like 1k

 

[harsh.ag]

Southee and Boult need to be on the money after lunch.

Greedy piglet