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*Official* World Test Championship Final 2021

Who do you think will win it?

  • Total voters
    70
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Chewie

International Vice-Captain
What's the point in having a test championship involving 5 day tests and then making the final a timeless test which is completely different and would involve different strategies. I think there is an argument for having unlimited reserve days, but timeless tests I disagree with
 
cnerd123

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the fact that there is a reserve day at all is already pretty unusual. You already don't have that in regular Test cricket.

A timeless test could be quite unwatchable as well. Imagine the pitch is a flat one, and teams decide to bed in for 3.5 days of batting to pile on 800.

If we push towards unlimited reserve days for the final, the question will be how do you decide when to end the game. Are we going off hours of play, or a number of overs? I'd rather hours of play, because capping a Test to a certain number of overs does not sit right.
 
Burner

Burner

International Regular
Chewie said:
What's the point in having a test championship involving 5 day tests and then making the final a timeless test which is completely different and would involve different strategies. I think there is an argument for having unlimited reserve days, but timeless tests I disagree with
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I think it's pretty cool. A further reward for the finalists. They also get to say that they were part of a timeless test unlike the plebs they massacred to get here.
 
Moss

Moss

International Captain
Fuller Pilch said:
And BJ Watling will start cancelling his retirement plans.
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Last day of test cricket for the great man. Hope he’s not required with the bat unless it’s to hit the winning runs.

Taylor too must be close to, if not actually playing his last test. Would be really cool if he could sign off with a win, though if it lives up to the sunny forecast that probably won’t be the case. Shared trophy not a bad way to go either.
 
Manee

Manee

Cricketer Of The Year
I put NZ as favourites here. I'm just not seeing a draw happening. I think this will move quickly and there'll be lots of wickets today.
 
Zinzan

Zinzan

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Assuming we get all 98 overs in, India's best chance IMO is if they get bowled out simply because I couldn't see them dangling the carrot risking a declaration that will give them a viable chance.
 
Flem274*

Flem274*

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Zinzan said:
Assuming we get all 98 overs in, India's best chance IMO is if they get bowled out simply because I couldn't see them dangling the carrot risking a declaration that will give them a viable chance.
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Yeah I think they will set something awkward but not good like 170 and we will have to force it in testing conditions. This will create wickets.
 
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