*Official* World Test Championship Final at The Oval – June 7–11, 2023

[Jarquis]

Youre all pretending if you don’t think neutral Tests are awesome. We‘ve had years of teams being great at home and poor away.

Can’t wait for England vs South Africa on some dustbowl in Chittagong. It’ll be lols

 

[OverratedSanity]

Speaking of which, what is Sweepathon? It sounds like something I'd have enjoyed.

The Sweepathon happened on 19th February 2023 in the 2nd test of the Border Gavaskar series when Australia were in a good position 86 runs ahead in the second innings with only 2 wickets lost. Then they inexplicably started playing ill-advised sweeps to straight fast balls from Jadeja and lost their last 8 wickets for 28 runs.

It was indeed very enjoyable.

 

[Son Of Coco]

What happens if this game is drawn?

Each team picks one representative to complete a nude drawing of the man of the match. The winner is the person who draws either the most comically proportioned penis or Virat Kohli.

 

[Flem274*]

This match would have far more impact if it was played at the home ground of one of the participants

No disrespect to the Kiwis but I had to think who won the first one because NZ v India at Southhampton was a non event

Play it in front of a full house at the home of the team that finished first and make it a celebration of test cricket for a week

For you.

CW match thread was pumping. Indian fans on the net even outside CW wanted a hit back after the WC semi and 2020 tour here, and we wanted to finally win a bloody final. Especially after the 2019 tie and subsequent NRLesque adjustments in favour of the poncy team.

It was also a bloody good game.

 

[the big bambino]

I agree the WTC means a lot but the idea is on a cusp of acceptance. Unfortunately the insistence the final be played in England irrespective of the finalists, and its scheduling undermine the importance of the contest.

 

[GotSpin]

I agree the WTC means a lot but the idea is on a cusp of acceptance. Unfortunately the insistence the final be played in England irrespective of the finalists, and its scheduling undermine the importance of the contest.

The location is fine

The scheduling is not

 

[Daemon]

I’ve come to terms with the location. Should be funny when we’re in the 15th cycle and England is yet to feature in one.

 

[honestbharani]

I am pretty excited for the game tbh.

 

[Molehill]

I’ve come to terms with the location. Should be funny when we’re in the 15th cycle and England is yet to feature in one.

We're just waiting for a neutral venue coz we're polite like that!

 

[G. S. Kohli]

A classic rainstorm. June is monsoon season in London.

Test match at Oval in june? Never heard

 

[G. S. Kohli]

WTC finals should be timeless.

June 12 available.

 

[G. S. Kohli]

Pat Cummins will play 50th test Tomorrow.

M. Shami 38 test wicket in england in 13 tests.

Australia (0.411) and India (0.400) have near-identical win-loss ratios at The Oval. Australia have won seven and lost 17 of their 38 Tests here, while India have won two and lost five of their 14.

Steve smith 391 runs at 97.0 average oval in 5 innings including 2 century & 80 odd.

Virat Kohli is 21 short of becoming the fifth India batter to score 2000 Test runs against Australia. Sachin Tendulkar (3630), VVS Laxman (2434), Rahul Dravid (2143) and Cheteshwar Pujara (2033) are the others to have reached the mark.

 

[G. S. Kohli]

India batters in WTC 2

Player	Mat	Inngs	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100s	50s
C Pujara	16	30	887	102*	32.85	42.09	1	6
V Kohli	16	28	869	186	32.18	44.84	1	3
R Pant	12	21	868	146	43.4	80.81	2	5
R Sharma	10	17	700	127	43.75	49.53	2	2
R Jadeja	12	19	673	175*	37.38	48.1	2	3
Shubman Gill	7	13	476	128	36.61	59.27	2	1
AR Patel	9	14	458	84	45.8	55.38	0	4
R Ashwin	13	20	444	61	23.36	58.42	0	2
A Rahane	8	15	284	61	18.93	46.48	0	2
S Thakur	6	11	181	60	16.45	76.37	0	2

 

[G. S. Kohli]

India batters in WTC 2

Player	Mat	Inngs	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100s	50s
C Pujara	16	30	887	102*	32.85	42.09	1	6
V Kohli	16	28	869	186	32.18	44.84	1	3
R Pant	12	21	868	146	43.4	80.81	2	5
R Sharma	10	17	700	127	43.75	49.53	2	2
R Jadeja	12	19	673	175*	37.38	48.1	2	3
Shubman Gill	7	13	476	128	36.61	59.27	2	1
AR Patel	9	14	458	84	45.8	55.38	0	4
R Ashwin	13	20	444	61	23.36	58.42	0	2
A Rahane	8	15	284	61	18.93	46.48	0	2
S Thakur	6	11	181	60	16.45	76.37	0	2

Australia batters in WTC 2

Player	Mat	Inngs	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100s	50s
U Khawaja	16	28	1608	195*	69.91	50.4	6	7
M Labuschagne	19	33	1509	204	53.89	53.34	5	5
S Smith	19	30	1252	200*	50.08	47.56	3	6
T Head	17	26	1208	175	52.52	80.69	3	6
D Warner	17	28	847	200	31.37	59.43	1	4
C Green	16	21	705	114	39.16	51.27	1	5
A Carey	19	25	689	111	31.31	59.86	1	3
M Harris	4	7	179	76	29.83	37.29	0	1

 

[silentstriker]

This match would have far more impact if it was played at the home ground of one of the participants

No disrespect to the Kiwis but I had to think who won the first one because NZ v India at Southhampton was a non event

Play it in front of a full house at the home of the team that finished first and make it a celebration of test cricket for a week

Nah you're wrong. Lot of India fans (including me) were very invested.

Though I agree with your main point that it should be a home game for the #1 ranked team, but maybe giving a slight advantage for the visiting team deciding whether to bat or bowl on the track.

 

[silentstriker]

Ashwin will likely miss out, which I keep thinking is a mistake in situations like this.

 

[Daemon]

I'm keen af for this WTC Final.

It's a great thing, anyone who thinks otherwise is boring. It doesn't have to be as important or significant as the Ashes, BG, Aus-SA, Ind-Pak or whatever. It's an extra Test against two top sides in neutral conditions. It's awesome.

 

[Niall]

I'm keen af for this WTC Final.

It's a great thing, anyone who thinks otherwise is boring. It doesn't have to be as important or significant as the Ashes, BG, Aus-SA, Ind-Pak or whatever. It's an extra Test against two top sides in neutral conditions. It's awesome.

Imagine calling yourself a cricket fan and not been excited about a test match between India and Australia in the Summer because of context~!~! absolute ****ing dangers.

 

[Gnske]

I'm not a cricket fan and I think this idea is stupid and dumb.

I'll be watching the next five days.

 

[Daemon]

I'm not a cricket fan and I think this idea is stupid and dumb.

I'll be watching the next five days.

Wtc or cricket in general