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

[trundler]

Henry Nicholls built an entire test career on the back of it. Nothing can be discounted.

Labu became the world's #1 batsman despite Voges level ability with the help of dropped catches

 

[Starfighter]

good evening gents

is it me or is jadeja's hair even more ridiculous than usual

looks like hiroshima mushroom cloud

Yes it is. Looks like someone gooped a bunch of glue into it while tousling it.

 

[Molehill]

I'm coming to the conclusion that Smith is basically using the WTC Final for a net.

 

[Saket1209]

Smith!

 

[Daemon]

I see we have learned nothing from an entire series of leaving Ashwin out for Jadeja in England.

 

[Burgey]

No way this amount of luck lasts beyond one innings for Head.

For England, 2023 is the summer of…

 

[slippy888]

Smith is cruising here

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Come on Ravi, say it...

Tracer bullet!!!

 

[slippy888]

Dravid needs to go if India lose this final i think no excuses

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

I'm coming to the conclusion that Smith is basically using the WTC Final for a net.

Bat long and the runs will come , still the best way to play Test Cricket in my opinion.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Moral victory there for Umesh

 

[Prince EWS]

"You wouldn't say it was a bad ball"

I would. Pie.

 

[Burgey]

“you wouldn’t say it was a bad ball”. Literally a wide half tracker to a left hander. They know how to cut those for four before their mothers have delivered the placenta.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Bat long and the runs will come , still the best way to play Test Cricket in my opinion.

The anti-England way, some would say

 

[TimAngas]

You just have to admire Smith's ability to will himself to remain out in the middle in the last few years.

 

[Prince EWS]

“you wouldn’t say it was a bad ball”. Literally a wide half tracker to a left hander. They know how to cut those for four before their mothers have delivered the placenta.

Haha great minds etc etc.

 

[TimAngas]

Pity India can't be docked WTC points for this over-rate.

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

The anti-England way, some would say

Incredible, the country that gave us Geoffrey Boycott, Chris Tavare , Mike Atherton is now being described like this ..Its still surreal

 

[Burgey]

Haha great minds etc etc.

Don’t get ahead of yourself mate

 

[OverratedSanity]

Do people really think Smith isn't batting well? He's not scoring freely which stands out more when head is motoring along, but he's looked perfectly solid imo.