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    *Official* World Test Championship Final 2021

    Definitely need to bring in Jadeja while the game is till alive. Give Shami a rest too.
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    *Official* World Test Championship Final 2021

    Ashwin is bowling well but he is not getting a lot of turn. Not sure how much of a threat he will be now that the left-handers are gone.
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    *Official* World Test Championship Final 2021

    Have to say that was a poor choice by Latham. The runs were coming easily and there was absolutely no need for such an extravagant shot.
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    *Official* World Test Championship Final 2021

    Can India possibly defend this? Probably not. It will take a few early wickets and a NZ choke. I think a lot will depend on how much turn there is. It's always tricky for new batsmen facing a turning ball under pressure. I hope Kohli doesn't wait too long to try spin at least for a few overs.
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    *Official* World Test Championship Final 2021

    Pathetic from the lower order as usual. I think the Rahane dismissal was key. He would have been the perfect batsman to fight it out with the tail and was unlucky to be dismissed down the leg side. Other than that it's been a poor batting effort. Kohli has yet another failure in a big game.
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    *Official* World Test Championship Final 2021

    Yeah it's been good cricket, worthy of a final, which makes the likely lack of a result all the more frustrating. This could have been a truly classic game with just another couple of sessions of play. NZ had a very conscious strategy of grinding down the Indian bowling which looked pretty...
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    *Official* World Test Championship Final 2021

    Thinking forward to a possible declaration I suspect India will be reluctant to offer 200 in two sessions being quite wary of the long NZ batting order which wagged a little bit today. Maybe 200 in 50 overs which probably isn't enough to take 10 wickets unless bowling conditions are ideal for...
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    *Official* World Test Championship Final 2021

    That was a vital wicket; NZ was really grinding the Indian bowling down. A nice bit of cricket too: the field placement, the ball and the catch.
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    *Official* World Test Championship Final 2021

    Good innings but soft dismissal.
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    *Official* World Test Championship Final 2021

    Any percentage in a close-in fielder for a bat-pad by Conway?
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    *Official* World Test Championship Final 2021

    I don't think the Indian bowling has been bad actually. It's just been a test batting masterclass from NZ of patiently accumulating runs with minimal risk. But yeah India is in danger of being batted out of the game here; they need an inspired spell from someone.
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    *Official* World Test Championship Final 2021

    I suspect this test will continue to be a frustrating combination of high-quality test cricket combined with lost time and a looming draw. With the reserve day fully used, only 3 wickets down on the first day and every possibility of more time being lost in the coming days, the odds of a draw...
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    *Official* 3rd Test at the Sardar Patel Sports Complex, Ahmedabad, 24 - 28 Feb 2021

    A second test still might not use the full five days of this one...
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    *Official* 3rd Test at the Sardar Patel Sports Complex, Ahmedabad, 24 - 28 Feb 2021

    Is there a list of test-matches that have ended in two days or less. Would be interesting... Anyway I think pitches like this are acceptable for one test in a series but not two in a row and I am guessing the next match is not going to be too different either
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    *Official* 3rd Test at the Sardar Patel Sports Complex, Ahmedabad, 24 - 28 Feb 2021

    Tough decision. Did look pad first from one of the angles.
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    *Official* 3rd Test at the Sardar Patel Sports Complex, Ahmedabad, 24 - 28 Feb 2021

    Forget 25. I think it's going to be 0 all out.:ph34r:
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    *Official* 3rd Test at the Sardar Patel Sports Complex, Ahmedabad, 24 - 28 Feb 2021

    I think you mean 25...
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    *Official* 1st Test at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, 05 - 09 Feb 2021

    So let's say India scores another 70 tomorrow and brings the deficit down to 250. What does England do? Enforce the follow on or bat and set a target of around 420 in four sessions ?
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    4th Test at the Gabba, Brisbane, 15 - 19 Jan 2021

    Can someone assess that missed stumping by Paine? Was it very,very difficult or just difficult? It was obviously one of the turning points of the test and the series. If Pant had been dismissed I think India could have held out for the draw but a win would have been unlikely.
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    Is This India's Greatest Test Series Victory Overseas?

    Yes. Perhaps the only competitor was beating England in England in 1971. If you include home series I still think 2001 was a bit better because that was an all-time great team and the insane comeback in Calcutta.

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