luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
Jamee999 said:
Best example I've ever heard.
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5 Greatest Test matches of the Decade
- Thread starter RoyForPM
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Best example I've ever heard.
Demolition Man
State Vice-Captain
Yeah, I reckon. Did the aussies win any match that can be counted as good ?adharcric said:
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Laxman Test
Lara Test
Edgbaston
The world record chase at Antigua against Australia
Chennai 99
Lara Test
Edgbaston
The world record chase at Antigua against Australia
Chennai 99
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
The Laxman Test and the Lara test will run it very very close. Esp. the Lara test. Both results were possible till the last ball, which was the same as Edgebaston. And the Windies were basically a one man batting line up, AND the Aussie bowling then was much better AND the pitch was tougher to bat on.
luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
Lower case 'I'?Voltman said:
33/3from3.3
International Vice-Captain
well i havent seen too many
but i though NZ vs ENG chch 2001 (the match where Thorpe and Astle made 200s)
even though NZ lost
but i though NZ vs ENG chch 2001 (the match where Thorpe and Astle made 200s)
even though NZ lost
James90
Cricketer Of The Year
Kolkata '01 does it for me. Just for the fact that Australia came out and established yet another commanding position and really looked like humiliating India by becoming for the first Australian team to win in India for 30 years or so and Laxman/Dravid took it away from them by racking up 700 against Warne and McGrath.RoyForPM said:
IIRC, then Ponting sent England in on a road. Australia were missing McGrath. England bowled well to Australia to claim the first innings before Lee and Warne brought Australia right back into the game. England did enough to pretty much ensure victory at stumps on day three before they choked and the tail could well have got them home. It was a brilliant topsy-turvy test that in turn won the Ashes for England but I still think that Kolkata was a much bigger challenge and required something REALLY special to get home.
1. Kolkata '01
2. Edgbaston '05
3. Bridgetown '99
4. Hobart '99
5. Multan '03
C_C
International Captain
Edbagston test....as good as it was was nowhere close to how good Ind vs OZ in Kolkata/ India vs PAK in Chennai or Aus vs WI in Bimshire was on level of cricket, closeness of the game and sheer incredible stuff happening in a game.
Best game would come down to one out of the 3 above for me...i personally would pick Ind vs OZ in Kolkata.
It was unexpected, it was monumental, it was the decieding match and most importantly, it was how the undisputed emperor was slowly but steadily turned into a pauper over just 2 days.
Best game would come down to one out of the 3 above for me...i personally would pick Ind vs OZ in Kolkata.
It was unexpected, it was monumental, it was the decieding match and most importantly, it was how the undisputed emperor was slowly but steadily turned into a pauper over just 2 days.
Pedro Delgado
International Debutant
For sheer dilicious terror (I think you'd have to be an England fan to really understand, and although it was "great" I do not wish to go through that ever again thank you, never have I hit the brandy so early) I'd put Edgbaston top.
But objectively, Calcutta takes #1.
But objectively, Calcutta takes #1.
FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
Why is that? Edgbaston was a superb test even before the final day heroics from Lee and Warne.C_C said:
First you had England scoring 400 in a day, then Flintoff bowled brilliantly and some excellent batting from Langer and Gilchrist got Australia within 100 or so. Then on the third morning, Lee took a handful of quick wickets and Warne got 4 to have England in deep trouble at 6/75 and then 9/131.
After that, Flintoff put in one of the great individual afternoons of all-round cricket, smashing the ball everywhere in a 50 run stand for the last wicket to set Australia 281 to win, and then bowling one of the best overs you'll ever see as his first in the fourth innings, taking two wickets in it and beating the bat several times, and all this with an injured shoulder that required an injection at tea. Flintoff's burst and some idiotic batting left Australia with a slim chance that seemed to be snuffed out by Harmison's slower ball to get Clarke and end the day.
Then from that, you had the incredible final day, when Warne, Lee and Kasprowicz played brilliantly and seemed to have the game won.
You can argue about the level of play if you like (and I'd personally say it's without question better than in the India/Pakistan game), but as far as the game being close and having incredible things happening in it, I don't know why you'd rate the others higher. I'd say I've seen better quality test matches than Edgbaston '05, but I've never seen one which was so incredible.
