Cricket Thread

[jimharri]

It's the last record that really stops me in my tracks. Although the others aren't bad — especially the first one.

Still leaves me wondering, though — will Brook ever get near that score again? He could have got to Hutton's record and past it, I think, but I suppose he was under instruction to push the score along. Or just decided to.
Funnily enough, got me thinking of Shackleton (who is my absolute hero among polar explorers, north or south), and his decision to turn back from the south pole at a mere 97 nautical miles away, because he'd made the calculation that he and his men would not survive. Bit of a comical association maybe (it's not a comparison!), but Brook decided to do it for the team, rather than himself.

Apparently, the Root/Brook partnership (454 runs) is the highest made by a pair (for any country) playing in a test away from their home country. And the English record they broke (411 runs, made by Colin Cowdrey and Peter May) stood for 57 years. That partnership was compiled over 1,140 deliveries; Root and Brook compiled theirs in less than half that time (522 deliveries). That's over 5 rpo, maintained for nearly 90 overs.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

It’s a fantastic achievement.especially the speed, at which he scored, as that was crucial to England having the time to bowl Pakistan out a second time.

More so than the speed Pope got out to accelerate Brook’s time in the middle?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Probably too hot, possibly too expensive and probably an element of 'fairweather' fans as Pakistan are used to doing well at home usually.

Think they said on Sky that tickets for days 3 and 4 were free!

 

[jimharri]

I noticed that the ground was virtually empty, throughout the test. Is there any particular reason for this ? Seems very odd .

I think a lot of fans in Asia have basically abandoned test cricket, in favour of the white ball game. Which is sad.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

More so than the speed Pope got out to accelerate Brook’s time in the middle?

He was taking one for the team.

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

I think a lot of fans in Asia have basically abandoned test cricket, in favour of the white ball game. Which is sad.

That would make sense. Incredible to think they can play out a test with no gate receipts.

 

[crooky]

We might be heading towards the first ever 300 scored in an innings.

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Projected score is 298 currently.

 

[kippaxwarrior]

We might be heading towards the first ever 300 scored in an innings.

IND vs BAN Cricket Scorecard, 3rd T20I at Hyderabad, October 12, 2024

Get cricket scorecard of 3rd T20I, IND vs BAN, Bangladesh in India 2024/25 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad dated October 12, 2024.

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Projected score is 298 currently.

It was done last year when Nepal scored 314/4 vs Mongolia. They then bowled Mongolia out for 41 winning by 271 runs.

The highest score by an ICC top 10 team is 278 by Afghanistan vs Ireland

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

We might be heading towards the first ever 300 scored in an innings.

IND vs BAN Cricket Scorecard, 3rd T20I at Hyderabad, October 12, 2024

Get cricket scorecard of 3rd T20I, IND vs BAN, Bangladesh in India 2024/25 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad dated October 12, 2024.

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Projected score is 298 currently.

Just put it on. If this is the future of cricket, then I might stop watching it.

There’s no jeopardy. The bowlers are powerless to do anything and it’s simply a home run derby.

 

[crooky]

It was done last year when Nepal scored 314/4 vs Mongolia. They then bowled Mongolia out for 41 winning by 271 runs.

The highest score by an ICC top 10 team is 278 by Afghanistan vs Ireland

Yeah sorry I meant out of the top teams.

297 in the end... I assume it was on one of those awful wickets that made the IPL such a farce this year.