World Cricket II

[Plum]

Also, 20 wicket easyA vizhundhuttA high-standard match-nu arththam illai. In a flat pitch high-scoring match, batsmen plunder. In a low scoring, green pitch, even debutant bowlers plunder. The latter is not necessarily of greater quality than the former. And to be seduced by better quality TV telecast is another typical indian trait...let's not fall prey to such traps.

[mgb]

Yes. And it added more drama during the final hour.

master.. i thought he was asking about the coming up ind-aus series

[littlemaster1982]

Innum thookkam kalaiyala Namma series-la DRS irukkadhunnu ninaikkiren.

[sathya_1979]

I mentioned "our" series, Iyaam not a kiwi yet (NZ Team Physio ok na enakkum ok )

[ajithfederer]

Still this is a better test match. Much better than what our Indian matches offer. Pitch was much better too.

Also, 20 wicket easyA vizhundhuttA high-standard match-nu arththam illai. In a flat pitch high-scoring match, batsmen plunder. In a low scoring, green pitch, even debutant bowlers plunder. The latter is not necessarily of greater quality than the former. And to be seduced by better quality TV telecast is another typical indian trait...let's not fall prey to such traps.

[hamid]

woke up and the first ball I saw led to NZ victory and was ecstatic.. only to be saddened by the fact that the decision was overturned.. to my agony the match went on and on and I was almost sure Australia will win.. esp with that four of Lyon. Thank god.. the day still started good with added thrill..

[Plum]

The quality of batsmanship on offer in this test match was piss-poor. Flat pitch or not, I prefer a Sehwag bullying match to such poor batting displays. For all we know, the vaunted indian batting lineup might also perform poorly in a similar manner later this year and in january - but that doesn't absolve this poor advertisement for pathetic batting skills in World Cricket today...

[P_R]

I prefer batsmen struggling to plundering.
DRS should be there. Obviously. Even though I conceptually hate it for undermining the authority of the on-field umpire. I am beginning to think it should be used. Use Hawk-Eye, Eagle-Eye, HotSpot, whatever but finally the decision using all those tech. inputs should be made by the human third umpire. avvaLo dhaan pA.

[P_R]

If it hadn't rained yesterday and the weather wasn't mappum mandhaaramum, then would as much swing have obtained?
oru ball kooda paakkalai, summA oru theorizing.

[wizzy]

From whatever little I saw the ball seamed and it had little to do with overhead conditions...

<self-plug> was at the match yesterday...Virat got the loudest cheer after Raina Ajinkya/Raina were super cool with the crowd and like Mumbai the ticket prices were slashed