# International cricket rolling thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** cricket\ **Created:** [January 22, 2019, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205 "2019-01-22T16:30:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 128
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2023, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/2543 "2023-03-02T12:52:35Z")
250-1 would be about the odds of the BCCI authorised curator possessing a hose. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2023, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/2544 "2023-03-02T12:52:43Z")
Is a tie a draw for betting purposes? ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2023, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/2545 "2023-03-02T13:12:09Z")
Good question, I suspect if you bet on a draw then a tie would count but not the other way round. But I don’t bet so I don’t trust my judgement on this. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2023, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/2546 "2023-03-02T14:25:01Z")
Speaking of ties, anyone who bet on a long-shot tie for the last NZ-England test must be pissed. That was a wide to Anderson right before he nicked the last ball to the keeper for the last wicket. Should have been a tie. ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2023, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/2547 "2023-03-02T14:52:51Z")
Yeah, that was mentioned on the Cricinfo commentary, to be fair even as an England fan I don’t begrudge the Kiwis that. I wouldn’t have wanted to see it decided on such a marginal call by the umpire. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2023, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/2548 "2023-03-02T14:55:11Z")
I assume you didn’t have money on a tie. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/2549 "2023-03-03T02:02:33Z")
Please no. Will be a nasty little chase. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/2550 "2023-03-03T04:09:59Z")
Aussies down one for zero. Could get interesting. ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/2551 "2023-03-03T04:50:53Z")
> [@Cricinfo Commentary](#): > > 11.1 Too full and Head goes on the attack again. Smashes it over the bowler’s head. May not have got the desired elevation but enough to clear Jadeja and beat long-on on his right IND aren’t going to win this if they have multiple guys out on the boundary. ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/2552 "2023-03-03T05:03:09Z")
AUD 1-56 off 15 overs Head 36\* Labuschagne 19\* I think that’s the highest batting strike rate for the Test. Ashwin and Jadeja whinging about the condition of the ball. The portends are promising. Its the hope that kills you. ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/2553 "2023-03-03T05:25:41Z")
AUS home 1 down in 19 overs. Head’s 49\* will be a career defining knock. Check out his batting pie-chart. Whilst most of his team mates were nudging and noodling around the corners (and not forget the manic sweep-fest seen in Delhi) in this innings Travis (LHB) was hitting predominantly straight. [![](https://i.ibb.co/wBB2vnq/Head-T.jpg) ](https://i.ibb.co/wBB2vnq/Head-T.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/2554 "2023-03-03T09:26:19Z")
Credit where it’s due, Australia made it look easy in the end. Meanwhile in their ODI series in Bangladesh, having scraped home to win the first match England are 269/6 in the second, with 5 overs to go. No idea what the pitch is like but you have to assume they’ll be disappointed if they don’t defend whatever they get from here. Especially since as I typed, over 46 went for 16. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/2555 "2023-03-03T09:49:50Z")
Yes they’ve jogged past 300 and you think it’d be enough but I’d like to see a real disciplined bowling performance. Bangladesh have been a bit sloppy in that respect today and I think England will be disappointed if they don’t keep the pressure on with the ball. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2023, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/2556 "2023-03-10T03:29:22Z")
I saw that England lost to Bangladesh in their 1st T20. I checked the scorecard and noticed that the England lineup was very bowler-heavy for some reason. Sure, Ali and Curran are all-rounders but they are bowling all-rounders. I probably wouldn’t have even noticed if England had won, but the loss calls the decision into question. ---
**Author:** ![Teuton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teuton/32/3864_2.png) [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2023, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/2557 "2023-03-10T08:41:34Z")
It’s the first time they’ve lost to Bangladesh in a T20. You do need bowling options, but I wonder if England are beginning to believe their own hype a little too much. ---
**Author:** ![Stanislaus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stanislaus/32/3391_2.png) [@Stanislaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stanislaus)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2023, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/2558 "2023-03-10T09:14:21Z")
Given that the strategy is based on a belief that it’s very unlikely all their batters will fail to rack up big quick scores, there’s probably something clever here about tail risk. ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2023, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/2559 "2023-03-10T09:23:18Z")
4th Test IND v AUD @ Ahmedabad AUS win toss and bat on what proves to be a docile deck and are 412-8 with 10 with just the three spinners to bat. Usman Khawaja 180 Cameron Green 114 (his first ton) The BCCI made a big show for Narendra Modi on the opening day at Narendra Modi Stadium [“When cricket met Game of Thrones”](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/mar/09/dawn-start-pageantry-and-lap-of-honour-modi-serves-up-irregular-day-of-test-cricket) is the lead in The Guardian then the day finished with AUS 255/4 off 90 overs at stumps. Modi’s PR minders probably aren’t impressed. ---
**Author:** ![Stanislaus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stanislaus/32/3391_2.png) [@Stanislaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stanislaus)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2023, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/2560 "2023-03-10T09:24:39Z")
Meanwhile, Khawaja has just gone after a 10 hour, 422 ball 180 which is by any standards a magnificent innings and yet he is doubtless furious with himself for missing a double century. This leaves Australia on 417 for 8 towards the end of Day 2, in a triumph of classic Test batting. A collapse of 3 for 9 has put NZ well behind Sri Lanka, with the Kiwis now on 162/5 in the first innings chasing Sri Lanka’s 355. And SA are giving WI hope by falling to 44/3 in their second innings, though they still lead by 111. A lot of test cricket going on right now! ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2023, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/2561 "2023-03-10T10:29:44Z")
4th Test IND v AUD @ Ahmedabad AUS all out 480 IND have 10 overs to bat. That will give the locals something to work at. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2023, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205/2562 "2023-03-11T05:24:45Z")
I watch these test matches and really feel for the bench players wearing vests. It must be an excruciating process to wait on learning just an hour before a match whether you’ll be batting, bowling and fielding for 5 days or just sitting around cheering. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205.md?page=127) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205.md?page=129)