Re: Pakistan v New Zealand, 2nd Test, Dubai, 24-28 November, 2018

by WideWally Tue 27 Nov 2018, 16:58

taipan wrote:
whitburn wrote:Thanks for that but it seems impossible that two teams ranked relatively evenly on paper could be so far apart on 1st innings.

Wasn't Bradman playing in 1938?

Did not bat because of injury. Same with Fingleton.

Otherwise, Australia would have won that match.

by taipan Tue 27 Nov 2018, 17:16

WideWally wrote:
taipan wrote:
whitburn wrote:Thanks for that but it seems impossible that two teams ranked relatively evenly on paper could be so far apart on 1st innings.

Wasn't Bradman playing in 1938?

Did not bat because of injury. Same with Fingleton.

Otherwise, Australia would have won that match.

Yep. IIRC correctly Don bowled one over and took a sickie

by beamer Tue 27 Nov 2018, 18:21

whitburn wrote:Thanks for that but it seems impossible that two teams ranked relatively evenly on paper could be so far apart on 1st innings.

Nothing’s impossible when Pakistan play cricket. That’s both a compliment and an insult.

by horace Tue 27 Nov 2018, 22:32

skully wrote:14 in the match for Yasir. Well done him for propelling the Wackies to a 2nd Test victory.

Terrific win by the Stannies. The Snoozies fought it out in a manner typical of that team.

Yasir was fantastic.

by Sponsored content