And there goes another one!
The last days of two Test matches today. England versus Australia - the second Ashes test and India V/s SL, the final test of a series no one cared much about!
England were thrashed in the first test and it looked like they were going to lose the second one badly too. Then, surprisingly, they managed to end day 4 on 176/4 needing 178 to win on the final day. Were I a gambler, I would have put my money on England winning and breathing some life into the Ashes! Thank God I am not. Even as I am writing this, England have lost 3 wickets today for the addition of just 12 runs! Now, it's upto Bairstow to butt the Aussies (figuratively) and hope to win! But hey, at least there's some hope for England to win!
And now, lets compare this with the India-SL Test series. SL managed to draw the first test (actually India should have been in that position), lost the second one at Nagpur and now are desperately trying to avoid losing the third test (at Ferozshah Kotla). This test was more in the news for the SL players feeling the effects of Delhi's (in)famous air pollution! Now, it will be worth seeing if the pollution finally saves them.
Ok - back to the Ashes now. Maybe England will manage a fascinating draw rather then lose while trying to win!
The last days of two Test matches today. England versus Australia - the second Ashes test and India V/s SL, the final test of a series no one cared much about!
England were thrashed in the first test and it looked like they were going to lose the second one badly too. Then, surprisingly, they managed to end day 4 on 176/4 needing 178 to win on the final day. Were I a gambler, I would have put my money on England winning and breathing some life into the Ashes! Thank God I am not. Even as I am writing this, England have lost 3 wickets today for the addition of just 12 runs! Now, it's upto Bairstow to butt the Aussies (figuratively) and hope to win! But hey, at least there's some hope for England to win!
And now, lets compare this with the India-SL Test series. SL managed to draw the first test (actually India should have been in that position), lost the second one at Nagpur and now are desperately trying to avoid losing the third test (at Ferozshah Kotla). This test was more in the news for the SL players feeling the effects of Delhi's (in)famous air pollution! Now, it will be worth seeing if the pollution finally saves them.
Ok - back to the Ashes now. Maybe England will manage a fascinating draw rather then lose while trying to win!
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