An excellent game. In the end Buttler's 41 off just 13 balls was
probably the decisive factor. Had Bumrah been fit to play, I suspect
that the result would have been different.
Apparently the strip used for the match was adjacent to the one used for
the Test against NZ. It's remarkable that they played so differently,
even allowing for the difference in the weather.
It was a very good series. Not surprisingly, having Rohit, Kohli and
Bumrah back made India far more competitive than they had been in the
T20s.
On 20/07/2026 5:50 am, John Hall wrote:
An excellent game. In the end Buttler's 41 off just 13 balls was
probably the decisive factor. Had Bumrah been fit to play, I suspect
that the result would have been different.
41 off 13 balls .... so average of three and a bit per ball. WOW!!
Apparently the strip used for the match was adjacent to the one used for
the Test against NZ. It's remarkable that they played so differently,
even allowing for the difference in the weather.
Having one match playing on a strip right next to the strip used for any >reasonably recent match strikes me as weird. I mean, looking at the MCG >'centre', I'm sure I've seen a dozen or so 'stripes' in various stages
of presentation.
So why use the stripe next door, where the 'close in' fielders have been >standing??
In article <113qbq9$2sk6j$1@dont-email.me>, Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> writes
On 20/07/2026 5:50 am, John Hall wrote:
An excellent game. In the end Buttler's 41 off just 13 balls was
probably the decisive factor. Had Bumrah been fit to play, I suspect
that the result would have been different.
41 off 13 balls .... so average of three and a bit per ball. WOW!!
Apparently the strip used for the match was adjacent to the one used for >>> the Test against NZ. It's remarkable that they played so differently,
even allowing for the difference in the weather.
Having one match playing on a strip right next to the strip used for any
reasonably recent match strikes me as weird. I mean, looking at the MCG
'centre', I'm sure I've seen a dozen or so 'stripes' in various stages
of presentation.
So why use the stripe next door, where the 'close in' fielders have been
standing??
It was probably long enough since the Test for any effect of that to be minimised. The fielders probably wouldn't have been standing that close, though where the bowlers ran off after bowling could potentially have
left some rough I suppose. The strip was probably chosen for its central location on the square, equalising the length of the off and leg
boundaries and being convenient for the installation of the TV cameras looking down the pitch from each end.
On 23/07/2026 3:55 am, John Hall wrote:
In article <113qbq9$2sk6j$1@dont-email.me>, Daniel70How many Tests were scheduled to be played on THAT ground this Season??
<daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> writes
On 20/07/2026 5:50 am, John Hall wrote:
An excellent game. In the end Buttler's 41 off just 13 balls was
probably the decisive factor. Had Bumrah been fit to play, I suspect
that the result would have been different.
41 off 13 balls .... so average of three and a bit per ball. WOW!!
Apparently the strip used for the match was adjacent to the one used
for
the Test against NZ. It's remarkable that they played so differently,
even allowing for the difference in the weather.
Having one match playing on a strip right next to the strip used for any >>> reasonably recent match strikes me as weird. I mean, looking at the MCG
'centre', I'm sure I've seen a dozen or so 'stripes' in various stages
of presentation.
So why use the stripe next door, where the 'close in' fielders have been >>> standing??
It was probably long enough since the Test for any effect of that to be
minimised. The fielders probably wouldn't have been standing that close,
though where the bowlers ran off after bowling could potentially have
left some rough I suppose. The strip was probably chosen for its central
location on the square, equalising the length of the off and leg
boundaries and being convenient for the installation of the TV cameras
looking down the pitch from each end.
I would have thought if there were only one scheduled, it would get the middle pitch and the other matches would be played on the other pitches.
But, then again, as I think the crowds that attend the ODI's and T20
matches are largely funding/supporting the Test Matches, maybe the
Curators are giving greater importance to the pitches used for the
shorter matches.
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