Pakistan seem to have found a huge talent in Razaullah.He was unfortunate not to get the Man of the Match award. After all, his performance will be remembered far longer than Lawrence's - but, of
On 11/09/2026 19:45, John Hall wrote:
Pakistan seem to have found a huge talent in Razaullah.He was unfortunate not to get the Man of the Match award. After all, his performance will be remembered far longer than Lawrence's - but, of
course, thou shalt not give the Man of the Match award to a player on
the losing side.
On 11/09/2026 19:45, John Hall wrote:
Pakistan seem to have found a huge talent in Razaullah.He was unfortunate not to get the Man of the Match award. After all, his >performance will be remembered far longer than Lawrence's - but, of
course, thou shalt not give the Man of the Match award to a player on
the losing side.
Meanwhile, Root has become the 3rd player, after Ponting and Kallis, to
make 1000 Test runs at each of 4 different grounds, and will surely
become the first to do so at 5 next year, as long as he plays at Trent >Bridge, where he is only 5 short.
In article <ngl4buFt2l0U1@mid.individual.net>, David North <nospam@lane- farm.fsnet.co.uk> writes
On 11/09/2026 19:45, John Hall wrote:
Meanwhile, Root has become the 3rd player, after Ponting and Kallis, to
make 1000 Test runs at each of 4 different grounds, and will surely
become the first to do so at 5 next year, as long as he plays at Trent
Bridge, where he is only 5 short.
It's a little surprising that Tendulkar hasn't done so,
since he has
more Test runs than anyone else - at least until/unless Root overtakes
him. Perhaps India don't - or didn't back when he played - have enough grounds that they use often enough.
On 12/09/2026 18:24, John Hall wrote:
In article <ngl4buFt2l0U1@mid.individual.net>, David North <nospam@lane-
farm.fsnet.co.uk> writes
On 11/09/2026 19:45, John Hall wrote:
Meanwhile, Root has become the 3rd player, after Ponting and Kallis, to
make 1000 Test runs at each of 4 different grounds, and will surely
become the first to do so at 5 next year, as long as he plays at Trent
Bridge, where he is only 5 short.
It's a little surprising that Tendulkar hasn't done so,
He didn't actually made 1000 at any ground, the most being 970 at Chennai.
since he has
more Test runs than anyone else - at least until/unless Root overtakes
him. Perhaps India don't - or didn't back when he played - have enough
grounds that they use often enough.
He played Tests at 15 different grounds in India, whereas Root has only >played at 9 in England. However, apart from Lord's, where Root has
played 25 times, the number of matches for the top grounds is similar.
Root has played between 10 and 13 Tests at each of the 5 other main
grounds in England, and Tendulkar played between 9 and 13 at 7 grounds
in India.
Root has now made more runs (7,664) in home Tests than Tendulkar did >(7,216), or indeed than anyone else, having overtaking Ponting's 7,578 >during the previous Test.
In article <ngmrusF704eU1@mid.individual.net>, David North <nospam@lane- farm.fsnet.co.uk> writes
On 12/09/2026 18:24, John Hall wrote:
In article <ngl4buFt2l0U1@mid.individual.net>, David North <nospam@lane- >>> farm.fsnet.co.uk> writes
On 11/09/2026 19:45, John Hall wrote:
Meanwhile, Root has become the 3rd player, after Ponting and Kallis, to >>>> make 1000 Test runs at each of 4 different grounds, and will surely
become the first to do so at 5 next year, as long as he plays at Trent >>>> Bridge, where he is only 5 short.
It's a little surprising that Tendulkar hasn't done so,
He didn't actually made 1000 at any ground, the most being 970 at Chennai. >>
since he has
more Test runs than anyone else - at least until/unless Root overtakes
him. Perhaps India don't - or didn't back when he played - have enough
grounds that they use often enough.
He played Tests at 15 different grounds in India, whereas Root has only
played at 9 in England. However, apart from Lord's, where Root has
played 25 times, the number of matches for the top grounds is similar.
Root has played between 10 and 13 Tests at each of the 5 other main
grounds in England, and Tendulkar played between 9 and 13 at 7 grounds
in India.
Root has now made more runs (7,664) in home Tests than Tendulkar did
(7,216), or indeed than anyone else, having overtaking Ponting's 7,578
during the previous Test.
Thanks, David. From that it looks as though Tendulkar must have made
more runs in away Tests than anyone else.
On 11/09/2026 19:45, John Hall wrote:
Pakistan seem to have found a huge talent in Razaullah.He was unfortunate not to get the Man of the Match award. After all, his >performance will be remembered far longer than Lawrence's - but, of
course, thou shalt not give the Man of the Match award to a player on
the losing side.
Meanwhile, Root has become the 3rd player, after Ponting and Kallis, to
make 1000 Test runs at each of 4 different grounds, and will surely
become the first to do so at 5 next year, as long as he plays at Trent >Bridge, where he is only 5 short.
On Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:02:38 +0100, David North <nospam@lane-farm.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
On 11/09/2026 19:45, John Hall wrote:
Pakistan seem to have found a huge talent in Razaullah.He was unfortunate not to get the Man of the Match award. After all, his
performance will be remembered far longer than Lawrence's - but, of
course, thou shalt not give the Man of the Match award to a player on
the losing side.
Meanwhile, Root has become the 3rd player, after Ponting and Kallis, to
make 1000 Test runs at each of 4 different grounds, and will surely
become the first to do so at 5 next year, as long as he plays at Trent
Bridge, where he is only 5 short.
Imagine if the openers spoiled that by not getting out.
Well that was a remarkable day, and a very entertaining one albeit a frustrating one for England. Perhaps their four-man pace attack is not
quite so formidable as the English media has recently been suggesting.
Pakistan seem to have found a huge talent in Razaullah.
I'm off on a cruise on Monday and won't be back till 10th October, and
won't be posting here while I'm away. By the time I get back, England
will probably have selected their party to tour South Africa. I imagine
in will include all eleven players from this Test, plus Bethell (who
should be fit again) and Carse. Assuming they take 16, there will be
three more. I imagine one will be a spinner - or at least a spin bowling all-rounder who's a better bowler than Lawrence - and perhaps one
batsman and one quick bowler.
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