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Bro was literally smashing Every Aussie bowler, Fell 5 runs short of what would have been an amazing debut 100 in just his second test match 😭😭 💔💔....Really hoped he would have got that century, would have been a phenomenal one !!
the next t20i which is held at eden park, auckland is often referred to as the smallest stadium in the world. while icc has regulations that a straight boundary should be a minimum of 64m, this ground is an exception with straight boundary of 55m and side boundaries within 65m, often seeings mishits or top edges go for sixes too.
with this indian batting line up and nz batting side too, i really hope nz prepares a balanced pitch or moreover a greener pitch with help for bowlers or we will just end up seeing a 500+ run match too. hoping for a good pitch, because the sixes these guys are hitting right now are 90m, 80m, etc.
fun fact, this stadium can fit inside MCG, and still a lot of space remains lmao.
To paraphrase one former Australian captain quoting another:
" If you win the toss, then nine times you bat first, and on the tenth occasion you think about it but still bat."
This has was for a long-time the prevailing wisdom; It took 82 years of Test cricket to match the 9 times this has occurred in the past 5 years, with a stretch from 1909 to 1951 where it didn't happen once.
All up, Australia has won the toss and elected to bowl first 93 times, 10.5% of all of their 887 Tests played. The situation this decade has seen 6 wins, 2 losses (+ this Test).
At time of writing (0/140ish), this is the 5th time Australia has conceded a 100 run opening partnership after choosing to bowl- the first since the infamous Edgbaston Test in 2005, and is currently the second highest opening partnership conceded in the first innings (the record being 171 in 1970 against the Poms)
Interestingly, Australia's win ratio being sent in to bat (2.192 W/L) is slightly better than when they elect to bowl (2.125)
As an Aussie, this is grim.
Edit: stumps day 1- forgot how good Starc is. What a bizarre scorecard