[Match Thread] OnIy Test: SL vs ZIM

[Conant]

I'm convinced there is corruption in cricket.. how on earth can that not be out when it is referred? The smaller teams always get robbed. It's ridiculous. That would never happen to India.

A riot would break out even if the game is played out of India.

[Conant]

One more thing. Supporting Zim is not like Aus, England or even WI or Bang these days. We rarely have moments in the sun. It is mainly some kind of bizarre torturous shit. And then when they have their one chance incompetent umpiring steals it from us.

I doubt that's incompetence. Pure bias is what it is.

[pariah]

How do you guys avoid jinxing the team when you're all over the place like this?

[Black Mamba]

Its over for Zimbabwe now.


Something around 100 to chase, with two tailanders in the dressing room who can bat, with threat is just one leg spinner from the opposition, rest all are simple to handle doesnt have any venom. once the target reduced below 100, game will be in their grip.

Part Timers will not give wickets,bowlers with deceiving ability is required in test. Zimbabwe has just Cremer, rest all are part timers.

[pariah]

WIlliams 29 overs for 94 runs - just 1 wicket
Raza 12 overs for 54 runs - no wickets
Cremer 31 overs for 98 runs - 4 wickets

Sri Lanka need just 118 runs.

Cremer cannot take all the remaining 5 wickets at his Strike Rate of 8 overs per wicket simply because there are only 59 overs left in the day.

If he does it at his his average of 25 runs per wicket, still Sri Lanka win.

It's at this point where people admit that Streak & Cremer made a monumental blunder by not picking Mushangwe.

If Zimbabwe win from the point, it will be an upset. It's not impossible but must not happen.

Only 8 out of 37 innings have failed to make double figures in this match!

[Kriterion_BD]

I'm convinced there is corruption in cricket.. how on earth can that not be out when it is referred? The smaller teams always get robbed. It's ridiculous. That would never happen to India.

Absolutely. I realized this when Taskin was called for chucking and then cleared with no noticeable change to his action. In fact, the only visible change was in his loading but that couldn't have been an issue because flexion/extension is only measured after the arm passes the shoulder height. His initial Test consisted of 42 deliveries. His subsequent exam only had 24. Where is the consistency?

Then you have Vitori who failed, passed, and failed the bowling test all in a space of 10 months. How is that possible?

[pariah]

Its over for Zimbabwe now.


Something around 100 to chase, with two tailanders in the dressing room who can bat, with threat is just one leg spinner from the opposition, rest all are simple to handle doesnt have any venom. once the target reduced below 100, game will be in their grip.

Part Timers will not give wickets,bowlers with deceiving ability is required in test. Zimbabwe has just Cremer, rest all are part timers.

My thoughts as well. Didn't watch today, but read a few bias decisions on this forums. Either way when Moor, Malcolm and Cremer are looking like VVS Laxman against Herath out in the middle you know something is very wrong!

[pariah]

I'm convinced there is corruption in cricket.. how on earth can that not be out when it is referred? The smaller teams always get robbed. It's ridiculous. That would never happen to India.

Absolutely. I realized this when Taskin was called for chucking and then cleared with no noticeable change to his action. In fact, the only visible change was in his loading but that couldn't have been an issue because flexion/extension is only measured after the arm passes the shoulder height. His initial Test consisted of 42 deliveries. His subsequent exam only had 24. Where is the consistency?

Then you have Vitori who failed, passed, and failed the bowling test all in a space of 10 months. How is that possible?

Corruption in cricket happens at a much larger scale than that.

A lot of the players Zimbabwe are playing against are match-fixers but they crimes(be it not reporting, partially reporting approaches etc) were masked by SLC anad ICC.

One of the reasons plenty of these Sri Lanka players will continue to be demoralised is because their mother body has got evidence that can put most of them away for 8-10 years. No professional can cope or try performing when an axe is constantly above your head.

[jaybro]

WIlliams 29 overs for 94 runs - just 1 wicket
Raza 12 overs for 54 runs - no wickets
Cremer 31 overs for 98 runs - 4 wickets

Sri Lanka need just 118 runs.

Cremer cannot take all the remaining 5 wickets at his Strike Rate of 8 overs per wicket simply because there are only 59 overs left in the day.

If he does it at his his average of 25 runs per wicket, still Sri Lanka win.

It's at this point where people admit that Streak & Cremer made a monumental blunder by not picking Mushangwe.

If Zimbabwe win from the point, it will be an upset. It's not impossible but must not happen.

Only 8 out of 37 innings have failed to make double figures in this match!

Yeah we shouldn't have played Bobby .....

[grant]

How costly would that drop prove?