Australia’s bowlers batter India to keep home fires burning for World Championship tilt
- India 185 & 157; Australia 181 & 162-4, win by six wickets
- Head and Webster see hosts home for 3-1 series success
In the very end, it was more fizzle than fizz, though something else had threatened earlier. Mind you, the very end came right in the middle, Australia winning the fifth Test against India halfway through the third day in Sydney.
It was not even the middle if you counted overs bowled, the match using 190 of a possible 450 on a pitch that grew less fit for purpose with each passing day. That tallied with the broader contest: early finishes in Perth and Adelaide, rain in Brisbane, all resulting in the third-fewest deliveries ever bowled across a five-Test series.
Continue reading…
Source: Cricket - The Guardian
Recent Posts
NASA Astronaut Don Pettit Uses His Camera for Science in Space
NASA astronaut Don Pettit, known for his incredible astrophotography, sense of humor, and clever camera…
WhatsApp now lets users create their own sticker packs
WhatsApp this week released a major update that adds a new way to create and…
Ben Affleck Has a New Batman Complaint: Wearing the Batsuit Sucked
The actor has long since moved on, but he'll forever be asked about his DC…
LEGO Easter Sale Drops Deals Too Sweet to Miss, Hurry This Won’t Last Long
Dozens of awesome building kits for all ages are marked down from now through April…
This Reminders feature is a lifesaver when my task list grows too long
Apple’s Reminders app has become a powerful task manager in recent years, and there’s one…
Trump Weaponizes Bureaucratic Review to Stop Offshore Wind Project
What happened to cutting red tape?