2025 ICC World Test Championship - Final - Australia vs South Africa

[Supreme General]

Common Proteas break the jinx and join the club with RCB & Spurs.

And Bologna and Newcastle and Crystal Palace and Hull KR (Rugby League).

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It really is a good year for teams with trophy droughts in many sports

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Looks like a great day, I've managed to see about 30 minutes of, in between hospital appointments and getting stuck in a lift.

 

[Aravind.]

And Bologna and Newcastle and Crystal Palace and Hull KR (Rugby League).

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It really is a good year for teams with trophy droughts in many sports

Yeah there are so many Bolonga, Hobart Hurricanes etc and I don't remember the team name, that won league in south american soccer. Hope Proteas does the same.

 

[Supreme General]

oh yeah forgot about Hobart

 

[Aravind.]

Great start by Starc. If they can survive Cummins, I feel they can play other two. IMO Cummins is the most important factor, both as player and captain in this match.

 

[Aravind.]

Great start by Starc. If they can survive Cummins, I feel they can play other two. IMO Cummins is the most important factor, both as player and captain in this match.

Starc be like who needs Cummins.

 

[DuneTiger]

One of Starcs better spells in test cricket for a few years. Not a bad time to bring it out.

 

[BasketballHooper]

Starc is cooking

 

[Aravind.]

What a quality cricket, so far.. Irrespective of who you're supporting.

 

[icyman]

What a quality cricket, so far.. Irrespective of who you're supporting.

I'd say it has been great bowling from both sides. Normally, we do witness batting miracles, but this Test match has been quite riveting on account of the pitch here.

South Africa will need to bat well and a lot will rest on Temba Bavuma's shoulders, if SA is to get a lead of 100. A lead of 100 would the game in a good position. I will stop short of calling SA as favourites if that were to happen, cause we know that Australia will hit back hard.

 

[Viper.]

Just realised Mulder is actually batting at 3, and it's not an error in the team sheet. Andy McBrine inspired type batting promotion.

McBrine is a bowler though, I never understood that logic

Mulder is a Batting AR, and I expect this was done to protect the middle-order batters and have Bavuma, Stubbs and Bedingham bat at their ideally preferred positions. By playing Mulder at 3 over de Zorzi, they get the fifth bowler option which is massively crucial, and the middle-order still bats at their desired spots

 

[Aravind.]

 

[wasteyouryouth]

I'd love Temba to play a match winning knock

 

[Kamboh]

I'd love Temba to play a match winning knock

yeah it's actually a good start of day by temba as he is scoring quick runs

 

[DuneTiger]

My skipper