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| | 16th June | 1st Test | AUS by 2 wickets | | 28th June | 2nd Test | AUS by 43 runs | | 6th July | 3rd Test | ENG by 3 wickets | | 19th July | 4th Test | Draw | | 27th July | 5th Test | |
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| | 22nd June | Only Test | AUS by 89 runs | | 2nd July | First T20I | AUS by 4 wickets | | 6th July | Second T20I | ENG by 3 runs | | 9th July | Third T20I | ENG by 5 wickets | | 12th July | First ODI | ENG by 2 wickets | | 16th July | Second ODI | AUS by 3 runs | | 18th July | Third ODI | ENG by 69 runs (DLS) |
Series drawn - AUS retain the Ashes
I watch BBL, go Scorchers ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ, but it is such a different game to test cricket.
Andy Zaltzmann has called test cricket like a novel and I think that is exactly how I feel, a good test has all the suspense and drama you could want. T20 on the other hand is a fun game to watch.
T20 on the other hand is a fun game to watch
That's the promise of it, anyway. The problem is...it just...isn't? Far too often, the result is obvious halfway through the first innings. And if not then, then within the first quarter of the second innings anyway. It makes the rest of the game completely not worth watching. It's the rare game that's actually unclear until the final over or two.
In football-type sports, there's always the hope that the losing team might fight back and win it, or excitement about the obvious winning team running up the scoreboard. But in cricket, because the strongest batsmen go first within an innings, and only one side can possibly score runs in an innings, it just...doesn't have that potential for drama over a short 20 overs.
I mean attendance sure says that T20 is more fun than Test.
Yeah I watch it. It's quick. It's fun. It's good to see kids involved in it.
I've watched a little bit of it, but only because it's been on right after the Test. It's just so much less engaging than test cricket. Like night and day. Especially with a series that's had as much intense drama as this current tour by India.