Michael Roberts
It was a privilege to witness (on TV) much of the coruscating contest between England and India in their Third Test, held at Lord’s, with both sides displaying admirable determination and high levels of skill.
And then we read that the West Indies collapsed for no less than 27 runs in the face of devastating pace-bowling from Starc and Boland. The West Indian cricket fans must be deeply dismayed.
YES! …. just 27 runs ….. a shipwreck of an innings ….. one that will haunt the Caribbean peoples for a long-time. The fact that the Aussies struggled in their second innings and were all out for 12 runs, however, indicates how treacherous the pitch had become.
We will never know how the Aussies would have fared on that treacherous pitch; but that is an issue we must keep in mind.
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