Test Final 2025: Australia v Sth Africa.

[globaleagle]

Day one done and dusted.

(My kingdom for some openers)

Aust all out 221

SA 4/43 in replay.

Aust: Webster (who?) out for 72
And everyone's fav, Steve Smith out for 66.

 

[Sheikheagle]

Yeah i went to bed at tea when we were 4 for not many. So happy with how it all panned out. Dark days ahead when smithy and bowlers retire 😞

 

[globaleagle]

Smith surpasses icons to take Lord's record
Australia's "best since Bradman" has done it again.

Steve Smith went past the greatest batter ever in becoming the highest non-English run scorer ever at Lord's - known as the home of cricket.

His 66 on day one moved him to 591 career runs at the famous London venue.

That score pushed him ahead of Sir Don Bradman (551), Garry Sobers (571), and fellow Aussie Warren Bardsley (575) to become the highest run scorer from a visiting country.

Bardsley had held the record since 1926.

At Lord's, Smith has played six Tests and averages 59.10, including his famous maiden double century during the 2015 Ashes series.

 

[globaleagle]

This test seems ‘rubbish’.

Batsmen have all clocked off.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Haven't got prime so not watching it, but could be a very quick match. Maybe the players keen to get home early.

 

[globaleagle]

Haven't got prime so not watching it, but could be a very quick match. Maybe the players keen to get home early.

Any earlier and they'll be home before the coin toss.

 

[Brookie1973]

I’m still trying to understand how STH Africa made the final.

 

[Chip and Chase]

3 day test match to celebrate the ultimate prize of the format. What a joke.

 

[Eagle 1]

Lose on the first innings, then win outright. Thinking South Africa may take this out for some crazy reason.

 

[globaleagle]

Nice and sunny. good batting wicket.

SA only need 110 runs with 8 wickets.

 

[Chip and Chase]

Wicket definitely flattened out yesterday. Our poor second batting innings cost us the game. Well done to the Saffers, they were better team.

Not sure Green at 3 worked.

 

[Michael Clare]

3 day test match to celebrate the ultimate prize of the format. What a joke.

It's certainly up there with 'six again' and the 'bunker.'