Comments on: Paul Stirling and Curtis Campher hundreds show that actually things weren’t ‘only going to get tougher’ for Ireland in Test cricket https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/paul-stirling-and-curtis-campher-hundreds-show-that-actually-things-werent-only-going-to-get-tougher-for-ireland-in-test-cricket/2023/04/25/ Independent and irreverent cricket writing Thu, 27 Apr 2023 17:21:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.3 By: Mike https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/paul-stirling-and-curtis-campher-hundreds-show-that-actually-things-werent-only-going-to-get-tougher-for-ireland-in-test-cricket/2023/04/25/#comment-272322 Thu, 27 Apr 2023 17:21:58 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=28453#comment-272322 Pretty sure England currently hold 4 of the 5 highest first-innings totals to have then gone on to lose by an innings, all in the last decade to boot. Ireland’s 492 would surpass the 477 vs India in the 5th test of the 2016 drubbing. (Bonus fact: Karun Nair the only player whose solitary test hundred was also a triple).

]]> By: King Cricket https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/paul-stirling-and-curtis-campher-hundreds-show-that-actually-things-werent-only-going-to-get-tougher-for-ireland-in-test-cricket/2023/04/25/#comment-272321 Thu, 27 Apr 2023 15:23:02 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=28453#comment-272321 In reply to King Cricket.

Not often you’re declaring on 537 and then seeing the opposition go past it one down.

Pretty sure Sachin didn’t expect a 400-run first innings deficit when he called them in.

]]> By: daneel https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/paul-stirling-and-curtis-campher-hundreds-show-that-actually-things-werent-only-going-to-get-tougher-for-ireland-in-test-cricket/2023/04/25/#comment-272319 Thu, 27 Apr 2023 13:45:06 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=28453#comment-272319 In reply to King Cricket.

Also this one, featuring one of the two bowlers who have had a worse day than White
(the other one is Nicky Boje also getting taken to the cleaners by SL)

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/pakistan-tour-of-west-indies-1957-58-61496/west-indies-vs-pakistan-3rd-test-62837/full-scorecard

And another SL one, Attapattu and Sanga.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sri-lanka-tour-of-zimbabwe-2004-61616/zimbabwe-vs-sri-lanka-2nd-test-64085/full-scorecard

]]> By: daneel https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/paul-stirling-and-curtis-campher-hundreds-show-that-actually-things-werent-only-going-to-get-tougher-for-ireland-in-test-cricket/2023/04/25/#comment-272318 Thu, 27 Apr 2023 13:38:47 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=28453#comment-272318 In reply to King Cricket.

Sri Lanka did it before when Jayasuriya and Mahanama put on nearly 600 for the second wicket.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-tour-of-sri-lanka-1997-62338/sri-lanka-vs-india-1st-test-63762/full-scorecard

]]> By: Gareth https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/paul-stirling-and-curtis-campher-hundreds-show-that-actually-things-werent-only-going-to-get-tougher-for-ireland-in-test-cricket/2023/04/25/#comment-272314 Thu, 27 Apr 2023 09:10:59 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=28453#comment-272314 In reply to King Cricket.

Still seems pretty tough at the moment. SL are going to win by an innings here aren’t they? Cricket is harsh.

]]> By: Sam https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/paul-stirling-and-curtis-campher-hundreds-show-that-actually-things-werent-only-going-to-get-tougher-for-ireland-in-test-cricket/2023/04/25/#comment-272312 Thu, 27 Apr 2023 06:54:03 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=28453#comment-272312 In reply to King Cricket.

Has any team in Test history ever passed 500 for the loss of one wicket?

England at Brisbane 2010?

]]> By: King Cricket https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/paul-stirling-and-curtis-campher-hundreds-show-that-actually-things-werent-only-going-to-get-tougher-for-ireland-in-test-cricket/2023/04/25/#comment-272311 Thu, 27 Apr 2023 06:50:46 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=28453#comment-272311 In reply to A P Webster.

Surely at some point it can’t get tougher.

]]> By: A P Webster https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/paul-stirling-and-curtis-campher-hundreds-show-that-actually-things-werent-only-going-to-get-tougher-for-ireland-in-test-cricket/2023/04/25/#comment-272310 Thu, 27 Apr 2023 06:13:45 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=28453#comment-272310 Balbirnie’s bowlers might not be sharing the view that his statement has been disproven just yet.

]]> By: King Cricket https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/paul-stirling-and-curtis-campher-hundreds-show-that-actually-things-werent-only-going-to-get-tougher-for-ireland-in-test-cricket/2023/04/25/#comment-272306 Wed, 26 Apr 2023 08:34:16 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=28453#comment-272306 In reply to Ged Ladd.

This is our point. A flat pitch runfest is a novel thing for Ireland and that can make for an interesting match in our opinion.

]]> By: Ged Ladd https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/paul-stirling-and-curtis-campher-hundreds-show-that-actually-things-werent-only-going-to-get-tougher-for-ireland-in-test-cricket/2023/04/25/#comment-272303 Tue, 25 Apr 2023 20:30:33 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=28453#comment-272303 There’s a bit of me that just wants to jump for joy.

There’s a bit of me that wants to say something critical about a pitch that might well be one of those 500+ plays 500+ pitches. But given the lack of challenge in the first test, who could blame the Lankans from wanting to at least present a challenge to their bowlers for the second match.

I’ll go with jumping for joy. Definitely.

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