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Bob_tuwillager t1_jabq0h5 wrote

Reply to comment by Nizzleson in New Zealand defeat England by 1 run in the 2nd Test Match at Wellington by IntoThePeople

It’s the only game I know where a team with no wickets left on the last day trailing by hundreds of runs blocking everything and batting through is exciting. When a draw is a psychological win. It’s a magic thing.

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Nizzleson t1_jabrlab wrote

Two tailenders digging in until stumps, riding their luck and their grit and their nerve.

Increasingly desperate bowling. Five slips and a gully, leg slip, silly point, silly mid on.

That ratchet of tension. The seeds of legend being sown.

Hero partnership closes out the game with 7 (62) and 1 (26).

Absolutely. Epic.

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kfadffal t1_jabv4ei wrote

Add in things like umpires pulling out a light meter after every over so you don't even know which over will be the last.

It's a very silly game at times and I absolutely love it to death.

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Bob_tuwillager t1_jabsa0a wrote

Or one “batter” who has somehow held his nerve for two days, and the #11. Bowlers trying to rotate the strike early in the over desperate to get the lackie on strike. The Batter going for a single at the end of the over. The fielding team knowing this and tempting an open boundary. Belligerence and stubbornness. The pressure slowly mounting on both teams as the third spell begins. Dare they dream to hold the wicket. Every bowl could be the last. The crowd sense the blood. It’s almost as if everyone is willing the “losing” side on. Every dot ball is cheered. No one cares for a boundary.

It’s a weird sport at times.

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Nizzleson t1_jabshqm wrote

Felt my pulse rise just reading that.

Are you a great talent, or is a tense draw merely a great muse?

We may never know.

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