Former Australia cricketer Sir Don Bradman currently holds the record for scoring the most runs in Ashes history.

The legendary batsman made his Ashes debut in the 1928 Test in Brisbane and went on to amass 5,028 runs in 37 Ashes Tests at an average of 89.78. Having played in 62 Ashes Tests between 1928 and 1948, Bradman also has the most centuries in Ashes history (19).

Regarded as one of the greatest batters of all-time, Don Bradman has the highest average (99.94) by a Test batsman. He was also the first cricketer to score a triple hundred in the Ashes in 1930 and remains the only Australian to do it twice after repeating the feat in 1934.

Second on the list is Sir Jack Hobbs. The former England batsman played 41 Tests against Australia and scored a half-century in his debut Ashes inning in 1908 at Melbourne. Hobbs remains the only cricketer besides Don Bradman to hit 3,500-plus runs, with his record reading 3,636 runs in 41 matches.

Allan Border, the most successful Ashes captain, and Steve Waugh are third and fourth on this list.

Border, who led Australia to their maiden ODI World Cup title, racked up 3,222 runs in 42 matches while Waugh, the most successful Test captain in history, amassed 3,173 runs in 45 Tests.

Steve Smith, who made his Test debut in 2010, has been England’s tormentor-in-chief in the 21st century. The former Australian captain has accumulated 3066 runs in 33 Ashes Test.

Most runs in Ashes

Player	Country	Matches	Runs
Don Bradman	Australia	37	5028
Jack Hobbs	England	41	3626
Allan Border	Australia	42	3222
Steve Waugh	Australia	45	3173
Steve Smith	Australia	33*	3066
David Gower	England	38	3037
Wally Hammond	England	33	2852
Herbert Sutcliffe	England	27	2741
Clem Hill	England	41	2660
John Edrich	England	32	2644

Author: William Paul

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Former Australia cricketer Sir Don Bradman has the most fifty-plus scores in Ashes history. 

Having made his Test debut against England in Brisbane in November 1928, Bradman ended his legendary career with 31 fifty-plus scores in Ashes history.  He registered 19 centuries - which is the most number of hundreds in Ashes. Apart from 19 tons, Bradman slammed 12 fifties in Ashes history.

Widely acknowledged as the greatest batter of all time, Bradman also holds the record for the most runs in Ashes. The right-handed batter amassed 5,028 runs in 37 Ashes Tests at an impressive average of 89.78.

Bradman was also the first cricketer to smash a triple hundred in the Ashes. He scored 334 at the Headingley Cricket Ground in Leeds, England. Interestingly, the Australian great scored 309 of those runs in one day’s play, and remains the only Test cricketer to do so. 

The New South Wales-born cricketer later repeated the feat as he hammered his second triple hundred at the same venue in 1934.

Ex-England cricketer Jack Hobbs is second on the list for most fifty-plus scores in Ashes. Between 1908 and 1930, Hobbs recorded 27 fifty-plus scores, including 12 hundreds and 15 fifties to his name.

The prolific England batter scored 3,636 runs in 41 Ashes Tests at an average of 54.26. 

Former Australia captain Allan Border is third on the list. The left-hander registered 26 fifty-plus scores in Ashes history. 

Having made his Ashes debut in 1978, Border finished his illustrious Test career with seven hundreds and 19 fifties in the series history. He accumulated 3,222 runs in 42 Ashes Tests at an average of 42.59.

England’s Herbert Sutcliffe and Steve Waugh complete the top five list for most fifty-plus scores in Ashes history. 

Both Herbert Sutcliffe and Steve Waugh recorded 24 fifty-plus scores in Ashes history.

Between 1924 and 1934, Sutcliffe scored 2,741 runs in 27 Ashes Tests with eight hundreds and 16 fifties to his name.

On the other hand, Waugh amassed 3,173 runs in 45 Ashes Tests. He hit 10 tons and 14 half-centuries in Ashes between 1986 and 2003.

Among active cricketers, Australia’s Steve Smith has the most fifty-plus scores in Ashes.

The Australian talisman has registered 22 fifty-plus scores in Ashes, including smashing 11 hundreds and 11 fifties. The right-handed batter has scored 3,044 runs in 32 Ashes Tests so far.

Most fifty-plus scores in Ashes

Player	Span	Matches	Runs	100	50	50+
Don Bradman (AUS)	1928-1948	37	5028	19	12	31
Jack Hobbs (ENG)	1908-1930	41	3636	12	15	27
Allan Border (ENG)	1978-1993	42	3222	7	19	26
Herbert Sutcliffe (ENG)	1924-1934	27	2741	8	16	24
Steve Waugh (AUS)	1986-2003	45	3173	10	14	24
Steve Smith (AUS)	2010-2022	32	3044	11	11	22
Ian Bell (ENG)	2005-2015	33	1983	4	18	22
Mark Taylor (AUS)	1989-1999	33	2496	6	15	21
Bill Lawry (AUS)	1961-1971	29	2233	7	13	20
John Edrich (ENG)	1964-1975	32	2644	7	13	20

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Former England cricket team captain Joe Root recently became the 14th player to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket.

Root achieved the feat on the fourth day of the first Test against New Zealand at Lord’s Cricket Ground. His unbeaten 115 helped England secure an incredible five-wicket win over the reigning World Test Champions.

At 31 years and 157 days, Root also became the joint-youngest player to reach the milestone, equalling the record of his former teammate Alastair Cook, who also achieved the feat at exactly the same age.

Root has now amassed 10,015 runs in 118 Test matches at an impressive average of 49.58. He has hit 26 hundreds and 53 half-centuries in his career so far.

Who was the first player to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket?

India cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar was the first player to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket. The former India opener etched his name into the history books on March 7, 1987 after he reached the incredible milestone against Pakistan in his 124th Test in Ahmedabad.

Gavaskar ended his career with 10,122 runs in 125 matches at an average of 51.12. He registered 34 centuries and 45 fifties to his name.

Who was the fastest to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket?

Former West Indies cricketer Brian Lara is the fastest to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket. Lara achieved the feat against England in his 111th match in Manchester in 2004.

In terms of number of innings taken to reach the milestone, Lara, India’s Sachin Tendulkar and Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara share the record of the fastest 10,000 runs in Test cricket. Lara, Tendulkar and Sangakkara scored their 10,000th run in their 195th innings.

Who has scored the most runs in Test cricket?

India cricket great Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most runs in Test cricket. The right-handed batter amassed 15,921 runs in 200 matches at an average of 53.78. Tendulkar smashed 51 hundreds and 68 fifties in his illustrious career.

How many cricketers have scored 10,000 runs in Test cricket?

As many as 14 cricketers have scored 10,000 runs in Test cricket. Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis, Rahul Dravid, Alastair Cook, Kumar Sangakkara, Brian Lara, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Mahela Jayawardene, Allan Border, Steve Waugh, Sunil Gavaskar, Younis Khan and Joe Root are the players who have breached the coveted milestone.

Players who have scored 10,000 runs in Test cricket

Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	100	50
Sachin Tendulkar (India)	200	329	15921	53.78	51	68
Ricky Ponting (Australia)	168	287	13378	51.85	41	62
Jacques Kallis (South Africa)	166	280	13289	55.37	45	58
Rahul Dravid (India)	164	286	13288	52.31	36	63
Alastair Cook (England)	161	291	12472	45.35	33	57
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)	134	233	12400	57.40	38	52
Brian Lara (West Indies)	131	232	11953	52.88	34	48
Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies)	164	280	11867	51.37	30	66
Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)	149	252	11814	49.84	34	50
Allan Border (Australia)	156	265	11174	50.56	27	63
Steve Waugh (Australia)	168	260	10927	51.06	32	50
Sunil Gavaskar (India)	125	214	10122	51.12	34	45
Younis Khan (Pakistan)	118	213	10099	52.05	34	33
Joe Root (England)	118	218	10015	49.57	26	53

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The Australian cricket team has won the ICC Cricket World Cup three times in a row. After winning in 1999, they also won in 2003 and 2007. In fact, they are the only team to have won an unprecedented, three-consecutive World Cups till now after the inaugural event in 1975. 

From 1999 to 2007, Australia were inarguably the most dominant cricket team in One-Day International (ODI) cricket. Such was the dominance of the Australian 50-over outfit that they even remained unbeaten in the 2003 and 2007 editions of the ICC Cricket World Cup. 

While Steve Waugh led them in England in the year 1999, it was Ricky Ponting who captained his country in South Africa in 2003 and later in the West Indies in 2007. Australia are also the only nation to have won five World Cups till now. They first tasted World Cup success in 1987 and their last victory came in 2015 in front of their home crowd. 

1999 Cricket World Cup 

 

If only South Africa’s Herschelle Gibbs had not celebrated too soon and dropped the catch of Australian captain Steve Waugh at Leeds in the super-six stage, the Proteas would have knocked out Australia from the 1999 World Cup in England. However, despite staring at a premature exit, Australia rallied under Steve Waugh to miraculously get into the finals of the event at Lord’s.

Against Pakistan in the finals, Australia perhaps delivered their most clinical performance with both bat and ball. After bowling out Pakistan for a paltry score of 132, Australia comprehensively beat Pakistan by eight wickets to win their third ODI World Cup. Leg-spinner Shane Warne was declared the man of the match for his four-wicket haul in the finals. Spin wizard Warne also finished the event as the joint highest wicket-taker (20) along with New Zealand’s Geoff Allott.

2003 Cricket World Cup 

 

Although Australia’s World Cup defence in 2003 in South Africa started with a major hiccup after legendary Shane Warne was slapped with a ban for doping allegations in Johannesburg, skipper Ricky Ponting swiftly marshalled his troops to begin an unbeaten streak. The defending champions kept brushing aside one challenge after another to reach the finals of the event.

In the finals, Ponting with a match-winning knock of unbeaten 140 led the way for this country and set up a daunting total of 359. In the end, India lost the game by a colossal 125-run margin to give Australia their second consecutive and third overall World Cup win. Ponting was adjudged the man of the match for his heroics with the willow. It was Australia’s first-ever World Cup win without losing a single game. 

2007 Cricket World Cup 

 

Under Ricky Ponting, Australia came into the 2007 World Cup in the Caribbean as the overwhelming favourites. In fact, many experts had billed them to repeat their heroics of 1999 and 2003. While other countries struggled to get their combination and desired results, the men from Down Under appeared a settled unit, with match-winners galore from top to bottom. Once again, Ponting’s men reached the finals and this time it was Sri Lanka who had to bear the brunt of Australia’s juggernaut at Barbados.

After being quiet for the whole tournament, wicket-keeper batsman Adam Gilchrist with the help of a squash ball, under his gloves, squashed Sri Lanka’s hopes with a brilliant 149. In the end, Australia won the game comfortably by 53 runs. For the second time in a row, the Aussies won the World Cup having remained unbeaten in the competition. While Gilchrist walked away with the man of the match award, legendary Glenn McGrath was adjudged as the man of the series.

Teams with most ICC Cricket World Cup titles 

Teams	Year
Australia	1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015
West Indies	1975, 1979
India	1983, 2015

 

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Scoring a hundred in Tests is a commendable feat in itself. However, scoring a ton in each innings of the same match is the stuff legends are made of.

Only a handful have managed to achieve this feat, with Indian batsman Rohit Sharma being the last to do it against South Africa in October last year. Two months prior and a year to the day, Australian batsman Steve Smith did it against England in the Ashes, becoming just the fifth Aussie cricketer to achieve this feat.

Below, we take a look at the five Australians who are in this illustrious list:

Steve Smith �?2019

After electing to bat first in the opener of the 2019 Ashes Test Series, just as the Australians found themselves in a spot of bother at 17-2, in walked Steve Smith to bat his side out of trouble.

The former skipper smashed 144 off just 219 balls and was the final man dismissed, as Australia notched 284 on the scoreboard owing to Smith’s magical knock. England responded strongly courtesy of fifties from skipper Joe Root and all-rounder Ben Stokes along with a century from opener Rory Burns, as they posted 374 on the scoreboard and were in the driver’s seat in the contest.

The visitors, however, scored 487 thanks to centuries from Smith, who scored 142 off 207 balls, and wicketkeeper Matthew Wade, who struck 110 off 143. The Australian bundled England out for just 146 in just under 53 overs to win the match by 251 runs and take a 1-0 lead in the series.

Matthew Hayden �?2002

In the first Test of the 2002 Ashes Series in Australia, England elected to field first and it would prove to be an unwise call, as opener Matthew Hayden and skipper Ricky Ponting smashed a century each to help their team pile a massive 492 on the scoreboard.

Hayden struck 197 runs off 268 balls while Ponting scored 123 off 195, as the duo forged a splendid 272-run partnership for the second wicket. After bowling out England for 325, Hayden came in to bat and started just where he left off in the first innings, scoring 103 off 152 balls to guide Australia to 296-5, post which the Aussies declared to set a target of 464 for the hosts.

The England batting line-up proved to be no match for the Australian bowling might, as they were bundled out for just 79 and lost by 384 runs.

Steve Waugh �?1997

Trailing 1-0 in the six-match series, Australia were in the hunt for a win in the third Test in Manchester and standout batsman Steve Waugh took matters into his own hands in the match to lead his side to victory.

Opting to bat first, Waugh walked in with the scoreboard reading 42-3 and proceeded to bat with great panache and style, smashing 108 off 174 balls to guide the visitors to a decent total of 235. The Australian bowling unit dismissed the home side for just 162 and needed a good performance from their batsmen in the second half to assure a victory in the contest.

Waugh came to the fore yet again, scoring 113 off 271 balls, as Australia declared at 395-8, setting a target of 469 for the home side. Glenn McGrath and Jason Gillespie combined to pick up seven wickets, while Shane Warne picked the other three in the second innings, as Australia bowled out England for 200 and won the contest by 268 runs.

Arthur Morris �?1947

Leading 2-0 in the five-match series in England, visitors Australia needed just a draw to retain the Ashes. The hosts, having won the toss and elected to bat, posted 460 on the scoreboard on the back of a splendid knock of 147 from Denis Compton.

After a solid display with the bat, England got off to a flyer with the ball, reducing Australia to 18-2, dismissing Sir Donald Bradman for a duck. Opener Arthur Morris, who was watching it all unfold from the other end, did not panic, however, and forged a crucial 189-run partnership with Lindsay Hassett, during which Morris reached his century and steadied the Australian ship.

He was finally dismissed on 122, after which batsman Keith Miller also struck a century, helping the visitors post 487 on the scoreboard. Compton hit another century in the second innings and guided England to a total of 340, as the hosts set a target of 314 in 44 overs for the visitors.

Opener Merv Harvey and Morris forged a 116-run opening stand which saw the visitors seal the fate of the contest and retain the Ashes. However, Morris wasn’t finished, as he struck a second century in the Test match and remained unbeaten on 124 off 171 balls, helping Australia draw the Test match and continue to maintain their grip on the urn.

Warren Bardsley �?1909

The first Australian to hit a century in each innings of an Ashes Test match was opener Warren Bardsley in the fifth Test of Australia’s Tour to England.

Electing to bat first, Bardsley smashed 136 in the first match, guiding Australia to a total 325. The visitors mustered 352 in response, primarily thanks to Jack Sharp’s century. The visitors batted magnificently in the second innings, as Bardsley scored another century before being dismissed on 130.

Chasing 313 in 33 overs was a mission impossible for the Englishmen, who proceeded with caution and finished with 104-3 as the match finished in a draw.

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Australia great Steve Waugh believes England debutant fast bowler Jofra Archer's ability to generate speed "seemingly out of nowhere" will make him tough to face.

Archer took his first wicket in Test cricket on Friday when he had struggling Australia opener, Cameron Bancroft lbw for 13 with a sharp nip-back ball at Lord's - the ground where he bowled the decisive Super Over in England's dramatic World Cup final win over New Zealand last month.

Only 24.1 overs were possible before rain stopped play on Friday, the third day of the second Ashes Test - a match where the opening day was washed out without a ball bowled.

But that was time enough for Australia, 1-0 up in the five-match series, to lose three wickets for 11 runs en route to a stumps score of 80-4, 178 runs behind England's first-innings 258.

Archer, who took the new ball late on Thursday, had fine figures of one wicket for 18 runs in 13 overs.

'Ideal situation'

"He's done well," said Waugh, one of the outstanding batsmen of his generation.

"It's an ideal situation to debut, to take the new-ball at six o'clock (1700 GMT) under lights, overcast conditions.

"If you want to write your own script, that's when you want to bowl," the 54-year-old added.

"Having said that, he's very impressive. He's got a pretty unusual action, he's very relaxed but generates a lot of pace seemingly out of nowhere.

"So he's a guy that will take a bit of getting used to for batsmen because he's different and quick through the air.

"We're certainly not underestimating him, but you know Test cricket is about different conditions and different scenarios.

"He's not faced a lot of those yet but so far from England's point of view he's been impressive, from our point of view, we certainly respect him."

Stuart Broad, leading England's attack in the absence of injured paceman James Anderson, had no doubt of Archer's quality.

"He's got all the attributes and he's already been a successful international cricketer, having been involved in a World Cup win," said Broad, a veteran of 122 Tests.

"In our minds, because he's been involved with the World Cup and he's been talked about so much in the last six months, we think he's an experienced, older, knows-it-all cricketer.

"He's still learning his trade a little bit, but he's doing it with great success. There will be times when he blows teams away."

Australia may hold the Ashes but they have not won a Test series away to England since Waugh led them to victory back in 2001.

Successive tours have seen Australia undone by dramatic collapses and Waugh was pleased they managed to limit the damage to just three wickets lost on Friday after they resumed on 30-1.

Significantly star batsman Steve Smith -- who marked his return to Test cricket after a 12-month ball-tampering ban with twin hundreds at Edgbaston -- is 13 not out.

"The key to doing well over here is to not have a disastrous session," said Waugh.

"When you lose a couple of quick wickets there is potential to lose five, six or seven and in the Test match you’re going to struggle to come back from that. So we hung in there really well."

But Broad said England still had time to secure a victory.

"We'd need to bowl Australia out by lunch tomorrow (Saturday)," he explained.

"Our bowling unit's aim is to get the next six wickets by lunch and then ideally bat until an hour, or half-an-hour, before lunch on day five and try to force a result that way."

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Steve Waugh says the Ashes are too close to call as England and Australia prepare to resume battle, with the visitors seeking their first away win in the series for 18 years. With the exception of the 2010-11 series in Australia, which England won 3-1, home advantage has been decisive since Waugh's side triumphed 4-1 away in 2001.

But the former Australia captain, 54, said it was "50-50" as to who would emerge triumphant over the course of the five Tests starting at Edgbaston on Thursday.

"I really believe it's a big ask for the fast bowlers on both sides to play five Tests in six weeks and that could have a big impact on the whole series, so, for instance, Jimmy Anderson gets injured, or Mitchell Starc gets injured for us, it could really affect the line-up. 

"Depth in the squad will be important but I honestly think if I was a betting man I wouldn't back either side because I don't know who's going to win. It's going to be that even. I think it's going to be a fantastic series."

Waugh, who is mentoring the Australians, said it was a mystery why Australia had not won in England for so long but his advice to the players would be to "make your own history".

"We've come up against some really good England sides in those last 18 years. We've had some tight series and moments when we could have won the series, probably a bit like the other way round for England in that period where they lost a lot." 

World Cup boost?

England go into the series buoyed by winning the World Cup for the first time -- they beat 2015 champions Australia in the semi-final -- but Waugh said that triumph would have no impact on the Ashes.

"One-day cricket is irrelevant to Test cricket," he said. "They're different teams, different captains. It's a different sport really. If you compare Test cricket and one-day cricket you're almost not playing the same sport. It's played in a totally different way. England will say it's important for everyone and sure if you win that's great but when it comes to the first Test at Edgbaston it's not going to matter what happened in the one-day World Cup."

The first Test is taking place in Birmingham, where England have not lost since 2008, but Waugh said he would be telling his players to put that out of their minds. 

"I've won there in Ashes contests," he said. "I think if you start believing something and building it up it becomes true but in my mind, it shouldn't be an issue."

The former skipper, known for his uncompromising approach on the field, said he expected some rough treatment from English crowds for Steve Smith and Dave Warner. The two batsmen were each banned for 12 months over their involvement in a ball-tampering scandal in South Africa last year. Cameron Bancroft, also named in the Test squad, was banned for nine months.

But Waugh said Australia had turned a corner

"Australia had to reset and revisit a few things, which is unfortunate because of what happened. I think they're in good shape. (Test captain) Tim Paine's done a really good job and he's a good leader. Hopefully, you'll still see the Australian team play the Aussie way on the field. We've got to be combative and play in a positive frame of mind because that's the way we play our cricket."

He added: "Things culminated in Cape Town and were out of control there and there were a couple of ordinary series between different sides... It did get to the point when it was over the top and something needed to be done so unfortunately for the guys involved they were the ones that paid the price. The good thing is now that everyone knows where the line is and you can't cross that line. It was great for kids too because kids all around the world saw that, particularly in Australia, and it was a good lesson as to what's right and wrong."

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Commentary to a sport is like internet in today’s generation. One might be able to sustain a life without it, but then, what’s life without the internet in the 21^st century. Similarly, cricket is no alien to this phenomenon.

Over the years, we have been fortunate to have greats like Tony Greig, Richie Benaud, Harsha Bhogle and Sunil Gavaskar entertain and educate us about the gentleman’s game. At the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup too, we have seen a number of good commentators call the shots from the commentary box.

Though their role has been largely appreciated, the World Cup as also seen fans have a go at some for there callous work at times. While last week it was cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar who was on the receiving end of the fan’s ire, on Tuesday, it was the former World Cup-winning skipper Steve Waugh, who ruffled a few feathers while on comms duty.

At the first semifinal between India and New Zealand in Manchester, Waugh was paired with his Indian counterpart and former skipper Sourav Ganguly and Harsha Bhogle. And the fans didn’t leave the opportunity to thank their stars for the opportunity.

Steve Waugh, Sourav Ganguly and Harsha Bhogle. Bas yehi commentary panel freeze kar do @StarSportsIndia ❤️ #INDvNZ

�?richa singh (@richa_singh) July 9, 2019

Steve Waugh, Sourav Ganguly and Harsha Bhogle in the commentary box!
The amount of cricketing wisdom right now on that bench far exceeds the combined knowledge of everyone else at the Old Trafford. #CWC19

�?B I N O Y (@beeayeanoowhy) July 9, 2019

Saurav Ganguly and Steve Waugh in the same frame, microphones in hand, as @bhogleharsha watches on, inside the commentary box.
For cricket fans from the 90's, this is probably the highlight of #ICCWorldCup2019 #indiavsNewzealand
Thank you @hotstartweets pic.twitter.com/qJ46qIEJUC

�?Satadru Mukherjee (@SatadruHata) July 9, 2019

This is what we call expert analysis and good commentary by @bhogleharsha @SGanguly99 and Steve Waugh. A refreshing change from ur biased and nonsense verbal diarrhoea @sanjaymanjrekar pic.twitter.com/liNrahVeZp

�?Loki (@PradeepLokesh) July 9, 2019

Fascinating listening to Steve Waugh - ”evey sacrifice is a down-payment on winning the world cup�?#INDvNZ

�?Game Play (@gameplaypsych1) July 9, 2019

However, there was another side to the story. Waugh did speak a lot about Australia in the World Cup and that didn’t go down well with a lot of fans. Some picked him for pulling his nation into everything, while others believed he could definitely have done better.

Which one is a bigger let down?

Sanjay Manjrekar replacing Steve Waugh in the commentary box.

Sanjay Manjrekar coming into bat after Sachin Tendulkar gets out.

�?Rakshit Chopra (@rakshit_chopra) July 9, 2019

Tired of Steve Waugh blabbing about Australia while NZ are playing India. Our batsmen saving themselves for the second innings!

�?Peter Lampp (@PeterLampp) July 9, 2019

The suffering is made worse by the commentary basically reverting to a series of Steve Waugh monologues. #NZvIND

�?David Williams (@ddub_news) July 9, 2019

Well, not everyone can satisfy everyone. Can they?

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