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jda Jun 2023 3:44pm, 2 Jun 2023 14,872 posts	0 jda Great for the record books but it’s hard to call this a test.
Surrey Phil Jun 2023 3:51pm, 2 Jun 2023 9,434 posts	0 Surrey Phil My thoughts entirely. It seems an excuse for everyone to improve their test averages.
SPR Jun 2023 4:15pm, 2 Jun 2023 40,742 posts	0 SPR Great for the record books but it’s hard to call this a test. This. We learn nothing from this. Just a money generator for the ECB I guess.
jda Jun 2023 4:20pm, 2 Jun 2023 14,873 posts	0 jda I wonder how common it is that no player out of the 11 worsens their average with either bat or ball? (In just one of the teams obvs, it’s hardly likely for both to achieve this.)
Surrey Phil Jun 2023 7:04pm, 2 Jun 2023 9,435 posts	0 Surrey Phil Dreadful start by Surrey at Gloucs. - 29-4 (3.1 overs). Paying customers may by home a bit earlier than expected.
rf_fozzy Jun 2023 7:07pm, 2 Jun 2023 20,144 posts	0 rf_fozzy On the other hand how do Ireland become a competitive test nation without playing test cricket Previous tests against England have been tight and they have beaten them in Odis in recent memory.... I suspect you could say the same with current Zimbabwe, Sri Lankan and Bangladesh test sides. But if they don't play test cricket they won't improve. Actually you might also have said England sides against the west indies in the 80s or Australian sides in the 90s which will answer jdas stat q if nothing more recent does
NDWDave Jun 2023 7:21pm, 2 Jun 2023 18,242 posts	0 NDWDave Some of the England test matches against Australia in the 90s were similar score lines to this one
Surrey Phil Jun 2023 7:22pm, 2 Jun 2023 9,436 posts	0 Surrey Phil I saw Sri Lanka playing Surrey at The Oval in 1984, a 3-day game which Surrey won easily by 159 runs. The tourists then played a one-off 5-day test at Lord's vs England. After what I saw previously, they stood no chance yet England failed to bowl them out. An early indication of how good they actually were. Zimbabwe have come, gone and are now returning to the test arena. Bangladesh and Afghanistan are knocking on the door. It may take a while but there's no reason why Ireland can't do the same even if it takes a few years.
SPR Jun 2023 7:28pm, 2 Jun 2023 40,744 posts	0 SPR Some issues for Ireland contained in this article:https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ireland-unlikely-to-recreate-2019-heroics-in-england-test-1379151
Ocelot Spleens Jun 2023 7:30pm, 2 Jun 2023 37,381 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens There is every reason. There's no first class cricket in Ireland. Quite a number of this Irish team have played little no red ball cricket.