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Usman Khawaja vs Mark Taylor
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SillyCowCorner1
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Tubby
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Mark Taylor played this gloriously woeful shot against spin once.
https://youtu.be/vXMM-kXdY24
Worth posting.
https://youtu.be/vXMM-kXdY24
Worth posting.
trundler
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A moderate upgrade in other words
SillyCowCorner1
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He had the chance to break Lara’s 375, but respectfully declared on Bradman's 334.
Ahh nostalgia
Ahh nostalgia
MagicPoopShovel
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Tubs for sure. Had to face up to some ATG level quicks in his time and came out okay.
Red
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Good story, but sadly not true. Was most likely going to declare overnight, and has said himself he had an over at the end of the day to score runs that would have taken him past Bradman's 334 (at the time the highest score by an Aust). Was trying to score runs in that last over, he himself said "I'm sure Bradman would have done the same"
SillyCowCorner1
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It was clearly a myth. Somehow we hold that 375 so special. And the fact that he declared while on that score even adds to the mysticism.
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The essence of the story is still true. He still declared on 334, if he really wanted to beat Bradman's score he could have just batted for another few overs the next day and lost nothing in the way of time.
stephen
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Tubbs understood that it would be better remembered if it equaled but not beat Bradman's record. He'd have been called selfish to come out the next day just to beat the record. If it was Steve Waugh, he'd have called it "mental disintegration" making his opponents field the next morning.
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He says in interviews that he had no qualms going past the Don's score, and was trying to in the last over. You can see from the last ball in this clip, he had no probs with wanting to go past the Don.
weldone
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So, Khawaja mere Khawaja=Tubby?
flibbertyjibber
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Is this a serious question?
Tubby by a large gut size.
Tubby by a large gut size.
TheJediBrah
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Yeah I did understand what you said the first time, my point was that there wasn't really much stopping him for batting on for a bit the next morning if he really desperately wanted the record. I'm sure a lot of players/captains would have. So even if the story isn't entirely true, there is some essence of truth to it.