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The Records and Milestones thread

Darwin Award

State 12th Man
Given that Root is still keen on playing for a few years more & given England's regular tests they play he'll at least take that to 250 and then some.

Only way Smith can surpass him and keep it if Root retires in the next 18 months or so and Smith keeps playing.

Otherwise,Root is going to hold this record at least for the next 15 years or so because there is absolutely no one else on the horizon.
 

Starfighter

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
From the WI-Australia test that's just (abruptly) finished:

West Indies bowled out for 27, their lowest test score and the second lowest of all time

Seven ducks in a innings

Starc takes the quickest ever five-for, off fifteen balls
 
From the WI-Australia test that's just (abruptly) finished:

West Indies bowled out for 27, their lowest test score and the second lowest of all time

Seven ducks in a innings

Starc takes the quickest ever five-for, off fifteen balls
A wicket fell on the first ball of the day; a wicket fell on the final ball of the day
 

Coronis

Hall of Fame Member
From the WI-Australia test that's just (abruptly) finished:

West Indies bowled out for 27, their lowest test score and the second lowest of all time

Seven ducks in a innings

Starc takes the quickest ever five-for, off fifteen balls
Crazy stat from that 26 for New Zealand in 1955 - they scored 200 in the first dig and England could only reply with 246. New Zealand would go on to win their first ever test the very next year on the very same ground.
 

Gremlin

U19 Captain
He batted in the (modern) most important position, fielded in the most important position and and was a key 4th / 5th bowler.

Hard to top that.
I'm always amazed at the number of wickets he took in his career. Not because of his own outstanding quality but more so as he typically had Donald and Pollock mopping up wickets from the other end! One of the absolute finest.
 

Ali TT

International Captain
Crazy stat from that 26 for New Zealand in 1955 - they scored 200 in the first dig and England could only reply with 246. New Zealand would go on to win their first ever test the very next year on the very same ground.
I think these small scores are often not only shocking because they are so small but because they are incongruous with the flow of the match.

I mean, when Australia were dismissed for 47, they came in with a 188-run lead. That Smith and Amla cruised the chase was always a great anti-climax for me after the Clarke knock then the crazy of the SA 1st and Australia 2nd innings.

Similarly, England rolled the Windies over for 54 at Lords in 2000 after slumping to 134ao themselves, 133 behind. England only just scraped home in that one.

England's 46ao was in a match where they'd secured a 76 run first innings lead and had a modest target of 194 to chase down. Ten years later we were only 28 up when we rolled the Windies over for 47 and got our revenge.
 

Ali TT

International Captain
Root passes Kallis into third place on the all-time test runs list and second place on most 50+ test scores. He's less than 100 runs behind Ponting so will move into second soon enough I suspect.

He still needs another 2700 runs and 14 50+ scores to pass Sachin.
 

Ali TT

International Captain
Gpt getting better...

[NARRATION – MORGAN FREEMAN STYLE]

(Cinematic footage: Coronis in a crowded pub, arms crossed, stone-faced, as the screen shows an English batsman hitting a six)

MORGAN FREEMAN (V.O.):

Now Coronis... he was as Aussie as they come.
Sunburned shoulders, cold beer in hand,
and a loyalty to the Baggy Green that ran straight to the bone.

In public, he was all jabs and jeers.
An eye-roll for every English boundary.
A scoff for every wicket celebration.

But behind that proud smirk…
lived a truth he’d never say out loud.

Because somewhere, deep down,
Coronis appreciated brilliance—
even when it wore the wrong jersey.

He’d call it “a lucky shot”…
while rewinding it later on YouTube.

He’d mutter, “Bloke’s overrated,”
but track his stats like a secret hobby.

You see, Coronis wasn’t heartless.
He was just stubborn.
And in cricket, as in life,
sometimes pride plays a stronger game than honesty.

So he kept cheering loud when England fell—
and stayed silent, just a little too long,
when they didn’t.

Because deep down…
Coronis cared.
He just couldn’t let anyone know.

Not yet.

(The screen shows Coronis alone at home, watching highlights again… and ever so slightly nodding in approval.)
 

Coronis

Hall of Fame Member
Same old Aussies, always salty.
Gpt getting better...

[NARRATION – MORGAN FREEMAN STYLE]

(Cinematic footage: Coronis in a crowded pub, arms crossed, stone-faced, as the screen shows an English batsman hitting a six)

MORGAN FREEMAN (V.O.):

Now Coronis... he was as Aussie as they come.
Sunburned shoulders, cold beer in hand,
and a loyalty to the Baggy Green that ran straight to the bone.

In public, he was all jabs and jeers.
An eye-roll for every English boundary.
A scoff for every wicket celebration.

But behind that proud smirk…
lived a truth he’d never say out loud.

Because somewhere, deep down,
Coronis appreciated brilliance—
even when it wore the wrong jersey.

He’d call it “a lucky shot”…
while rewinding it later on YouTube.

He’d mutter, “Bloke’s overrated,”
but track his stats like a secret hobby.

You see, Coronis wasn’t heartless.
He was just stubborn.
And in cricket, as in life,
sometimes pride plays a stronger game than honesty.

So he kept cheering loud when England fell—
and stayed silent, just a little too long,
when they didn’t.

Because deep down…
Coronis cared.
He just couldn’t let anyone know.

Not yet.

(The screen shows Coronis alone at home, watching highlights again… and ever so slightly nodding in approval.)
Does nobody actually read my posts?
 

Fuller Pilch

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Crazy stat from that 26 for New Zealand in 1955 - they scored 200 in the first dig and England could only reply with 246. New Zealand would go on to win their first ever test the very next year on the very same ground.
NZ actually had hopes of winning their 1st ever test - only behind by 46 and England having to bat last. And then the 26 happened.
 

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