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Paul Watson 🌍Jun 16, 2025

Colleague: Good weekend? Me: South Africa won a world championship, pretty happy. C: Oh, what sport? Me: Cricket. C: huh didn’t hear about it. Me: 2nd biggest sport on the planet. C: cool cool, so Jira… Me: dying inside #wtcfinal

Jim Campbell Jun 15, 2025

Scorers ready? Pla…

Wait, where are the cricketers?

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#AUSvSA
#WTCFinal

Yvonne Perkins Jun 15, 2025

"It was a triumph over politics and economics as much as over a rival group of players." Geoff Lemon

South Africa winning the world test championship is good for the game. And they deserved the win - played smart.

#cricket #WTCfinal #AUSvSA

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/jun/14/australia-get-too-clever-and-pay-the-price-for-batting-order-jumble

Australia get too clever and pay the price for batting order jumble

The failure of the top three meant the holders did not have enough runs when South Africa benefited from the Lord’s pitch flattening out

The Guardian

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Dan Liebke Jun 14, 2025

World Test Championship Final, Day Four Report Card, featuring new c words #WTCFinal 🏏

https://newsletter.danliebke.com/p/world-test-championship-final-day-a4d

World Test Championship Final, Day Four Report Card

Featuring new c words

Funny Is Better Than Good

Paul Watson 🌍Jun 14, 2025

Captain Bavuma doubters can fill in this form. #wtcfinal

Ajay Jun 14, 2025

Congratulations South Africa on winning the ICC Test Championship. Patience and perseverance paid. But the turning point in the game was the casual batting by the Aussies in the 2nd innings. #WTCFinal

Thomas Jun 14, 2025

New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2025/06/14/south-africa-champions-at-last/
The story of how South Africa men shed the chokers tag they had carried for over quarter of a century, and a photo gallery.
#cricket #TestCricket #WTC #WTCFinal #SAvAUS #AUSvSA #photography #birds #insects #herons #bees #beetles #butterflies #Hummingbird Hawk Moth #dragonflies #damselflies

South Africa Champions at Last

A look back at the three and a bit days over which the South Africa men’s cricket team finally and decisively shed the chokers tag they had carried for over quarter of a century, and a photo …

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