Oh cricket - how do I love thee 🏏

This 153 n.o. by Brian Lara is amongst my top 3 winning knocks that were magical centuries in a Fourth Innings chase in test matches. The other two are Ben Stokes vs Aus at Headingly 2019 and Kushal Perara vs South Africa at Durban 2019.

Magnificent. That has brightened up my Sunday morning. What a batter Courtney Walsh was. His mate wasn't bad either.

The Courtney Leave should be in the MCC Coaching manuel! And oh what a player Lara was.

Saw this live at the time. Wonderful finish, one of the best tests ever. Lara dragged that WI team to a 2-2 series against one of the very best AUS sides. So pleased for him when he got the winning runs.

Gillespie...

Indeed! What a fabulous action he has.

One of my favourites from Down Under...

Mine too! That’s why he’s my patron 😊

☺️

There is Test cricket and then there is everything else 🔥🙏

Courtney's eccentricities and BCL's grace Doesn't get any better 🔥🏏

Why was Lara so special? Well he could win such matches against the best side (Australia) in his prime. Records or no records,such players are huge🙏😌

Some very good bowling as well. The ball from Gillespie to Walsh as in swinging yorker was so well played. The edge from mcgrath to Lara as well. Probably last very good series for the West Indies as well.

Parallels between Lara's winning shot and that of Stokes at Headingley in 2019. Both in terms of the similarity of shot and from a figurative perspective.

Bring on the Australian summer

It’s a shame that a lot of people only remember Gillespie from the 2005 Ashes. He was one heck of a bowler.

Wasn’t he just!

Easily the best series I've seen. Its actually rare nowadays that the top batsman can do what Lara did here ie. bat through the innings. Brian went into Bradman mode and nearly did the impossible, won it for the big WI.

This bleary-eyed, crestfallen 23 year old Aussie fan was in a state of shock 😂🤭

Watched this live. The series and ODI were superb. Lara was different gravy

@BrianLara @juniorwaugh349 @stevewaugh1998 @glennmcgrath11 @Jasongi19422381 @CuddyWalsh @mj_slats @blewy214 @RickyPonting Thanks for these unforgettable memories guys..Those were the days..Truly golden days of cricket..Late 90s to early 2000s..

Oh the 90s…be it the West Indies or England the spectators would always run onto the ground at the end of the match

@biobot I cannot believe that there are people out there who prefer T20 to this

There seems not (again) coverage of the cup today on the Beeb? We can however, enjoy Scottish football or of course the ….

The greatest innings of all time

if she cant watch this with you, she isn't the one

The genius of Brian Charles Lara!!

I’m English and I still get goosebumps

You can't beat it. I wish I was going to Worcester today 🏏

Briilisnt match and finish Great to see Gillespie bending it around.

Grit and determination

These test matches used to start at 1900 IST. Still remember how I, along with my grandfather, used to keep awake till early morning to watch these matches. Worth every minute of sleep lost. Lara scored centuries in both innings, I believe. Still gives me goosebumps!

Epic innings

Brain Charles Lara... The Nightmare, the myth

@grok give me the test match number

Yeh. Saw this live! Great match. @BrianLara and @CuddyWalsh did it. @sachin_rt failed Vs Pakistan in Chennai, when India was just 14 runs away....from victory.

THE beautiful game!

The greatest test match innings ever.

Fuck this is good