New Zealand Beats England in HISTORIC match, a breakdown

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[@howardhorner226]

As a cricket lover, seeing you make these videos is so, so good. Really appreciate the enthusiasm and attention to detail you put in!

[@JomboyMedia]

thank you!

[@dchackett]

As an Englishman and cricket fan the very first thing I thought as this game ended was “I can’t wait to see what Jomboy says about this”

[@skippythealien9627]

@🐅Joe Coolio🐅 i recommend trying T20 first. it's about the same length of a baseball game. I like the Indian Premier League and Caribbean Premier League myself

[@nominalize8162]

@@JomboyMedia I only wish you had included the run out on Bracewell. A "little league" mistake killed their second innings rally

[@BigfootBilliards]

As someone who has never watched a full game of cricket, and is not even really a baseball guy, these videos make me much more interested in the sport! I can't imagine hitting a baseball pitch that bounces first 😅

[@ChrisGray-rp8rw]

I'm Australian, and this is hands down one of the best 'American' explanations of cricket I've ever seen/heard: you really understand the game, and your decision to use baseball concepts and terms is inspired. It was an incredible finish to this test, and you do a great job conveying how tense that final half-hour of play was. I was personally very happy with the match result, because in the three previous instances of losing after enforcing the follow, the losing side was Australia! It's good to see 'the old enemy' join the list : ) One technical thing to note (at a glance I couldn't see another comment on this): it's actually 11 batters for each side, but it's 10 wickets because you have 2 batters out there at a time.

[@demeraragirl]

I just commented on that,then saw your comment.

[@Suspect333]

Anyone but England

[@loganleroy8622]

Yeah he just said 10 batters because you need to get 10 outs. I think he didn’t believe people were ready to hear about the concept of batting in pairs at the time.

[@kraphtykryptic6103]

The only thing I didn't like was a 4 being represented as a double as that's better described as the point for running between the wickets. 6 home run and 4 is hitting the fence but not over and if you do either the say good job you don't need to run the bases for that.

[@kraphtykryptic6103]

I thought you were going to to say as an Australian I'm disappointed to see that we lost the other 3 games that enforced the follow on to lose.

[@anisaloysius9352]

As someone who grew up playing both sports and understands them really well, it’s super exciting to see someone “completely new” to cricket share the love of a foreign sport in such relatable way! Always a treat watching your videos. Cheers!

[@JesseRay89]

He lived in Australia as a kid for a while so he understands the sport.

[@flamingfrancis]

Cricket isn't really a "foreign" sport in North America. Soon after the English went home after the WOI cricket took on in a big way to the tune of there allegedly being some 4000 players in the New England states. A USA Cricket Association has existed for over 60 years.

[@daviddilley8310]

@@flamingfrancis Australia and England both have toured North America, before WW I . The first international cricket match ever played was 1844, Canada vs USA at the Elysian Fields in Hoboken New Jersey, co-incidently also the site of the first "professional" baseball game. Canada won by 23 runs. Apparently there were 20,000 spectators, huge mounts were bet on the game. This match is also probably the first international contest in any sport.

[@flamingfrancis]

@@daviddilley8310 You will find that the game you refer to used a Club team from USA so it should not be considered a full international. A modern day equivalent would be per a World Club Chamionship such as Rugby League plays.

[@dodiad]

This is why I keep begging him to take a look at rugby union. Jimmy is just the person to do the comparison with gridiron football.

[@footballfanzmb]

Love this Jimmy! Also worth adding, this is only the second time in the history of test cricket that a game has been decided by a margin of just one run. An event that happened four times in 200 years, and another that has happened just twice in that time, all in one game. By far the greatest game of test cricket I've seen!

[@stackhat8624]

The other time was a 1993 test match between Australia and West Indies at the Adelaide Oval where Courtney Walsh got Craig McDermott caught by the wicket-keeper even though it turned McDermott didn't hit the ball (or more accurately the ball didn't brush his glove). If Australia had won that match it would have given them an unbeatable 2-0 with 1 match to play in Perth. Instead the teams went to Perth 1-1 and then the West Indies destroyed Australia to win the series 2-1 and Allan Border never got to beat the West Indies in a test series.

[@Wayne.J]

​​@@stackhat8624 A certain hard stress ball through a certain door too haha Yeah felt sorry for AB, especially the capitulation in Perth. All thanks to Dean Jones and white sweat ban that Curtly Ambrose wore and transformed him from a average bowler on that particular tour up to that point back, to his world class best.

[@xwhalerfanb776]

also the first time new zealand has won a test after being made to follow on

[@neilpearson26]

People are always confused why people love test cricket, but getting a finish like this after 5 days of back and forth is unbeatable entertainment and can't be matched. As an England fan I'm not even too upset at this loss. Such a great game and New Zealands come back after looking done was amazing to see.

[@Midori_Ringo]

I used to think as a kid ODI's >Test match cricket. I never understood the Test part actually means it's a TEST of every little facet of the game, especially on day 4&day 5 when the pitch is deteriorating, both sides are battling fatigue, hostile crowds etc

[@Medsas]

why did england forfeit the last two wickets in the first innings, where they really concerned they would run out of time already??

[@krisjohnston5569]

@@Medsas Some parts of the game were lost to rain, so they were thinking about the time and it did end up coming down to the final session of day 5, so there wasn't heaps of time left but yeah with perfect 20/20 hindsight you would've batted an hour longer, but then you would have bowled to NZ at a different time at might not have got the wickets so easily so who knows?

[@glenni249]

@@Medsas the conditions of both the pitch (the section of ground that they bowl on) and the weather can have a significant impact on how the ball moves when bowled in cricket, to the point that in some conditions batting can be harder late in the day as the humidity rises so the ball swings more and light conditions can make it harder to see the ball. Because of this, England is currently playing with a pretty novel strategy where they bat significantly more aggressive than most teams would to allow for an early declaration late in the day to force the other team to bat in the tougher conditions. Also worth noting that it's hard to return to batting after the overnight break as players will get their eye in, then have to stop for the day and start fresh again the next day. So by declaring late in the day, England is forcing their opponent's top batters to face that risky period the next morning in the hope they'll get them out a bit cheaper. So no, it wasn't a declaration because of time concerns, but more a strategic ploy based on an innovative game plan.

[@Medsas]

@@glenni249 thanks for the detailed answer Glenn!

[@wrc1210]

I always found Cricket difficult to understand when it was explained to me verbally by my Brit friends/co-workers. My eyes would kind of glaze over with all the unfamiliar terms. Then when COVID hit in 2020 I was bored and decided to watch a few youtube videos on it. I was surprised how easy it is to understand. I watched a few matches on KZbin and could almost immediately follow along. Now I'm a big fan. As Jomboy shows there are a lot of great analogies to baseball. But it's always full of surprises. This is the first time I had heard of the follow-on rule, for example.

[@direwolf7491]

Follow-ons are quite rare. So not surprised you didn't come across it before.

[@rocketrabble6737]

Follow-ons are generally rarer in recent decades in test cricket because most captains prefer to bat again. The thinking behind that is that it allows his or her bowlers to rest and get a night's sleep and gives more time for the pitch to deteriorate to help the bowlers rather than have his own team batting last on a deteriorating pitch. If you bat again it can also mean that you have a chance of effectively batting them out of the game which can be psychologically difficult to to cope with.

[@45AryanRohit]

SO, WHAT TEAM DO YOU SUPPORT?

[@benneem]

Declarations and following-on probably originally were gentleman's agreement type stuff, but in the modern game they are highly strategic. You touch on this with the "playing for a draw" being an option. Early declarations or enforcing the follow-on massively reduces the chance of a draw and increases *both team's* chance of winning. Of particular concern is: 1. The pitch generally deteriorates over time, being much harder to bat on day 5 than in day 1. Enforcing the follow on means your deciding to bat last... a bold move! 2. Bowlers get tired. By enforcing the follow on your bowlers have to take 20 wickets in a row whereas in a normal match they will get a day resting and recovering halfway through. This is the biggest reason most teams no longer enforce the follow on, too many teams have injured a bowler by asking them to bowl double their normal amount in a 2 day period. 3. Rain and other weather delays increase the chance of a draw. Light rain or even overcast clouds can cause the match to be suspended, but a draw will still be declared at the end of the 5th day!The team that "should be winning" will be looking at the forecast for the remaining days and try to make decisions to give themselves enough time to take the 20 wickets required to get the W.

[@diox8tony]

TY for explaining some of the drawbacks. follow on just made sense, i figured there was no disadvantages, it saves time.

[@franzfanz]

I believe in the case of this match, there was some chance that rain would affect the last two days. It's been a shockingly wet summer on the North Island of New Zealand, so this was a pretty safe bet. I believe that this was playing on Stokes' and the other senior English players' minds as they chose to enforce the follow on. They basically had the idea that if they could run through NZ again quickly, then that would take the effect of weather out of the game, otherwise, a draw was the most likely outcome. They didn't really expect to bat again or, if they had to, it would be a short innings, maybe only a session or so of batting. New Zealand adjusted well and gave themselves the chance to take it deep into the fifth day, though, probably more in the hopes of a draw if the aforementioned rain had hit, but in the end, well...

[@benneem]

@@franzfanz I think you're absolutely right. Overs had been lost to rain already and if that had continued to happen much into the future then not enforcing the follow on would have seemed foolish. Rain delays alsk massively reduce the "tiring out our bowlers" problem.

[@Jonathanmsteinjhb]

One advantage of a follow on is it gives you enough time to bowl the team out. Hopefully cheap and allow you enough time to go back to bat and score the winning runs. Not the case in this game though.

[@msarosh]

@@diox8tony Asking a team to follow on seems obvious but the number of times in recent years when teams have been in a position to ask the other team to follow on but haven't done it has actually increased. The team ahead actually chooses to bat quickly for a bit and then declare giving themselves like 1.5 days to try and bowl out the opposition. I reckon England should have done the same here.

[@hudsonlawrence]

Cricket is INSANE! I was in Mumbai in 2011 when India won against Sri Lanka in the Cricket World Cup. I wasn't at the game but in the city, didn't know the game at all but learned it over the first 5 hours and the last 15 minutes were some of the most suspenseful minutes of sports watching of my life. Great game. State of Origin games in Australia are also INSANE.

[@iameverywhere8551]

What about celebration around the city

[@hudsonlawrence]

@@iameverywhere8551 Have you been to Mumbai?

[@farukhsheikh5790]

I was 13 year old then. I still remember that world cup and that match vividly.

[@anonymouslyopinionated656]

lol so the day before the game you mention, I landed in Colombo Sri Lanka, and every Lankan I spoke to look at me like I was an absurd fool... one finally told me... Half of SL is trying to go to India to watch the game, and you've come from India to SL!!

[@cliffkram]

I love how Jomboy simultaneously explains the game like the audience is 5 years old, but doesn't talk down. Great way of getting the game over to the states.

[@coupledyetivonvanderburg5385]

I feel like baseball fans, if born in a country where cricket was the predominant highly technical sport, would *absolutely* be cricket fans

[@Nizzleson]

​@coupledyetivonvanderburg5385 Absolutely. Summer game. Bat, ball, fielding, throwing. Old traditions. Rich statistics. Beer and picnic vibes. Deathly rivalries both nationwide and neighbourhood level. Great sport for the radio. Dad and son vibes. Absolutely the same niche.

[@kevinmoreira86]

Man I gotta tell you as a die hard baseball fan. I can totally see myself getting behind this sport, shit sounds amazing

[@smitmahajani7663]

I can't tell you enough, about how right you are. I'm a lifelong cricket fan who got into baseball a couple of years ago. It was kinda difficult to understand initially, but once I understood the sport, it was really easy to get behind. I really like baseball even though I'm a casual fan of it. If people are open-minded (like how you are), there's so much cross-sport exchange of fanbases that can happen b/w these two sports. They're so similar to, yet so different from each other. On a foundational basis, they're both the same sport because the ultimate aim of both is exactly the same: to score more runs in order to win. And that there's a batting side and a bowling/pitching side. But, everything else on top of this is radically different because baseball. Trust me, you'll love cricket if you're a baseball fan. You're open-minded about it, so you should definitely give it a try. You needn't become a hardcore cricket fan. You can appreciate it even as a casual fan. If you become a hardcore fan, you'll get obsessed with it like you're with baseball lol. And there's no point comparing these two sports. They're both great in their own regard.

[@flamingfrancis]

@Cricket Explained The comparison of a T20 game to a Test game is analogous to comparing softball to baseball. One thing for sure is that if cricket is reintroduced into the Olympics it will not be the Test variant.

[@stephenholt4670]

@@flamingfrancis true, although for many people Test cricket is the "pinnacle" of the game. It's sort of similar to how there are Olympic cycling events, but none of them are on the level of the Tour de France

[@agin1519]

I liked the comparison to a 5 game series. For me test is best, because there’s so much room for it to go off script. Can mean it gets a bit slow in parts, but you pace yourself- coffee, newspaper, beer, lunch, beer, afternoon snack and beer, gummy sweets…and you can’t miss a ball because it might be the break through or the momentum shift. And you pace yourself- more food start of the week more beer end of the week. On a smaller test ground you could walk all the way around the ground. As a kid you’d get autographs. As an adult sometimes you could chat with the fielders in between the ‘pitches’. Don’t know if you still can. Big test grounds with allocated seats in Aussie they all dress up, play with beach balls, sing, copy the fielders stretching- 300 hundred people mimicking you! It can be awesome.

[@asdfaeou]

As a NZ fan living in the middle of a terrible stretch of results (admittedly after a silver age of success) victories like these are few and far between, so seeing it broadcast to the world is wonderful.

[@paulframe85]

You could say that New Zealand won the game by the barest of margins

[@danielmccauley3884]

gratz it was such an amazing test. Wags is a legend.

[@xwhalerfanb776]

fuck.....watch the windies....they are ruining my life quite a bit lately

[@anonymouslyopinionated656]

if this is sliver age, has there been a golden?

[@JohnLowe-kt5gr]

New Zealand should feel proud for years. Winning that test match in the manner they won the match!

[@SeeASquaRE]

Neil Wagner is such a character, because his personal sporting journey is just kick-ass. He's actually South African, he could've lived and played in SA but was considered mediocre. Then he was offered a deal to play in English Domestic which he did play and was offered a Kolpak deal(look it up) meaning he could not play any international cricket. But his dream was always playing international test cricket so he hauled himself all the way to New Zealand, played for Otago did well to get into the International team and he's considered one of best NZ test bowlers. Also he exudes so much energy and aggression, everyone loves it.

[@TopherJimmy]

I honestly thought Neil Wagner was going to implode when he got that wicket, such an intense player

[@adeadgirl13]

Also he wrote all that classical music!

[@AJWRAJWR]

He reminds me of Andy Bichel.

[@onylra6265]

He's a pretty special player. For context: he's not considered a very fast or skilful bowler, but he specialises in 'chin music', which is basically bowling the ball at people's faces. Normally this doesn't work too good in cricket because players can just ignore it and wait for a better scoring opportunity- but Wags can do this shit all day, for days on end, which is not easy or normal. You can't just wait him out if you need runs, his superhuman stamina and energy will make you dance his tune - and if you make one mistake you're done. Guy is like the Terminator, he'll bowl at you trying to decapitate you for ten days if he has to. Everyone knows what it's about, but it ain't easy to deal with.

[@bhav7179]

His bouncers are also very very accurate in that comfortable-uncomfortable zone where the batsman feels like its not high enough to duck under and so they go after it...and thus eventually get out caught. Wagner is the only bowler in the world that consistently uses bouncers as his go-to option to get people out.

[@JMcLeodKC711]

Dude, If Cricket ever makes it to TV here in the US, it will be because of you. Ever since watching your first “Jomboy-splain” video, I am HOOKED

[@_kanv26_]

Major league cricket in june

[@crazyhorse9298]

this was the 2,494 test match series in history. The 'Follow On' has been enforced 296 times out of 2,494. of the 296 follows. 232 teams have won after enforcing it. And 60 times it has been a drawn game. This was the 4th time a team that had to bat twice in a row, won the game. in 1894 (vs England), 1981 (vs England) 2001 (vs India) Australia lost after enforcing the follow on. England now joins their Arch Rivals in this club. 4 times out of 296 is 1.35%. Prior to this game it was 3 out of 295. Which is a 1.01% chance. This result was, prior to this game, in entire cricket history of 2,494 games was a 0.12034% chance of occurring. It's an historic event. And I'm happy to say I've watched this even occur twice. I was watching the game in Eden Garden at 2001 when India pulled a win out. And I caught the end of this game and was happily mocking the English friends that I have who were watching in dismay.

[@45AryanRohit]

DAMN MAN !!! HOW TF YOU GOT THESE STATS MAN .COULD YOU PLEASE GIVE ME THE NAME OF SOURCE OF THIS DATA SO I CAN IMPROVE MY CRICKET KNOWLEDGE😀😀

[@user-uy6uc5ey5q]

@@45AryanRohit look up 'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack' which itself is part of the rich history of the game.

[@kevinalexander6812]

American here. I randomly found this Test match on ESPN+ and turned it on in time to catch NZ's final few overs at bat. And then I watched the final half inning when England was batting. I was glued. It was awesome to watch. I hadn't ever really watched Test Cricket much with any real zeal or interest before this. T20 is my preferred style. But this was cool. I had no clue I was witnessing an extreme rarity in Cricket history until after it ended. Much respect to NZ for coming back and winning and great job Jomboy for enlightening more of us Baseball fans and Yanks to the cool game of Cricket.

[@DeepCrossing1]

This was a good test match to tune in to, lol

[@BeyondtheBoringLab]

Next destination - Major League Cricket (July 13)

[@wernertukker5420]

I love it mate. Test cricket is the pinnacle of Cricket. It can sometimes appear a bit boring, but the ebbs and flows of the game is something to behold One team can be on top and seem like they are cruising, and next minute, the whole match swings the other way. This was an excellent test match to properly introduce you to the drama of it all. Some of the very best Test matches I’ve ever seen, ended in draws It’s absolute theatre Welcome to Test cricket mate and spread the Cricketing Gospel to your friends and family.

[@AlsheikhAhmedElhady]

As an American, born and raised, and baseball/Jomboy/cricket fan the very first thing I thought as this match ended was “I hope Jomboy is watching and is gonna cover this historical match!”

[@pkpckls]

Raising my glass to anyone else who's been patiently waiting for the inevitable 'Jomboy explains the follow-on' video 🍺We got there lads, it's been a delight

[@Skuxxlyf]

Love your cricket breakdowns. Just to add another quirk to this game, the 5th day was free to enter. Everyone at the ground watching those final moments had paid nothing for the privilege.

[@kevincinnamontoast3669]

Free to get in but beers were 25 bucks

[@SB-th8uc]

@@kevincinnamontoast3669 25NZD? Bloody hell.

[@spdcrzy]

@@kevincinnamontoast3669 Honestly? Not terrible, considering drink and food prices at stadiums in the US LOL.

[@toad6417]

love the cricket videos. never watched a game/match in my life but i always look forward to these breakdowns

[@hankthetank18]

Same here. Always been interested by cricket but have never gotten around to watching a game so these breakdowns are awesome

[@DurkMcGerk]

Try watching a T20 game. Takes about as long as a baseball game and favors hitting often. They can be pretty exciting to watch especially when a batter is in the zone or when the chasing team cuts it close as the overs deplete. From a fellow new cricket fan that started with baseball.

[@emporatikatrox]

@@DurkMcGerk Good on you for giving the sport a go. Hope that with time you can come to love test cricket too

[@bbbb98765]

Cool video. A minor correction: In fact all 11 players get to bat (unless the captain declares, as in this game), but the innings is over when there have been ten outs (we call them 'wickets') because the last batsman standing can't bat on his own. As a bowler (pitcher), I was often 'not out ' at the end of the game.... because I went in to bat at the end and it's basically a 50/50 which one of us would be the 10th out!

[@nolanhartman9046]

Thanks for sharing! I was somewhat confused what that happened in the video

[@FCBfullMatch]

Wouldn't it make sense to put a decent batter at 10 or 11 in the lineup, so you don't end up with 9 outs and 2 bowlers batting?

[@bencarroll8819]

@@FCBfullMatch Not so much, because then you risk the good batter being not out, as they're stuck with the bowlers

[@johntummel1989]

@@FCBfullMatch You are better off getting the job done early and relying on the pitchers as the last chance for offence if things don't go well than putting the bunnies (poor hitters) in early where they'll likely contribute nothing and leave less outs for the hitters to risk at the end.

[@TheTrippleTKA]

@@FCBfullMatch no, you want your DH to get as many pitches to hit as possible and bat together. sending bowlers anywhere other than the bottom would be like sending a pitcher to hit at 1

[@JoshLynagh]

As a cricket fan, I absolutely love that Jomboy is opening the sport up to new fans, and love these breakdowns personally. Hopefully soon we won't need all the baseball terms and your fanbase will just know what you're on about.

[@flamingfrancis]

Very hard to imagine that eventuating if you are familiar with the amount of baseball terms, techniques, skills that have become part and parcel of cricket, especially the T20 variant. Accredited baseball coaches have been employed in elite cricket for decades.

[@wattster71]

Pure gold Jomboy. My first cricket memory was of the 1981 Headingly Test where Botham went nuts with the bat and Willis steamed in like a deranged chook to take the Aussie wickets. Much rarer than a baseball walk-off but similar energy, especially in the crowd.

[@timothyluk5236]

I never got into cricket (thought it was too complicated to understand) but ever since finding Jomboy, I've learned so much and now I look forward to all the cricket breakdowns. I really appreciate the way you explain the game for beginners. And boy, what a historic match that was indeed. I've played the equivalent of the follow-on in beer league softball and relished the time my team came back and won. Amazing to see it happen in a professional setting! Also, will there be a season 2 for the Ball in Play League?

[@athhar3643]

If you're in North America, look into the information on the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

[@timothyluk5236]

@@athhar3643 Cool thanks, I'll definitely look into it!

[@zackscott-howman5649]

The only thing is it’s not home team bowls first. There’s a coin toss to choose who bowls/bats first

[@JomboyMedia]

I'm using baseball brain!

[@benneem]

​@@JomboyMedia the baseball rule would be good to introduce in cricket. The home field advantage is MASSIVE in cricket and allowing the touring team to automatically win the toss would reduce that a bit.

[@Nick_Jones]

@@benneem some might even think that's the gentlemanly thing to do, which would be fitting for cricket.

[@stackhat8624]

@@benneem having away team choose to bat or field is a no-brainer but of course the Indians and BCCI dont like the idea so it will never happen. In the 2nd test between the recent Australia (home team) v West Indies (away) series Australia won the toss and batted first. I knew immediately that Australia would have a massive win and stopped watching. Not that if West Indies got to have the choice of batting first that they would have a real chance of winning but at least the game would be more interesting with the West Indies having a decent chance of posting a decent first innings score on a pretty good batting pitch.

[@45AryanRohit]

@@stackhat8624 SHEMAR JOSEPH BABYYYYYY

[@Lightscribe721]

As a cricket diehard with a conversational understanding of baseball, I think you did a really good job of translating the two 👍

[@robertpobrien]

That was actually a fantastic description. As someone who follows,cricket I still found it informative and entertaining. Thanks.

[@bevarsii]

Great video! Ironic that Jomboy has now becoome my preffered source of Cricket breakdowns! As an indian who moved to US, I started watching Jomboy to better understand Baseball.

[@mikesmith2057]

The ability of cricket fielders to hit the wickets with throws from the "outfield" is something that always amazes me. As a yank that got into cricket decades ago, every time I see an outfielder airmail a toss by 20 feet, I think of cricket fielders dinging the wicket from an angle (as seen at 9:42 here). I guess they know they're aiming for a smaller target so are willing to go 80% pace 100% accuracy? (while the baseballers are thinking they've got the catcher or cutoff man so they go 110% pace and 30% accuracy?)

[@squidca2455]

thank you! I'm Canadian and have never had any idea what is going on in cricket until now!

[@intllowell]

American, baseball fan, started playing cricket later in life. I love the cricket breakdowns! It’s so similar in so many ways, the psychology, the strategy, the unspoken norms. The DNA is all there! Cheers Jimmy!

[@JoltColaOfEvil]

Great breakdown Jomboy. This was a super special match because not only was it only the fourth instance of a team winning having followed on, it was only the SECOND instance in test cricket of a team winning by ONE run! And these are independent variables, so to get them both together is crazy! Also, New Zealand lost the first test in the series by a huge margin, so this narrow win resulted in a drawn series. Glad I switched the game on for the last 10 minutes!

[@bubba200874426]

This is the part where test cricket loses me. Every match where the teams are actually competitive comes down to the last 10 minutes even if there were 5 days of play before it.

[@agin1519]

@Cricket Explained dude has to be there. It helps if you’ve got a team you care about! Or you’ve seen Neil Wagner’s face when he bowls. I usually think you’ve just got to be born into it.

[@danieloser6254]

Came here after watching captains ball in play. Shocked to see silly point is a real position

[@Rebecka_J]

Point is the name for any position standing in line with the the batter on their off side, the side on which they hold the bat in front of them. Silly is used to describe any fielding position very close to the batter, genuinely because the risk of being hit by a hard ball at full speed with little time to react it is a silly place to stand!

[@conradschumacher4013]

Yesterday's finish between New Zealand and Sri Lanka was possibly even crazier. I'd love to see you breakdown the last two overs in that one.

[@davepannekoek1562]

Nice video Jomboy. Fun thing for this game is it was played at the Basin Reserve in Wellington NZ. The land was low lying and marsh/pond connected to the Harbour by a stream - a plan was floated to cut a channel to the north to the harbour along the stream path and create a basin for safe anchorage and easy unloading of cargo. BUT in 1865 a big earthquake hit the area and raised land up and the concept wasn't pursued, but the Basin name stuck... And now the Basin Reserve is a sports field in the middle of a giant traffic roundabout - hosts cricket but also other sports from time to time... The grassy bank running around the outside of about half the ground is a great place to have a beer, catch a tan and watch the game....

[@cbattman]

So being from England and a huge fan of cricket 🏏 it's great to see you doing these. I'm a convert to baseball since spending a couple of months in San Diego in '22 and watching the rise of the Padres....happy to do some UK Collab on mixing it up 👌🏼😂🏏🥎

[@shostrock]

As a huge cricket fan it's great to see these videos explaining cricket to a baseball audience! A couple of minor details: - Home and away don't determine who bats first, there's a coin toss where whoever wins the toss decides. The home captain tosses the coin and the away captain calls - The follow-on is only an option where the team batting first is leading by 200 runs or more

[@rvd696]

god i love your cricket videos! Last year you got me into T20 but im still working on wrapping my head around test cricket and this video helped out a ton! Keep em comin Jimmy!

[@jayb-wickorsnow5956]

Dude that was awesome. I dont watch much baseball but am a huge cricket fan. The way you explained test cricket in baseball terms was sick! Easy to grasp as well and you chose the perfect game to highlight. Maybe the greatest test of all time.

[@christophermulholland1108]

Thanks for this. American who watches cricket but only mostly follows rules. This was some insight to strategy. Mind blown. Thanks again.

[@matthewcullen1298]

Great to hear an American enjoying it mate. I'm an Aussie and I just listen to it on the Radio at work. I've only started becoming interested in the Last few years and really enjoy it now.i enjoy the banter from the commentators as well

[@GrandmasterBFunk]

I love your work, but i especially love that you are the clear example of why 20/20 cricket is good for all cricket, seeing as you started on 20/20 cricket and are now getting into the wonder of test cricket. i lot of people thought that 20/20 would be the death of test cricket, but i think it's brought in so many people to start appreciating the short form of the game, and those who really like it will move onto the longer form versions of it. keep up the good work!

[@dampaul13]

Actually, while he may have started doing reviews on T20, I don't think that is why he knows about/likes cricket. I think he got into cricket because he spend time in Australia many years ago where he discovered the game, long before T20 was a thing in Australia.

[@christopherobrien5757]

@@dampaul13 correct lived in Sydney from 8-10 years of age

[@britw1407]

This was awesome Jimmy. I actually followed what you were saying and felt like I understood the sport. Thanks for sharing your knowledge man.

[@sakshamkalsi5528]

Fantastic job explaining cricket like its baseball and having enough text to add clarity while doing it. Love this

[@KeyboardAbhishek]

As a cricket fan with a passing interest in baseball, this was great! Can you also do videos from the other perspective, i.e. explaining 'cool' baseball events with cricket references?

[@RandallBalls]

There is just so much more to baseball strategy. The different types of pitching alone does it for me. I know there's a few different kinds of bowlers in cricket, but because you can throw balls endlessly, it just doesn't take the Precision it does in the major leagues

[@KeyboardAbhishek]

@@RandallBalls Let's not make this a cricket vs baseball thing. Both are great games with endless intricacies that people enjoy. And you need plenty of precision and control to make it as an elite cricketer, as I'm sure you do for baseball too. Not sure where you got that from.

[@rabiyaashraf950]

​​@@RandallBalls few,?? Lol, the different kind of bowling style in cricket is on another level, There actually sub groups withing these styles, for example one the type of Bowling in Cricket is called Spin bowling, Spin Bowling is than further classified into different kinds, Eg, Leg Spin, then that leg spin bowling also has different kinds of of style to bowl, and no not just 1-2, but probably 7-8. The Bowler in every over (1 over= 6 balls) jumps between all different kinds of bowling style to trick the Batsman. The strategy of the batsman, bowler and the entire match for that matter changes after every bowl, and the fact that u said that u can "throw" balls endlessly in cricket shows u know thing about the sport. We don't throw ball in cricket, we actually bowl it, Bowling is Biomechanically a different motion than throwing, you should look it up. And you say pitching needs precision? Well bowling needs precision along with Intelligence, strategy, calculation, and playing mind games with the batsman. The entire time both the bowler and batsman are at cold war with each other, the bowler is literally setting up the batsman to outsmart and trick him the whole time, and vice versa. Also the fact that cricket fielders catch a ball heavier and harder than Baseball with bare hands alone makes Cricket a far better game. Bruh, if Baseball is chess than Cricket is chequers, where Test cricket is playing chequers on a stadium for five days continuously.

[@TheSequelWasBetter]

Something I really appreciate about these videos is that it makes baseball accessible to cricket fans, too.

[@ryanspeight6593]

I'm really enjoying the cricket coverage! Thank you for putting in baseball terms, that helps a lot

[@paulmartin5630]

Jomboy! Cricket fanatic here but also a Mariners fan. Best ever ‘cricket for baseball fans’ video. Very funny and entertaining, which I expected from you. But also a very insightful and accurate commentary on this rare and complicated match situation, which I didn’t really expect. Forgive me for that! Congratulations.

[@ProfSquarez]

That follow on concept is wild and I LOVE IT

[@bradleymicallef1066]

I’m an Aussie, first time watching the first one of your videos and I gotta say, as someone who understands both games you have done an AMAZING job explaining cricket to Americans… gotta feelin I’ll be watching more of your videos mate. 👍

[@caseysilkwood47]

Love the cricket coverage! It's great to see it get some love here in the states. Hopefully you're making new cricket fans over here. Our USA team has been pretty fun to watch and most of their matches are on youtube. Any chance of you covering Rugby Union?

[@wiremutamaki8859]

Mate, I'm a Kiwi, I follow and love MLB. I'm a big fan of your Baseball commentary, but mate, that has to be the best cricket explanation/commentary I have ever heard. And using baseball terminology and my knowledge of the game of cricket, you nailed it! You made it more exciting than our national cricketing commentary team. Great job, Jomboy! Great job!

[@boriskruller3080]

Love the cricket content, I'm learning a lot about the game. I appreciate the baseball terminology and also like the explanation of the cricket terms. Also the NFL has ties.

[@Basetornado]

Funny thing with ties in cricket is that it's only ever happened twice where it ended with both teams on the same score exactly with no more outs left while draws where they just run out of time and there are still wickets left. Draws are fairly common, ties are the rarest thing in test cricket.

[@JimCullen]

In cricket, ties and draws are not the same thing. A draw is when you get to the end of the 5th day of a test match and there was no "result". I.e., you didn't get through both teams' two innings. A tie is when a match ends and the scores are equal. These are _exceedingly_ rare in test cricket (has happened only twice ever), but are slightly more common in what's called "One Day" cricket, or in "Twenty20", because these formats are shorter and always go to a specified number of balls. In One Day, it's 50 overs (of 6 balls each), and T20 has 20 overs. Because of the specified number of balls, draws are not possible.

[@deathcare]

I've recently become a fan of cricket over the past 4 or 5 years because of the Indian Premier League. It might be my single favorite sport now because of just how hard and precise nearly every aspect of the game seems. But I often feel sad that nobody in America even knows the basic rules of the game because T20 cricket seems like a perfect sport for an American audience. Its always really cool when big American outlets highlight cricket and why it's awesome. Thank you for this video :)

[@drprathamprakash1408]

Which team do you support in IPL @deathcare??? 😃😃😃

[@HCMCDrives]

Another awesome video Jomboy. Just a quick one, England batted first as they won the toss (of a coin), not because they were the away team.

[@kristiankamph4334]

Actually New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

[@JoshuaHickin]

I absolutely love your description of the declaration as a bullying thing hahahaha

[@JohnLowe-kt5gr]

I'm a American and l fucking love test cricket!

[@drprathamprakash1408]

Now that is something I imagined I would never hear!!! Pls tell us how did you get into it and what are your favourite memories from Test Cricket❤❤

[@lbh002]

Good info and a format that makes it understandable for those of us who know baseball, but only a bit of cricket.

[@Filzkiiz]

Mate.. as an Aussie that Loves cricket and dont know much about baseball... your breakdown was was awesome!! This was an Epic game!!

[@flamingfrancis]

That really surprises me given we have played baseball in Oz since the mid 1850's...around the time when the first official rules were set in US. We had a season opening MLB series at the SCG in 2014 (LAD v. ARI) which commemorated a century since A J Spalding brought his All Americans here. Baseball was played as exhibition sport at 1956 Melbourne Olympics where over 100K spectators attended (after opening ceremony). There is also a photo of Bradman's Invincibles decked out in baseball uniform in MCG Long Room. So many greats of cricket have played baseball at a high level, some being scouted by MLB teams. We have also produced over 40 ABL players in MLB since 1985. Also won Silver at Athens Olympics.

[@Filzkiiz]

@@flamingfrancis Lol!! Sorry.. Babe Ruth!! Obviously some of us are just into footy and Cricket!! But you be a sikk kaNt and write a full essay bout a sport NO one gives 2 fUkkZ about here.

[@McBDN]

As a Brit who grew up with Cricket, who came to Baseball a long time ago and has loves your videos on Baseball, it's so cool to see your Cricket videos, and they really are brilliant. You should definitely come over for T20 finals day or go to the world cup or something, live Cricket is great (similar experience to Baseball really).

[@SayonR]

Was really waiting for this breakdown! Phenomenal work by the Kiwis!

[@MrJoshuarajan]

Excellent stuff jomboy media. Having followed your baseball reviews and being hooked to the drama in that sport so much more, I'm overjoyed that you are appreciating cricket. Might i recommend the 2005 Ashes - The crowning jewel of all test series!

[@xhappybunnyx]

Even though I've watched so many of your cricket explaination vids I still have a hard time remembering the terms so thanks for keeping it baseball-ized for the moment. Curious to see when you decide to sprinkle back in the proper terminology

[@kevo31415]

I don't know if I can see an MLB team ever declaring because of how easy outs are able to get in baseball, but follow on seems like a really fun idea. I could see some kind of rule like "if the away team leads by 5 or more at the bottom of the 8th, their manager can make the home team follow on, and bat at the top of the 9th instead of the bottom." if the home team somehow catches up or takes the lead, then the away team can answer in the bottom of the 9th. Would legit actually save half an inning in game length in most blowouts.

[@lyndonbaker3385]

I was watching in the UK and was so angry in the small hours of the morning

[@Stone_Pony_67]

Ah, chill. I was out with an Indian friend of mine last week and he was *so excited* about getting up at 4am the next day to watch the India-Australia test. I did text him the following evening to see how he felt about that, but his phone must have broken or something, because he hasn't got back to me :)

[@joenation0]

You did so much of a better job conveying the drama and excitement of this game than any of the British media!

[@blindfire3167]

Damn, been stuck on a Gran Turismo 7 circuit section for 2 days now, and somehow, having this in the background keeping my mind off the stupid game is what did it for me. Thank you Also you made Cricket sound more enticing to Baseball so now I'm curious how to watch games in the US.

[@benlarge1609]

I think there are games on espn+

[@_kanv26_]

Willow tv or espn+

[@blindfire3167]

@@_kanv26_ Thanks for the answer(s) :)

[@superuberviewer]

First of all, I used your video explaining cricket for baseball fans to get some of my friends who were curious about cricket to learn the game, and they loved it as much as I did. Great job overall. Second...extra history: not only was this the fourth test win from a team who has to follow on, but it was only the second one-run win on Test history. Fantastic explanation on how it went down, and it was a thrilling match!

[@maxcarter5148]

Jomboy doing test cricket breakdowns makes me so happy. Please keep them up Jimmy!!

[@davidchav6795]

For the first time ever I now sort of understand cricket. Thank you for the baseball terminology.

[@dampaul13]

Awesome video. A couple of things, 1. Who bats first is decided with the toss of a coin. Winning the toss can greatly impact the game based on what the pitch (the bit you bat and bowl on) is like, how has been prepared, and how it will likely play over the course of 5 days. Most teams choose to bat first, making the opposition bat on a deteriorating pitch. Home teams will often have a pitch prepared to suit the type of bowlers they have. The best example would be India having pitches suiting slow, spin bowlers, and Australia with hard, bouncy pitches suitable for fast bowlers. 2. There are three possible results in a test match; win, draw, and tie. There is a difference between a draw (very common) and a tie (only twice in the history of test cricket). A win is obvious, you are ahead on runs without losing all of your wickets or getting the other team all out, again, still ahead on runs (common result). A draw is when neither team dismisses the opposition team a second time while ahead on runs before the end of the 5th day. This can often be as a result of bad weather. A tie is when both teams scores are level at the time when the last wicket is out. This match was very close to being only the 3rd tied test ever.

[@hamishrobertson946]

When he said 'away team bats first' I was like hang on...

[@kevincrotty826]

Thanks for clearing up draw vs. tie. Would it be fair to say a draw is like a baseball pitcher getting a no decision?

[@Basetornado]

@@kevincrotty826 Kinda, depending on the circumstances of the game it can be the same as a blown save or a no contest depending on the team. For example if a team needs to score 4-500 runs to win. Which would be record breaking, the batting team will aim for a draw because the win is unlikely, while the bowling team will see a draw as a loss. Some of the best games end in draws or come close too it when a team will bat for two days just to either be all out with a short amount of time left or manage to survive with only 1 out left to draw the game while still needing to score another 200 runs etc. Draws can also be helpful for teams because the trophy for each series between two countries only trades if you win the series, if its a drawn series the previous winner keeps it. So if a 3 game series is 1-1, it can be in the holding teams interest to play for a draw and the other teams interest to play more aggressively because a loss or a draw is effectively the same result.

[@himanshugambhir7665]

Good man. Thanks for giving this wonderful sport the respect

[@stalinmao14]

Insane match, the crowd celebrations are the best part

[@mattjameskendall]

I'm a lifelong baseball fan that got into cricket 3-4 years ago, love to see the cricket content with baseball fans in mind.

[@drprathamprakash1408]

I would like to know just how much you are into cricket, which format do you like and up until now which are your favourite moments in Cricket that you cherished watching!!

[@VodkaSurprise]

Loving the cricket videos Jomboy, especially the comparison drawing from cricket to baseball! Both of the England wins happened in one of the all time grudge series in sports, the Ashes.The 1981 game was memorable for one of the great all-time performances by an all-rounder with Ian Botham taking 6-95 in the first inning on good economy of 2.41RPO (runs per over) including a caught & bowled of Australia's captain, coming out and being easily England's best better with 50 at a 92SR (runs per 100 balls), coming out for the follow-on and scoring 149 at a ridiculous 100.67SR, and then getting another wicket in the second inning before Bob Willis caught absolute fire going 8-43. All this happening in the game after Botham was sacked as captain following a terrible run of games for the national team.

[@maybepriyansh9193]

brilliant stuff here jomboy! Ur insights on cricket are making me curious what baseballs all about!

[@jesseshort8]

Always love a breakdown notification!

[@JomboyMedia]

preciate ya Jesse!

[@shadow74uk]

Brilliant review of the game! Love your enthusiasm and that you are bringing a whole new load of people to the cricket world!

[@paulblackman8159]

I vividly remember listening to the Australia v India match on the radio. As an Australian fan, when Tendulkar (best batter of his time) bit the dust, I thought it was in the bag, but Laxman batted and batted and batted, and it was just exciting to listen to them still going.

[@keriddunk1520]

Don't forget Dravid aka "the wall"

[@benlarge1609]

Painful to see England lose like that, but it makes it a little easier seeing Jomboy making videos that will hopefully convert a few more people into cricket fans!

[@danielcwright]

This was so cool to see a finish to a Test broken down like this for the American audience! It was a hell of a match - I was listening on the radio back here in the UK at 3am!! Gutted Jimmy couldn't score the last few runs, but a hell of a game nonetheless. Thanks for the breakdown 👌

[@alopry11]

You need to breakdown the world cup final between these two or ashes at headingley ...Stokes one of the most fun cricketers I've ever witnessed

[@mrdaxtercrane]

More like the 2019 ashes test match at headingley

[@gstgst6334]

I'm a NZ cricket fan that got into baseball about 10yrs ago. I love your concept of a Baseball game played in a cricket format. Genius. Make it happen!

[@rudynotrudy]

Is it just me, Jomboy’s explanation of cricket using baseball terms for those uninitiated was very well done

[@stephenw8223]

I'm going to add my compliments for your enthusiastic explanation of a gmae which does appear strange to non-cricketing countries. I came the other way and went to my first baseball game in Candlestick Park, thirty years ago and immediately became a lifelong Giants fan. The games have more things in common than differences, I love them both. Only one thing that I would change in baseball, when the fielder catches the ball and lands outside the field of play, that should be a home run. Thanks again.

[@EltWilder]

The decision around when to declare, especially in the second innings, is one of the most compelling decisions in sport. It’s amazing. This match was great and I too was yelling “catch it” at the end. Despite Jimmy being one of my favorite bowlers. Awesome match. One of the top 5 test matches I’ve seen over the last 15 years.

[@onylra6265]

I'm still in awe, if somebody asked me 'why do you care' about test cricket, this is exhibit A. It had everything, I'm actually a bit melancholy because I know it can't be topped. I saw someone do the maths on the odds of a crazy result like this and it's like a one in 3700 year event.

[@GregsKitchen]

Most captains don't enforce the follow on as the bowlers are usually too tired to bowl again for another innings so they give them a rest and bat again. Seems like this is what happened in this test, tired bowlers leaking runs gave NZ bowlers time to rest and helped them win.

[@barbell_lifter]

Jomboy, you need to do another video since NZ had another last ball win today! Once again it was so close to a tie

[@johnkitchen4699]

Brilliant brilliant brilliant. Best American explanation of cricket ever.

[@RichKonfusion]

Firstly, love this breakdown. Just to let you know, the follow on rule is not an option you can take every time, hence why of the reasons for the rarity. In a two-innings match of 5 days or more, the side which bats first and leads by at least 200 runs shall have the option of requiring the other side to follow their innings. The same option shall be available in two-innings matches of shorter duration with the minimum leads as follows: - 150 runs in a match of 3 or 4 days; - 100 runs in a 2-day match; - 75 runs in a 1-day match.

[@diox8tony]

Follow on just makes sense. I see no advantage or disadvantage either...its simply a time saving method. no reason to play 1-2 days of extra games unless the losers make a comeback. So give them their comeback chance first, then do the extra games if needed. They should always do this...every match

[@JdMaN211]

@@diox8tony There actually is one big disadvantage - your pitchers' (bowlers') health. Sometimes their bodies just aren't going to be effective trying to pitch back-to-back innings, especially if the conditions are particularly hot. There may have also been some small injuries/cramps in one of your pitchers (teams usually have 4/5 in their 11-player team). If that's the case, you want to simply bat your turn so that while your main hitters are batting, the pitchers (with physios) have time to recover. Another potential reason not to enforce follow on is because of how certain times over the course of the 5 days can be easier/harder to bat. Most of the time, batting gets slightly harder as time goes on (day 1 easy-ish, day 5 hard-ish). There's heaps of nuance to this, but it's a decent general rule of thumb. I can also give one more specific example. There is a new scheduling of Test matches called Day-Night Tests. These start in the afternoon and end in the late evening (usually 2-9pm). Often, it's easiest to bat in the afternoon, and VERY challenging to bat at night. You may not want to enforce a follow on if it means the other team gets to use their best hitters during the afternoon when it's going to be easiest for them.

[@flamingfrancis]

@@JdMaN211 Interesting point. MLB does have double headers and in the upcoming season the two games will revert back to nine innings. In recent times seven innings games have been the norm. Bear in mind that teams have several pitchers of various type on the playing roster and that when one pitches over a given number of deliveries he is then on a certain number of days' rest before next appearance. Pitch counts have been strictly enforced in juniors for decades.

[@adriangray459]

You nailed this break down! Did well explaining the game mate! Gday from Australia 🇦🇺

[@mattbanks3]

A thing that a lot of cricket fans complain about Test cricket is that it can go on for 5 days and end in a draw. The fun thing about this England team is they've decided that they want to keep test cricket alive by essentially taking the draw out of the game by batting extremely fast and doing things like declaring early and enforcing follow ons. It has been extremely successful up to this point - they had won 1 game in 17 before the new management, and then before this game, had won 10 of 11 with the new coach and captain. It nearly worked here, but such is the beauty of test cricket. nothing better!

[@pmukundhan1163]

Yes, they want the term draw should be forgotten from test cricket itself

[@farukhsheikh5790]

Typical bazball

[@jacobhuntington8506]

Live in Wellington, managed to catch day 2 and the final day - lost my mind when we took that last wicket. Cool that you made a video on it, it's only the second time in history a test match has been won by 1 run! Reminded me so much of a walkoff in baseball, and as a Mariners fan rooting for NZ cricket has that familiar hopeful misery that makes them worth pulling for and makes it all the more special when they win. Cheers Jomboy! PS I feel like there was a lot more footage of the Barmy Army from that test (or maybe the Ashes) that you would really enjoy XD

[@James-rc6qq]

Gutted as an englishman with this result but what a game. It also has everything for a test match and shows why test cricket should not be written off as "boring". Follow ons, declaration, close margins, high run rates. It had it all, great game for first time viewers

[@stephenrogers981]

Come here for Baseball content, leave with Cricket content, happy days! Love your work mate, never stop!

[@theamesavenue9834]

We, as cricket fans, will always be indebted to Jomboy and baseball in general. It is fun to have perspective on other sports while growing up with another one. I still miss my Mexican buddy with whom I used to watch the World series and enjoy them. He graduated and moved to Australia last year :)

[@BenAveritt-zp9zq]

I'm a massive cricket fan that started life as a baseball fan. Love that you're doing this. You gotta do the famous Jack Leach 1 not out at Headingley in 2019.

[@drprathamprakash1408]

It was crazy wasn't it...Ben Stokes played an innings of a Lifetime 😂.. As an American how did you get into Cricket if I m assuming your nationality correctly ❤😊

[@BenAveritt-zp9zq]

​@@drprathamprakash1408​you are correct. I watched the last day of the 2016 county championship on ESPN+. The tension was incredible, and I was Immediately hooked for good.

[@zoraster3749]

“American fans just blew their brains out. Play for the tie!?! What is this, soccer?!?” 😂

[@bristolrugby08]

Just come across this video, as a brit who loves cricket this is great! Some cricket snobs may get funny but I see cricket being broken down into easy to understand terms, perfect way to introduce someone from the US who knows nothing about cricket without being patronising.

[@petebryant]

It is pretty rare for teams to enforce the follow-on as it is hard work for their bowlers to bowl 2 innings back to back

[@dougfowler1368]

Awesome, I'm a huge baseball fan from the early 1980s on, while I knew almost nothing of Cricket you made this very exciting for me and I Understood at the end just how amazing that was. It is the mark of a great teacher.

[@lw3764]

Baseball haters: baseball games are too long Cricket: hold my room temperature beer

[@thesmithersy]

Just goes to show why cricket never took off in the US, you yanks (barring a few like Jomboy) don't have the patience for the subtleties of Test cricket.

[@lw3764]

@@thesmithersy I might get into it if jomboy keeps up the breakdowns. I lived in NZ for 8 years, I kinda regret not getting into cricket while I was there.

[@_kanv26_]

Well T20 finishes in 3hr