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The article was promoted by SandyGeorgia 14:48, 3 December 2009 [1].

Fourth Test, 1948 Ashes series

Nominator(s): YellowMonkey (bananabucket) (help the Invincibles Featured topic drive) 05:41, 5 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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In this match, the Invincibles set the world record for the highest successful runchase in Test history. YellowMonkey (bananabucket) (help the Invincibles Featured topic drive) 05:41, 5 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Acoounted for YellowMonkey (bananabucket) (help the Invincibles Featured topic drive) 00:50, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. Eubulides (talk) 04:12, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Rewrote alt description inline with recent discussions on that subject. Please be more careful to look and describe accurately. Only a real jerk would have had his hair parted in the middle in the 1940s. Bradman didn't.Amandajm (talk) 12:15, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The edits you made to the alt text introduced Bradman's name. Since alt text started being required at FAC, I've been under the impression that proper names should not be used. Has this changed recently? Giants2008 (27 and counting) 23:19, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – I've been making a few cleanup edits when I deem necessary, but this bit from the second-day recap stopped me cold: "The England team frequently towards the sky". There's a word missing, but I'm not sure which one it is. If I had to guess I'd say "looked", but didn't want to take the chance of being incorrect. Giants2008 (27 and counting) 00:39, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Fixed YellowMonkey (bananabucket) (help the Invincibles Featured topic drive) 01:07, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Finished going through the article today and was on the verge of supported, but realized that something might be missing. Unlike Fifth Test, 1948 Ashes series, there is no Aftermath section in this article. To me, this would be a valuable addition, for multiple reasons. The article has good flow throughout, but I find the ending abrupt at the moment. Maybe such a section would also provide more context; I'd be particularly interested to see if there was strong press reaction to the Australian comeback/English collapse. Of course, this all depends on what your books contain. Giants2008 (27 and counting) 18:35, 29 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Done, the selection policy was criticised. YellowMonkey (bananabucket) (Invincibles Featured topic drive:one left) 23:36, 30 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support — Fine read. Aaroncrick (talk) Review me! 03:25, 22 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. Very well-done. I especially liked the very well-organized Scorecard subsection, and the presentation of the structural style of the chronological order of the Days. It is also a very good idea to have such a Background subsection, which grounds the reader for the more detailed information presented further on - that was quite helpful for me. Cirt (talk) 07:33, 26 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Missing refs: lemmon, perry 2002, Cashman, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack.
  • Are these errors? 'pattingd,strokpplay, fastscoring , "At the time, Morris on 32 and Australia at 55/0."' Ling.Nut (talk) 12:53, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Fixed. I presume you meant the 2007 wisden? YellowMonkey (bananabucket!) 13:24, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support, assuming Ling.nut's concerns are readily fixed. I didn't think I would read a cricket article, let alone remain conscious, but this was very good, and I have no concerns. I assume that 63/1 is a standard notation for "63 for one"? Jimfbleak - talk to me? 13:01, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    I think its a bowler's total for an innings. 63 runs were made against their bowling, they took 1 wicket. Actually no its batting that's a problem, isn't it 1/63? Fifelfoo (talk) 23:54, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
There is a convention at WP:CRIC to use English not Australian conventions for matches in Australia. For the batting team, runs/wickets, and for the bowlers, wickets/runs. YellowMonkey (bananabucket) (Invincibles Featured topic drive:one left) 00:02, 2 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Its a little confusing because of the phrase immediately before hand, "as England then collapsed and lost 8/73 to be all out for 496 late in the day" which assigns 8/73 as progress to England rather than success for the bowling team. Fifelfoo (talk) 00:13, 2 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oh ok, when people talk of losing wickets, they still talk of it from the bowling POV even though it is being incurred against the batsmen being discussed, which can be offputting YellowMonkey (bananabucket) (Invincibles Featured topic drive:one left) 00:17, 2 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 2a, 2b, 2c (with fixits), 4. Fixits: COI declaration: I am currently helping building the GA status of the general tour article by reviewing it for GA. Fifelfoo (talk) 23:54, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    fn36: needs the work title (Wisden blah blah) "^ a b "Wisden 1954 — Neil Harvey". Wisden. 1954. Retrieved 2007-06-06." Check generally for Wisdens. You could also choose to shorttitle the Wisden book as Wisden as its so well known.
    "Cashman, pp. 299–300." needs et.al. or and others, or the full list of authors. Same with Harte short cites.
    Press locations please?
    A penguin book published by Andre Deutsch? "Harte, Chris; Whimpress, Bernard (2003). The Penguin History of Australian Cricket. Andre Deutsch. ISBN 0-670-04133-5.'
Done YellowMonkey (bananabucket!) 20:13, 2 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comments (ongoing)
Done and linked YellowMonkey (bananabucket!) 20:13, 2 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Fixed. Introduced it in the previous fixup :( YellowMonkey (bananabucket) (Invincibles Featured topic drive:one left) 06:09, 3 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]


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