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Re: Official Ashes Thread
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the other bob wilson
Well, the goodish news is that the BBC is now forecasting that the heavy rain that was an 80 per cent probability to hit Manchester today may turn to light rain at times. The bad news is that Sunday’s forecast, which had offered hope of some play at least, has now been downgraded to one of an eighty per cent probability of heavy rain throughout the playing day - if the forecast turns out to be right, we’re not going to see any more play in this test match.
Don’t follow cricket, but find it bizarre that it’s just for THOSE five days….coulddrain allday today and tomorrow then be fine Monday and Tuesday, so they draw it….so unfair when England clearly on top. Also means the Ozzie’s will retain the ashes whatever happens at the oval ?
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Just re-started.
Huge task for England with the ball being so soggy but at least they are getting some play
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Very pleased to be proved wrong.
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A quick wicket could still make this interesting.
C'mon Woody!
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Originally Posted by
goats
Don’t follow cricket, but find it bizarre that it’s just for THOSE five days….coulddrain allday today and tomorrow then be fine Monday and Tuesday, so they draw it….so unfair when England clearly on top. Also means the Ozzie’s will retain the ashes whatever happens at the oval ?
Yes, anything less than England wins at Old Trafford and the Oval means Australia retain the Ashes.
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Umpires call bad light - take of your pace bowlers or we go off. So says the umpire wearing tinted glasses.....
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Labuschagne gone, Joe Root!
It's back on!
Spinners forced on and got some joy.
Great drama here.
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A Quiet Monkfish
Umpires call bad light - take of your pace bowlers or we go off. So says the umpire wearing tinted glasses.....
Apparently they enhance the light.
Should make the players wear 'em!
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Spinners getting a bit of joy, a race against time and the weather... then they go off for tea :facepalm:
Shirley they can't be feckin hungry!
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Originally Posted by
goats
Don’t follow cricket, but find it bizarre that it’s just for THOSE five days….coulddrain allday today and tomorrow then be fine Monday and Tuesday, so they draw it….so unfair when England clearly on top. Also means the Ozzie’s will retain the ashes whatever happens at the oval ?
There’s been plenty of occasions where teams have prayed for rain to save themselves.
It’s a case of accept it or return to open ended tests and the disruption that comes with it.
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Michael Vaughan made a good point about having a pink ball available for when the light fades. Makes sense to me.
Bits of the game are stuck in the 19th century for the sake of preserving tradition, but that sometimes overrides something that could make an obvious improvement.
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We'd have this done and dusted by now if it had been played in Southampton.
Piss off Andy Burnham :hehe::hehe:
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Such a disappointment.
The final Test at 2-2 would have been a great event and something Test cricket badly needs.
England need to pick themselves up and get the draw.
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Swiss Peter
We'd have this done and dusted by now if it had been played in Southampton.
Piss off Andy Burnham :hehe::hehe:
Yes, the Lancashire mafia on Sky and the Yorkies have been up in arms about there not being any test matches north of Nottingham next time Australia tour,but the last two days have shown exactly why this perfectly sensible decision was taken by the ECB.
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Still plenty to play for at the Oval - if England can make it 2-2, everyone will know who the better team has been in the series. For a country whose cricketers are generally thought of as brash, Australia began defensively and have got more negative as the series went on.
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the other bob wilson
Yes, the Lancashire mafia on Sky and the Yorkies have been up in arms about there not being any test matches north of Nottingham next time Australia tour,but the last two days have shown exactly why this perfectly sensible decision was taken by the ECB.
I don’t think that’s fair on the two counties. Perhaps they could expand the playing hours at the northern grounds or have a reserve day as backup. Old Trafford is a fantastic cricket ground with a good tradition. Not been to Headingley, but it’s on my list.
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TWGL1
I don’t think that’s fair on the two counties. Perhaps they could expand the playing hours at the northern grounds or have a reserve day as backup. Old Trafford is a fantastic cricket ground with a good tradition.
I was joking :facepalm:
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Swiss Peter
We'd have this done and dusted by now if it had been played in Southampton.
Piss off Andy Burnham :hehe::hehe:
Beauty of an afternoon in Cardiff…..amazing how it can be so different.
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the other bob wilson
I was joking :facepalm:
Ah , sorry but that aside , a reserve day wouldn’t go amiss especially when it’s a series decider.
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TWGL1
Ah , sorry but that aside , a reserve day wouldn’t go amiss especially when it’s a series decider.
A reserve day would be a nightmare logistically.
Security, stewards, catering, TV crews etc will all be contracted in and they’d be expected somewhere else the day after. You could throw cash at it but there are labour and equipment issues.
Plus where do you draw the line at reserve days? The next test starts when?
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I doubt those from supporting Australia will care who was best.
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Harry Paget Flashman
A reserve day would be a nightmare logistically.
Security, stewards, catering, TV crews etc will all be contracted in and they’d be expected somewhere else the day after. You could throw cash at it but there are labour and equipment issues.
Plus where do you draw the line at reserve days? The next test starts when?
There are reserve days for major one day finals , and as long as it’s scheduled before hand ( usually a few years in advance) I can’t see it being an issue, especially when it comes down to the ECB refunding gate receipts.
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Over rates are getting ridiculously slow that there's an argument for scheduling 6 days anyway.
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Nobody’s mentioning the pathetic over rate that saw only eighty two or eighty three overs bowled on the first three days. That’s an extra twenty odd overs there should have been- the umpires should keep the teams out there until the ninety overs have been bowled.
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the other bob wilson
Nobody’s mentioning the pathetic over rate that saw only eighty two or eighty three overs bowled on the first three days. That’s an extra twenty odd overs there should have been- the umpires should keep the teams out there until the ninety overs have been bowled.
Good point that , mind you it’s not just down to the bowlers , what with concussion tests, glove changes, sight screen issues fingers issues , reviews and checking etc