******Cricket Thread******

[waspish]

That’s Crawley opening for life for England!

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

Don't they offer the batsman the light these days? Or is it just the umpires decision?

 

[discopop]

That’s Crawley opening for life for England!

A truly depressing thought seeing as he’s put about four edges through the slips, mad summer beating the current test champions and the current ranked No1 test team and India

 

[waspish]

Crawley has to have half dozen lives to get to even 50

 

[discopop]

Don't they offer the batsman the light these days? Or is it just the umpires decision?

They take a reading at the first time they go off and stick with it.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Test cricket doesn’t help itself at times.

Read the room.

 

[discopop]

Seriously cricket finds ways to fuck punters off in ways other sports can’t think of

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Seriously cricket finds ways to fuck punters off in ways other sports can’t think of

Only because there’s no fucker left at the Etihad at the close of play!

;-)

 

[waspish]

Wankers!!

Rules for test matches need changing another 30 mins that game is over!

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Wankers!!

Rules for test matches need changing another 30 mins that game is over!

It’s a hard rule to change though as it’s there for the safety of the players.

What needed to happen was the light meter needed to be broken or forgotten about.

 

[discopop]

It’s a hard rule to change though as it’s there for the safety of the players.

What needed to happen was the light meter needed to be broken or forgotten about.

It was changed to discourage gamesmanship as well, it’s been a bit jobsworth today, there should be an amendment if both teams are happy just crack on.

 

[waspish]

It’s a hard rule to change though as it’s there for the safety of the players.

What needed to happen was the light meter needed to be broken or forgotten about.

There is lights in every ground in the country use them! Last night the umpire jump the gun last night going off to early!

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

It was changed to discourage gamesmanship as well, it’s been a bit jobsworth today, there should be an amendment if both teams are happy just crack on.

I guess the umpires are assessed on their upholding of the rules and so had to be consistent, but that could also be ignored if both teams want the result to happen with a full crowd in.

 

[waspish]

Don’t trust light metres can get dirty

 

[Corky]

Locals with day 5 tickets will be pleased though.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Locals with day 5 tickets will be pleased though.

The 25 people that go will love the 15 minutes of entertainment.

 

[discopop]

I swear Jimbo has had some work done, he’s like Benjamin Button for fucks sake.

 

[peter.evans]

As I've said before it's surely now time to make tests 4 days long. This is getting ridiculous now.They are barely lasting 2 days !

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

There is lights in every ground in the country use them! Last night the umpire jump the gun last night going off to early!

The rule is worded to say that there needs to be enough natural light to continue. It’s almost pointless having flood lights in test cricket.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

As I've said before it's surely now time to make tests 4 days long. This is getting ridiculous now.They are barely lasting 2 days !

Surely the length doesn’t matter? If we weren’t getting many results, I’d be with you and say we need longer to complete more matches.

Teams can’t bat for very long anymore, so games a naturally shorter.

What would the benefit of changing it to 4 day tests?