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

[Wretched Vengeance]

Looks like the weather will wreck most of today's play.

 

[supercity88]

Looks like the weather will wreck most of today's play.

If not the entire 2nd test. Take the draw at Lords. Then go and win the final 3, hopefully with Jimmy back.

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

If not the entire 2nd test. Take the draw at Lords. Then go and win the final 3, hopefully with Jimmy back.

Stuck up in Scotland with work and was looking forward to some cricket, and to see how Archer got on. It'll be a shame if the entire test is lost to the weather.

 

[Southern]

At what point, say, if the first two days there is no play, would they decide that there's no point playing the test?

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Forecast tomorrow is pretty good. Friday and Saturday not so much.

 

[crooky]

At what point, say, if the first two days there is no play, would they decide that there's no point playing the test?

I would hope that there’s no option to cancel it. All this waiting around is part of the mental strain that Test Cricket brings imo.

A shortened game could bring in some ‘crazy cricket’ where anything could happen.

 

[Blue Hefner]

I would hope that there’s no option to cancel it. All this waiting around is part of the mental strain that Test Cricket brings imo.

A shortened game could bring in some ‘crazy cricket’ where anything could happen.

But if it say pissed it down for 4 days, they surely wouldn't bother starting at all?

 

[Southern]

I would hope that there’s no option to cancel it. All this waiting around is part of the mental strain that Test Cricket brings imo.

A shortened game could bring in some ‘crazy cricket’ where anything could happen.

Like the bowl off thing they did when the WC Final was tied ? ;)

 

[crooky]

But if it say pissed it down for 4 days, they surely wouldn't bother starting at all?

Nah... it’ll go like this. Australia win the toss and bat. We bowl them out for 70 before lunch, we then get 134 in response. They bat again and get 104. We smash 50 runs in 10 overs for the loss of seven wickets and just about win the game.

 

[crooky]

Blimey just rushed to get showered and dressed for the toss and it's raining again.

Maybe today is the day when I finally take out Das Boot (The 3 and a half hour epic) from its cellophane...