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

[Octavian]

It’s been a good day

 

[Don Karleone]

It’s been a good day

 

[jimharri]

It's a bit of a pisstake for the paying punters that they'll be shortchanged by five overs due to the slow over rate (by both sides, I'm assuming). Surely, the ICC need to be applying common sense in a situation like this. There's no reason why the teams can't stay out for an extra half an hour to get the overs in. And I imagine the tickets won't be cheap.

 

[Octavian]

It's a bit of a pisstake for the paying punters that they'll be shortchanged by five overs due to the slow over rate (by both sides, I'm assuming). Surely, the ICC need to be applying common sense in a situation like this. There's no reason why the teams can't stay out for an extra half an hour to get the overs in. And I imagine the tickets won't be cheap.

Especially when the sun is beaming

 

[jimharri]

Carlsberg don't do day ones in test cricket.




But if they did.........

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

Well done England but India have been terrible in every department. 38 overs before the new ball so see off the quicks in the morning then build a nice score late morning session. New ball after lunch so we don't want to lose more than 3 in the morning.

Is that the worst decision to bat first in test history? Must be.

 

[jimharri]

Especially when the sun is beaming

I did mean to say that, but totally forgot to include it.

 

[andyhinch]

Had a cheeky £1 on India in case England do an England ;-)

 

[jimharri]

Need to be looking to bat the whole of tomorrow and get a lead of around 300.

If they can get to tea no worse than, say, three down and somewhere over 200 ahead, they'll be in a great position.

 

[kippaxwarrior]

Well done England but India have been terrible in every department. 38 overs before the new ball so see off the quicks in the morning then build a nice score late morning session. New ball after lunch so we don't want to lose more than 3 in the morning.

Is that the worst decision to bat first in test history? Must be.

Hussain asking Australia to bat first after winning the toss in Brisbane in the 02/03 Ashes takes some beating