Not sure but mine for tomorrow in the party stand is £84. Probably a similar price today I’d guess?
Does anyone know if it will be a 6.30 finish tomorrow as well or do they play later on day 3 to make up some of the lost time on days 1 and 2?
There is no time to make up - no rain breaks.
Bowling slowly is just what cricketers do nowadays, and stuff the crowd.
They really should be more proactive in banning captains who do it regularly.
Today there were 79 overs, plus 2 lost for the innings changeover. So about 9 short somehow.
There are then allowances made for various legitimate delays e.g. reviews, injuries, etc. However these are not at the discretion of the umpires - they will stop at the allotted time, just as for lunch/tea.
The allowances are judged by the match referee to see if they justify the losses, but it's quite rare that the referee does anything. Strangely it appears that the umpires bring the charge.
The match fee fines are pretty meaningless to these guys, I would guess, and 20% per over is nothing. Both sides were fined 40% at Edgbaston, having been judged to be 2 overs short - I have no idea how they got to that figure.
Both sides also lost 2 Test Championship points - I've no idea if that's significant to any of the players (they're given out as 12/6/4 for win/tie/draw
I think it may be the introduction of drinks breaks every hour that makes it 6.30 - I don't really think they're necessary when it's not really hot.
