Cricket Thread

ancoats said:
So we can debate about how Bazball is good for Tests Cricket in getting results, But we still don't have any plans in place for an extra day because of the weather,

we all want boring Tests and draws taken out of the game, so why not have a rain-affected test that can add an extra day so the results can happen, if it rained for more than 90 over in the 5 days then add it to the day after
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Is that not what they had for the world test final? I am sure there was an extra day provisioned.
 
Nightmare Walking said:
Is that not what they had for the world test final? I am sure there was an extra day provisioned.
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I think there’s no extra day as a draw is deemed a proper result in cricket. There was an extra day in the world test championships as that was a one off event that needed a winner. A bit like a one round knockout tournament
 
Said it before, and I stand by it. We batted for too long on friday. Yes; there was a chance we might have been in arrears come yesterday (but that was unlikely, given the washout that was predicted for the weekend). We were never likely to be in a position where we could lose the game, given the likely loss of playing time. And anyway, a defeat wouldn't really have mattered greatly, compared to a draw. We had to win the game, and needed to try to force that win. Nearly 300 of a lead was way more than was needed. If we'd had an extra hour bowling at them on fridy evening, when they were a shambles, who knows what might have happened? Would we have taken the 6 wickets in that extra hour? More than likely, not. But we really had to gamble, knowing what we did about the weather that was coming, and knowing that we needed the win. If the weather had been set fair for the weekend, then yes; the gameplan would have been perfect. But it was known from early in the week that the weekend was promised to be dreadful. Incredibly frustrating.
 
Nightmare Walking said:
Is that not what they had for the world test final? I am sure there was an extra day provisioned.
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It would make lots of sense to have a reserve day. This series has been crammed into a period of 6 to 7 weeks to accommodate the 100 which is of little interest to anyone.
 
jimharri said:
Said it before, and I stand by it. We batted for too long on friday. Yes; there was a chance we might have been in arrears come yesterday (but that was unlikely, given the washout that was predicted for the weekend). We were never likely to be in a position where we could lose the game, given the likely loss of playing time. And anyway, a defeat wouldn't really have mattered greatly, compared to a draw. We had to win the game, and needed to try to force that win. Nearly 300 of a lead was way more than was needed. If we'd had an extra hour bowling at them on fridy evening, when they were a shambles, who knows what might have happened? Would we have taken the 6 wickets in that extra hour? More than likely, not. But we really had to gamble, knowing what we did about the weather that was coming, and knowing that we needed the win. If the weather had been set fair for the weekend, then yes; the gameplan would have been perfect. But it was known from early in the week that the weekend was promised to be dreadful. Incredibly frustrating.
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The forecast at that point was washout on Saturday, sunny periods for Sunday, possibly as much as a session. It's finer margins than you seem to think. Stokes's decision can be defended.
 
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