The International Cricket Thread

[Lastfootstamper]

Complaints taken on board, lessons learned, structures put in place moving forward, nobody sacked, by any chance?

[tomd2103]

Absolute disgrace from the Indian team and management.  Basically sacked off a test match 2 hours before it starts in order to protect their IPL involvement.  I'm sure a really firm punishment will be forthcoming from the ICC.

[PGW]

Absolute disgrace from the Indian team and management.  Basically sacked off a test match 2 hours before it starts in order to protect their IPL involvement.  I'm sure a really firm punishment will be forthcoming from the ICC.

Haven't the BCCCI got the majority on the ICC so i doubt it.

[olaftab]

The truth is that the shower of shit called the IPL is dumping on all of us. The players all tested negative others were isolated so why not play. In a previous test 4 Indian staff tested positive but the match went ahead. The tossers have to be in UAE on Tuesday and if the test match was played they can’t. Come on ICC show some gonads.

[olaftab]

Absolute disgrace from the Indian team and management.  Basically sacked off a test match 2 hours before it starts in order to protect their IPL involvement.  I'm sure a really firm punishment will be forthcoming from the ICC.

Never mind ICC who are gutless what about ECB?
ECB have capitulated already by considering BCCI offer to reschedule. Obviously when it suits Indian players😳

[tomd2103]

Absolute disgrace from the Indian team and management.  Basically sacked off a test match 2 hours before it starts in order to protect their IPL involvement.  I'm sure a really firm punishment will be forthcoming from the ICC.

Haven't the BCCCI got the majority on the ICC so i doubt it.

Sorry, was being sarcastic!!  BCCCI run the game so absolutely nothing will be done.

[Martin Carruthers]

Meant to be going tomorrow, miserable. Shame for the people who would have already set off when the announcement was made.

[tomd2103]

Absolute disgrace from the Indian team and management.  Basically sacked off a test match 2 hours before it starts in order to protect their IPL involvement.  I'm sure a really firm punishment will be forthcoming from the ICC.

Never mind ICC who are gutless what about ECB?
ECB have capitulated already by considering BCCI offer to reschedule. Obviously when it suits Indian players😳

Not sure there was much the ECB could have done when they were informed 2 hours before the start of play that the Indians weren't playing.

[aev]

Absolute disgrace from the Indian team and management.  Basically sacked off a test match 2 hours before it starts in order to protect their IPL involvement.  I'm sure a really firm punishment will be forthcoming from the ICC.

Never mind ICC who are gutless what about ECB?
ECB have capitulated already by considering BCCI offer to reschedule. Obviously when it suits Indian players😳

Cricket really doesn't help itself sometimes, and the ECB have been in my bad books for a while now.

[UK Redsox]

It should be deemed unsafe for the Indian players and staff to leave Manchester.

The UK Govt should insist that they quarantine for ten days in the Ancoats Travelodge

[PaulWinch again]

This may have been unavoidable, I don’t know, but the ICC needs to do something about the prioritisation of Test cricket.

[PaulWinch again]

On a related point the ECB need to sort out the prioritisation of first class and Test cricket. We have now failed to beat India, Australia and New Zealand in our most recent home series against them. That’s not good enough.

[olaftab]

Not sure there was much the ECB could have done when they were informed 2 hours before the start of play that the Indians weren't playing.

Errrm…yes they should ask for forfeiture as opposition have not met the requirement and rules are clear. By entering into negotiations to reschedule they are compromised and made it easier for ICC to call the match void.

[aev]

Not sure there was much the ECB could have done when they were informed 2 hours before the start of play that the Indians weren't playing.

Errrm…yes they should ask for forfeiture as opposition have not met the requirement and rules are clear. By entering into negotiations to reschedule they are compromised and made it easier for ICC to call the match void.

I wonder if ticket refunds are affected by how the match is classed?

What a depressing day for cricket.

[tomd2103]

Not sure there was much the ECB could have done when they were informed 2 hours before the start of play that the Indians weren't playing.

Errrm…yes they should ask for forfeiture as opposition have not met the requirement and rules are clear. By entering into negotiations to reschedule they are compromised and made it easier for ICC to call the match void.

Surely their hand was forced somewhat by having to try and recoup some of the lost revenue.  Sorry, but the Indian team and their arrogant attitude are the ones to blame here.