The International Cricket Thread

[Villan For Life]

The umpires were applying the rules as they stand, let’s have a more common sense approach introduced. If both captains agree, regardless of the light then the game should continue to try and force a result. How much will it cost to open the ground tomorrow, pay the stewards etc when just 33 runs are needed?

[olaftab]

Hopefully one day soon electricity will be invented and then test matches won’t have to stop for bad light.

And this is the bit I don't get when people say the Queen did a lot for us!

[olaftab]

The umpires were applying the rules as they stand, let’s have a more common sense approach introduced. If both captains agree, regardless of the light then the game should continue to try and force a result. How much will it cost to open the ground tomorrow, pay the stewards etc when just 33 runs are needed?

Stewards will still have to paid regardless and  ground will make more money from say 10K turning for an hour and drinking for two hours. However it should be like Nasser and Thorpe in Karachi back in 2000, leave it to the batters to accept conditions.

[PaulWinch again]

It’s nice we won, but a Test match barely going 3 days, blimey. The quality of batting has been appalling.

[Lastfootstamper]

Three tests, three results, each in three days. Doesn't scream quality series, does it?

[Villan For Life]

Three tests, three results, each in three days. Doesn't scream quality series, does it?

Both sides have great bowling attacks, if anything the South African bowlers are better than ours. However both sides have brittle batting line ups hence the short tests.

[Whiney MacWhineface]

I fail to see why the bad light judgement lies solely with the umpires. What was wrong with offering it to the batters?

And why were runners banned?

[Whiney MacWhineface]

As for this summer’s Test Matches, I’ve mentally dismissed our chances and nearly written to The Times on several occasions, only to be made a fool by the way this England side has battled through.

Good on them.

[Villan For Life]

I fail to see why the bad light judgement lies solely with the umpires. What was wrong with offering it to the batters?

And why were runners banned?

They changed the rules on bad light a few seasons ago. Now the decision to go off or not rests solely with the umpires with no player consultation.

[PaulWinch again]

Three tests, three results, each in three days. Doesn't scream quality series, does it?

Both sides have great bowling attacks, if anything the South African bowlers are better than ours. However both sides have brittle batting line ups hence the short tests.

South Africa’s batting is far weaker than ours. We have a fair bit of talent, but are inconsistent. South Africa are genuinely shy of talent. It’s crazy compared to what they used to have.

I said this before, but Robinson is a serious bowler. Now that he appears to have sorted his fitness he is going to be a massive player for us.

[Whiney MacWhineface]

I fail to see why the bad light judgement lies solely with the umpires. What was wrong with offering it to the batters?

And why were runners banned?

They changed the rules on bad light a few seasons ago. Now the decision to go off or not rests solely with the umpires with no player consultation.

I know that, I was wondering why Thant was the case.

[cdbearsfan]

Because the cricket authorities don't give a shit about spectators. Look at the number of Saturday games the counties play, as an example.

[dave shelley]

I fail to see why the bad light judgement lies solely with the umpires. What was wrong with offering it to the batters?

And why were runners banned?

They changed the rules on bad light a few seasons ago. Now the decision to go off or not rests solely with the umpires with no player consultation.

I know that, I was wondering why Thant was the case.

I didn't realise it warranted this level of diplomacy.

[Whiney MacWhineface]

Oops!

[tomd2103]

Three tests, three results, each in three days. Doesn't scream quality series, does it?

Both sides have great bowling attacks, if anything the South African bowlers are better than ours. However both sides have brittle batting line ups hence the short tests.

Thought I heard somewhere today that this is the first English test summer where an opener hasn't scored a century since 1888. 

Didn't quite catch it fully, but guess opposition are included in that and not just England.