The International Cricket Thread

[PeterWithesShin]

Groundsmen are out.

Any chance they are Australian and we can claim them as wickets?

[Risso]

Groundsmen are out.

Probably the only people who will be today.

[PaulWinch again]

Are the Old Trafford covers not up to much?

[Villan For Life]

If there’s no more rain they are going to inspect at 2pm. I’m not hopeful of play today but tomorrow is a different story.

[Villan For Life]

Are the Old Trafford covers not up to much?

As far as I know all test grounds have similar hover covers but the one at Old Trafford has broken down.

They all have similar drainage systems too, paid for by the ECB and Old Trafford is supposed to be one of the quicker outfields to dry.

[Nev]

They tipped a load of water on to the pitch when removing one of the covers the clumsy Manc twats.

[PaulWinch again]

If there’s no more rain they are going to inspect at 2pm. I’m not hopeful of play today but tomorrow is a different story.

Really? Weather looks terrible tomorrow doesn’t it?

[Villan For Life]

If there’s no more rain they are going to inspect at 2pm. I’m not hopeful of play today but tomorrow is a different story.

Really? Weather looks terrible tomorrow doesn’t it?

I’m clinging to a possible change in the forecast tomorrow. Yesterday they weren’t forecasting this current dry period so you never know.

[PaulWinch again]

Yeah just had a look. Tomorrow afternoon looks marginally better.

[Beard82]

They tipped a load of water on to the pitch when removing one of the covers the clumsy Manc twats.

Aussie in disguise

[PeterWithesShin]

If England do lose the Ashes it won't be because of the weather this weekend, it's because they fucked up the first 2 tests.

[Beard82]

2:45 if no more rain - fingers crossed.

[Sexual Ealing]

I'm far from an expert in cricket, and my knowledge of engineering is so non-existent that, really, it's anti-knowledge. That said, it's now time for me to share with the world a question about cricket/engineering: why can't they have some kind of circus-style big top (without the sides) that gets erected when it's raining so they can crack on with the game?

[paul_e]

I'm far from an expert in cricket, and my knowledge of engineering is so non-existent that, really, it's anti-knowledge. That said, it's now time for me to share with the world a question about cricket/engineering: why can't they have some kind of circus-style big top (without the sides) that gets erected when it's raining so they can crack on with the game?

because playing indoors has a bigger than you might expect impact on the game.

[Sexual Ealing]

But it wouldn't be indoors if there are no sides on my lovely big top.