The International Cricket Thread

[Sexual Ealing]

What would you suggest the people of Manchester do about weather?

[PaulWinch again]

I genuinely don’t get the lunch thing. IF the pitch wasn’t ready and it needed 40 mins fair enough. But if it was purely for lunch it’s ridiculous.

[Richard E]

What would you suggest the people of Manchester do about weather?

Raze their accursed city to the ground and disperse permanently.

[Brazilian Villain]

What would you suggest the people of Manchester do about weather?

Raze their accursed city to the ground and disperse permanently.

They'd still try to claim it was the UK's second biggest city.

[Beard82]

I genuinely don’t get the lunch thing. IF the pitch wasn’t ready and it needed 40 mins fair enough. But if it was purely for lunch it’s ridiculous.

I think it was because the it needed an extra 40 minutes

[Axl Rose]

What would you suggest the people of Manchester do about weather?

Raze their accursed city to the ground and disperse permanently.

They'd still try to claim it was the UK's second biggest city.

It'd definitely one of the shittest cities, and absolutely contains two of the world's most Cuntish football teams

[German James]

Two quotes from the BBC site:

Morgan Rees: Genuinely surprised we play any cricket in this country. Play can only start at 11:00 when it's light from 7am, need at least 30 minutes of no rain before a pitch inspection, then 45 minutes no rain before play starts. Then one drop and we start all over again.

Ash Hague: Cricket must look absolutely ridiculous to those looking in. Taking teams off before 90 overs are bowled in good weather, not starting early on the good days when you always lose time later, and of course they must have a full lunch.

[PaulWinch again]

Well as Joe Root said why can’t we play until 10?

[Beard82]

The thing I was thinking as a test "day" never get through the overs, and if its clear that the bad weather is coming, surely they can accommodate a bit of extra play on the days that are ok - up to the 90 over mark

Might also increase the over-rates

[PaulWinch again]

There is no play happening today. It’s weird to me that in the event of excessively bad weather they don’t have a reserve day. It’s pretty unsatisfactory for a Test match to be decided by pretty much two days of solid rain.

[PaulWinch again]

I get that in cricket you often lose time due to rain, but basically 40% of the game going feels like it needs some potential contingency.

[Beard82]

Its a shame, but I guess it is what it.  Losing pretty much 2 days is bad luck, particularly the last 2 days so there is no time to even try and make it up.

Its unfortunate that it is at such a decisive point with us dominating it and needing the win - if there was even 1 day out of the 2 days it seems almost certain that England would have won and set up an outstanding end to what has been an outstanding series.

The rain isn't what cost us the ashes - we should have won at least 1 or the first 2 tests, but it is a shame given it has grabbed the public imagination, and it has been such am evenly matched series that we miss an epic show down.   

They talk about the number of lost days played by venue, and Old Trafford was twice as much as the next closest in this country (cant find the stat) - so it probably for the best its not there is 2027

[Risso]

What would you suggest the people of Manchester do about weather?

Raze their accursed city to the ground and disperse permanently.

They'd still try to claim it was the UK's second biggest city.

It'd definitely one of the shittest cities, and absolutely contains two of the world's most Cuntish football teams

Correct about the football teams but I loved living and working up there. It’s a great city, Leeds is better in terms of northern cities, but they’ve both got a lot going for them. I’m up there next weekend seeing friends and family, looking forward to it.

[olaftab]

What would you suggest the people of Manchester do about weather?

Take responsibility for their sinful deeds and flock to churches, mosques, temples and breweries and ask for forgiveness.

[aj2k77]

Lovely humid conditions right now in Birmingham, would be perfect for bowling the cheats out. We should have 2 tests here before that dive gets anything.