What do you expect when you schedule Test matches in August & September. I believe all 4 so far have been affected by the rain to some degree....2nd Test we virtually only had 3 days play.
In which two months would you choose to play Test matches in England, @golfaddick ?
Very good. Perhaps now you can give some conrext.... ..looks like it could be a chart from Vancouver amongst others.
Agree with Golfie, can’t believe they think it’s a good idea to play cricket in the summer.
Hopefully they follow FIFA’s lead and play the next Ashes over here in December and January.
Keeps consistency too as it’s similar dates as when in Australia.
December / January? In the middle of winter, makes sense... Should do May/ June, although who knows with the English weather in general, they should be able to do something at least. it would be daft if we get draws due to over a days no play.
What do you expect when you schedule Test matches in August & September. I believe all 4 so far have been affected by the rain to some degree....2nd Test we virtually only had 3 days play.
In which two months would you choose to play Test matches in England, @golfaddick ?
Very good. Perhaps now you can give some conrext.... ..looks like it could be a chart from Vancouver amongst others.
Here's the conrext: it's from a website called "Project Britain- British Life and Culture".
The thing about September is that any rainy days are more likely to be cooler than rainy days in the height of summer which makes them more miserable. In addition it gets dark earlier
A serious question is whether we should have staged the WC and Ashes in the same summer, as it's meant that the Ashes have been shunted far later than ideal
The thing about September is that any rainy days are more likely to be cooler than rainy days in the height of summer which makes them more miserable. In addition it gets dark earlier
A serious question is whether we should have staged the WC and Ashes in the same summer, as it's meant that the Ashes have been shunted far later than ideal
Didnt they shuffle recent Ashes series so that we played this series in tandem with the WC....ie, that the Aussies were over here & so it made sense.
The thing about September is that any rainy days are more likely to be cooler than rainy days in the height of summer which makes them more miserable. In addition it gets dark earlier
A serious question is whether we should have staged the WC and Ashes in the same summer, as it's meant that the Ashes have been shunted far later than ideal
Didnt they shuffle recent Ashes series so that we played this series in tandem with the WC....ie, that the Aussies were over here & so it made sense.
The Ashes a few years ago in Australia were moved to avoid clashing with the world cup when Australia were hosting it
The thing about September is that any rainy days are more likely to be cooler than rainy days in the height of summer which makes them more miserable. In addition it gets dark earlier
A serious question is whether we should have staged the WC and Ashes in the same summer, as it's meant that the Ashes have been shunted far later than ideal
Didnt they shuffle recent Ashes series so that we played this series in tandem with the WC....ie, that the Aussies were over here & so it made sense.
The Ashes a few years ago in Australia were moved to avoid clashing with the world cup when Australia were hosting it
Agree with this - why would you cram the two most prestigious cricket tournaments/series held in England into the same summer? Makes no sense to me. Admittedly the generally shit weather this summer hasn’t helped, but it was overload to start with.
In other news some people on the next table in my hotel bar in Manchester are discussing the merits of the Valley Express and kids for a quid, and the fact that Charlton fans are generally very good eggs.
The 2005 Ashes series - generally acknowledged as one of the best series of cricket ever played - concluded with the Fifth, final and deciding Test match played from the 8-12 September. This year the Fifth Test is scheduled to be 12-16 September.
Have we really ruined the series by having it conclude up to four days' later?
The 2005 Ashes series - generally acknowledged as one of the best series of cricket ever played - concluded with the Fifth, final and deciding Test match played from the 8-12 September. This year the Fifth Test is scheduled to be 12-16 September.
Have we really ruined the series by having it conclude up to four days' later?
Playing a Manchester Test in September is a bit different though...
No luck thus morning. Smith hits a low full toss back past Archer who gets a hand on it but couldnt grasp it... the ball whistles past the stumps at the non-strikers end for 4. Reply show Head woukd have been out backing up.
The 2005 Ashes series - generally acknowledged as one of the best series of cricket ever played - concluded with the Fifth, final and deciding Test match played from the 8-12 September. This year the Fifth Test is scheduled to be 12-16 September.
Have we really ruined the series by having it conclude up to four days' later?
Playing a Manchester Test in September is a bit different though...
The current match is the first Test to be played at Old Trafford in September. 37 of England's previous 79 matches at the ground have been draws. So it doesn't seem to be relevant what time of year the matches are played: a draw is the most likely result in Manchester.
So this match will either end up as a draw, thanks to rain curtailing some of the play, and be typical of an Old Trafford Test; or there ill be a result, despite the weather. The timing of this Test match is not relevant.
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But history will remember him as a sandpapering cheating prick.
http://projectbritain.com/climate.html#targetText=These%20months%20generally%20have%20the,they%20are%20also%20the%20wettest.&targetText=Rain%20is%20fairly%20well%20distributed,October%20to%20January)%20the%20wettest.
So, what are the best two months for England to play home Test matches?
A serious question is whether we should have staged the WC and Ashes in the same summer, as it's meant that the Ashes have been shunted far later than ideal
In other news some people on the next table in my hotel bar in Manchester are discussing the merits of the Valley Express and kids for a quid, and the fact that Charlton fans are generally very good eggs.
Have we really ruined the series by having it conclude up to four days' later?
Then get him early at the Oval.
Thats Aus all out not predicting our usual first innings collapse!
Next ball Smith almost chops onto hits stumps..
So this match will either end up as a draw, thanks to rain curtailing some of the play, and be typical of an Old Trafford Test; or there ill be a result, despite the weather. The timing of this Test match is not relevant.