The Aussies are today taking 4.423 mins to bowl an over. The England innings started today on 7 overs. So 57 overs have been bowled today, so a further 26 overs need to be bowled, before "the final hour/15 overs". 26 overs will take 115 mins at the same rate = 5.50pm. Add on 20 mins for tea, takes us to 6.10pm. So the final hour/15 overs will probably finish around 7.15pm. I think I'm right in saying that rain or bad light has ensured play has never ended that late, in this Test match.
So do you agree with me, that England wasting tine will not reduce the number of overs bowled?
Assuming England are not all out, no I don't agree with you and I have twice proved why you are wrong. If the "final hour/15 overs" starts later than my predicted 6.10pm, let's say we waste 10 mins and it starts at 6.20pm. Play would have to go on until 7.25pm and it won't , because it would be too dark.
Maybe I'm wrong and you are saying the rules state they will continue playing even when it's dark ?
I'm very confident that we won't lost over from this match thanks to England wasting time. Mainly because it's an overs game as opposed to a timed game. But also because I don't think the umpires will allow England to waste ten minutes over the next two hours. I'm happy for you not to agree with me.
Well you've changed tact now. Anyway, you haven't replied. Are you saying the rules state on the final day, it's an overs game, so play must continue in the dark, in order to complete the 98 overs ?
The Aussies are today taking 4.423 mins to bowl an over. The England innings started today on 7 overs. So 57 overs have been bowled today, so a further 26 overs need to be bowled, before "the final hour/15 overs". 26 overs will take 115 mins at the same rate = 5.50pm. Add on 20 mins for tea, takes us to 6.10pm. So the final hour/15 overs will probably finish around 7.15pm. I think I'm right in saying that rain or bad light has ensured play has never ended that late, in this Test match.
So do you agree with me, that England wasting tine will not reduce the number of overs bowled?
Assuming England are not all out, no I don't agree with you and I have twice proved why you are wrong. If the "final hour/15 overs" starts later than my predicted 6.10pm, let's say we waste 10 mins and it starts at 6.20pm. Play would have to go on until 7.25pm and it won't , because it would be too dark.
Maybe I'm wrong and you are saying the rules state they will continue playing even when it's dark ?
I'm very confident that we won't lost over from this match thanks to England wasting time. Mainly because it's an overs game as opposed to a timed game. But also because I don't think the umpires will allow England to waste ten minutes over the next two hours. I'm happy for you not to agree with me.
Well you've changed tact now. Anyway, you haven't replied. Are you saying the rules state on the final day, it's an overs game, so play must continue in the dark, in order to complete the 98 overs ?
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No of course I'm not saying that!
Phew, at last you've admitted you're wrong and the play is not simply an overs game and is time limited. As Shane Warne just confirmed. Well done though, hopefully England can drag it out as long as you :-)
Pretty sure England were keen to continue batting in bad light at the end of the Oval test a few years back, but a combination of the Aussies time wasting and the umpires being officious, meant we were about 20 runs off winning.
Can Leach play the "dangerous bowling" game taking into account his eyesight and glasses? Ie the glare of the floodlights is affecting his ability to see the ball as it is bowled?
The wonderful, ridiculous, compelling nature of test cricket is being played out in microcosm here. A match in which Australia have dominated for more than three and a half days, where their batsmen and bowlers have outplayed ours from start to finish, will only be decided in the final few matchups of the last few overs on the last evening. And it's between Australa's best bowlers and or worst batsmen.
And some people STILL don't think it's the best sport in the world.
The wonderful, ridiculous, compelling nature of test cricket is being played out in microcosm here. A match in which Australia have dominated for more than three and a half days, where their batsmen and bowlers have outplayed ours from start to finish, will only be decided in the final few matchups of the last few overs on the last evening. And it's between Australa's best bowlers and or worst batsmen.
And some people STILL don't think it's the best sport in the world.
When you aren't deliberatly being an obtuse prick you do actually talk some sense.
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Going to be very tough now.
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But at least he's come in before Broad.
As Shane Warne just confirmed.
Well done though, hopefully England can drag it out as long as you :-)
Believe it was the Kerrigan test.
Waste every minute you can boys.
Gonna have to do it the hard way.
And some people STILL don't think it's the best sport in the world.