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I’d had enough by 18.20 and bailed out to get on a less packed tube.killerandflash said:Pathetic over rate today.
I'm not sure the answer is playing until 8 though, as I think most of the spectators after a long boozy day in the sun have had enough.
I spoke with Ooh aah, who was sitting a few rows in front of me and Big William before the start of play.
Nice to speak to both.2 -
The secret CharltonLife handshake to identify them?Covered End said:
I’d had enough by 18.20 and bailed out to get on a less packed tube.killerandflash said:Pathetic over rate today.
I'm not sure the answer is playing until 8 though, as I think most of the spectators after a long boozy day in the sun have had enough.
I spoke with Ooh aah, who was sitting a few rows in front of me and Big William before the start of play.
Nice to speak to both.4 -
Good to see you CE, you made the right move forking out for the shade of the Grandstand, the Lower Compton was hotter than the Sun! It eased off aboutCovered End said:
I’d had enough by 18.20 and bailed out to get on a less packed tube.killerandflash said:Pathetic over rate today.
I'm not sure the answer is playing until 8 though, as I think most of the spectators after a long boozy day in the sun have had enough.
I spoke with Ooh aah, who was sitting a few rows in front of me and Big William before the start of play.
Nice to speak to both.
430pm, but was pretty intense until then.
Some good cricket today, but a lot of fannying about again.
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Stuart Broad nailed it yesterday when he said the players gebuinely don't consider the over rate, they have a million other things regarding the game to consider. He said they would speed things up if they had to remain on the field until the overs were played though. We could have played for another few hours again yesterday easily. That would stop the mucking about or at least remind all players out there that they wouldn't be leaving the field until nearly 9pm which would motivate all of them pretty quickly to ensure the 90 got played
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I got told palace were out of Europe and falsely told Covered end (sorry) the news I hadn’t listened to the next bit that they were in the cuntference cup .
day one 12 pints in bits, day two 2.5 pints and still wrecked , two days of playing cricket now for me and boffin . We have tag teamed with Mrs and little shit who have gone up there for the rest of test and Peter Kay and 1/4 French poodle Barnet nephew have done first two and are doing the lot .
peter Kay and me odds on to snuff it over the next two days6 -
Who makes a footballer stop dawdling when he's taking a throw-in? If he takes too long, the referee intervenes. I don't think I have seen any intervention at all by either the umpires or the match referee to "encourage" play to continue quickly. I think administrators should carry much more responsibility.Carter said:Stuart Broad nailed it yesterday when he said the players gebuinely don't consider the over rate, they have a million other things regarding the game to consider. He said they would speed things up if they had to remain on the field until the overs were played though. We could have played for another few hours again yesterday easily. That would stop the mucking about or at least remind all players out there that they wouldn't be leaving the field until nearly 9pm which would motivate all of them pretty quickly to ensure the 90 got played
If the Test playing captains agree that 90 overs in a day is the appropriate number, here's what I would introduce:
1. Each session must include at least 30 overs, with a reduction of two if there's a change of innings. (I'm sorry if that means the VIPs have their lunch arrangements slightly compromised).
2. Lunch breaks should continue to end at their allocated timeslots. So, if lunch is due between 1:00 and 1:40, but it takes until 1:15 to bowl the overs, then lunch is from 1:15 to 1:40.
3. Tea is for 20 minutes after the 30th post-lunch over, whatever time that is.
4. Each time the players ask for the ball to be changed, the timings of breaks are all moved by one minute. So, if you ask ten times in a session, you're on your feet for ten more minutes.
5. If a batter requires treatment, it's limited to two minutes, time added on to the session. If that batter is still unfit, he/she retires hurt.
6. The last over of a session is to be completed in that session, even if one or more wickets fall.
7. Any time taken for drinks breaks that exceeds five minutes aggregate in a session is added to that session.
8. Umpires are "dropped" for one Test match, each time they stand in a Test that, despite these changes, has "lost overs".1 -
In terms of the lunch break , I think the spectators need the full 40 minutes if they want to get some food. At Lord's for example, it can take 10 minutes just to get to the Nursery ground area.0
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Gets worse when you realise the Gill treatment delay was killing time so that Rahul could open3
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Changing the ball...
The third umpire should have boxes of balls that are ten, twenty, thirty overs old, etc. If the bowling side want to check the state of the ball, the third umpire should roll on a replacement (that's of an age rounded up from the current ball), while the umpire rolls off the ball in question.
The game can continue while the replacement until the original ball has been checked. If it's ok, it's rolled back on at the end of the over.
That takes away all the time taken to examine the ball each time.2 -
Yes, I get that. But always, when attending a match in normal seating there's a compromise between watching a few more minutes live, or beating the queue.killerandflash said:In terms of the lunch break , I think the spectators need the full 40 minutes if they want to get some food. At Lord's for example, it can take 10 minutes just to get to the Nursery ground area.
Ideally, teams will prefer to get the overs in and go off on time.0 -
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I want to see Rahul get his hundred. He's a superb batter, easy on the eye.
But I also want to see him celebrate his hundred by extravagantly punching gloves with Pant, finally making him have to retire hurt.3 -
He won't be doing that as Pant run out last over before lunch.1
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Chizz said:Changing the ball...
The third umpire should have boxes of balls that are ten, twenty, thirty overs old, etc. If the bowling side want to check the state of the ball, the third umpire should roll on a replacement (that's of an age rounded up from the current ball), while the umpire rolls off the ball in question.
The game can continue while the replacement until the original ball has been checked. If it's ok, it's rolled back on at the end of the over.
That takes away all the time taken to examine the ball each time.
This.
If a fielding side wants to change the ball then they have to take a gamble that a new one is better / not so damaged. It shouldn't need all 3 umpires 3 minutes uhmming & arghing as to what new ball should because used.1 -
Oh good. Bashir off with injury so I assume we can replace him with someone else.
And in no way does Pant not keep wicket in our 2nd innings. He was fit enough to bat he"s fit enough to keep wicket. End of.0 -
Take an early tea ffs !!0
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A glorious Saturday in July.Not a single county playing a match3
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India have this in the bag0
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A draw must be favourite. Then India.
40 the draw
35 India
25 England.0 -
Woakes very unlucky not to get Deep LBW twice earlier0
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India all out and scores level, what a waste of 2 and 3/4 days eh?0
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1-1, scores level. #EvenlyMatched0
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Brilliant field placing from Archer at the end there.0
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3 days done. Only 2 innings batted. So 2 innings to get done in 2 days. Draw on the cards.
Might not be the case if all 90 overs had been bowled in the 3 days. 233 overs bowled. Plus 2x2 for change of innings and probably 2 tonight. Total overs bowled 239. Should be 270.
30 overs lost. A whole 2 hour session.0 -
Gill really is a cnut
I said this a couple of weeks ago and was asked why.
Can't stand the prick.
Great game of cricket though2 -
Love it!
Creepy winding them right up.
Things you love to see 🤣🤣🤣🤣2 -
Love to see it0
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Cracking stuff0
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Personally think most of them are.blackpool72 said:Gill really is a cnut
I said this a couple of weeks ago and was asked why.
Can't stand the prick.
Great game of cricket though0 -
Maybe if Gill didn’t have a back massage every 5 overs when they were fielding they might’ve got more than 1 over in tonight…2
