Cricket

[chaddyrovers]

expecting a draw, the pitch is flat and don't forget that Lancashire have drawn all 4 home games this season. 

the last test was full of entertainment. 

2005 Ashes series was full of entertainment and excitement, plus it got people interested in test match cricket again. 

 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

expecting a draw, the pitch is flat and don't forget that Lancashire have drawn all 4 home games this season. 

the last test was full of entertainment. 

2005 Ashes series was full of entertainment and excitement, plus it got people interested in test match cricket again. 

 

And then they sold the rights to Sky and most of those new cricket fans were left out in the cold.

[chaddyrovers]

32 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

And then they sold the rights to Sky and most of those new cricket fans were left out in the cold.

Well pay for the Sky Subscription then if watching live cricket means that much to you. 

BBC doesn't have the funds to pay for Cricket rights and the other channels aren't interested 

[Gav]

10 hours ago, wilsdenrover said:

I think we’ve broken India 😁 

 

10 hours ago, K-Hod said:

Aye, can’t see them reaching 311, with that start. Even if they do, will be a very quick run chase, I’d have thought 😅.

🤔

[Exiled_Rover]

6 hours ago, wilsdenrover said:

I thought it might be all over today.

I’m starting to think we’d need a day six.

It's a problem Lancs have faced for years too - that Old Trafford pitch just doesn't deteriorate. It's too hard. 

[K-Hod]

7 hours ago, Gav said:

 

🤔

Looks like I was wrong, these things happen.
Hindsight sees in 20/20.

[47er]

Shame Root couldn't take that catch in the slips to give Archer 2 wickets in 2 balls just on lunch.

Magnificent attempt though, very fast, very high.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Something that occurred to me the other day. Why wasn’t Pant batting with a runner when he obviously had a very sore foot ?

Edited 4 hours ago by Tyrone Shoelaces

[oldjamfan1]

23 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Something that occurred to me the other day. Why wasn’t Pant batting with a runner when he obviously had a very sore foot ?

Yeah I wondered that as well. 

[wilsdenrover]

31 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Something that occurred to me the other day. Why wasn’t Pant batting with a runner when he obviously had a very sore foot ?

They (the BBC) said he wasn’t allowed a runner.

Rules must have changed, don’t know when or how.

[wilsdenrover]

14 hours ago, Gav said:

 

🤔

I might have got carried away 😁

[jim mk2]

55 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Something that occurred to me the other day. Why wasn’t Pant batting with a runner when he obviously had a very sore foot ?

Runners now banned in club cricket at our level, not sure if the pro game has banned them too

[wilsdenrover]

15 hours ago, Exiled_Rover said:

It's a problem Lancs have faced for years too - that Old Trafford pitch just doesn't deteriorate. It's too hard. 

Putting revenue above results?

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

1 hour ago, wilsdenrover said:

They (the BBC) said he wasn’t allowed a runner.

Rules must have changed, don’t know when or how.

Why change a rule that has worked well for decades.

[wilsdenrover]

50 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Why change a rule that has worked well for decades.

Perhaps it was felt teams were ‘abusing’ the rule?

Apparently runners haven’t been allowed in International cricket since 2011!

edited to add - just found this ( ‘hitters’ 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️):

 

Edited 1 hour ago by wilsdenrover

[chaddyrovers]

2 hours ago, wilsdenrover said:

Putting revenue above results?

hardly, the pitch needed a wrist spinner. I wonder how something like the great Shane Warne would have bowled on the pitch 

4 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Something that occurred to me the other day. Why wasn’t Pant batting with a runner when he obviously had a very sore foot ?

They haven't been allowed for years now Tyrone