3rd Ashes Test - Headingley

[Mainze]

So if it rains for the rest of the day and then we are back tomorrow with sunshine is it a bad decision to bowl?

We have been so unlucky this morning.

It was a gamble, gambling involves a lot of luck. Hopefully we collect....

 

[mackembhoy]

So if it rains for the rest of the day and then we are back tomorrow with sunshine is it a bad decision to bowl?

We have been so unlucky this morning.

Yes we can't bat 4th.

Gambled the ashes on cloud cover.

 

[TravellingMackem]

Yes we can't bat 4th.

Gambled the ashes on cloud cover.

Have to bat well enough to only bat once then

 

[Baby Give It Up]

Not even raining

 

[mackembhoy]

Restart at 340

 

[Mackem DJ]

The situation with weather affecting cricket just hasn’t been brought into the modern era. I know Beefy Botham used to his nut about it too.

It’s an entertainment game. I’m not suggesting they play in rain but fuck me there has to be some way that once the rain has stopped there isnt just hours. And hours. And hours wasted waiting for the outfield to dry... jesus christ.

 

[JohnSmithUK]

What do you do in a rain delay? A game of cricket with a soft ball, plastic bat and a bin for stumps with an avocado opening the bowling and a banana at slip.

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Part II... A change of bowling. Hulk Hogan is on

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[Paddy O'Dors]

What do you do in a rain delay? A game of cricket with a soft ball, plastic bat and a bin for stumps with an avocado opening the bowling and a banana at slip.

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Part II... A change of bowling. Hulk Hogan is on

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A pretty safe bet that's not the alcohol-free section of the Western Terrace.

 

[SAFC 2012]

Start the ashes in august. Always going to be a good idea

 

[Paddy O'Dors]

Start the ashes in august. Always going to be a good idea

Probably not a bad idea to start the series at Leeds and work your way south if you're gonna start them this late.

 

[dixonsafc]

Start the ashes in august. Always going to be a good idea

Will get 4 full days play still, this match will get a result.

 

[Sharpshooter]

Metoffice giving it a 40-50% chance of rain from 4pm onwards.

BBC giving it 80-100%, wonder why they are so different?

 

[mackembhoy]

Stuck with TMS rather than a stream now at work.

Dodgy hesgoal is sorting out it's server

 

[JohnSmithUK]

A pretty safe bet that's not the alcohol-free section of the Western Terrace.

Is this fair? The skipper has turned to Richie...

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[Paddy O'Dors]

Metoffice giving it a 40-50% chance of rain from 4pm onwards.

BBC giving it 80-100%, wonder why they are so different?

BBC don't use the Met Office any more. And their forecasts are terrible.

 

[brandon]

Warner nailed on for 50.

 

[Sharpshooter]

Australia's game plan here will be to get to 250-300 to stay in the game, try to restrict England to a less than 100 lead, and then have the better batting conditions for days 3/4 when its sunny with England batting last chasing a challenging total.

Same as the 1st test basically. England's batters have to perform far better.

 

[Baby Give It Up]

Looking ominous from Warner this. Seems keen

 

[Sharpshooter]

Coming off.

Feel sorry for the people who bought tickets for this. Were expecting a full days play as late as last night.

 

[Bri]

BBC don't use the Met Office any more. And their forecasts are terrible.

Have been monitoring both apps recently. Agree. The BBC forecasts better weather but wrong, Met Office more accurate