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Third Test - England v West Indies (Old Trafford)

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mikemanc said:
Raining pretty heavily again here and this was supposed to be the best of the weather today, I think that's it.
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Shame, though I was considering any overs today to be an unexpected bonus.
Will keep a keen eye on tomorrows forecast, heavy winds make it unpredictable even 24 hours away.
 
TopCat said:
We've got them 2 down with a minimum of 98 overs to bowl assuming we have no play today. If we cannot take 8 wickets in a full day where they already have one foot on the plane then it's down to our bowling/fielding and nothing to do with not declaring early enough
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You won’t get 98 overs tomorrow. Could easily get one session from the last two days. 8 wickets is gettable in 30 overs but isn’t guaranteed by any stretch. Would be a lot more achievable if they were 5 down having bowled 20 overs yesterday...

It’s all about maximising your chances, and we aren’t doing that. Do you think that great Australian side would be 58-0 off 30 overs or whatever it was yesterday setting a declaration with rain around?
 
TravellingMackem said:
You won’t get 98 overs tomorrow. Could easily get one session from the last two days. 8 wickets is gettable in 30 overs but isn’t guaranteed by any stretch. Would be a lot more achievable if they were 5 down having bowled 20 overs yesterday...

It’s all about maximising your chances, and we aren’t doing that. Do you think that great Australian side would be 58-0 off 30 overs or whatever it was yesterday setting a declaration with rain around?
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At the time of the declaration, Tuesday's forecast was clear (it still is by the way) so there is no reason to think we won't get a full day
 
TopCat said:
At the time of the declaration, Tuesday's forecast was clear (it still is by the way) so there is no reason to think we won't get a full day
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There will be plenty rain tomorrow. But it shouldn't be a wash out.
The Met office are predicting showers for most of the day.
Can we just finish it during Friday's heat wave?
 
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zebediah said:
There will be plenty rain tomorrow. But it shouldn't be a wash out.
The Met office are predicting showers for most of the day.
Can we just finish it during Friday's heat wave?
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Talk of the first session being interrupted \washed out tomorrow, would bring Windies right back into it for the draw
 
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