4th test Manchester

[MSC]

Playing a game where the rules were written 150 years ago ffs - its not like it takes Australia 2 months to get home on a ship - surely there's the scope for the game to have 450 overs in it over 6 or 7 days if required?

Seems daft to have in theory a draw when a team has 1 wicket left and is 450 runs behind because it rains a bit.

Might watch that later, don’t think I’ve seen it. Is it sky sports produced?

Amazon prime I think

 

[jarrowdiamond]

Bookies got us 6/1 for the win and 1/9 odds on for the draw. Think it tells its own story

It's going to piss down all day, if we do get any play it will be for no more than 30 mins

Just as I say this..

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[Inside Forward]

Might watch that later, don’t think I’ve seen it. Is it sky sports produced?

You can download it for free on BBC iplayer.

 

[hudson88]

Draw has gone from 1/9 to 1/6 within 15 minutes

 

[Stormo]

You can download it for free on BBC iplayer.

Cheers mate, that’s my TV this afternoon.

 

[sonson]

Might watch that later, don’t think I’ve seen it. Is it sky sports produced?

Amazon I think

 

[LJP1786]

It has stopped and looks a bit brighter (whisper it)

 

[Inside Forward]

BBC reporting it’s looking brighter and the pitch shouldn’t take long to clear.

 

[FatCat2402]

All odds for draw have drifted slightly, odds on England win shortened according to oddschecker

 

[LJP1786]

BBC reporting it’s looking brighter and the pitch shouldn’t take long to clear.

Gotta stay positive - all we can do.

 

[GordonMuchallNo1Fan]

BBC reporting it’s looking brighter and the pitch shouldn’t take long to clear.

I'm surprised nobody is on the pitch apart from security.

 

[LJP1786]

I'm surprised nobody is on the pitch apart from security.

Every man and his dog should have a squeedgie !! Let’s get them out there man!

 

[Yankee]

It has stopped and looks a bit brighter (whisper it)

Great, they'll have an inspection in two hours whilst piss farting around deciding when to have lunch and tea, then it'll rain again by the time they come out.

 

[LJP1786]

Covers coming off according to me mate in here. We got a 3 minute walk to ground if there’s some indication

 

[Aidan11]

Ground staff are removing the covers

 

[Rammstein]

Ground staff are removing the covers

 

[McGregor]

I agree it’s a very frustrating, however probably not the time for this conversation but it shows what a really good side we have now.

18 months ago we were a laughing stock, now we going toe to toe with the best side in the world, and not only that have absolutely destroyed them this test wherever the result now.

And this series could gone have either way brilliant series, terrible way to finish

this side has made test cricket brilliant to watch and it’s filtering down to county championship to provide better and more entertainment all round.

English test cricket in a good place, and put that with the fact we T20 and 50 over world champions means great to watch winning and entertaining cricket in this country.

As much as there's been glaring mistakes in the team I think the selectors have to take a huge portion of the blame myself. In particular with the bowling selections. I still think Foakes should have been keeping, but feel they thought putting Bairstow there was the only way to get him in the team. Been a fairly costly decision I feel.

I'll also always criticise the declaration decision. Proved to be the difference between going into the final test 2-1 down when it should have been 1-1. Fine margins.

 

[Yankee]

Ground staff are removing the covers

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[Raker]

Our lass won’t let me get a cricket set for the festival we are going to next week, days just getting worse

 

[LJP1786]

Pitch inspection 12.15 is the word in here