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Essex v Durham County Championship 8-11 Sept

Fleagle said:
I think this is because cricket is pretty much unique in the way the result is determined.

There are games that are played to a finish, in principle even if that takes forever (such as tennis and baseball). And there are games that are played to a specific time period, and then call the result at the end of that time period based on who is winning at that point (such as every version of football). I cannot think of another sport that does half one and half the other the way cricket does, so that there is a set time, but if you haven’t finished at that point they just call it a draw.

It is undoubtedly part of cricket’s unique charm, but it can be bloody infuriating as well.
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Surely most sports have a draw option or am I missing something? The football draw result had massive appeal when football pools were in their heyday.
 

Bri said:
Just asking the question here, but ..... is the problem with Potts that he is being underbowled? I mean, he goes away with England and carries the drinks. Maybe he's the type who needs to bowl regularly. I'm actually hoping he doesn't get his central contract renewed!
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I blamed England at the time for this and I still think with Potts that has been the main issue for him, they messed him about. The other issues firmly lies with Durham, they manage the other bowlers all the time and truth be told it all just looks an absolute mess.
 
Fleagle said:
I think this is because cricket is pretty much unique in the way the result is determined.

It is undoubtedly part of cricket’s unique charm, but it can be bloody infuriating as well.
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Golf is the one that strike me as similar. Every couse is different and weather, especially wind, cahnges how it plays.

Also, it's a very technical game.
 
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