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Cricket odds - 512/1

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Cook won the toss on nine consecutive occasions. As I right in thinking that the odds on this happening are 512/1?
 

No.

It's actually a virtual certainty if you are captain long enough. If I can be bothered I might work out the probability of doing it in the number of games he has been captain though.

Is it true he hasn't actually called any of them?
 
TwasOnTheFifthOfMay said:
No.

It's actually a virtual certainty if you are captain long enough. If I can be bothered I might work out the probability of doing it in the number of games he has been captain though.

Is it true he hasn't actually called any of them?
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In theory surely it's 9 even money shots off the trot hence 512/1
??
 
I remember when I played blackjack on online casinos. Had 17 consecutive losing hands once. Now that is long odds :lol:
 
Dendinho said:
In theory surely it's 9 even money shots off the trot hence 512/1
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That's if you are looking at any particular 9 consecutive tosses. However, if you start tossing coins, if you continue long enough you can find a sequence of any number of consecutive heads or tails.

If you toss a coin 100 times I think it's about evens that you get a sequence of 7 or 8 consecutive heads or tails, or alternatively that you would call correctly. So it's not that unusual in the long run.

However, if it's his first 9 ODIs then 1/512 is your answer. But am I right that as the home skipper he hasn't called any of them?
 
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