Slipstream wrote:Arthur Crabtree wrote:Suggestion that Woakes' knee is a problem and may mean he is less likely to be called up for the third Test.
Looks like it will be Wood replacing Curran.
Durhamfootman wrote:
I can see England lose this 3rd test, but then beat Ireland and think that all is well again
Arthur Crabtree wrote:There is sympathy for Holder because he's a decent bloke and the WI win is a feelgood result around the cricket world. But there's no logic in the excuses made for Holder. Whether a game ends in a draw is scarcely irrelevant. It's about the game being played at a reasonable tempo that is fair to batter and bowler and paying spectator. Maybe sometimes the game dies when the over rate drags, and maybe sometimes it doesn't but whether on any given day there is a qualitative bonus that offsets a quantative loss can't be taken into account. Does the match ref factor in how entertained he has been? That's just a matter of opinion.
Teams can bowl 15-16 overs an hour and they should do so. Captains are given plenty of leeway.
Suggestion- don't make so many spurious DRS calls.
Arthur Crabtree wrote:But there's no logic in the excuses made for Holder. Whether a game ends in a draw is scarcely irrelevant. It's about the game being played at a reasonable tempo that is fair to batter and bowler and paying spectator.
Arthur Crabtree wrote: Suggestion- don't make so many spurious DRS calls.
Durhamfootman wrote:With so few test matches lasting a full 5 days, perhaps cricket boards the world over will solve this problem of over rates by reducing the daily over requirement to 60 and reducing ticket prices by a third, so that the poor sods who have to pay to watch test will get a happy bonus when play still lasts until 6.30 and cricket captains are given as many reviews and referrals as they could possibly want
After all.... cricket boards are much more interested in the health of the game and the happiness of the paying public, than they are in raking in as much money as they possible can, for as little cricket as they can get away with, no matter what the cost to the game they are charged with protecting................ aren't they?
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