Cricket

[Riversider28]

Play to start at 2-45pm(weather permitting) 🤞

[wilsdenrover]

I doubt it will prove to matter in this match but are drinks breaks necessary when the weather is like today’s?

[AllRoverAsia]

18 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

I doubt it will prove to matter in this match but are drinks breaks necessary when the weather is like today’s?

It's Bovril....

[chaddyrovers]

Root steps up again. Great catch by Bairstow 

5 more wickets please

[jim mk2]

It’s surprising there was any play today after the forecast but it’s disappointing we didn’t take more wickets if not finish the match in the time available. We’re depending on the weather gods again tomorrow and we’ll have to bowl much better too. 

[wilsdenrover]

3 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

It’s surprising there was any play today after the forecast but it’s disappointing we didn’t take more wickets if not finish the match in the time available. We’re depending on the weather gods again tomorrow and we’ll have to bowl much better too. 

It’s also disappointing that we didn’t bowl more overs in the time available. 

[RoverDom]

A lot less optimistic about the weather today. Reckon there will be half an hour about 4 when it's not raining. 

[JohnD]

2 hours ago, RoverDom said:

A lot less optimistic about the weather today. Reckon there will be half an hour about 4 when it's not raining. 

My weather app shows little or no rain at OT until around 3pm

 

[Gav]

Hope!

[RoverDom]

51 minutes ago, JohnD said:

My weather app shows little or no rain at OT until around 3pm

 

Well my conclusion after checking several weather services is that weather forecasting is a crock of shite 🤣

[Gav]

23 minutes ago, RoverDom said:

Well my conclusion after checking several weather services is that weather forecasting is a crock of shite 🤣

It certainly helps in you’re looking at the right day…..But the wider point stands Dom.

Hammering it done right now in Trafford. 

Edited July 23, 2023 by Gav

[Gav]

🙏🙏

 

[Norbert Rassragr]

I get the feeling we'll get to about 8 wickets taken but run out of time.

[RoverDom]

What's with all the stupid breaks in cricket. It was clear there was limited playing time yesterday but they still took afternoon  tea. They've been having drinks breaks galore and now they're taking lunch 5mins after the pitch inspection

[den]

My guess is there’ll be no play at all today and the Aussies will retain the Ashes, having been given a hiding by England for the majority of the time. They should be mightily relieved if that’s the case.

[47er]

The mistakes of the first 2 tests coming back to haunt us. We should have won this.

[Exiled_Rover]

On 21/07/2023 at 23:15, matt83 said:

Clearly not been for a while. Shocking

I went this year for a T20 - lovely ground.

[Riversider28]

It looks likely that the Aussies will become the “raining” Champions later today. I know, I’ll get my coat now.

[Ewood Ace]

At least we won't have this problem in the next Ashes Series over here with 3 tests being held in the glorious south.

[Ewood Ace]

2 hours ago, RoverDom said:

What's with all the stupid breaks in cricket. It was clear there was limited playing time yesterday but they still took afternoon  tea. They've been having drinks breaks galore and now they're taking lunch 5mins after the pitch inspection

The biggest loser of time is overrates. England's overrate yesterday as it has been all series was unacceptable and so has Australia's for that matter. 26 overs lost due to slow overrates in the first 3 days of this test and that is with the additional half an hour as well.

[RoverDom]

12 minutes ago, Ewood Ace said:

The biggest loser of time is overrates. England's overrate yesterday as it has been all series was unacceptable and so has Australia's for that matter. 26 overs lost due to slow overrates in the first 3 days of this test and that is with the additional half an hour as well.

Yeah true that's been a huge issue as well. I just find cricket seems to be a giant exercise in finding as many ways to not be on the pitch as possible 

[Mattyblue]

Trent Bridge is a lovely ground, OT is a total mish mash with facilities that can’t cope when it’s full.

Edited July 23, 2023 by Mattyblue

[Gav]

13 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

Trent Bridge is a lovely ground, OT is a total mish mash with facilities that can’t cope when it’s full.

Like many sporting event locations around the country. A full Blackburn End and toilets are a nightmare. I was on the Holte End recently, lovely side of the ground at Villa Park, full of character, but the toilets were a nightmare. 

[jim mk2]

2 hours ago, 47er said:

The mistakes of the first 2 tests coming back to haunt us. We should have won this.

Yep, we should be 2-1 if not 3-0 ahead now. Reckless batting at the wrong time and Bairstow's dropped catches and dozy run-out to blame.  

The convicts won't have "won" this series, it will be England that will have lost it. I bet HMP XI can't believe their luck

Have to say I'm really teed off. Weather's not bad to the north and south yet it chooses to rain across the north west

 

 

[Mattyblue]

Difference being at OT there is an enormous temporary stand without the infrastructure to support it, ergo half an hour plus wait for blokes to go for a pee, I’ve never seen that apart from at a festival, certainly not at football grounds.

Edited July 23, 2023 by Mattyblue