Viscount Tom
International Debutant
Seconded.
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*Official* Third Test at Old Trafford
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Expressway76
U19 Vice-Captain
It's not about people getting hurt it's about being forced to go out and face fresh(ish) bowlers bowling the new ball under poor light conditions. That's why Cook took the light and any other captain would too, Clarke was happy to stay out and face quicks, he was all set and had 330 runs in the bank, no way would he have done anything different to Cook.
Expressway76
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OK he didn't technically take the light but he was offered the option of bowling spin so things could carry on and turned it down.
Maximas
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There is no way Cook is at all to blame for the light, if he wants to take time out of the game then he is perfectly entitled to do so.
Burgey
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Takes a special kind of person to enjoy a weather delay.Weather wrecking the Aussies chances.
Real shame.
Burgey
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They don't score that quickly. Even in plumb conditions.
Furball
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They've had a 350 partnership in 79 overs. Granted it did come against India's bowling 'attack'.
Meridio
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Cbf trawling back through the thread to see what people have written but I was at Old Trafford today and couldn't believe they were going off for light. It was ridiculous. Honestly, cricket shoots itself in the foot so often with this kind of thing - it was overcast and all but you're there to play the game ffs.
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Not declaring at tea was definitely a boob from Clarke. Some people seem to think he should ignore the extremely relevant information that is the weather forecast on principle. Of course there's a chance that we get a full day's play tomorrow and England knock off the runs ten overs before the end of play. There's also a chance that they only get 60 overs in and the match ends with England 9 down. You need to balance those things against each other and Clarke clearly has far too many runs and not enough overs.
Not that it overly matters, it'll surely be a draw whatever he does. I'm just arguing for the sake of it.
Not that it overly matters, it'll surely be a draw whatever he does. I'm just arguing for the sake of it.
Burgey
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I think in the last 12 months they've had the slowest RR of all test nations save Zimbabwe.
Not that it generally matters, but it's relevant for a 300+ last day chase. From Australia's POV it doesn't matter. 2-0 after tomorrow or 3-0 and it's rotten eggs on return to Kingsford-Smith.
burr
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I personally would rather us draw than win. It's pretty clear we're not going to take this series but I'd like us not to lose it 5-0. Apart from Clarke, batting still a worry. Can see collapses happening again in the near future.
And that doesn't mean I don't want Clarke to go for the win.
And that doesn't mean I don't want Clarke to go for the win.
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Adders
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Days of Grace
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Anyone who thinks that team Cook will go for the win is kidding themselves.
Nowhere did I say that I enjoy weather delay, I merely enjoy Australian failure.