Why not? It's obvious when captains are needlessly wasting time. There doesn't have to be a set mark. Agree with what Matt says above me, but making sure everyone gets 90 overs in every day by hook or by crook isn't the solution.
Like they do in 80% of matches at the moment?
I was going to say this, but it probably would have looked utterly bias
This isn't the sort of stuff that needs to be looked at. Unneccessarily long breaks between deliveries and overs is the problem, not the style of bowling.
Stuff like light always ends up interfering - they won't be able to consistently play much past 5 at this venue...I was going to say this, but it probably would have looked utterly bias
Entirely agree though. I honestly don't see why they can't just play the full 90 overs, it's to the fielding teams disadvantage if they're in the field for longer periods of time than necessary.
I was going to say this, but it probably would have looked utterly bias
Entirely agree though. I honestly don't see why they can't just play the full 90 overs, it's to the fielding teams disadvantage if they're in the field for longer periods of time than necessary.
I think most would agree that the rules regarding the light in test cricket are a joke. I was banking on the fact they'd be changed as well, because that's about as likely the the ICC doing something worthwhile about the overrates.
I was watching a T20 cup game this year where the light was fading, and the umpires decided to stay on and get a result. Soon after someone was hit on grill by a bouncer they'd failed to pick up and their nose was broken.
I work quicker if I know it's the only way I'm going to get a lunch break!This will never happen in today's TV coverage orientated world, but I would not allow them to have lunch or tea until they finish 30 overs in the previous session. If they run overtime, lunch/tea gets cut by the same amount. Tough love.
Surely the prospect of no lunch would make all players go a bit faster.
Indeed
I think that the possibility of teams losing a contest due to over rates cheapens the contest of Test cricket specifically. Over-rates are a problem, but I think that the financial punishments should be far more strict. For example, an average below 14.3 overs per over (given the context, as I'll talk about below) results in a 95% match fee fine for a captain. If captains start earning **** all, then they may think twice about wasting time.
No crap. Indians could always argue that their momentum is getting affected by piss poor over rates. But apart from that, just because Aussies were having a problem, they'd not cope the fine? Would you be making an argument had India were trying to delay things??
Indeed, but as we saw today, captains don't rectify the problem by minimising the breaks between balls and overs - they carry on as they like for hours and then rush through a stack of overs via spin to even it up.
Ridiculous. This 5 overs in to the morning session as well
