***Official*** 5th Test at Old Trafford, Manchester - 10th-14th of September

[OverratedSanity]

Ffs

 

[trundler]

That's insane. What even is going on

 

[Spark]

Surely there's been some miscommunication there...? That just doesn't seem remotely reasonable at all.

 

[trundler]

Manchester Screwjob

 

[Spark]

So it sounds like the forfeit thing isn't true? What is going on

 

[Manee]

Wait so do India seriously forfeit the game? That's utterly ridiculous if so.

Regrettably, if they defied the bio-bubble rules, then we deserve the forfeit.

 

[GIMH]

More sympathy for me required here, taken a day off for nothing

 

[cnerd123]

seems like the issue is that none of the players wanted to catch COVID and miss the IPL as a result.

****ing IPL ruining Test cricket. Can't believe this series goes down as 2-2 because of a ****ing forfeit. Add the rain robbing us of a win in the 1st Test too. Crazy.

 

[The Sean]

So it sounds like the forfeit thing isn't true? What is going on

ECB official statement says that India are "unable to field a team" which sounds like a forfeit.

 

[Manee]

More sympathy for me required here, taken a day off for nothing

 

[Spark]

ECB official statement says that India are "unable to field a team" which sounds like a forfeit.

There was a previous one which had a line saying India forfeited that was removed

 

[neerajchopra]

not forfeit. ecb changed statement.

 

[_00_deathscar]

ECB official statement says that India are "unable to field a team" which sounds like a forfeit.

Unable to field a team could be Covid related reasons (legitimate) - surely can't be asked to forfeit a test cos of that?

The whole thing is mental.

And **** IPL.

 

[Noumenon]

Regrettably, if they defied the bio-bubble rules, then we deserve the forfeit.

What bio bubble are we talking about? ECB had full house and had their rowdy fan jarvo repeatedly invade the ground to come in contact with the players.

 

[The Sean]

There was a previous one which had a line saying India forfeited that was removed

Ah, I'd not seen the previous version of the statement. So it's a four match series that ends 2-1 to India?

 

[Noumenon]

Kohli and Jarvo share the blame.

 

[GIMH]

What’s changed between last night and this morning?

 

[Manee]

What bio bubble are we talking about? ECB had full house and had their rowdy fan jarvo repeatedly invade the ground to come in contact with the players.

You leave Jarvo out of this! He's one of our most promising prospects.

But yes, you're probably right. I heard rumours that Kohli and Shastri went to some event but probably nonsense.

 

[Manee]

The whole thing is mental.

Yes this. Can't wait for it to be over!

 

[Noumenon]

This test could perhaps be played the next summer when India have a white ball tour scheduled.