Chris O'Connor
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Whereabouts are you Danny? In Manchester? How far from the Deansgate/Trafford area? I hope we get some play at least despite the gloomy forecast.
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Whereabouts are you Danny? In Manchester? How far from the Deansgate/Trafford area? I hope we get some play at least despite the gloomy forecast.
Chris O'Connor
Player Valuation: £35m
Looking at the forecast that looks like it for the day, I suppose it was expected but there looks no chance of any play today.
Some actually wanted four day tests, yes you Michael Vaughan on TMS, idiot.
Some actually wanted four day tests, yes you Michael Vaughan on TMS, idiot.
Chris O'Connor
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Yes, forget today - it's a four day test except two days had lapsed before we found out.
Welcome back the Lancashire leagues, Bolton league, Southport, Merseyside and Liverpool competitions and all those other leagues in the North West too, I bet we all missed watching the rain fall from the pavilion.
You've got to think though the North West is one of the wettest parts of the country so the ECB have decided one of the most suitable venues for two tests is the actual rain magnet of the North West itself in Manchester. Why wasn't Headingley or Edgbaston deemed more suitable?
Welcome back the Lancashire leagues, Bolton league, Southport, Merseyside and Liverpool competitions and all those other leagues in the North West too, I bet we all missed watching the rain fall from the pavilion.
You've got to think though the North West is one of the wettest parts of the country so the ECB have decided one of the most suitable venues for two tests is the actual rain magnet of the North West itself in Manchester. Why wasn't Headingley or Edgbaston deemed more suitable?
Jofra Archer: England bowler fined and given written warning by ECB
England pace bowler Jofra Archer is fined and warned by the England and Wales Cricket Board for returning home between Tests.
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Old Trafford and Ageas Bowl were chosen because of their on ground hotels. They limit the contact with anyone else, thus providing a strong bubble for everyone involved.
Damn and blast this weather. Saturday of the Old Trafford test, in mid July and nothing all day. Takes me back to childhood days, used to hate it when there was no cricket to watch. I was going to spend the day with my old Dad and watch it with him, but doesn't look like a ball will be bowled now.
We should think about having the cricket season in March, April September and October, they seem to be the best months of the year these days.
We should think about having the cricket season in March, April September and October, they seem to be the best months of the year these days.
Chris O'Connor
Player Valuation: £35m
That's so sad, hope you manage to watch with him tomorrow or the next test.
Yeah as Handball said --->Abandoned for the day as tbf most suspected at 11am
Most of the country is bathed in sunshine and even most local cricket league matches started a few hours ago all around the North West, but Old Trafford being the rain magnet it is bucks the trend once again.
No wonder Lancs have only won the championship about once in the last ten thousand years and that was when they played at outgrounds with Old Trafford unavailable. Even if they'd had sides to match the great West Indies or Australian sides of the past fifty years they still wouldn't have won it more than the once.
gonetomorrow
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I still think England will knock them over and win by an innings.
Minimeister
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I agree. I also like the fact that it's taken away any opportunity for England to mess about batting again by knocking up a lead of 400 so we don't lose. It's a simple equation now.
Alan Whittle
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Dom Bess trundling in like Sean Udal.
Which as a Hampshire fan makes me very happy.
Which as a Hampshire fan makes me very happy.
...the bookies seem to feel the same. The longer it rained the bigger the odds on the draw which I thought was peculiar and was underestimating the W Indies.
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Bess looking good here. Needs to get a load of wickets if England are going to win this.
Need Moeen back in the side.
