3rd Ashes Test Match: Edgbaston - 30 July to 3 August

[Mackenzie]

At least Freddy looks like he is trying to get forward, there won't be much short stuff because the Aussies want it to swing....get forward lads.

 

[BensGrandad]

England avoided the follow on ages ago. We are only 147 runs behind, and the follow on mark is 200 runs

The follow on was 2/3rd of score or 200 runs, they must have changed it and I had not realised.

 

[gullshark]

I think it's 150 for first class stuff, and 200 for internationals.

I could be very wrong though.

 

[tedebear]

Warne just said TWAT

Doesn't mean the same thing to us as it does to you...

 

[Gully]

Doesn't mean the same thing to us as it does to you...

...nor the word fanny to Americans!

 

[tedebear]

...nor the word fanny to Americans!

Precisely

 

[dougdeep]

Right! Now let's take some Aussie wickets.

 

[Everest]

Right! Now let's take some Aussie wickets.

Good shout.

52 -2 (still 61 behind)
Katich and Punting gone.

 

[edna krabappel]

Heh heh heh, cheerio Ricky, enjoy the rest of the cricket tonight.

On the pavilion TV set

 

[keaton]

I think it's 150 for first class stuff, and 200 for internationals.

I could be very wrong though.

Pretty much. It's 200 for a 5 day game, 150 for a four-day and 100 for a three day. I think it might even go down to to 50 for a two-day game. But if a five day Test had the whole of the first day rained off, the follow on limit would be 150

 

[Everest]

Pretty much. It's 200 for a 5 day game, 150 for a four-day and 100 for a three day. I think it might even go down to to 50 for a two-day game. But if a five day Test had the whole of the first day rained off, the follow on limit would be 150

Spot on, almost.

Law 13 (The follow-on)

1. Lead on first innings
(a) In a two innings match of 5 days or more, the side which bats first and leads by at least 200 runs shall have the option of requiring the other side to follow their innings.

(b) The same option shall be available in two innings matches of shorter duration with the minimum required leads as follows:
(i) 150 runs in a match of 3 or 4 days;
(ii) 100 runs in a 2-day match;
(iii) 75 runs in a 1-day match.

2. Notification
A captain shall notify the opposing captain and the umpires of his intention to take up this option. Law 10.1(e) (Insufficient time to complete rolling) shall apply.

3. First day's play lost
If no play takes place on the first day of a match of more than one day's duration, 1 above shall apply in accordance with the number of days remaining from the actual start of the match. The day on which play first commences shall count as a whole day for this purpose, irrespective of the time at which play starts.
Play will have taken place as soon as, after the call of Play, the first over has started. See Law 22.2 (Start of an over).

So basically, the length of the match depends on when the FIRST ball is bowled. Any other lost day has NO bearing on the follow on target..

 

[Gazwag]

10.50am Andrew Miller has arrived. Rejoice! "Lots of lovely cloud cover today," he says. "It ought to swing like a sado's gimp." His future as a weather forecaster is confirmed.


COME ON ENGLAND

 

[One True BHA]

MASSIVE session

If we manage to nick a result here it will be ruddy wonderful

 

[Simster]

Really need to get 3 wickets before lunch IMO but the ball is not moving at all today.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Well done Jimmy, lets make the most of this

Watson out for 53

 

[Uncle Buck]

Bamby has got Hussey out.