[Cricket] Fourth Test: England v India, Old Trafford, August 7th-11th

[pasty]

Why do they hold games in such a crap county?

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[PILTDOWN MAN]

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Can't even sell out.

 

[BensGrandad]

Old Trafford has been reknowned for rain for as long as I can remember watching test cricket back in the early 50s.

 

[Bold Seagull]

There are unacceptable levels of weatherism being aired on this thread for my liking...

 

[Titanic]

Weatherist or not, it is absolutely persisting down at Old Trafford... any prospect of play today already looks slim and is receding rapidly.

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[pasty]

1630 inspection been and gone. New inspection due at 1700.

 

[pasty]

Now not even bothering with 1700 inspection. Be very surprised if any further play today

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Manchester, so much to answer for.

 

[Greyrun]

Even sillier is test matches in Wales and compounding it by playing the games early in the season, madness.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

The rain falls hard, on a humdrum town.

 

[Bold Seagull]

 

[Bold Seagull]

All jokes apart, it's actually a bit pathetic that it is sunny there now, and despite millions being spent on the ground, one small area down at 3rd man / fine leg makes the entire match unplayable.

Stupidly they had a warning of this last Friday when it flooded according to Bumble, and they could have set the boundaries in a bit - not hindsight, just common sense.

Ridiculous that we're going to lose this much play in playable weather because the drainage isn't up to scratch in one of the wettest places in the country.


*EDIT - days play abandoned in bright sunshine due to one small area unable to drain.

 

[Eeyore]

Enjoyable seeing Paul Farbrace being interviewed. Seems like an affable figure who would see on any local circuit.

 

[knocky1]

Enjoyable seeing Paul Farbrace being interviewed. Seems like an affable figure who would see on any local circuit.

I enjoyed that as well. Impressed with young Kumar's interview as well. The head groundsman not so much.

 

[jakarta]

An Education for the casual cricket fan to see that the finest side in the Country that should walk the County Championship every year is only denied it because they have to play their home games in a veritable SWAMP....

 

[Eeyore]

An Education for the casual cricket fan to see that the finest side in the Country that should walk the County Championship every year is only denied it because they have to play their home games in a veritable SWAMP....

Excepting 2011, that's been their ongoing excuse for 80 years....

Although, in fairness, the year Sussex pipped them to it weather played a major part.

 

[Titanic]

Weather looking OK for now, surprisingly for such a grim northern venue.

Important session ahead for England... bat well and we can press on into a match winning position - weather permitting, of course.

Going in to day 3 (having lost most of day 2 to the rain and subsequent sogginess) England are 237-6, leading by 85 runs, with Joe Root 48* and Jos Buttler 22* at the crease, with Woakes, Broad and Anderson to come.

 

[BensGrandad]

Score another 200 quickly then get stuck into them late afternoon.

 

[Titanic]

Joe Root 52* (103 balls, 5 fours)

 

[Titanic]

Varun Aaron takes the new ball... 248-6 (80 overs), leading by 96