The 5th Investec Ashes Test, England v Australia, The Oval 21-25.08.13

[dougdeep]

I can't believe they're going to offer them the light.

Nobody gets offered the light anymore. Do keep up.

 

[Marxo]

Oh dear, what cr*p!

 

[vegster]

Told you

 

[mrbigshot]

Unbelievable. £2 I got England 66/1 a few days ago.

 

[Mackenzie]

3-0 it is then.

 

[Paul Reids Sock]

Unbelievable, with only 4 overs to go surely they could have finished the match

 

[Da Man Clay]

Told you

Hardly.

 

[kevo]

Why do they not start till 11am? Ludicrous.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

At least some other sporting institution has managed to beat the Albion Catering Show to the top of the Bad Customer Service League.

 

[albie_noobs]

Shane Warne was bigging up Michael Clarke about "making a game of it" wonder what he's saying now

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Stupid rule about the light

 

[Triggaaar]

Nobody gets offered the light anymore. Do keep up.

I edited my post well before yours. Do keep up.

 

[Phil B]

Result

Umpires 1 Cricket 0

Now just pin that foot to the floor so i can shoot it .


Credit to both sides for trying to get a positive outcome....... But it's just not Cricket, Chaps !

 

[Phil B]

Why do they not start till 11am? Ludicrous.

Play couldn't start on time due to mopping up off the square of excess water - started 11.30.

 

[DumLum]

Test cricket is SO Dull!

At the time you being sarcastic? What about now? Disappointing end.

 

[spring hall convert]

I just wish cricket didn't have to conceive new ways of making itself look ridiculous. It would have been harsh on the Aussies to lose 4-0 but I wouldn't have lost any sleep.

Anyone else think Clarke's declaration was generous in the extreme?

 

[dougdeep]

In 63 overs? It's certainly more than do-able in this day and age. It's looking like they'll leave us 200 in 40ish overs - that's also more than do-able if we fancy having a go. We more than likely won't - but we did have a go at significantly more in less overs when the Saffers were here.

It gets dark at 7:30pm in late August. Oh, was I right again?

 

[jakarta]

At the time you being sarcastic? What about now? Disappointing end.

At the time I was being ironic as the game was building to a fantastic climax - the ICC are clearly trying to kill off Test Cricket when we get scenarios like this evening.

 

[Baron Pepperpot]

England should have won under the Duckworth-Lewis method..