*Official* England in West Indies

[Jigga988]

DWTA. Violently.

Rained out draw >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> England win.

Batted out draw >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> England win.

WI Win infinitely > England win.

Agreed, word for word!

 

[JBH001]

DWTA. Violently.

Rained out draw >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> England win.

Batted out draw >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> England win.

WI Win infinitely > England win.

I concur.

 

[Redbacks]

Shah might have to watch out he doesn't hurt his jaw such was the ferocity with which he chewed his gum whilst batting. Bit of a pity he had to come out and play in an ultra aggressive manner. I'm surprised England went to 500+ ahead, 450 was surely enough?

 

[sammy2]

Chanderpaul will want to remind some people why he is ranked number one in test batting. Sarwan looks good aswell. The final day should be very competitive.

 

[craigyc43]

All England need to do is bowl consistent lines and length and pray for some good weather and the WI will not last the day.

 

[Kweek]

going for a bold one...IF it stays dry England to win by 100 runs.

rain will be a draw I fear.

 

[Prince EWS]

DWTA. Violently.

Rained out draw >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> England win.

Batted out draw >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> England win.

WI Win infinitely > England win.

Nah, I never really like to see a team cheated by the weather in any circumstances other than when I've had money on a draw. There's no glory in it.

 

[Goughy]

Nah, I never really like to see a team cheated by the weather in any circumstances other than when I've had money on a draw. There's no glory in it.

Hardly cheated out of it. If they had enforced the follow on they they could have had enough time, even if it rained

 

[Richard]

DWTA. Violently.

Rained out draw >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> England win.

Batted out draw >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> England win.

WI Win infinitely > England win.

Rained-out draws are just bad, full-stop.

Even when Australia are the team denied.

 

[Richard]

Hardly cheated out of it. If they had enforced the follow on they they could have had enough time, even if it rained

Any team which loses a victory to a draw thanks to the loss of play has been cheated. Often they'll have played a part in their own downfall, but whenever lost play deprives one side of a result they've been cheated, no two ways about IMO. A Test is supposed to last five days, not four-and-a-quarter. That's why I hope someday we might have a situation where the loss of playing time in a Test is removed from the equation.

 

[GIMH]

Don't see it ever happening tbh Rich, given the calendar

 

[Richard]

Of course it's completely impossible with the current calendar. The hope is that said calendar will at some point be assuaged. There are many good reasons for this - the possibility to stop rain \ bad light \ interruptions of other types knocking overs off Tests would be something to be considered after, not as a reason for, said assuagion.

 

[TT Boy]

England won’t have been cheated if they lose say 30 overs to rain. It is their own stupid fault. They batted too long and wasted too many overs, they should have broken the back of the Windies last night.

 

[Prince EWS]

A hyperlink, possibly? I'll tell you when this thread slows down a bit.

*ahem*

 

[Richard]

Here you go.

 

[sammy2]

I heard ambrose and Kp got into a lil discussion

 

[Kweek]

source?

 

[Prince EWS]

Here you go.

Dire; I obviously knew about that.

 

[Jigga988]

England won’t have been cheated if they lose say 30 overs to rain. It is their own stupid thought. They batted too long and wasted too many overs, they should have broken the back of the Windies last night.

Agreed, Strauss must've been aware of the weather forecast for the last day and should've acted on that; anyway rain is forecasted at a 50% chance at middle of afternoon session, so England would get a good solid 50 overs at Windies no doubt... then after that it's guess work, rain was also forecasted for the first couple days though and that never came to fruition so it could be wrong again...

 

[Jigga988]

Here you go.

That's crazy man you've been on for like 3 days... unbelievable