**Official** Sri Lanka in England / Scotland - 2011

[Howe_zat]

Restart at 4, rain seems to be clearing. Hoping they call an early tea and then see if we can play through to the end. (edit: ****s sake)

If we get a small lead tonight, we can still force a result.

 

[Spark]

Cricket really is its own worst enemy at times

 

[Howe_zat]

Cricinfo commentary linking to rob's channel.

 

[hazsa19]

Restart at 4, and tea at 4:40

Surely not? Sanity must prevail!

 

[BoyBrumby]

Oh, for ****'s sake. Early tea now, surely?

 

[GIMH]

Could have been playing out there the last 20 minutes, no?

 

[BoyBrumby]

Could have been playing out there the last 20 minutes, no?

Aye, yeah. So frustrating.

Been a while since we've had a series so ruined by the weather, hasn't it?

 

[GIMH]

Yeah, probably the India series in 07?

 

[TopCat]

Could have been playing out there the last 20 minutes, no?

Yes, it's very frustrating that there seems no sense of urgency from the teams or the umpires to speed the gane up abit in these conditions. It's been a standard slow leisurely pace that is standard for today's Test cricket.

It just isn't 'king good enough!

 

[hazsa19]

Play to resume at 4.30, tea at 4.40 the way today is going

 

[TopCat]

Play to resume at 4.30, tea at 4.40 the way today is going

Tea is being taken now as they wait for the groundstaff to mop up the latest rainfall.

 

[_Ed_]

Tea.

So ridiculous. Really feel for the crowd at the ground. **** this. I'm off to bed.

 

[GIMH]

At least we can have three hours up to close. Situation is farcical though. A shower is forecasted at 5

 

[Neil Pickup]

Oxford is much the same - piss it down, blue sky, piss it down, blue sky, piss it down.

Have a junior training session 6-8 this evening - hopefully it will clear...

 

[Spark]

Aleem Dar is total gun but this ain't the first time he's overseen near-farce wrt to getting on the park after heavy conditions

 

[GIMH]

ffs

 

[Spark]

you must be joking

 

[BoyBrumby]

Would be savage if I was in the crowd. Test tickets in the UK aren't cheap.

Mildy vexed as it it, but at least I'm in the dry on my sofa and not £50-75 out on the deal.

 

[superkingdave]

Serious farce.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Will it Rain Today? | Rain radar for the UK | Going to rain? | Meteogroup

I'd hope this is it for Southampton. I, meanwhile, am staring at South Wales and thinking ****.