***Official*** 5th Test at Old Trafford, Manchester - 10th-14th of September

[theegyptian]

It's mostly about the IPL I'd guess. If they didn't have to jet of to the UAE right after this test they'd have played it.

 

[The Sean]

It will be interesting - to say the least - to see how this plays out. The ECB wording raises questions for me - "India are unable to field a team." Surely, if everyone has tested negative to COVID as far as we know, that isn't true? They appear to have chosen not to field a team, which to my mind puts a different slant on whether or not this is a forfeit.

Not for a second do I think that the final decision will be a forfeit and a 2-2 series result, mind.

 

[OverratedSanity]

RTB getting bites from India supporters that Sledger could only dream of here

I agree managing to be a bigger dickhead than sledger is quite some feat.

 

[OverratedSanity]

It will be interesting - to say the least - to see how this plays out. The ECB wording raises questions for me - "India are unable to field a team." Surely, if everyone has tested negative to COVID as far as we know, that isn't true? They appear to have chosen not to field a team, which to my mind puts a different slant on whether or not this is a forfeit.

Not for a second do I think that the final decision will be a forfeit and a 2-2 series result, mind.

There has to be some Covid clause for cancellations these days. Very little chance this will count as a forfeit imo. Someone in the camp is positive (physio was it?) so its reason enough for them to be worried.

 

[GIMH]

If this is about protecting the IPL, then this is going to get messy. But then how do you prove that

 

[GIMH]

There has to be some Covid clause for cancellations these days. Very little chance this will count as a forfeit imo.

If the players don’t have Covid does it count as a Covid cancellation though?

I don’t know the rules btw. Just wondering.

 

[sunilz]

There has to be some Covid clause for cancellations these days. Very little chance this will count as a forfeit imo.

WTC has clause of covid cancellation

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

I will lmao for days if it's a forfeit and the series is drawn. It won't be though.

 

[theegyptian]

If this is about protecting the IPL, then this is going to get messy. But then how do you prove that

I mean I'd guess the bcci have agreed some deal to compensate the ecb which is all that matters at the end of the day for the boards. Lets be honest England aren't reaching the final of the WTC, and the ecb don't really care whether it's 2-1 or 2-2.

Fans get ****ed but no-one from the ecb or bcci really cares about that.

 

[Shri]

If the players don’t have Covid does it count as a Covid cancellation though?

I don’t know the rules btw. Just wondering.

virus incubates and could take time for a positive test after false negatives

like someone could test positive 2 or 3 days from now after testing negative

 

[duffer]

If this is about protecting the IPL, then this is going to get messy. But then how do you prove that

 

[GIMH]

virus incubates and could take time for a positive test after false negatives

like someone could test positive 2 or 3 days from now after testing negative

Same applies to testing negative at any point

 

[neerajchopra]

If this is about protecting the IPL, then this is going to get messy. But then how do you prove that

it won't. ecb will be paid off.

maybe a 2 test series next year.

 

[Burner]

Bah this sucks

 

[neerajchopra]

I will lmao for days if it's a forfeit and the series is drawn. It won't be though.

wont be. india can stop england from playing cricket again. thats how powerful bcci is.

 

[duffer]

wont be. india can stop england from playing cricket again. thats how powerful bcci is.

Enough pls

 

[Lillian Thomson]

I think theegyptian hit the nail on the proverbial head. The IPL is worth over £300,000,000 to the BCCI. So they dump 5% in the ECB’s pocket as compensation and all the suits are happy.

 

[Pratters]

India didnt care for the test, only for ipl. ****ers.

 

[StephenZA]

Whether honest or not about the concerns and the covid circumstances, the optics does not look good from the BCCI and players. Not that the BCCI really cares.

 

[GIMH]

It’s what’s changed from last night that I really would like to understand.