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

GotSpin

GotSpin

Hall of Fame Member
honestbharani said:
LIke I said, a crap post to suit your own crappy bias.

While you keep posting your lies, here is the reality. The covid bubble was always set to be formed in Manchester as the players have to leave for the IPL and it was part of the requirement from the UAE Government for a bubble-to-bubble transfer. There were no other rules other than the country's own covid guidelines.

If the argument is that the boards should start having their own bubble requirements even if the country is open, it is a different debate and something that has to be approached with various other factors, including the players' own mental health and well being, considered. And it is something the ECB chief has talked about earlier, why you cannot always keep playing in bio-bubbles. But that has literally nothing to do with what happened here and to keep implying and stating it does shows you do not give a crap about anything here except hurling false accusations.
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You haven’t even disagreed with me here. Probably need to read over it again
 
hendrix

hendrix

Hall of Fame Member
ECB - did not appear to have a "bubble" policy, with players like Butler coming and going from the squad all over the place.

Ravi Shastri - had a book signing with hundreds of people in close quarters and subsequently is the likely source.

BCCI would be unhappy about Shastri doing that but given the above point about ECB not having a bubble.

Just a **** show all around really but both boards should have been 100% clear that ravi shastri shouldn't have been allowed to pull that ****.
 
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Tom Flint

International Regular
I take that back if anyone does have covid I wish them a speedy recovery.
Ipl is worth so much money I wouldn't be surprised if they paid off ecb to lie about positive tests
 
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Window

U19 Debutant
Genuine question- how does not playing this test benefit the Indian players in playing the IPL? Don’t quite follow the logic there. I can understand the benefit from avoiding playing the delayed test match but what benefit is there from canceling the originally scheduled game?
 
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Tom Flint

International Regular
Window said:
Genuine question- how does not playing this test benefit the Indian players in playing the IPL? Don’t quite follow the logic there. I can understand the benefit from avoiding playing the delayed test match but what benefit is there from canceling the originally scheduled game?
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Well there must be some logic in it as they were so desperate to scrap the test 6 months ago
 
GotSpin

GotSpin

Hall of Fame Member
Window said:
Genuine question- how does not playing this test benefit the Indian players in playing the IPL? Don’t quite follow the logic there. I can understand the benefit from avoiding playing the delayed test match but what benefit is there from canceling the originally scheduled game?
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Guessing it’s a concern with flying into Dubai
 
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Window

U19 Debutant
Tom Flint said:
Well there must be some logic in it as they were so desperate to scrap the test 6 months ago
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Well maybe something can be gleaned from the article from May where they wanted to cancel the 5th test if you were to share it.


GotSpin said:
Guessing it’s a concern with flying into Dubai
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That’s not exactly clear. Do you mean Dubai would have forbade entry if they played the game? If so, why?
 
BoyBrumby

BoyBrumby

Englishman
I really do think the ECB needs to wind its neck in slightly.

I'm as disappointed as the next man the series was prematurely truncated, and one feels immense sympathy for the Lancs board who presumably paid a lot of money to host the fifth test (and one hopes will be adequately reimbursed for) but test cricket largely runs on the goodwill and largesse of the BCCI.

If the next Indian skipper isn't so welded to the primacy of the longest format I very much doubt we'll see his charges tour Australia, England and (Covid willing) RSA in the same year again.

I mean, yes they've left early to protect the IPL, but the tournament makes the money that in 7 weeks effectively subsidises cricket as a whole. It's an uncomfortable truth, but no one wants to kill the goose that lays the golden egg.
 
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Tom Flint

International Regular
Window said:
Well maybe something can be gleaned from the article from May where they wanted to cancel the 5th test if you were to share it.



That’s not exactly clear. Do you mean Dubai would have forbade entry if they played the game? If so, why?
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Window said:
Well maybe something can be gleaned from the article from May where they wanted to cancel the 5th test if you were to share it.



That’s not exactly clear. Do you mean Dubai would have forbade entry if they played the game? If so, why?
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Window said:
Well maybe something can be gleaned from the article from May where they wanted to cancel the 5th test if you were to share it.



That’s not exactly clear. Do you mean Dubai would have forbade entry if they played the game? If so, why?
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www.theguardian.com

England under pressure to reschedule or cancel fifth Test against India

The match, scheduled for September, could clash with plans for a restarted IPL but the ECB is expected to resist changes to its fixture list
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
 
Manee

Manee

Cricketer Of The Year
BoyBrumby said:
I really do think the ECB needs to wind its neck in slightly.

I'm as disappointed as the next man the series was prematurely truncated, and one feels immense sympathy for the Lancs board who presumably paid a lot of money to host the fifth test (and one hopes will be adequately reimbursed for) but test cricket largely runs on the goodwill and largesse of the BCCI.

If the next Indian skipper isn't so welded to the primacy of the longest format I very much doubt we'll see his charges tour Australia, England and (Covid willing) RSA in the same year again.

I mean, yes they've left early to protect the IPL, but the tournament makes the money that in 7 weeks effectively subsidises cricket as a whole. It's an uncomfortable truth, but no one wants to kill the goose that lays the golden egg.
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While going to sleep, I was wondering if England and the squad and the commentary panel would have been able to combine for an exhibition game. Probably best that they didn't, but nice thing to imagine.
 
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