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*Official* Australia in India 2023

AnthonyC

School Boy/Girl Cricketer
This is the big showdown between the greatest cricketing nation and the nation that thinks it is the greatest cricketing nation....(Good thing is that can work both ways)
Any chance that India threw Indore, so Modi could turn up at a live test?? LOL
 

duffer

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Scomo would've been in his element today though. Probably would've thought he was Gladiator or something
 

Burgey

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I love these sort of cultural differences. If a politician in Aus agreed to toss the coin at a test match if asked, even without then riding around the ground in a ****ing stylized chariot, they would be voted out at the next election no matter what.

Even if they single handedly cured cancer, put everyone in no cost housing and solved every economic and societal ill known to humankind, they would be voted out for being a showy ****.
 

slippy888

International Captain
Was it very necessary to name a cricket ground after a politician, why not name is after one of your ex greatest cricketers
 

Spark

Global Moderator
I love these sort of cultural differences. If a politician in Aus agreed to toss the coin at a test match if asked, even without then riding around the ground in a ****ing stylized chariot, they would be voted out at the next election no matter what.

Even if they single handedly cured cancer, put everyone in no cost housing and solved every economic and societal ill known to humankind, they would be voted out for being a showy ****.
The only way most of them would be allowed to ride a chariot around a full sporting ground is if we could all pelt them with eggs as they did so.
 

social

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Was it very necessary to name a cricket ground after a politician, why not name is after one of your ex greatest cricketers
The SCG Trust named a stand after a politician but it was renamed the Bill O’Reilly stand when sanity returned
 

AnthonyC

School Boy/Girl Cricketer
Tried to work out when is the latest time that the pitch can be changed. I have presumed that the match begins at the toss (as that is when the team sheets are exchanged and therefore sides are locked in), and therefore the pitch must have been nominated and all prep work finished at that time.

6.3 Selection and preparation

Before the match, the Ground Authority shall be responsible for the selection and preparation of the pitch. During the match, the umpires shall control its use and maintenance.

6.4 Changing the pitch

The pitch shall not be changed during the match unless the umpires decide that it is dangerous or unreasonable for play to continue on it and then only with the consent of both captains.

9.1.4 Timing of permitted rolling

The rolling permitted (maximum 7 minutes) before play begins on any day shall be started not more than 30 minutes before the time scheduled or rescheduled for play to begin. The captain of the batting side may, however, delay the start of such rolling until not less than 10 minutes before the time scheduled or rescheduled for play to begin.

9.3 Mowing

9.3.1
Responsibility for mowing

9.3.1.1 All mowings which are carried out before the match shall be the sole responsibility of the Ground Authority.

9.3.1.2 All subsequent mowings shall be carried out under the supervision of the umpires.

9.3.3 Timing of mowing

9.3.3.1 Mowing of the pitch on any day shall be completed not later than 30 minutes before the time scheduled or rescheduled for play to begin on that day, before any sweeping prior to rolling. If necessary, debris may be removed from the pitch before mowing, by hand, without sweeping. See 9.2.3.

9.3.3.2 Mowing of the outfield on any day shall be completed not later than 15 minutes before the time scheduled or rescheduled for play to begin on that day.

9.4 Watering the pitch

The pitch shall not be watered during the match.

13.4 The toss

The captains shall toss a coin for the choice of innings, on the field of play and in the presence of one or both of the umpires, not earlier than 30 minutes, nor later than 15 minutes before the scheduled or any rescheduled time for the start of play. Note, however, the provisions of Law 1.3 (Captain).
 

centurymaker

Cricketer Of The Year
Better to bat first but it also means that you are in the hot seat now and the only team who can screw up.

(Bowling team can't lose on day 1 but batting team certainly can).
 

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