*Official* Fourth Test (Old Trafford, Manchester) 19-23 July

[morgieb]

There will be enough gap today to finish things off

Except that the radar suggests that the longest gap will be an hour. At this time yesterday it was suggested that the gap could be as long as 3 hours.

Though 4 hours without rain was a genuinely best case scenario and we reached it, so I wouldn’t lose hope if I were England. Draw is clearly favoured though.

 

[Gob]

Except that the radar suggests that the longest gap will be an hour. At this time yesterday it was suggested that the gap could be as long as 3 hours.

Though 4 hours without rain was a genuinely best case scenario and we reached it, so I wouldn’t lose hope if I were England. Draw is clearly favoured though.

Which one?

 

[Victor Ian]

there is a minute chance England might have to bat today, so sunshine is gauranteed.

 

[GIMH]

You’re all missing the most important thing, which is that a drawn series means @Burgey was incredibly wrong with his pre-series bluster. Hopefully that’s enough for @James to ban him for good

 

[Son Of Coco]

there is a minute chance England might have to bat today, so sunshine is gauranteed.

I hope the sun comes out.


At 7:45pm.

 

[Gob]

https://www.accuweather.com/en/gb/manchester/m15-6/hourly-weather-forecast/329260

Well **** me now they are showing an almost 5 hour gap. Useless

 

[morgieb]

Which one?

The Met.

Can’t find Accuweather’s projected radar but they only have two hour gaps between 10am-12pm and 2-4pm (whereas yesterday they were saying 1-5pm was dry). That might suggest some play, but I have doubts over that being long enough. Maybe.

 

[morgieb]

https://www.accuweather.com/en/gb/manchester/m15-6/hourly-weather-forecast/329260

Well **** me now they are showing an almost 5 hour gap. Useless

6/10, needs a bigger opening.

 

[halba]

Met office showing no break yet need to wait

Aus may need to survive approx 1hr today, today is a lot worse, no sun and bad light doubt pace will be allowed

 

[loterry1994]

Has everyone here learned not to trust the forecasts after the last two days

 

[Prince EWS]

6/10, needs a bigger opening.

Too much water.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

I beg you all to shut the **** up about rain radars

 

[Shri]

http://imgur.com/KKWt4Cb

 

[GIMH]

No rain in Punta Cana so should be good for a full day

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

It certainly burns from an Eng pov to have this test pulled from under us by the weather but in all honesty we can't complain too much......should never have got 2-0 down. Was always a tough road back from that.

I thought it was the "perfect position" tho?

 

[G. S. Kohli]

rain is forecast again within 30 mins of that start time.

On sunday?

 

[G. S. Kohli]

You can't play international games after 7 pm sunny or not

Really?

 

[Gob]

Really?

Yes

 

[TheJediBrah]

Nah drawn series will hurt so much more than 2019

It would mean England going more than a decade without winning an Ashes series

 

[Prince EWS]

Yes

Are you really really sure?