Reserve days

[halba]

any reason why these arent used? Especially for rainy countries?
What a huge result for aus.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Reserve days are only needed when a championship is on the line,

The Ashes transcends any championship in cricket, because it’s exclusively for only two ****ing teams.

 

[GIMH]

Wouldn’t work with the schedule I guess. You’d have to leave an extra day in between back to back Tests, just in case.

just have a super over when the rain stops ffs

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Should have had a ****ing reserve day for when Surrey escaped with a draw against Essex this year. That's for damn sure.

For purposes where it wouldn't benefit my team, no way!

 

[Qlder]

I can think of a few reasons

- cost
- television scheduling
- already short breaks between tests
- not able to pre-sell tickets well in advance
- 5 days already a long time to play and much talk about reducing tests to 4 days
- fighting for a draw is still exciting, doesn't have to always be a win or loss
- over rates would be even worse if they had a spare day up their sleeve

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

#bringbacktimelesstests

lol

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

They should have reverse days - you have to try to get out as quickly as possible.

 

[Daemon]

I can think of a few reasons

- cost
- television scheduling
- already short breaks between tests
- not able to pre-sell tickets well in advance
- 5 days already a long time to play and much talk about reducing tests to 4 days
- fighting for a draw is still exciting, doesn't have to always be a win or loss
- over rates would be even worse if they had a spare day up their sleeve

hi cnerd

also imo just schedule the extra overs for like 6 months later or something. if there are injuries/retirements you play a man down.

 

[ataraxia]

Personally can't wait for some Pom ghoul to decry the draw and suggest it be replaced with a super over (if there's a tie, it goes to a super ball; if that is tied, England win) to more accurately represent New Test Cricket, which is of course a phenomenon very real and totally not just limited to England, sometimes.

 

[andruid]

Wouldn’t work with the schedule I guess. You’d have to leave an extra day in between back to back Tests, just in case.

just have a super over when the rain stops ffs

How naive of you to think that the rain will ever stop.

 

[GIMH]

How naive of you to think that the rain will ever stop.

 

[kevinw]

I don't think we'd have complained about the weather had we got out of jail that way.

 

[loterry1994]

Don’t think reserve days are necessary think extending the hours is better but not a big fan of that also. There should be more done to get the overs in and over rate better had we played all 5 days they were probably going to lose like 50 overs

 

[Adorable Asshole]

Wouldn’t work with the schedule I guess. You’d have to leave an extra day in between back to back Tests, just in case.

just have a super over when the rain stops ffs

Personally can't wait for some Pom ghoul to decry the draw and suggest it be replaced with a super over (if there's a tie, it goes to a super ball; if that is tied, England win) to more accurately represent New Test Cricket, which is of course a phenomenon very real and totally not just limited to England, sometimes.

No just do a boundary count

 

[Coronis]

#bringbacktimelesstests

lol

This but unironically.

Only for the last test of a series if the series is tied though.

 

[Anthony Clayden]

Personally can't wait for some Pom ghoul to decry the draw and suggest it be replaced with a super over (if there's a tie, it goes to a super ball; if that is tied, England win) to more accurately represent New Test Cricket, which is of course a phenomenon very real and totally not just limited to England, sometimes.

Nah the crowd get to vote on who wins or we have spirit of the game points that the MCC decide when and for what they are awarded

 

[Prince EWS]

We don't even have time for tour games anymore. Just no way it's feasible.

 

[Prince EWS]

This but unironically.

Only for the last test of a series if the series is tied though.

Just make the WTC exhibition game timeless IMO.

 

[Molehill]

Weather is part and parcel of the game. It's unfortunate when you're on the wrong side of it, but it's not something to whinge about. It's outside your control. Stupid ****ing declarations and dropped catches aren't and that's where I'm concentrating my complaints!!

And if Piers Morgan is whinging about the weather then it just confirms that it's not the issue.

 

[Chin Music]

Weather is part and parcel of the game. It's unfortunate when you're on the wrong side of it, but it's not something to whinge about. It's outside your control. Stupid ****ing declarations and dropped catches aren't and that's where I'm concentrating my complaints!!

And if Piers Morgan is whinging about the weather then it just confirms that it's not the issue.

Rubbish tactics in the first test , fourth innings when the game was in our favour and the braindead cricket from 188-1 in the first innings second test should also be part of the discussion for me.