**Official** 2004 Natwest Series (Eng, NZL, WI)

[Neil Pickup]

Not a chance of play.

Hammering down in Birmingham and it's coming from the South West.

It's been non-stop here since 5am (seven hours ago).

Cutoff is 1632 BST (i.e. four hours, forty-five minutes' time)

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Not a chance of play.

Hammering down in Birmingham and it's coming from the South West.

It's been non-stop here since 5am (seven hours ago).

Cutoff is 1632 BST (i.e. four hours, forty-five minutes' time)

Lets hope it stops for tomorrow

it was fine Friday yet that was the only day of the 4 from Thurs to Sunday with no International game. Sods law!

 

[Tim]

Well at least NZ is taking points out of these rain affected matches.

 

[superkingdave]

Not a chance of play.

Hammering down in Birmingham and it's coming from the South West.

It's been non-stop here since 5am (seven hours ago).

Cutoff is 1632 BST (i.e. four hours, forty-five minutes' time)

Your worse than the met office - the covers are off!

 

[MoxPearl]

Not a chance of play.

Hammering down in Birmingham and it's coming from the South West.

It's been non-stop here since 5am (seven hours ago).

Cutoff is 1632 BST (i.e. four hours, forty-five minutes' time)

Looks like there will b play....

 

[superkingdave]

Looks like there will b play....

Yep, starts is 5 minutes

 

[Neil Pickup]

Hmm... Can't say I'm desperately impressed with my own weather forecasting ability.

Ah well, time to go to the TV room then!

 

[superkingdave]

Hmm... Can't say I'm desperately impressed with my own weather forecasting ability.

Ah well, time to go to the TV room then!

And come straight back as the heavens open

 

[MoxPearl]

geez england.. whats with your weather :P

 

[SpaceMonkey]

geez england.. whats with your weather :P

The weathers being great this summer its just this last week we've had crap

 

[Adamc]

? 21 overs per side? I thought Duckworth-Lewis required at least 25 overs per side. Well it should, anyway.

 

[tooextracool]

unfair on the team batting first, they've lost half their overs playing with caution and trying to set a platform when they would have gone for the big shots from ball 1

 

[Adamc]

unfair on the team batting first, they've lost half their overs playing with caution and trying to set a platform when they would have gone for the big shots from ball 1

D/L takes this into account I think, e.g. WI score 100 from 21 overs, NZ target might be 140 or something.

Chanderpaul out - could be a blessing in disguise for WI.

 

[superkingdave]

? 21 overs per side? I thought Duckworth-Lewis required at least 25 overs per side. Well it should, anyway.

Yes i thought that aswell, maybe the umpire think they are above the law

 

[superkingdave]

At this rate the WI wont need all their overs

 

[Kent]

Yes i thought that aswell, maybe the umpire think they are above the law

Apparently this is the first series after a rule change. 20 overs each now constitutes a match.

 

[tooextracool]

wow 3 wickets lost on the same score.....

 

[Tom Halsey]

Spectacular over - 4,4,4,4,6,1.

 

[superkingdave]

Lara hits 23 off an Oram over...

...then knocks his stumps over

 

[Tom Halsey]

And gets out hit wicket immediately afterwards.