***Official*** Pakistan in England

[Fusion]

Let him write as many books as he like, he will have plenty of time for them now since hopefully he will not be umpiring again in international cricket

Amen to that. Hopefully good riddance.

 

[Slow Love™]

Yeah but you have to read that "few minutes" in the context of the half an hour + that it actually took.

Well, that's the whole event though. The transition from "where are the Pakistan team" to "the Pakistan team is out, but the umpires aren't coming" all seemed to happen fairly quickly to me, but I was only following it on cricinfo.

Funnily enough, it's not like I'd put it above Pakistan management (or any cricket team for that matter) to tell a self-serving story. I just have an issue with your authoritative description of events as "the Pakistani version".

 

[Jamee999]

So is the game definately off then?

We're not sure.

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

We're not sure.

If you have SSN, put it on now, statement expected shortly. If not, sit tight.

 

[Beleg]

Farce, farce, farce. Someone call in Basil Fawlty please. The ICC are acting like a bunch of frickin' losers. Tossers.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

They should continue the match tomorrow with David Constant replacing Darrell Hair.

 

[steds]

The ICC are acting like a bunch of frickin' losers.

You have to admire them for being themselves, then.

 

[Langeveldt]

Farce, farce, farce. Someone call in Basil Fawlty please. The ICC are acting like a bunch of frickin' losers. Tossers.

9.10pm After the news that the Test was off there are again further conflicting reports coming out of the The Oval with sources saying the match is still on. The amazing events continue to unfold.


I expect they have just phoned the ICC.. It's like going to the Dalai Lama for advice on contraceptives.. We haven't seen the ultimate lunatic fringe get involved yet, but wait till the morning for it all to kick off..

 

[steds]

They should continue the match tomorrow with David Constant replacing Darrell Hair.

I say they give Rikki the gig.

 

[Xuhaib]

You have to admire them for being themselves, then.

 

[Xuhaib]

Sky news repoting match cancelled.

 

[Slow Love™]

Hair is probably furiously throwing back a few bottles of scotch back at his hotel right now, with Bonnie Tyler pumping out at high volume, so he can't hear the phone ringing.

 

[Jono]

What he won't be listening to is Prince's new song.

 

[Beleg]

Any explaination yet?

 

[greg]

England win - official

 

[Lillian Thomson]

The official statement from the ECB says that England have won the match by forfeit.

 

[superkingdave]

biggest first innings defecit conceded to win a test match?

 

[Jamee999]

The official statement from the ICC says they win the match

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Yep, breaking news on the BBC that the game has been officially awarded to England who win the series 3-0.

Right decision IMO, although i agree with Pakistan, they went about it entirely the wrong way.

 

[TT Boy]

The announcement is that the ICC will officially win the test.

?

Edit- Ok, yes we won!