*Official Third Test at Edgbaston

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Its embarrassing is what it is.

Tbf, it has been chucking it down for hours so it's unrealistic to assume that play could've resumed

However, it's also ridiculous to award a test match to a ground that cannot comply with conditions agreed for the series (i.e. lights) and has an antiquated drainage system

 

[Redbacks]

Play abandoned for the day.

Good news.

Not really, we may have been a shot at winning the match with a full days play. I.e. If we bowled England out for 240-300 then there was definitely a chance we could get a lead and put some pressure on. Playing Johnson makes this scenario unrealistic however

 

[chalky]

Trying to think how a result can be forced; possibly only way is if we have two full days of 98 overs England to bat all day tomorrow score at 4 an over would give them 520 approx 250 lead then try and bowl Australia out on the last day.

A long shot though

 

[pasag]

Trying to think how a result can be forced; possibly only way is if we have two full days of 98 overs England to bat all day tomorrow score at 4 an over would give them 520 approx 250 lead then try and bowl Australia out on the last day.

A long shot though

Isn't the weather supposed to be just as bad tomorrow?

 

[pup11]

Tbf, it has been chucking it down for hours so it's unrealistic to assume that play could've resumed

However, it's also ridiculous to award a test match to a ground that cannot comply with conditions agreed for the series (i.e. lights) and has an antiquated drainage system

Though does having lights make much of a difference, the moment the lights are switched on, the batsmen start whining about how they can't see a thing.

 

[chalky]

Looks dry tomorrow Monday looks a bit dodgy though

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[PhoenixFire]

Isn't the weather supposed to be just as bad all summer?

Fix'd and confirmed.

 

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Though does having lights make much of a difference, the moment the lights are switched on, the batsmen start whining about how they can't see a thing.

Not their decision

 

[biased indian]

think a result is still possible ...if we have 2 full days play

 

[pup11]

Isn't the weather supposed to be just as bad tomorrow?

I hope the weather stays bad, because I tend to agree to a certain extent with what chalky said, with today's play getting washed out, it virtually kills any outside chance Australia had of winning this game.

From here on if two full days of cricket take place, England are the only team likely to have any chance of winning, and if things go according to plan for England, then Australia could find themselves in a position, where they have everything to lose and nothing to gain, so definitely keeping my fingers crossed for some bad weather tomorrow.

 

[oitoitoi]

Tbf, it has been chucking it down for hours so it's unrealistic to assume that play could've resumed

However, it's also ridiculous to award a test match to a ground that cannot comply with conditions agreed for the series (i.e. lights) and has an antiquated drainage system

Agreed, until this year they didn't even have a sufficiently big enough sight screen. Play all 5 at Durham!

 

[oitoitoi]

Fix'd and confirmed.

Imagine if we get a 1-0 score line in a 5 test series, pretty awful advertisement for the game.

 

[pup11]

Not their decision

Who's decision...?

I tend to agree with your view that Edgbaston shouldn't have been awareded this test because of their ****ed up drainage system, but as I said the conditions laid down by both the sides regarding the lights are pretty stupid, and not much of a factor AFAIC.

 

[pup11]

Fix'd and confirmed.

English fans don't have much to worry about, do they, sitting pretty on a 1-0 lead, and looking the more dominant side for most part of this series so far.

Its us the Aussie fans, who would be pretty worried if the weather in the upcoming days doesn't improve, basically would ruin our team's chance of making a comeback in this series.

 

[PhoenixFire]

Jason Gillespie is such a laugh on 5Live.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Jason Gillespie is such a laugh on 5Live.

It's quite surprising the way he's changed personality. In 1997 he never spoke hardly at all in public or even amongst his mates in private by all accounts.

 

[PhoenixFire]

English fans don't have much to worry about, do they, sitting pretty on a 1-0 lead, and looking the more dominant side for most part of this series so far.

Its us the Aussie fans, who would be pretty worried if the weather in the upcoming days doesn't improve, basically would ruin our team's chance of making a comeback in this series.

I'd rather we lost and had a full series of cricket than us winning the series and playing no more.

 

[marc71178]

Tbf, it has been chucking it down for hours so it's unrealistic to assume that play could've resumed

However, it's also ridiculous to award a test match to a ground that cannot comply with conditions agreed for the series (i.e. lights) and has an antiquated drainage system

If lights were a pre-condition I'm not sure we'd have found 5 grounds to play it on.

As it is the lights at Lords didn't really work anyway.

 

[Pigeon]

Shame he won the battles, really.

Pathetic. I really pity you mate.

 

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Who's decision...?

I tend to agree with your view that Edgbaston shouldn't have been awareded this test because of their ****ed up drainage system, but as I said the conditions laid down by both the sides regarding the lights are pretty stupid, and not much a factor AFAIC.

Umpires

As to the playing conditions, lights can come into play regularly in Eng