The Cricket Thread

[leedswolf]

I stand corrected... they were saying before the innings began that it would only improve it to .3 if we got it done in 3 overs. Obviously they got it wrong... and so did I for relying on the commentators!

The commentator initially said it would improve to 3 and then 'corrected' it to 0.3.

 

[sycophantia]

We're really not in bother.

Pakistan are though as based on performances so far, USA will win later.

Well even its rained off we're out.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Not gonna rain though

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

However, looks like USA are in luck...

Heavy rain is forecast for the next three days. The pitches have mostly been under covers and that's unlikely to change. A state of emergency has been declared in five counties, including Broward where the stadium is located. It'll need a miracle even for the curators to simply have a look at the surface underneath.

 

[leedswolf]

However, looks like USA are in luck...

Heavy rain is forecast for the next three days. The pitches have mostly been under covers and that's unlikely to change. A state of emergency has been declared in five counties, including Broward where the stadium is located. It'll need a miracle even for the curators to simply have a look at the surface underneath.

T20 World Cup: Ireland and Pakistan face nervous weather wait as storms and heavy rainfall in Florida

Tropical storms and flooding have put the final three T20 World Cup group games held in the United States at risk.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Sniffer]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1801600069776588921

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

"Quite wet" in as much as Gonçalo Guedes is "quite shit".

 

[leedswolf]

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/azam-khan-will-take-20-minutes-to-cover-2-kilometres-while-whole-pakistan-team-hafeez-burns-under-fire-pak-star-101718329829007.html

 

[leedswolf]

USA vs Ireland abandoned, Pakistan out.

 

[Tony Towner]

Woakes is back playing this evening

 

[leedswolf]

Bucketing down in North Sound.

 

[Tony Towner]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1802019585115267220

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

It *should* be ok, we don't even start losing overs until 7pm UK time.

 

[leedswolf]

It *should* be ok, we don't even start losing overs until 7pm UK time.

That's when the next pitch inspection happens...

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

We can start a 5 over game as late as around 9.45pm UK time. It'll be alright. He says

 

[Sniffer]

I’ve stuck a few bob on an incomplete game so we’ll be ok.

 

[Tony Towner]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1802033153629983154

 

[jd1981]

Probably twice in less than a year the weather has screwed us over, we’d have won the 4th v Australia but the rain stopped and we’re going out of the the World Cup due to rain only in cricket.

 

[jd1981]

No inspection until 8pm, so overs lost

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

If we do get knocked out due to two rained off games then it's very bad luck BUT...I think I'd bin Mott. Selection just isn't good enough, why on earth is Scurran there as bench fodder when he's been awful for 18 months, complete waste of a squad place, picking Jordan when he was done years ago (and his first choice was Hunchback Overton I FFS), Bairstow immune from being dropped, comes across very poorly when questioned in the media, etc etc.

Buttler's race as captain is probably run too, especially as he's 34 soon, but I don't know who would take over.