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Still buzzing after yesterday’s fantastic we simply blew away one of the best sides in the world. Ollie Robinson has become such a big player for England. Joe Root is now the most successful captain of all time recording 27 victories. What was the odds of a win before lunch ? I have no doubts Virat will be hurting & will be looking for revenge in the next Test match.
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Another intriguing day in yet another cracking Test match. There is the promise of a fantastic day tomorrow if the stupid weather doesn't intervene. All results remain possible :clap: :clap:
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I was furious that, given the current situation, we had a run-out. Unbelievable. Then I quickly found out that it didn't really matter as our three middle order batsmen contributed 2 runs. :shock:
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Today’s Test called off at the 11th hour. Apparently it’s all to ensure the IPL takes place next week. Everyone left in the air as people had already travelled to Manchester. Train fares paid, hotel accommodation booked & food/drink ordered by all the retailers. Am absolutely disgusted with this. Money talks yet again.
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NottinghamWhite wrote:Today’s Test called off at the 11th hour. Apparently it’s all to ensure the IPL takes place next week. Everyone left in the air as people had already travelled to Manchester. Train fares paid, hotel accommodation booked & food/drink ordered by all the retailers. Am absolutely disgusted with this. Money talks yet again.
I agree, money is top of the pile. Cricket fans are bottom of the pile.
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The India players signed a letter at midnight on Thursday telling their board they would not be playing the fifth Test at Old Trafford due to fears over covid, Telegraph Sport understands.
After a day of frantic calls and meetings between the players, the BCCI and the ECB, the match was cancelled at the 11th hour on Friday with thousands of fans already in Manchester and heading to the ground.
Senior India players met last night and despite reassurances from the ECB about the covid protocols, decided to stand together with many fearing a further spread of covid could prevent them from playing in the IPL which restarts in the UAE on Sept 19.
There are now high-level talks between the ECB and BCCI over whether the match was forfeited by India. An initial statement from English cricket's governing body on Friday morning said: "India are unable to field a team and will instead regrettably forfeit the match."
The official mention of a forfeit was later removed but behind the scenes, the ECB argued that the match was forfeited because all India’s playing squad returned negative test results. The BCCI said it was a Covid cancellation (and therefore not a forfeit) because of "fears" about the virus spreading among the camp.
India's governing body then released a statement de-escalating the conflict, saying it had offered to reschedule the Test match and that both boards would work together to try to find a window to play the match.
The row over forfeiture or cancellation has huge ramifications for the ECB. If the match is forfeited by India then the ECB are covered by insurance for losses of around £40m, in the same way they would be if the game was forfeited for the death of a monarch or a terrorist attack. But if the match is cancelled by Covid, the ECB are not covered by insurance leaving them with a huge whole in their finances, a year after losing £16m.
The matter could end up being resolved by the International Cricket Council’s dispute resolution committee.
The ECB are also furious that India’s head coach, Ravi Shastri, attended a book launch in London last week along with 150 members of the public. Shastri was the first member of the India party to test positive and in private, England sources are referring to him as 'patient X'. The book launch had not been cleared by the ECB’s covid compliance department.
Three ways to resolve the Old Trafford Test
1) The match is rearranged
India are keen to reschedule and have offered to play the final Test next summer. While both countries already have saturated schedules, a rearrangement would avoid a dispute about how to cover the shortfall from this game being cancelled - estimated at £40 million.
All games in the ongoing World Test Championship must be played before March 2023, so if the match was played next summer the series would still be completed in time. England only have six Test matches scheduled for next summer - one fewer than the norm in recent years. India have also shown that they are willing to field completely separate squads in different formats of the game - in July, they sent a separate squad to Sri Lanka for a limited-overs series while their Test squad were in England.
India are already due to tour England for a limited-overs series next summer, so a Test could potentially be played before or after that, even if it meant shifting other parts of the schedule.
2) The match is forfeited
If the match is forfeited, England are covered by insurance as they would for the death of a monarch cancelling a Test or a terrorist incident. Under this scenario, England would be covered for the estimated £40 million they stand to lose from this match being cancelled. England would also be declared the winners of the game, meaning that the series would end as 2-2 for the purposes of the World Test Championship.
3) The match ends in the courts
If the match is not rearranged, and India refuse to declare the match forfeited - which would cost them a series victory in England, and potentially their chances of reaching the next World Test Championship final - then the match could ultimately be decided in the courts. This would be a deeply undesirable scenario for the ECB, who have worked to improve relations with India in recent years. But it may be unavoidable.
Under the ICC rules for Test matches affected by Covid-19, the result could be determined by the ICC’s dispute resolution committee should the ECB choose to lodge a complaint.
The rules for the ongoing edition of the World Test Championship allow for matches to be cancelled - rather than forfeited - if there is “significant impact” from Covid-19. The interpretation of this clause could be worth £40 million to the ECB, and help decide the next World Test Championship winners.
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Now cricket is all about the money as it joins F1, horse racing, tennis, golf, football and athletics which is a terrible shame.
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Moeen Ali retires from Test cricket.
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The cinch young player of the year is Yorkshire’s Harry Brook whilst the player of the year is Joe Root.
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NottinghamWhite wrote:The cinch young player of the year is Yorkshire’s Harry Brook whilst the player of the year is Joe Root.
Don't think it was ever in doubt, Brook is some talent and I believe in the next couple of years he will be an England international. Some very talented youngsters at Yorkshire, future looks very promising indeed.
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