3rd Ashes Test: Old Trafford, 11-15 August: Day Three

[Occasional Fan]

In England you get 50% back (that's for more than 10 and fewer than 25 overs). You get 100% back if fewer than 10 overs are bowled. Both unless the truncation is caused by the end of the match. Different in other countries: in most, I think you get nowt.

[Lemming]

With regard to the light, I've no idea why - when there is time taken out of the game by rain - we could not play until the umpire's offer the batsmen the light. Obviously we can't play too late as the light get dangerous, but why they come out at 18:10 and only bowl 6 overs I've no idea!

Why can't they play until the light fails?

[Occasional Fan]

Only because of the ICC regulation referred to above, as far as I can tell.

[Notts Exile]

Originally Posted by Six & Out

G Jones should be ashamed of himself. Simple stumping and a simple catch. I don't care if he is good with the bat, his keeping is resembling Sunday League standards in this series. Its very poor and it may well cost England the match.

But Fletcher continues to make excuses for him, I wonder if GO Jones is Duncan's secret love child or if they're having some sort of affair. His keeping is pathetic and he shouldn't be in the side. Give the gloves to Trescothick if we have to have an extra batsman because Jones isn't a Test batsman by a long ay either. He may have scored forty runs but he's now cost us that with his keeping. He's still in negatives for his overall contribution in this series. What does he have to do to get dropped???