creeeeeeeekeeeeeet

[Worthy4England]

Three tons on the board - next up, Joe Root! That's a long day...

What’s the business about it being 4 days? I mean it could be over in 4 but still - why can’t it be normal?

Gotta be honest mate, until you spotted it, I hadn't. Suspect it's to do with rest days...But what is bizarre, is there is pretty much zero narrative from anywhere outside India and the "rules" about it from the ECB are just over a page long. But when we played Ireland, a couple of years back, that was 4 days too. So I guess, they save a day (but increase the playing time per day a bit), if they can get a result in 4 against opposition that are theoretically "weaker" whilst only losing in theory 50 overs.

[BWFC_Insane]

Three tons on the board - next up, Joe Root! That's a long day...

What’s the business about it being 4 days? I mean it could be over in 4 but still - why can’t it be normal?

Gotta be honest mate, until you spotted it, I hadn't. Suspect it's to do with rest days...But what is bizarre, is there is pretty much zero narrative from anywhere outside India and the "rules" about it from the ECB are just over a page long. But when we played Ireland, a couple of years back, that was 4 days too. So I guess, they save a day (but increase the playing time per day a bit), if they can get a result in 4 against opposition that are theoretically "weaker" whilst only losing in theory 50 overs.

Still 90 overs a day and no extended times. I get it in terms of rest days but I also think it reduces chance of results in a game that needs to do more to maximise results. Especially in England on a bank holiday!

[Worthy4England]

Yeah - I'm with you.

[Worthy4England]

So. Three day tests? Job to do. Job done, not learnt much!

[BWFC_Insane]

England currently thumping the West Indies in the first ODI this summer. Not won many of these for a while so makes a nice change.

[Worthy4England]

Yeah, any win at the moment, is a goodie.

[BWFC_Insane]

Bit of a reversion to the mean today sadly….

[TANGODANCER]

Oh Joe...go,go,go. what a hero..

[BWFC_Insane]

Oh Joe...go,go,go. what a hero..

Yeah an outstanding innings and had to be as most others were far from outstanding with the bat. And duckett had a poor time in the field too.

Root made it look easy in relatively challenging conditions.