T20I 5th T20 Australia v India 8/11 1845hrs @ the Gabba

[Plugger35]

I wish the commentators would be honest. "Clouds have cleared", "Might be a chance of some rain", "Straight back on after the lightning moves away"
100% chance of rain for a significant part of the game which is why India were going so hard so why not just say that...

They don't want people turning off so they always try to downplay any rain and talk up the chances of more cricket happening.

 

[Moonwatcher]

So India win the series 2-1

 

[Moonwatcher]

We weren't chasing whatever they were going to score anyway but we obviously need the chasing practice.

 

[Moonwatcher]

They don't want people turning off so they always try to downplay any rain and talk up the chances of more cricket happening.

On Foxtel?

 

[Hatchy1992]

On the BOM radar, seems like one rain band moving through fairly quickly. Hopefully it will come and go, and still leave time for some play.

Weatherzone app radar says otherwise. The scheduling of the warm up cricket is just dumb.

 

[Moonwatcher]

lol they suggest the crowd find a roof

 

[010203]

The rain is on its way and so is a washout.

 

[StillAtLarge]

This is where cricket has to be more flexible. Start it a couple hours earlier and give everyone the option of a full refund.
We all knew heavy rain was likely not long after start time

 

[dogs105]

5 T20Is? **** a duck!

 

[LukeParkerno1]

How will we lose this one...

Depends…

Is Abbott playing?

 

[LukeParkerno1]

This is where cricket has to be more flexible. Start it a couple hours earlier and give everyone the option of a full refund.
We all knew heavy rain was likely not long after start time

Hey be fair least we don’t lose

 

[Moonwatcher]

5 T20Is? **** a duck!

Need 5 to have a chance of 3

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Need 5 to have a chance of 3

Or the way we play we get to lose 4 lol

 

[Cleavy]

This is where cricket has to be more flexible. Start it a couple hours earlier and give everyone the option of a full refund.
We all knew heavy rain was likely not long after start time

presumably an earlier start time would be worse for BCCI?

 

[Westend]

is there a game on today lol

 

[sherb]

5 T20Is? **** a duck!

Will be forgotten after a year.

 

[Plugger35]

There is still no rain there but they are off due to rain coming and a one in a million chance of a player getting struck by lightning.

They could have still been playing for the last half an hour or so but that's cricket for you.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Will be forgotten after a year.

That long?

 

[Moonwatcher]

There is still no rain there but they are off due to rain coming and a one in a million chance of a player getting struck by lightning.

1 in a million would be someone getting hit every year at some level

 

[jb04]

Will be forgotten after a year.

You must have a wonderful memory because this series will be scrubbed from mine before going to bed tonight.

 

[Plugger35]

1 in a million would be someone getting hit every year at some level

That's a risk I'm willing to take to see more cricket, I might think differently if I was playing though.

 

[sherb]

There is still no rain there but they are off due to rain coming and a one in a million chance of a player getting struck by lightning.

They could have still been playing for the last half an hour or so but that's cricket for you.

They come off the field for lightning for very good reasons.

This was just a week or so ago.

MSN

 

[sherb]

That long?

You must have a wonderful memory because this series will be scrubbed from mine before going to bed tonight.

Yeah, point taken. I was being overly kind and generous.

 

[Moonwatcher]

It only rains in Australia when the cricket is on. They need to play more regional matches so the farmers can get some rain.

 

[Plugger35]

It looks like it's hosing down there now.

At least we get to listen to Howie, Gilly and Junior talking about the Ashes, as if we haven't had enough talk about it already.