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Lunch update, Day 3:



Player scores for that morning session. Pretty inglorious apart from Cummins.

 

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Tea / end of Day 3 progress scores from yesterday (third session washed out):



Player Scores for Day 2 Session 2:

 

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Progress scores Day 4 Lunch Break:



Player scores in that first session of Day 4:

 

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I'm going for the Power Play - Session 2 Day 4.

 

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Maximum of four sessions to go. Australia need 281 to win. History is strongly against them but it's a flat deck so they are still a chance.

Progress scores at the tea break:



Power plays yet to be used by Mofra Snarls Barkley ossie_21 flamethrower Cudi and Next Waiting

If you don't nominate one you get the final session of the game, no matter how short it is.

Here are the player scores for the afternoon session just completed:

 

[ossie_21]

Session 1 for me thanks

 

[Cudi]

I'll go session 2

 

[flamethrower]

Session 1 thanks for power play.

Make it session 2 on day 5.

 

[Next Waiting]

Session 1 for the PP thanks DW with Boland and his run a ball century and 150 run partnership with Green to restore some respectability ........ and get the win

 

[dogwatch]

OK I've got the following powerplays locked in:
Session 1 - ossie_21, Flamethower, Next Waiting
Session 2 - Cudi

No word yet from mofra and Snarls.

 

[Next Waiting]

Session 1 for the PP thanks DW with Boland and his run a ball century and 150 run partnership with Green to restore some respectability ........ and get the win

Point of order. If session 1 is rained off, does session 2 effectively become session 1....and session 3 session 2?

I will cease my session queries hereinafter.....

 

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Progress scores at close of play on Day 4:



Player scores for the stumps session on Day 3. Fractional scores are because each run is worth 1.2 (x the multiplier):

 

[dogwatch]

Point of order. If session 1 is rained off, does session 2 effectively become session 1....and session 3 session 2?

I will cease my session queries hereinafter.....

No.

Rain interruptions are just bad luck, even if your whole power play session is wiped out without a ball being bowled.

However I will be magnanimous enough not to declare you irrevocably locked in until the first ball is bowled. That is, if the session start is delayed because of rain you may still cancel or change your nomination after the official start time for that session, as long as no ball has been bowled.

 

[flamethrower]

OK I've got the following powerplays locked in:
Session 1 - ossie_21, Flamethower, Next Waiting
Session 2 - Cudi

No word yet from mofra and Snarls.

Make mine session 2 please

 

[Next Waiting]

No.

Rain interruptions are just bad luck, even if your whole power play session is wiped out without a ball being bowled.

However I will be magnanimous enough not to declare you irrevocably locked in until the first ball is bowled. That is, if the session start is delayed because of rain you may still cancel or change your nomination after the official start time for that session, as long as no ball has been bowled.

But I can't get 9 Gem and there's a delay on SEN cricinfo. Would you accept 2nd ball

 

[dogwatch]

Point of order. If session 1 is rained off, does session 2 effectively become session 1....and session 3 session 2?

I will cease my session queries hereinafter.....

I just checked the cricinfo site and can see why you asked that question! Bucketing down in Birmingham.

flamethrower and ossie_21 you might also want to reconsider.

On reflection, it seems fairer that if no ball is bowled for the entire session your power play is void and you get another chance. However I repeat if they bowl even one ball before you change your pick then it's just bad luck. So best to get in early, just in case!

Over to you, fellas...

 

[dogwatch]

But I can't get 9 Gem and there's a delay on SEN cricinfo. Would you accept 2nd ball

 

[Next Waiting]

Session 1 Session 2 for the PP thanks DW with Boland and his run a ball century and 150 run partnership with Green to restore some respectability ........ and get the win

I just checked the cricinfo site and can see why you asked that question! Bucketing down in Birmingham.

flamethrower and ossie_21 you might also want to reconsider.

On reflection, it seems fairer that if no ball is bowled for the entire session your power play is void and you get another chance. However I repeat if they bowl even one ball before you change your pick then it's just bad luck. So best to get in early, just in case!

Over to you, fellas...

 

[ossie_21]

Session 2 as well, although it’s likely to be a mostly washed out day by the looks of it

 

[flamethrower]

First session officially washed out according to Cricinfo at the ground. Lunch at 12.30. Session 2 to start at 1.10pm local time.

 

[dogwatch]

First session officially washed out according to Cricinfo at the ground. Lunch at 12.30. Session 2 to start at 1.10pm local time.

OK so at this stage the Power Plays I have are:

Session 1 - nil
Session 2 - Cudi, Next Waiting, Flamethrower

No word from ossie_21, mofra, Snarls

 

[Next Waiting]

OK so at this stage the Power Plays I have are:

Session 1 - nil
Session 2 - Cudi, Next Waiting, Flamethrower

No word from ossie_21, mofra, Snarls

In the event that rain impacts to the point that only one session is possible for the day (say 40 overs), would that mean that you'd get your power play regardless of whether you fell asleep or not and regardless of the session you nominated. Asking for a friend

 

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In the event that rain impacts to the point that only one session is possible for the day (say 40 overs), would that mean that you'd get your power play regardless of whether you fell asleep or not and regardless of the session you nominated. Asking for a friend

Tell your friend not to be so shy. I'm very approachable.

But yes, if there's only one session available and you have a Power Play in hand it would be applied to that last session (see extract below from the OP).

Power Play: Each test you get to nominate ONE session where you get double points for your team. eg Day 1 Session 1, Day 4 session 2, etc. You can nominate your PP session right up to the resumption of play for that session (before first ball bowled). If you fail to nominate a session you get the last session of the match, however short or long that session may be. Rain interruptions to your Power Play are just bad luck.

 

[Next Waiting]

Tell your friend not to be so shy. I'm very approachable.

But yes, if there's only one session available and you have a Power Play in hand it would be applied to that last session (see extract below from the OP).

I'll tell my friend to read the fine print next time. He's hopeless

 

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I'll tell my friend to read the fine print next time. He's hopeless

Thought so.