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Rain, rain and rain- what happened to the dry Durham we had in april and May? Does not look good today- here is the full cricinfo commentary to this point....Some good bits in here
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11.15am Not wishing to be a harbinger of gloom, but play has already been abandoned at Leeds, 90 odd miles to the south. Here's the latest Met Office radar image things. The Riverside is right under the worst of it but it looks clearer to the south.
11.10am An email asking what cricketers get up to in dressing-rooms during long delays. Cards is a favourite, Harmison plays darts (Will Luke collapses in hysterics, mumbling about him hitting everything but the board - cheap shot), others sleep. Send in your ways of passing the hours.
11.05am A few emails asking why we no longer run wicket alerts. Well, we do, all combined in a news-wickets thingy. Download it here and configure it to update you with wicket alerts for the team of your choice as well as the news headlines.
10.45am Inspection at 12.30pm we are told. Given that it's still raining, that could turn out to be a triumph of optimism over reality. A group of people on chef's hats have arrived in the temporary stand. They are unlikely to stay there too long ...
10.35am Not a chance of any play soon, covers in place, rain falling and only a smattering of spectators huddled under umbrellas show that there should be a Test starting today. The toss is delayed. While we scour the Thesaurus for alternatives for "rain", send us your feedback on anything that you want to get off your chest.
10.30am It gets grimmer as the rain falls and puddles form on the edge of the covers. Better news in London where Andrew Miller and Will Luke are grinning like five-year-old boys at Christmas as they take delivery of tickets for an Iron Maiden concert next weekend.
Rick tells us what McGlashan failed to: "The name Chester-le-street comes from the Romans originally. The street referred to is Dere Street an old roman road that ran from Newcastle to Brough on Humber. The site of C-le-S was an old roman fort known as Concangis. After the Romans disappeared the place was known as Conecaster which over time got changed to Chester with the mention of the street on which it was, i.e. Chester-le-Street, as the place was known by the time the Normans had got their hands on most of the property in the UK."
10.15am "A few England players on the balcony with a rugby ball," notes Andrew ... before adding: "Actually, it's a football, I'll stick to cricket ..." Quite. And it's now "lashing down" as well.
Rob continues the great north-east name discussion. "There's also the delightfully named 'Quaking Houses' near Stanley, and how could I forget Deaf Hill? Incidentally I used to live on Quality Street in a village outside of Durham City ..."
10.05am The SuperSopers are engaging in a Canute-like exercise in futility as the rain falls quicker and heavier than they can absorb the water off the covers. The umpires appeared for a time, chatted with the groundsman, and then retreated to the pavilion.
10.00am "Sitting waiting for the cricket to start - weather is great here at Victoria Golf Club outside Kandy," emails Mike Varney. "What happened to all the global warming?" It seems to have stopped at Leicester. Just to add, that golf club is one of the finest in the world ...amazing views and somewhere out there in the hills are at least 30 of my balls.
"The north east is wonderful for place names," says Neil Shaw. "Just down the road is the wonderful Pity Me (supposedly a corruption of the French, Petite Mer [Small Sea, despite being inland]). There's also No Place at nearby Beamish.
9.50am Only a handful of people in the ground - 11 at the last count. Most locals appear to have taken a look out the window and opted for a lie in. Check out Slogout, the new online cricket game from Cricinfo. It's the most action you're likely to get for some time. Andrew Miller's best is 367. Go for it ...
9.40am A couple of England players stroll onto the outfield under an umbrella, squelch a bit and head back to dry land. Other than that, not much happening.
Kathy emails: "What I'd like to know is where the name Chester-le-Street comes from. Is it the home of French cricket!?" Given he doesn't have much else to do, we will send Andrew off to find out.
Andy writes: "On Tarzans, are they not Cavemen? The lads from our cricket club have just arrived dressed as Cavemen! Do they have clubs? With a squeak in them! They will be parading around Chester-le-Street's pubs and clubs all night long, so all you budding Janes beware!" You have been warned.
9.30am The covers are in place and the rain is unremitting. "You're optimistic" said one of the staff outside the ground as Cricinfo's finest arrived. "Passing shower" said another, "except it's taken three days to pass."
While we watch people drift in wishing that they hadn't come dressed as Tarzan and wearing only a loincloth, send us your feedback on anything that you want to get off your chest.
8.45am Good morning and welcome to our coverage of the fourth and final Test from Chester-le-Street. Not good news, I am afraid, as it's been raining overnight and it's still falling steadily. The forecast doesn't offer much cause for cheer either, although it should get slowly better over the weekend. What's more, it's cold, causing Andrew McGlashan, our man on the spot, to moan that he's "not brought enough sweaters". He reckons that a prompt start is out of the question.
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11.15am Not wishing to be a harbinger of gloom, but play has already been abandoned at Leeds, 90 odd miles to the south. Here's the latest Met Office radar image things. The Riverside is right under the worst of it but it looks clearer to the south.
11.10am An email asking what cricketers get up to in dressing-rooms during long delays. Cards is a favourite, Harmison plays darts (Will Luke collapses in hysterics, mumbling about him hitting everything but the board - cheap shot), others sleep. Send in your ways of passing the hours.
11.05am A few emails asking why we no longer run wicket alerts. Well, we do, all combined in a news-wickets thingy. Download it here and configure it to update you with wicket alerts for the team of your choice as well as the news headlines.
10.45am Inspection at 12.30pm we are told. Given that it's still raining, that could turn out to be a triumph of optimism over reality. A group of people on chef's hats have arrived in the temporary stand. They are unlikely to stay there too long ...
10.35am Not a chance of any play soon, covers in place, rain falling and only a smattering of spectators huddled under umbrellas show that there should be a Test starting today. The toss is delayed. While we scour the Thesaurus for alternatives for "rain", send us your feedback on anything that you want to get off your chest.
10.30am It gets grimmer as the rain falls and puddles form on the edge of the covers. Better news in London where Andrew Miller and Will Luke are grinning like five-year-old boys at Christmas as they take delivery of tickets for an Iron Maiden concert next weekend.
Rick tells us what McGlashan failed to: "The name Chester-le-street comes from the Romans originally. The street referred to is Dere Street an old roman road that ran from Newcastle to Brough on Humber. The site of C-le-S was an old roman fort known as Concangis. After the Romans disappeared the place was known as Conecaster which over time got changed to Chester with the mention of the street on which it was, i.e. Chester-le-Street, as the place was known by the time the Normans had got their hands on most of the property in the UK."
10.15am "A few England players on the balcony with a rugby ball," notes Andrew ... before adding: "Actually, it's a football, I'll stick to cricket ..." Quite. And it's now "lashing down" as well.
Rob continues the great north-east name discussion. "There's also the delightfully named 'Quaking Houses' near Stanley, and how could I forget Deaf Hill? Incidentally I used to live on Quality Street in a village outside of Durham City ..."
10.05am The SuperSopers are engaging in a Canute-like exercise in futility as the rain falls quicker and heavier than they can absorb the water off the covers. The umpires appeared for a time, chatted with the groundsman, and then retreated to the pavilion.
10.00am "Sitting waiting for the cricket to start - weather is great here at Victoria Golf Club outside Kandy," emails Mike Varney. "What happened to all the global warming?" It seems to have stopped at Leicester. Just to add, that golf club is one of the finest in the world ...amazing views and somewhere out there in the hills are at least 30 of my balls.
"The north east is wonderful for place names," says Neil Shaw. "Just down the road is the wonderful Pity Me (supposedly a corruption of the French, Petite Mer [Small Sea, despite being inland]). There's also No Place at nearby Beamish.
9.50am Only a handful of people in the ground - 11 at the last count. Most locals appear to have taken a look out the window and opted for a lie in. Check out Slogout, the new online cricket game from Cricinfo. It's the most action you're likely to get for some time. Andrew Miller's best is 367. Go for it ...
9.40am A couple of England players stroll onto the outfield under an umbrella, squelch a bit and head back to dry land. Other than that, not much happening.
Kathy emails: "What I'd like to know is where the name Chester-le-Street comes from. Is it the home of French cricket!?" Given he doesn't have much else to do, we will send Andrew off to find out.
Andy writes: "On Tarzans, are they not Cavemen? The lads from our cricket club have just arrived dressed as Cavemen! Do they have clubs? With a squeak in them! They will be parading around Chester-le-Street's pubs and clubs all night long, so all you budding Janes beware!" You have been warned.
9.30am The covers are in place and the rain is unremitting. "You're optimistic" said one of the staff outside the ground as Cricinfo's finest arrived. "Passing shower" said another, "except it's taken three days to pass."
While we watch people drift in wishing that they hadn't come dressed as Tarzan and wearing only a loincloth, send us your feedback on anything that you want to get off your chest.
8.45am Good morning and welcome to our coverage of the fourth and final Test from Chester-le-Street. Not good news, I am afraid, as it's been raining overnight and it's still falling steadily. The forecast doesn't offer much cause for cheer either, although it should get slowly better over the weekend. What's more, it's cold, causing Andrew McGlashan, our man on the spot, to moan that he's "not brought enough sweaters". He reckons that a prompt start is out of the question.
