NottsRam

1 hour ago, sage said:

Could you explain the potential less time?

Well rain for one, anyway play due at 2.15pm let's hope for a cracking afternoon's play

5 minutes ago, sage said:

Why would we have less time? We would have started bowling on Saturday morning 430ish ahead, instead of 380 ahead with 10 wickets still intact.

 

I said potentially, it is all conjecture, no-one know what would have happened had we not declared, not even you 🙄 

4 minutes ago, sage said:

If we had continued batting for the the rest of the day instead of having those 4 overs, we would have a bigger lead. Probably an additional 40 or 50.

and potentially less time to win the game.  It's all conjecture.

2 hours ago, RadioactiveWaste said:

Well unless the weather has other ideas, today is decision day.

I suspect whatever happens today, England will feel they were right with the declaration on the basis they had a fist innings lead (albeit a small one). 

I get the nagging feeling that over this series we'll get some demonstration of just why traditional test match captains and tactics are so conservative - baz ball is going to blow up in their faces at least once.

Still, England have a damn good chance this morning.

But they will be wrong as the cricket experts on here have said so 😉

4 minutes ago, AndyinLiverpool said:

That's very silly. Why can't you appreciate the batting etc but be critical of a declaration? They can still play the same way without a showy declaration on day 1.

Thanks

1 minute ago, nottingram said:

No I just think it was a bad decision. The pitch wasn’t doing anything and Root was batting with a cigar in his mouth. 

If Broad and Robinson had been in, fine. But the world’s best batsman was out there and they brought him in.

The question is were 4-5 more overs bowling, more valuable than 50 more runs? I can’t think of a single reason it would be. The win predictor has Australia at 56%, what do you think that number would be if they were chasing 330 now!

I understand where you're coming from, i really do.  But who knows what the match position would be if we had not declared?  Its not a given that we would be 330 ahead, so many factors to consider.  There will be some bad decisions made, especially with England hell bent on making a result out of every game but i am enjoying the unpredicatability of it all.

11 minutes ago, nottingram said:

Add 50 on to this lead and you’re at 322. Huge difference.

The sun was baking down, the track was doing zilch and Root was slapping it about. We gained nothing from the 4-5 overs we got at them and it was unlikely we were ever going to.

I like the positive cricket but that declaration didn’t increase Englands chances at the expense of a draw, it increased Australias chances at the expense of Englands

So you think they just did it for effect?  I think they firmly believed they would get at least one of the openers out in the evening, especially with Broad's history against Warner.  It didn't work out on this occasion but if they had been 10-2 at stumps no-one would have criticised the declaration.  

10 minutes ago, sage said:

Jimmy reverse sweeping Lyon first ball for four, brilliant stuff.

5 minutes ago, sage said:

Wow. That is the language of a cult.

I generally like what we are doing, but it doesn't mean i agree with every decision, such as dropping Foakes again.

We gave up 6 overs of batting in good conditions with 2 batsmen well set, to bowl 4 overs in good conditions when you know it will be cloudy the next morning.

 

So it didn't come off on this occasion but has done before, personally i am enjoying the way we keep the opposition guessing all the time and mostly things are working well.  Some of the unusual field placings Stokes has employed have been brilliant.  With rain expected tomorrow for good periods of time we have certainly given the game every chance of a result one way or the other.

25 minutes ago, sage said:

This comes down to that silly declaration. Cost us, probably, net 50 runs. How they would be useful now.

If England bat much longer, expect another declaration after tea I reckon!

13 minutes ago, sage said:

This comes down to that silly declaration. Cost us, probably, net 50 runs. How they would be useful now.

I think that's a bit harsh.  You either buy into the new England way of playing tests or you don't.  It has been very successful thus far and I'm loving it.  You won't win every game but you won't die wondering!

On 15/06/2023 at 10:08, Gaspode said:

Just finished the thrid series of Fauda - top telly!

Had my first introduction to Fauda series one last night, very promising start 👍

https://est1884.com/

Found this site which is a great reference guide for all the kits.

The wife attended the P!nk concert at Villa park this week, pretty amazing show by all accounts

3 hours ago, JakeDCFC said:

I can't imagine that those fans would be very fond of this kit then 😳

I sadly lost an old friend a week or so ago, big Forest fan.  Now the funeral details have been sorted they have requested red and white or Forest shirts for the attire.  I own nothing red and white, this would be perfect and he would find it hilarious bless him.

1 hour ago, Bob The Badger said:

We finally finished Succession and sad there'll not be another one. But probably the best decision if it wants to retain it's all-time classic status.

Season 4 felt more up and down than previous seasons, but still very, very good, with some sparkling scriptwriting/dialogue and consistently great acting. 

We will now go back to watch the fourth and final (for now, not sure if they are making more) season of the brilliant Fauda on Netflix.

I've mentioned this several times already, but I'll risk being boring because it's nudging Gomorrah and Spiral for me as the best subtitled foreign production I have seen.

 

You have whetted my appetite as Gomorrah is my all time favorite series bar none.  

3 minutes ago, B4ev6is said:

Give derby a chance to sort  it I am sure you will get it.

If it was derby, i'm sure i would get it.  Unfortunately it is EON I'm waiting for.

recovered to 81-4 🤪

My initial thought was that it is a low figure, however i then realised I've not renewed mine or my lad's ticket yet and we have another two or three weeks to go.  Personally i need to wait for either next pay day or for Eon to credit me with £1000 they owe me which was promised a month ago and not yet arrived 😡

On 08/06/2023 at 12:53, jimbo jones said:

Delved further into the stats, our record against Notts is an abysmal 7-27.

Amazingly we won the first 4 games, then only won 3 games between 06 and 15, and haven't won since. 

Our record vs the teams we’ve played in T20.

Durham 9 -12

Essex 0-1

Gloucestershire 1-0

Hampshire 1-0

Lancashire 13-23

Leicestershire 15-19

Northamptonshire 7-9

Nottinghamshire 7-27

Somerset 0-1

Warwickshire 8-8

Worcestershire 7-10

Yorkshire 14-20

Last nights win made Warwickshire the only team we play regularly we don't have a losing record against.

We've never played a T20 game against Kent, Glamorgan, Middlesex, Surrey, or Sussex.

Notts were very good last night beating Durham to go top of the group.  Therefore I predict an easy win for Derbyshire tonight!

1 minute ago, Dan_Ram said:

I’ve heard somewhere that if the fee is €100m then Bhams sell on is around £11m.

all the reports ive seen say there is a 5% sell on clause for Birmingham, i would think they will net about 4.5 million

1 hour ago, ziggyram59 said:

Highly recommended NottsRam. 

Thanks, will take a look 

12 minutes ago, ziggyram59 said:

As anyone started watching Ten Pound Poms on BBC1 on a Sunday night? I've watched 2 episodes and really enjoyed it. 

I've earmarked it but not seen any of it yet.  

Just started watching Last King of the Cross with Tim Roth, only one episode in, looks promising.  The story of two brothers who rise to power on the streets of Kings Cross, Sydney.  On Sky Max

19 minutes ago, ExiledinDerby said:

Darren Wassall leaving suggests that there will be big changes within the academy next year. I expect this to be style of play, type of player and of course I think quite a lot of staff changes. 

Interesting that the statement says the 'role of Academy Director is being restructured to Academy Manager', sounds like a downgrade to me, maybe why DW is off.