God help me - the Test Cricket thread

[Professer E]

I thought stokes was clearly timed out, Smith was asking the umpire about it. Blocker might have made a mercy decision to prevent a rout turning into a humiliating rout.

[ElwoodBlues1]

I thought stokes was clearly timed out, Smith was asking the umpire about it. Blocker might have made a mercy decision to prevent a rout turning into a humiliating rout.

I would have fined England for Stokes lateness and docking them points, been bowling crap over rates too.
Think you are right though they went easy due to the state of the game.
Stokes mind seems somewhere else the whole series and looks totally disinterested.

[capcom]

I thought stokes was clearly timed out, Smith was asking the umpire about it. Blocker might have made a mercy decision to prevent a rout turning into a humiliating rout.

I'd like to see it again in real time.

[tonyo]

Tonyo, so I can answer a question from my kid, would you mind me asking how much did entry cost and are they refunding it given play was over in an hour?

$100 - bit steep when you consider 1 hour's play.  Official CA policy is <15 overs AND no result on the day, so no go on the refund.

However, Scotty Boland was one of those 'I was there' moments and I don't think I will get another chance to be at the ground on the day an Ashes series is won.  So, all in all, money well spent....

[Mav]

I suppose that's a cheaper hourly rate than you'd pay at certain establishments and a cricket fan would argue it's far more memorable    Thanks for the response.

Cricket Australia would be bleeding that they lost a day and attendances were lower because of Covid, especially as crowds might be down for the last 2 Tests. I'd imagine the Boxing Day Test is one of its great cash cows.

[Professer E]

It used to be that the first day of the Boxing Day test paid for the entire summer,  don't know if that still holds.

[LP]

It used to be that the first day of the Boxing Day test paid for the entire summer,  don't know if that still holds.

I heard the CA CEO state if they got 100K over the test is was a winner, so I gather they did OK because they hit that number on Day 2!

[dodge]

Tickets for C seats were $150, down to $30 for F.  We were in E and went as a family.  While it was over in an hour and a bit,  it was pretty good entertainment and the atmosphere was great.  My mate & I agreed that we thought it was still not bad value - our kids really enjoyed the demolition.

[capcom]

Tickets for C seats were $150, down to $30 for F.  We were in E and went as a family.  While it was over in an hour and a bit,  it was pretty good entertainment and the atmosphere was great.  My mate & I agreed that we thought it was still not bad value - our kids really enjoyed the demolition.

All things considered, the day could have been a lot longer had England applied itself; taking nothing away from our bowling though. 

[laj]

Tickets for C seats were $150, down to $30 for F.  We were in E and went as a family.  While it was over in an hour and a bit,  it was pretty good entertainment and the atmosphere was great.  My mate & I agreed that we thought it was still not bad value - our kids really enjoyed the demolition.

Paying for 80 minutes of that type of entertainment, and the history that came with it, is still really well worth it. The atmosphere would have been something. I generally go to a day of the Test but COVID kept me away, especially with a mother with underlying conditions.