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Just laid England at 1.65
They were around 1.95 before the first test so are they now that much better? I think this is a big over-reaction to 2 hours of mayhem yesterday when Broad blew NZ away for just 68
The thing is England were supposed to win the match so it wasnt exactly a shock result. They were expected to be the better side in the match but after 3 days the match was even. At the start of day 4 then you would have said England should be higher odds to win the 2nd test than the first based on the first 3 days.
Stuart Broad is a 'hot and cold' bowler and yesterday he was red hot. The odds for the 2nd test seem to imply that he is going to be red hot in the 2nd test also but this cannot be relied on. Also England are now 1-0 up to a 2 test series. This means they only need a draw to win the series. Im not suggesting Cook wont be trying to win but he is less likely to take as many risks i.e. scoring fast runs and making risky declarations to set up a win than if the score was 0-0.
They were around 1.95 before the first test so are they now that much better? I think this is a big over-reaction to 2 hours of mayhem yesterday when Broad blew NZ away for just 68
The thing is England were supposed to win the match so it wasnt exactly a shock result. They were expected to be the better side in the match but after 3 days the match was even. At the start of day 4 then you would have said England should be higher odds to win the 2nd test than the first based on the first 3 days.Stuart Broad is a 'hot and cold' bowler and yesterday he was red hot. The odds for the 2nd test seem to imply that he is going to be red hot in the 2nd test also but this cannot be relied on. Also England are now 1-0 up to a 2 test series. This means they only need a draw to win the series. Im not suggesting Cook wont be trying to win but he is less likely to take as many risks i.e. scoring fast runs and making risky declarations to set up a win than if the score was 0-0.
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its either A. not raining and the coms are lyin or B. it is raining and the unpires are on england
joke that they are playing in the rain. Other way round they would be off.
Where is S or A? He said there would be no more play today!
Yeah why would commentators say its raining..!!! by the way just one more ball needed..
glad i didnt get involved again now! was thinking about laying ENG at 1.36
umpires v quick to give someone out
as well as playing in the rain
as well as playing in the rain
Whatever it is England would surely get 3-4 more overs..not even touching draw here..thank god i got out of whatever little i was on draw after that 2 min ramp by the commentators
May 28, 2013 -- 8:58AM, GRANTCKING wrote:
this will be over witin 20mins
gonna be close
Disgracefully inconsistent with regard to rain. If this was an English domestic game, they would not be playing.
no, cant be bothered. Btw, I dont leave the threads when I am wrong - I leave them because I go to bet on something else!
I didn't say you were wrong, I agreed with you, just couldn't see how there would be more play today when looking at the forecast.
because they are playing in the rain, thats why.
personally I think they should play in the rain all the time, but its just the inconsistency of it that annoys me.
May 28, 2013 -- 9:16AM, s6188 wrote:Does this happen often playing in the rain?
It's pretty rare for this length of time
i dont think it is raining tbh, think the comms are talking pi sh
the umpires consider the precipitation to be be light enough to continue , simple as that really , precedent set ....
People are sitting in the crowd with their umbrellas up so it must be raining
May 28, 2013 -- 9:17AM, pauliow wrote:
I refuse to go shopping with the missus in the rain
made me spill my tea 
there is no precedent though - in the next match theyll probably refuse to let them play
the reason for it is simple - the umpires think that there were just two wickets to go - you can guarantee if NZ were just 3 wickets down, they would not be out there
I have my finger on the button just in case the rain gets heavier. Ready, get set......................
huge storm moving in from hull get on the draw now,umpires gonna think about taking them off
May 28, 2013 -- 9:20AM, jajabink wrote:
huge storm moving in from hull get on the draw now,umpires gonna think about taking them off
hahaha this will be over within 16 balls
its easy money for traders,the rest of us just sit & suffer
How it is raining and when raining, not supposed to be playing but now they are playing
the number of wickets left should be irrelevant
either I dont know the rules or you don't, I always thought they played in light rain.I don't see the batsmen playing up
so are you insinuating this is a "home decision" boxing stylee?
if you havent made money on this game by now you really need to think about giving up
May 28, 2013 -- 9:25AM, jajabink wrote:
if you havent made money on this game by now you really need to think about giving up
that old chestnut
theres gonna be a huge rise in the number of finger cramps if this goes on much longer
well its true,so many swings at low odds then up to higher odds a lot of which is based on hearsay
gotta feel for draw backers here , theres no way they'd play in theses conditions on the first day of a test , umps seem like they will play on until the tenth wicket falls whatever the weather 
Been raining for a while - umps obviously giving England time as it's only 1 wicket. Should really wrap this up.
they'll be carnage in the markets if they do take em off soon
if a result is very likely they will continue to play on,the 1st day is a tad diffrent
beefy just said "if it rains" hahaha knew they were bullsh iting
why should the state of the match effect the conditions of play/no play , the law is the same
Wont see many better 1.13 shots in the course of your life here. 1 batsman at the tail to last 50 wickets with no rain in sight
@nicky, You think they'd be out there if England were batting to save the game?
May 28, 2013 -- 9:27AM, RafterP1 wrote:
theres gonna be a huge rise in the number of finger cramps if this goes on much longer
Mine included
of course it does,if nz were 220-4 i doubt they would be out there but it isnt rocket science 1 wkt left and light rain
the law doesn't say that the state of the game should be taken into consideration on whether conditions allow play or not , thats all at the umps discretion
would love a draw here,just to reinforce the contempt and poor spirit.
Srichaphan or Ancic? • May 28, 2013 2:14 PM BST
England will be 10s in a couple of hours.
England will be 10s in a couple of hours.
still no vindication of the decisions made
thank feck can switch this shittt off
thank feck can switch this shittt off
put it down and pick it up. long wait at a bank for 8% interest tax free for waiting 30 minutes work
Betfair must be very pleased with Cook. They did a roaring trade today when it should have been all over yesterday
LoL curious cat , was a strange test match that , but happy with the outcome , i hope cook isn't as passive in the upcoming ashes ,with his declarations / follow on decisions etc ...
Members on here saying there would not be a result at Headingly in this match, I stated that it would not last 300 overs and it lasted 295.1 overs. England resounding winners in both matches, although, that's what it should have been.
Another shocker for me. Went from all green to large red on England. Still it was an unusual decision and on another day I might have made £6k - that's life.
I was 3k all green at 7.30am this morning after backing the draw again last night and looking at 5 if it had been a draw. I escaped with just over half this mornings green but have learned so much today.
Sky news weather about 8am this morning screwed it, the draw went from 1.6 to almost evens in a breath whilst I was making breakfast and not really concentrating.
It was a day long battle from then on, trying to get it back and getting it wrong as I just didnt realise how bad the panic gets when the market goes tits up and I missed too many breaks
Thats me done until the Ashes.......noticed the market for the first test is up and running!
Sky news weather about 8am this morning screwed it, the draw went from 1.6 to almost evens in a breath whilst I was making breakfast and not really concentrating.
It was a day long battle from then on, trying to get it back and getting it wrong as I just didnt realise how bad the panic gets when the market goes tits up and I missed too many breaks
Thats me done until the Ashes.......noticed the market for the first test is up and running!
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