Cricket
Jul 31, 2017 -- 12:04AM, jucel69 wrote:
Jul 30, 2017 -- 10:19PM, pxb wrote:That draw trading was pre-day 4. I will stick to my rule of going all green pre-day 5.I am the WORST day 5 trader in ze world. Reckon I've given 1000s and 1000s away over the years chasing the dream on the last day.
I've mostly broken the day 5 trading habit but not entirely. I also try to avoid any situation where the game looks to have hardly any legs left before day 5 but don't always manage. Not that I'd back England at 1.09 here but it's probably value and 1.1 almost certainly is. The only thing you might do is lay England / back draw looking for a quick trade off after a couple of overs if the price overreacts but you don't get much chance of recovery if it goes wrong, unlike at other points in a test.
Jul 31, 2017 -- 10:30AM, Blades wrote:
draw way too low at 12. SA way too high at 500. Have had a small punt on SA - I am a dreamer?. With an agressive field, we may see some quick early runs... If SA bat all day, they win.
Don't think SA win if they bat all day, especially with the free scoring de Kock already out but you may be right about the disparity between the prices being wrong. Problem is, neither batsman will look to attack much if at all early on.
Having said I don't, I did try to get £300 more draw at 13 looking for a quick early fall, which would have worked nicely but missed.
Jul 31, 2017 -- 11:20AM, detraveller wrote:
looks like a chasing team moneyprinter :)
Jul 31, 2017 -- 11:23AM, Cardinal Scott wrote:
Collapses in test matches can be so destructive, I'm still reeling from that yesterday and the speed in which a great looking screen can disappear.
You shouldnt have gotten involved after the first escape.
Jul 31, 2017 -- 11:30AM, detraveller wrote:
Jul 31, 2017 -- 11:23AM, Cardinal Scott wrote:Collapses in test matches can be so destructive, I'm still reeling from that yesterday and the speed in which a great looking screen can disappear.You shouldnt have gotten involved after the first escape.
Like you I layed 1.03 
..damn right,they can't!
Right decision though
Super trader.........
Jog on yourself Tom! bysi.................
Jul 31, 2017 -- 11:56AM, peckerdunne wrote:
got green at the right time, lovely..........Super trader.........Jog on yourself Tom! bysi.................
have u ever lost pecker, u have impeccable timing
Jul 31, 2017 -- 11:56AM, peckerdunne wrote:
got green at the right time, lovely..........Super trader.........Jog on yourself Tom! bysi.................
sure you did pecker
JOG ON !
[3:58:57 PM] Tom Allan: hahaha yep
[3:59:00 PM] Tom Allan: was on England lay
[3:59:05 PM] Tom Allan: JUST MANAGED TO GREEN OUT AT THE RIGHT TIME
f*ck those patients' heart monitors
10 from the last over Grant. That's test cricket fella............
[12:22:51 PM] Ayt: he does his bollocks all day every day
If SA hadn't given a fair few wickets ago they would have been able to take this deep
Jul 31, 2017 -- 12:49PM, tomtimtum wrote:
Still think SAF can make it past tea, ball doing nothing
In my mind too, I'm overtrading here, I just can't let go of the utterly sensational occurring.
Jul 31, 2017 -- 1:04PM, johnnythebull wrote:
good delivery tbf
shouldn't have been on the field for that over.
Jul 31, 2017 -- 1:03PM, jucel69 wrote:
Something seriously wrong with pro cricketers, thick as pigsh1t and unable to see out an over before a break. It happens way too often
Just use this to your advantage. I have often refused to cash out 10-20 min before a break thinking they play out the session and then i get a better price but it fails horribly. Just mould your betting strategy accordingly. I had a decent green when SA were about to get to tea for no loss in 1st innings. Wanted to cash out in the break. Then it all went downhill. From a decent green to a massive red as i kept laying Eng at 1.7, 1.5, 1.3 and 1.13
Ab de Villiers says: Any chances of rain? -- As much as of you playing in Manchester
well shot making doesn't cut it chasing thick end of 500 with 4 sessions to bat
Jul 31, 2017 -- 2:02PM, detraveller wrote:
Jul 31, 2017 -- 1:03PM, jucel69 wrote:Something seriously wrong with pro cricketers, thick as pigsh1t and unable to see out an over before a break. It happens way too oftenJust use this to your advantage. I have often refused to cash out 10-20 min before a break thinking they play out the session and then i get a better price but it fails horribly. Just mould your betting strategy accordingly. I had a decent green when SA were about to get to tea for no loss in 1st innings. Wanted to cash out in the break. Then it all went downhill. From a decent green to a massive red as i kept laying Eng at 1.7, 1.5, 1.3 and 1.13
Yeh agree, not got any bets on today, just annoys me to see it time and again.
part & parcel of being human
We should have 4 day tests anyway, 105 overs a day. 11-6pm with heavy fines per over not bowled. Speed the whole thing up.
Jul 31, 2017 -- 5:09PM, Injera wrote:
Incredible stat detraveller. The rain gave the illusion that this had gone the distance.We should have 4 day tests anyway, 105 overs a day. 11-6pm with heavy fines per over not bowled. Speed the whole thing up.
Another real kicking in this series. As you say, rain made it look a lot closer than the scorecard shows it really was. Even with large slices of two days lost though, England still wrapped them up with a lot of time left.
could do something like
10.30am-1pm morning session
1pm-1.40pm lunch
1.40pm-4.10pm afternoon session
4.10-4.30pm tea
4.30pm-7pm evening session
2.5 hour sessions bowling 35 overs = 14 overs per hour
which is more than manageable even with reviews (which should be as quick as possible)
and as you say injera zero tolerance on poor over rates, I'd go as far as adding runs to the opposition score
105 overs a day is impossible. Even with night cricket, that's a lot to ask from a team. And its a tough task to keep the overrates in check.
Draw trading(draw layers in paticular) will get tougher with 4 day cricket. Market already overreacts to rain and with 4 day cricket, I can imagine sub 2 prices pre match :D
I think test cricket needs tweaking. It used to be said we couldn't play red ball cricket with floodlights. They do now. T20s are played at a faster pace because the teams get a run penalty if they don't meet a cut off point. It works very well.
In tests, get rid of all unofficial drinks breaks and all conferences between captain, Broad and Jimmy!!
