Cricket

[Kinky Gerbil]

Wright fails again

49-1

 

[sam86]

England 129-4 after 16.4. Rain stopped play.
England can't afford a draw.

 

[Everest]

Covers coming off.

Play will start again in 20 mins without any reductions (if it doesn't rain again)

 

[vegster]

I fear that our Luke has not quite got what it takes

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Its so, so frustrating watching England. We appear to lose the will to bat after 10 overs. We have a poor captain, who at the moment needs too long to get in. As for Foster all his done for his speciality status is one stumping(which Prior should have achieved anyway if playing) and as for his batting can he hit it off the wicket. Bloody useless!! Todays pitch should have netted 180 minimum.

 

[SNOOBS]

Why wasn't Broad opening?!!!

 

[dougdeep]

They're certainly missing Prior.

 

[dougdeep]

Target is 80 from 9 overs.

 

[1066familyman]

9 over match set to start at 8.25pm

WI set target of 80 runs to win.

 

[HP Seagull]

Target is 80 from 9 overs.

Need to play at least 5 overs. If they don't get them in then it's match abandoned and England are out on net run rate. If the game is stopped between 5 and 9 overs it's Duckworth/Lewis.

This could go either way.

 

[pasty]

Tell yer what, the offside rule is a piece of piss to explain compared to D/L

 

[1066familyman]

Can anyone explain the Duckworth/Lewis method in a way that my 10 year old would understand ?

 

[wizo7]

i think were winning this

 

[sam86]

Turned it off for awhile, when is expected start, and how many overs?

 

[1066familyman]

Turned it off for awhile, when is expected start, and how many overs?

Coming out NOW.

9 overs.

 

[ali jenkins]

Turned it off for awhile, when is expected start, and how many overs?

About now

9 overs

80 runs

 

[HP Seagull]

Can anyone explain the Duckworth/Lewis method in a way that my 10 year old would understand ?

I'll try, although I'm not sure I fully understand it!

It's done to try and work out what a team's score would be if they were playing a full game, a predicted score if you like.

At the beginning of each over a total will be published of what the batting side will need at the end of that over to win/ be ahead. If the batting side lose a wicket the total will go up so it changes all the time.

 

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

Can anyone explain the Duckworth/Lewis method in a way that my 10 year old would understand ?

No idea, but here's the aim!!!!

From TMS: Frank Duckworth (he of statistics-based, rain-affected mathematical formula fame), TMS inbox: "If WI have just 5 overs the target will be 47 and they can lose as many wickets as they like."

 

[pasty]

Great start - wide first ball

 

[sam86]

Can anyone explain the Duckworth/Lewis method in a way that my 10 year old would understand ?

Unfortunately there isn't one, it's all done using complex calculations, and a table of average figures (runs per wickets).

Basically, I think it compares a combination of England's average run rate, number of overs WI have, how many runs England where on at that many overs, and how many wickets WI have remaining. Then, they throw it all into a calculation, and get a figure...