West Indies v England 1st ODI in Guyana

[Stoichkov]

Anyone know why the Windies players have silver tape wrapped around their arms (like black armbands but silver)?

Isn't something to do with the Digicel sponsorship? I think another logo is covered up?

 

[FalmerforAll!**]

DREADFUL over from Harmo has all but cost us the match!

 

[Billy the Fish]

A couple of quick wickets and the pendulum swings again, should be a close finish

 

[Skint Gull]

HARMY you TWAT!

 

[Hiney]

and now Harmison drops a dolly

SAKE!

 

[Billy the Fish]

oh dear steven

 

[Hiney]

West Indies Man of the Match - Steve Harmison

 

[Skint Gull]

Stop bitchin WI, this'll learn ya! ha ha

 

[Billy the Fish]

Windies take the light but are behind on DWL, Dyson gets it wrong, stupid aussie bastard

 

[Skint Gull]

If ever summin proved you should just play the fuckin game!

I'm sorry but that's just the bad luck of losing the toss as far as i'm concerned, if it starts gettin dark tough shit (unless obviously the bowling side are well behind on their over rate)

 

[Kylies Stunt Arse]

Windies take the light but are behind on DWL, Dyson gets it wrong, stupid aussie bastard

What a fucktard! He's ballsed that right up for them. They got so concerned about the light that they forgot to keep an eye on how many wickets they'd lost!!

 

[beardy gull]

Priceless!!

 

[Billy the Fish]

After the initial reaction of amusment, what a shit way to finish a match. A bit of a hollow victory for us, they need to sort this light business out, it shouldn't be up to the batsmen.

 

[alex_brighton]

what a bloody cock up!!

 

[Kylies Stunt Arse]

After the initial reaction of amusment, what a shit way to finish a match. A bit of a hollow victory for us, they need to sort this light business out, it shouldn't be up to the batsmen.

This wasn't up to the batsmen though. The WI management team f***ed up. They called them in thinking they'd won, then found out they hadn't.

 

[Hiney]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

 

[The Oldman]

Feel sorry for the WI players but tough. Harminson should never, ever play for England

 

[Hiney]

Schoolboy error

 

[Billy the Fish]

This wasn't up to the batsmen though. The WI management team f***ed up. They called them in thinking they'd won, then found out they hadn't.

What I mean is that it shouldn't be up to the batting team. There should be an agreed standard light reading that every team should stick to whereever they're playing, that way teams can't use the light to their advantage. It would then be up to the umpires to halt play, rather than offering the batsmen a choice.

If the windies thought they were behind they would've stayed on. It's either light enough to play or it isn't. At the moment the rules are setup so it's light enough if you're behind, if you're ahead you go in (or the reverse of that in a test match).

There's definitely something wrong with that.

 

[Gwylan]

If the windies thought they were behind they would've stayed on. It's either light enough to play or it isn't.

That's just not true: there's a world of difference between facing Fidel Edwards or Chris Gayle - the light required would be completely different.