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rowley said:
They didn't prepare that pitch mind. I think I might take a wicket on that.

Lord's has a big problem with the pitch. They have waffled on about it for years, but this might make them get on to sorting it.

If it was a County ground they could expect a points deduction. 33 wickets in two days is ridiculous.
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Yes,I agree,I was perhaps being a bit harsh. I wonder if it'll mean that,if they can't sort the pitch,the ECB will be under pressure to ditch Lords?
 
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Brainy Dose said:
Yes,I agree,I was perhaps being a bit harsh. I wonder if it'll mean that,if they can't sort the pitch,the ECB will be under pressure to ditch Lords?
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It should do!

All about money. London has 30m people within easy range. All the games sell out. So they will keep plodding along.

What they should do is put an extra test on at the Oval, so two London tests, and share that cash from the second test out between the counties. That leaves another test for the other grounds.

But it might take two whole seasons to do it really well. So they won't do it.

My guess is they'll eventually go for drop in pitches, as they do in Australia, though I don't know if we have the wherewithal for that here as it's never been needed .
 
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marcusblackcat said:
Well no, but they also shouldn’t have punished Durham for simply as,in for help! But that didn’t stop them
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No, it was the ultimate stitch up. Durham had less debts than many other counties, at about £6m. This was originally to the Co-oP bank, who in their indifferent incompetence,(it was then run by a buggins turn ex grocer) sold the debt to an American PE entity. It was this mob who demanded payment at an unaffordable timescale.

We were punished for not having a sugar daddy, as in Yorkshire or Hampshire, or access to taxpayer's cash as in Glamorgan and Warwickshire. They wanted us struck off the test circuit, after demanding we built a ground that could hold tests.

Not something I'll forgive or forget.
 
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Ben Stokes: "I said to him [Emilio Gay] that these conditions are at the top of the tough end in Test cricket, and the pressure that he was under in the third innings in such a low-scoring game.

"It was a monumental innings to get us to a lead that we were comfortable with, to believe that we could secure the victory, so yeah it was a tough introduction for him but I think it'll serve him really well going forward.

"Of course, we all want to see more runs as batters, but it was a massive contribution on debut."
 
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rowley said:
No, it was the ultimate stitch up. Durham had less debts than many other counties, at about £6m. This was originally to the Co-oP bank, who in their indifferent incompetence,(it was then run by a buggins turn ex grocer) sold the debt to an American PE entity. It was this mob who demanded payment at an unaffordable timescale.

We were punished for not having a sugar daddy, as in Yorkshire or Hampshire, or access to taxpayer's cash as in Glamorgan and Warwickshire. They wanted us struck off the test circuit, after demanding we built a ground that could hold tests.

Not something I'll forgive or forget.
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Yep. Utterly elitist in a nutshell! But even if the exact same happened at one of the “favourable” counties, it would’ve been swept under the carpet!
 
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rowley said:
No, it was the ultimate stitch up. Durham had less debts than many other counties, at about £6m. This was originally to the Co-oP bank, who in their indifferent incompetence,(it was then run by a buggins turn ex grocer) sold the debt to an American PE entity. It was this mob who demanded payment at an unaffordable timescale.

We were punished for not having a sugar daddy, as in Yorkshire or Hampshire, or access to taxpayer's cash as in Glamorgan and Warwickshire. They wanted us struck off the test circuit, after demanding we built a ground that could hold tests.

Not something I'll forgive or forget.
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<applause>
 
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FFS! Have they not learnt anything after the Ashes tour???

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ECB Statement: Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson​

The ECB is investigating a breach of team protocols following first Men’s Test against New Zealand

The ECB is currently investigating a breach of team protocols following the conclusion of the first Men’s Test against New Zealand.

Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson were present at a nightclub in the early hours of Monday morning when an incident took place.

We are currently seeking further information, and an announcement regarding the squad for the second Test will be made in due course.

The Cricket Regulator has been informed and we will provide a further update when possible.
 
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