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01/10/2011 if this is right .

or if you prefer .

June 2011


In June 2011, the International Cricket Council announced that, from 1 October 2011, runners could no longer be used in international cricket.[2]


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runner_(cricket)#:~:text=The runner is also subject,be used in international cricket.

Wow - missed that. Takes away the fun I reckon. I remember I umpired a game (years ago) where both batsmen and the runner all ended up at one end arguing who was in the wrong! :emoticon-0102-bigsm
 
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Wow - missed that. Takes away the fun I reckon. I remember I umpired a game (years ago) where both batsmen and the runner all ended up at one end arguing who was in the wrong! :emoticon-0102-bigsm

They were saying on TMS that some players ruined it for the majority ( always the way ) But that the umpires were to weak .
 
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They were saying on TMS that some players ruined it for the majority ( always the way ) But that the umpires were to weak .

Agree! It was always a bit suspicious when a player, not noted for his speed between the wickets, suddenly “tweaked” something and required a runner - choosing a speedster to run for him :emoticon-0112-wonde
I preferred the Gordon Greenidge approach. Remember watching him batting when he could hardly run due to an injury, so he just smashed the bowlers for boundaries! :emoticon-0103-cool:
 
Almost certainly too late, but it just offers up a tiny glimmer.

We lost 5-30...
 
We have to start dropping / rotating Broad and Anderson don’t we if we want to look to the future ?
That statement is heretic. How can you suggest dropping these guys, or rotating?

PS: I don't disagree with you. Is there a place for Curran, at whose expense I daré not print but if England did leave this guy out it might allow Root to be his own man and for England to act as a team.
 
That statement is heretic. How can you suggest dropping these guys, or rotating?

PS: I don't disagree with you. Is there a place for Curran, at whose expense I daré not print but if England did leave this guy out it might allow Root to be his own man and for England to act as a team.

so we are not going to build for the future . Ok .

Yes I do know what heretic means , just not sure if you are serious or not .