West Indies v England, 2nd Test, North Sound, Feb 13-17

Will they be able to go to the ARG?

Play abandoned for the day.

How the hell is it going to be any better tomorrow?

WTF?

What a farkin' disgrace.

What a farkin farce . . . .

I am ashamed.

It is a miracle that we have a half decent cricket team considering the administration of the game in the West Indies.

WIFAN wrote:Play abandoned for the day.

How the hell is it going to be any better tomorrow?

WTF?

Abandoned for the day, pending change of venue it seems. If they can't change venues the match will be abandoned.

Geoff Hurst, "We put the heavy rollers on 24 hours before the days play"

You've just flattened the Sand out, the players will kick it up. FFS.


This is a joke.

On the cricket side of things, England must be quite disheartened by this. They came here expecting a road, some easy batting practice. Now they might not even get that before the Barbados test.

What a collective bag of shit. If you're incapable of hosting the premier form of cricket, you should never host it again. This tour has been set in stone for ages now and it's an absolute farce that cricket has to suffer another embarrassment like this when it was clear to all and sundry that the out-field was going to be a huge problem from the moment both teams shacked up here. Neither side has been allowed to step foot on the ground until today, so why the hell was it ever allowed to go ahead? Which numpty actually thought these conditions were suitable for cricket in the first place? Everyone should be ****** sacked after another pathetic sleight on the game of cricket. I'm sick of this shit; every ****** year there's something pathetic going on. ****** the lot of 'em.

Shameful stuff: -

Laughably, there hasn't yet been a public announcement at the ground. The spectators are milling around, hoping and expecting for an update. If any of you are reading...go back to your hotels.

Don't think they'll be laughing when they do find out...

FFS

Spend the day buying birthday pressies and eating fine food and drinking good wine get home to watch the cricket and bugger all!!! Ahhh well open another bottle...

They are digging up the run-ups and are going to replace them with soil.

How the hell is that going to work?

FFS!

Rumours of moving the match to the ARG according to Sky Sports News.

eowyn wrote:Spend the day buying birthday pressies and eating fine food and drinking good wine get home to watch the cricket and bugger all!!! Ahhh well open another bottle...

Spend the day emailing my @rse off to fit in my IT course and to get home early and watch Owais, and it gets called off. Balls. A stop off for wine is a very good idea Ange, thanks for that small inspiration! Takeaway too? or maybe not whilst still sober.

The WICB CEO has said the match will definitely stay in Antigua.

The officials, staff etc are going to the ARG to have a look at conditions and make a decision.

Hmmmm, this is somewhat farcical.

They are using a JCB to dig up the run ups I would suggest, then what, concrete fill in, or use the turf from the ARG??

This test wont get moved to the ARG, and will probably go to another island in a week I expect!

Watch, Ian Bell hit it well in the nets and the little farking scroate get picked for the third test without Shah having a bat.

The ICC c0ck had washed his hands of all of this???? Surely they knew the pitch was carp, and the match ref??

Jokers.

By the way, Owais Shah?

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

WIFAN wrote:They are digging up the run-ups and are going to replace them with soil.

How the hell is that going to work?

FFS!

And if by some miracle it does. Why are they now thinking of this. Did no one realize having a sandpit for a runup would be troublesome?

Ian Bell and the ICC in cahoots against Ace?

DJ_Smerk wrote:Rumours of moving the match to the ARG according to Sky Sports News.

BBC correspondent reporting eye witness evidence of the ARG outfield (never mind a Test quality wicket) being completely unsuitable / unplayable.

So Antigua has no suitable Test Venues? Oh god. Maybe sucking up to Al Stanford will be the only answer? I'm sure the WICB would fail at that too.

Also, is this tour going to be a big old amalgamation of all the worst bits for England of previous tours? a 51 all out (46 a/o), 10 over game (10 over game)

What next?

Mike Gatting getting his nose squished?

lol they are tailoring the run-ups to the individual bowlers run-up.

I am so ashamed. The players did their part in Jamaica, only to be let down by the administrators at the first opportunity.

Heads must roll.