Today's Cricket

[Emmson]

Not too shabby at all the volume on the lasses Big Bash

[Derek27]

What is the DRS timer, the countdown clock that appears on the screen before a review?

[Trader Pat]

What is the DRS timer, the countdown clock that appears on the screen before a review?

Thats how long is left for the players to decide whether or not they want to review a decison

[Derek27]

What is the DRS timer, the countdown clock that appears on the screen before a review?

Thats how long is left for the players to decide whether or not they want to review a decison

Cheers, I just managed to figure it out as you posted. Obvious really.

[Trader Pat]

What is the DRS timer, the countdown clock that appears on the screen before a review?

Thats how long is left for the players to decide whether or not they want to review a decison

Cheers, I just managed to figure it out as you posted. Obvious really.

Its been an exhausting few days!

[firlandsfarm]

What is the DRS timer, the countdown clock that appears on the screen before a review?

Thats how long is left for the players to decide whether or not they want to review a decison

And during that time the media companies are not allowed to broadcast a TV review. In the early days when the umpires made a decision there was no such rule and some enterprising teams would have a TV in the dressing room, watch the re-run and then signal to the player whether to review or not! This was considered 'cheating' as the re-run is for the officials' benefit, not the players.

[Derek27]

Commentator said first time in his life he's seen a wicket taken with a free hit.

[firlandsfarm]

Commentator said first time in his life he's seen a wicket taken with a free hit.

Derek, from recent posts you seem to be new to cricket so I hope you don't mind me explaining the history. T20 basically rearranged the no-ball rule into a free-hit (to add a bit of spectator sensationalism).

In 'proper' cricket when a no-ball is bowled the batsman can play the ball if he is able to and score runs ... the only way he can be out is by a run-out (being bowled, stumped, caught, LBW etc. do not count). The 'no-ball' is then re-bowled as a normal ball. Unfortunately because of a change in the rules of a no-ball many years ago the batsman today has less time to take advantage of a no-ball.

So T20 decided that instead of a no-ball just being a no-ball they added that the ball is re-bowled as a free hit but with the same advantages of the no-ball rule i.e. you can only be run-out from a free hit (there has to be something to stop the batsmen running ad-infinitum!) So the commentator is probably right that it is the first time he has seen someone being out to a free hit but many batsmen in history have been out to a no-ball! I would say he's just sensationalising the happening which after all is his job!

[Derek27]

Thanks firlandsfarm. I'm gradually picking up the rules. I was aware you can't be bowled or caught out with a free hit, it was probably the first time I've seen a free hit wasted so I can well believe the commentator.

I used to find cricket really boring but it's amazing how a little backing and laying can change that.

[Emmson]

As Peter mentioned on twitter yesterday, sports trading is no place for a slacker, after an exhausting day yesterday manual trading the nags for a very meagre return I got 3 hours sleep and got up in the middle of the night to trade women's big bash.

This is why I do it

[rik]

This is why I do it

not over yet comeback!

[Emmson]

Heading for my best ever day on white ball cricket that started very badly Ended quite badly too when Alex Hales fell as was confident I was gonna extract plenty more than £8

[Emmson]

I am not massively sleeped up at the moment but nonetheless I will imagine that lot will present some trading opportunities later and so am prepared to stay up all night. DEDICATION

[LeTiss]

Approaching £7 million matched on the Women's Aussie match - Brisbane v Sydney

[LeTiss]

1.02 Brisbane now on the cusp of going tits up