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morning fundy what sort of lead do you think pak will want before they declare?

Morning Woodie

didnt bother with the first session today as could see the prices moving much till they declare.

I expect Inzy will want a 100 before he declares and I guess they may even bat another hour after lunch

Also note lunch is 20 mins longer at an hour for prayers

hi fundy just got back in how many overs are left for today?

Play will end at approx 11.30 and weve still got to lose 20 mins for tea so another hour and a quarter - about 18-20 overs

cheers

Morning All,

I'm bit exposed on the draw having backed it on day 2. Already reduced some of the liability on a Pak win but fingers crossed for a decent Eng innings.

Not getting up at 5am seems to have cost me!

Fundy and Woodie.....Will be joining you tomorrow am!

bak

i may be struggling for 5am tomorrow - my dads up tonight and could be a heavy night!! then off to the races at Haydock tomorrow

To me the draw looks fractionally short at the moment - 1 more wicket tonight will change that significantly, no wickets it will be approx 2.0 each result

Draw shortening at an alarming rate - now 1.9 fav with 30 mins to go tonight

backed pakistan at 2.28 - prices look wrong to me - would have it 2.0 both at the close if no further wickets

I'm going to hang in for the draw for now as I believe the lights pretty bad and play will end any moment.

Steve....Any idea on the state of the pitch as I heard Boycs say earlier in the week that it could cut up on the final day. Then again, Eng struggles on a flat pitch!

Anyhow, enjoy your night out and haydock.

Bak

plays over for the day

They keep saying the locals think the bounce will become more uneven on day 5. There will be approx 75 overs tomorrow with a new ball due just after lunch. The ball will turn, but slowly though there was signs of reverse swing late on tonight.

As a pakn backer from here my biggest concern is if Pakn dont get a wicket in the first hour then the pakistanis may give up hope as they have already won the series

Steve....Thanks for sharing your thoughts again.

I'm still on for the draw which I could green up on a Pak win and the draw if I don't fancy getting up tomorrow.

Just a quick question since you're the cricket guru.

If the game is going nowhere fast tomorrow can both sides come to a mutual agreement to prematurely end the game and settle for the draw rather than play out the whole day?

Bak,

they can only do that 1/2 hour before the scheduled close and the light will come in more than 1/2 hour before the close so the game should go till 11.30 in the morning

Thanks for the prompt reply.

Decision time. Can either green up for a crappy amount or get up for 5am and watch out for the draw with much fatter profits??

does someone know fav 1.10 exe is trading at at 2.6 odds with bookies 6/5?

Woodie

early on you often see a disparity like that, invariably it will lengthen with the bookies and shorten a little on betfair. Saying that, seeing the hailstones at Exeter wouldnt want to on anything too short priced

Looks a reasonable card for trading, especially the smaller fields at Sandown

sh*t - laid in running and lost pictures

:-)

now at 1000 - i assume its beaten

Now i get my picture back when the race has finished

never looked like winning after the 1/2 way mark my pictures kept breaking up be careful