Heavy rain and a huge puddle on the boundary controversially wiped out
more than half a day’s play in the fourth test, frustrating spectators
and damaging England’s attempts to build a substantial lead over India.
After resuming the day at Old Trafford on 113-3, England reached 237-6
at stumps to lead India’s first innings total of 152 by 85 runs. Play
stopped at 2.15 p.m. local time and day two was later abandoned without
another ball bowled at 5.40 p.m. Umpires Marais Erasmus and Rod Tucker
deemed the pitch unfit for play with a bogie outfield where the puddle
had once been. “Parts of the outfield are dangerous, and I don’t think
the Indians would want to bowl and see the ball keep disappearing into
that area,” England assistant coach Paul Farbrace told Sky Sports. India
had earlier fought back to take three wickets in the opening session.
Night watchman Chris Jordan was the first wicket to fall, going for 13.
He attacked a short ball from Bhuvneshwar Kumar but Varun Aaron took a
brilliant catch low to his right at midwicket for India’s breakthrough.
Ian Bell made his 42nd test half century off 63 balls with a single into the offside from Pankaj Singh. He went on to 58 before edging Kumar’s delivery just outside off stump behind to India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The delivery was a replica of the ball before which narrowly missed Bell’s bat on the way through. Moeen Ali (13) was then clean bowled when Aaron followed a short ball, which Moeen gloved for two, with an inswinging delivery that he could not react to in time. Joe Root and Jos Buttler reached 48 and 22 not out respectively before rain halted play 25 minutes into the second session. Despite the weather improving, one area of the outfield was ruined by the downpour and play could not resume. “This area of ground is constructed exactly the same as the rest of the field,” Mike Watkinson, director of cricket for Lancashire, which plays its domestic matches at Old Trafford, said. “There was new grass put down in April and our problem today is the grass isn’t as established as the rest of the outfield. There is still a bit of sand and top dressing showing through there, and that is where the water has settled. It’s a low point in the field.” But with the rest of the pitch clearly ready to be played on after the rain had passed, plenty of fans left disappointed. “This sort of thing hurts cricket. The evening is set, we could easily play on,” former England batsman and BBC commentator Geoffrey Boycott said. “Did the ground staff know about this? If so, they should have covered it or brought the boundary in. There’s a bigger picture. People play a fortune to watch. That’s bigger than a couple of cricketers slipping over.” With many paying at least 45 pounds ($76) to watch the day’s action, Farbrace sympathized with supporters, who had to wait for nearly 3 ½ hours before being told play would not restart. “It is a shame today,” he told Sky Sports. “People have come and want to see a full day of cricket.”
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Sri Lanka on track
Kumar Sangakkara notched his 37th test century and Mahela Jayawardene crafted a fifty in his farewell series as Sri Lanka reached 252-2 on the rain-disrupted third day of the first test against Pakistan. Sangakkara was unbeaten on 102 and Jayawardene, who will retire after the second test, was not out on 55 before rain came down heavily at tea and ended the day’s play. Both the seasoned Sri Lanka batsmen thwarted Pakistan’s spin duo of Saeed Ajmal and Abdul Rehman and added 108 runs for the third wicket stand after Sri Lanka resumed at the overnight 99-1. The visitors lone success came in the morning when fast bowler Mohammad Talha had Kaushal Silva (64) caught behind. Sangakkara reached his seventh test century in the last 14 test matches just before rain intervened and has hit 13 boundaries in his 218-ball knock. Sangakkara, the stylish 36-year-old left-hander, is now fourth on the all-time list of test century-makers with India’s Sachin Tendulkar (51), South African Jacques Kallis (45) and former Australian captain Ricky Ponting (41) ahead of him. Rain twice intervened after lunch and allowed only 20 overs in the afternoon as Sangakkara and Jayawardene continued to dominate Pakistan bowlers without much trouble. Ajmal, who has bowled 29 wicketless overs, was watchfully played by both batsmen and the offspinner could not find the breakthrough on a flat wicket. In between showers, Jayawardene, playing at one of his favorites grounds, completed his half century when he paddled left-arm spinner Abdul Rehman to fine leg for two runs. Sangakkara, who has scored over 1,000 test runs this year, played some attractive drives on both sides of the wickets and raised his century off 216 balls by driving and cutting Rehman for two boundaries in one over.
Earlier, fast bowler Junaid Khan caused both seasoned batsmen some trouble after Sri Lanka lost Silva in the morning session. Children queued up and raised their bats in a guard of honor for Jayawardene as firecrackers exploded around the Galle International Stadium when he walked out to bat. Jayawardene successfully had English umpire Ian Gould’s lbw decision overturned when he was on 11 as television replays showed the ball would have just missed the off stump after pitching in line with the stumps. Sangakkara also escaped a confident appeal against Khan not long after — this time Pakistan went for the Decision Review System but the ball again appeared to be missing the line of off stump. Sangakarra resumed Friday at 36 and added a further 45 runs in the first hour with Silva. Silva completed his half century when he pulled Khan to the square leg boundary and Sangakkara raised his 50 by cutting Talha through the vacant slip region to the third man boundary. Talha finally broke the century-stand stand when Silva attempted a drive but got a thick outside edge that carried to diving wicketkeeper Ahmed Sarfraz.
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Ian Bell made his 42nd test half century off 63 balls with a single into the offside from Pankaj Singh. He went on to 58 before edging Kumar’s delivery just outside off stump behind to India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The delivery was a replica of the ball before which narrowly missed Bell’s bat on the way through. Moeen Ali (13) was then clean bowled when Aaron followed a short ball, which Moeen gloved for two, with an inswinging delivery that he could not react to in time. Joe Root and Jos Buttler reached 48 and 22 not out respectively before rain halted play 25 minutes into the second session. Despite the weather improving, one area of the outfield was ruined by the downpour and play could not resume. “This area of ground is constructed exactly the same as the rest of the field,” Mike Watkinson, director of cricket for Lancashire, which plays its domestic matches at Old Trafford, said. “There was new grass put down in April and our problem today is the grass isn’t as established as the rest of the outfield. There is still a bit of sand and top dressing showing through there, and that is where the water has settled. It’s a low point in the field.” But with the rest of the pitch clearly ready to be played on after the rain had passed, plenty of fans left disappointed. “This sort of thing hurts cricket. The evening is set, we could easily play on,” former England batsman and BBC commentator Geoffrey Boycott said. “Did the ground staff know about this? If so, they should have covered it or brought the boundary in. There’s a bigger picture. People play a fortune to watch. That’s bigger than a couple of cricketers slipping over.” With many paying at least 45 pounds ($76) to watch the day’s action, Farbrace sympathized with supporters, who had to wait for nearly 3 ½ hours before being told play would not restart. “It is a shame today,” he told Sky Sports. “People have come and want to see a full day of cricket.”
Related News of cricket
Sri Lanka on track
Kumar Sangakkara notched his 37th test century and Mahela Jayawardene crafted a fifty in his farewell series as Sri Lanka reached 252-2 on the rain-disrupted third day of the first test against Pakistan. Sangakkara was unbeaten on 102 and Jayawardene, who will retire after the second test, was not out on 55 before rain came down heavily at tea and ended the day’s play. Both the seasoned Sri Lanka batsmen thwarted Pakistan’s spin duo of Saeed Ajmal and Abdul Rehman and added 108 runs for the third wicket stand after Sri Lanka resumed at the overnight 99-1. The visitors lone success came in the morning when fast bowler Mohammad Talha had Kaushal Silva (64) caught behind. Sangakkara reached his seventh test century in the last 14 test matches just before rain intervened and has hit 13 boundaries in his 218-ball knock. Sangakkara, the stylish 36-year-old left-hander, is now fourth on the all-time list of test century-makers with India’s Sachin Tendulkar (51), South African Jacques Kallis (45) and former Australian captain Ricky Ponting (41) ahead of him. Rain twice intervened after lunch and allowed only 20 overs in the afternoon as Sangakkara and Jayawardene continued to dominate Pakistan bowlers without much trouble. Ajmal, who has bowled 29 wicketless overs, was watchfully played by both batsmen and the offspinner could not find the breakthrough on a flat wicket. In between showers, Jayawardene, playing at one of his favorites grounds, completed his half century when he paddled left-arm spinner Abdul Rehman to fine leg for two runs. Sangakkara, who has scored over 1,000 test runs this year, played some attractive drives on both sides of the wickets and raised his century off 216 balls by driving and cutting Rehman for two boundaries in one over.
Earlier, fast bowler Junaid Khan caused both seasoned batsmen some trouble after Sri Lanka lost Silva in the morning session. Children queued up and raised their bats in a guard of honor for Jayawardene as firecrackers exploded around the Galle International Stadium when he walked out to bat. Jayawardene successfully had English umpire Ian Gould’s lbw decision overturned when he was on 11 as television replays showed the ball would have just missed the off stump after pitching in line with the stumps. Sangakkara also escaped a confident appeal against Khan not long after — this time Pakistan went for the Decision Review System but the ball again appeared to be missing the line of off stump. Sangakarra resumed Friday at 36 and added a further 45 runs in the first hour with Silva. Silva completed his half century when he pulled Khan to the square leg boundary and Sangakkara raised his 50 by cutting Talha through the vacant slip region to the third man boundary. Talha finally broke the century-stand stand when Silva attempted a drive but got a thick outside edge that carried to diving wicketkeeper Ahmed Sarfraz.
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