Ireland vs England in eng 3 ODI sep 2023- Page 3

1.52pm Matt is peering through the windows once more. "Clearing up a bit here. Looks brighter. Some groundstaff out there working hard..." You mean to say there's a chance? Don't say I didn't warn ya...

KevH: "In Skipton, the rough direction weather usually comes from, there are some hints of tentative sunshine. " Hurrah!

Jon: "If the game does get reduced to 20 overs a side, is it reclassified as a T20I rather than an ODI?" Nope, still T20 rules and field placings etc. Daft sport.

2.51pm: Matt has got a cheerful update for us, he pings "Covers are being peeled off at Headingley and a few players are lurking on the edge of the square. They've just taken the main cover off the strip and the pitch looks bright green...it's brightened up a lot, so decent chance that we'll get some good news at the inspection half an hour from now"

Badar- just tuned in and really feel sorry for the Irish team here because they hardly get any games against top teams and whenever they do play, it is mostly affected by rain, both home and away. Even an ODI against a second string English side is huge for them." Indeed, they do get fewer games against top teams, and it's unfortunate that two of their last three games against India were also marred by rain. The rain has really put a damper on things, but let's hope we will get some action today

Paul McIntyre: "Of course, if Root doesn't get a bat in the ODIs, he could play for Yorkshire in the championship next week (if Yorkshire members could try to forget his infamous golf holiday. with Piers Morgan, Vaughan etc last September whilst Yorkshire were slipping to relegation).

Dixy: "@Alex I'd throw SA into the mix - whilst Australia looked pretty clueless in the latter part of that series the Proteas have been going from strength to strength in the past couple of years. Just a shame that Imran Tahir isn't still around, they could do with a quality attacking spinner."

Originally posted by: SoniRita

Dixy: "@Alex I'd throw SA into the mix - whilst Australia looked pretty clueless in the latter part of that series the Proteas have been going from strength to strength in the past couple of years. Just a shame that Imran Tahir isn't still around, they could do with a quality attacking spinner."

Alex: "Not wholly relevant for today, but as this is ostensibly a World Cup warm-up match... who's everyone got? For me it's India (home advantage could be massive), with England, Pakistan, Australia, and maybe New Zealand all on a pretty even level behind them."

Prashant: "Looking at the success kuldeep yadav has acheived in the recent times, Shamshi could be really handy in India too.

3.24pm: Next inspection is at 4pm local.

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