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Cerrertonia Sep 2021 9:54am, 10 Sep 2021 14,692 posts	0 Cerrertonia India have withdrawn from the game in spite of all 11 players testing negative for Covid, so presumably this is about protecting the IPL. Doesn't seem unreasonable to award the game to England in those circumstances, although I bet that isn't what happens in the end. Bit of a different situation with the Ashes, where it's the Australian government imposing restrictions, nothing to do with the English cricket authorities.
GregP Sep 2021 9:55am, 10 Sep 2021 129,252 posts	0 GregP Agree with every word of that.
TROSaracen Sep 2021 10:01am, 10 Sep 2021 23,902 posts	0 TROSaracen sulks Not working today and I’ve been denied watching our batting collapse followed by some dropped catches. Surely we win the series by TKO?
GregP Sep 2021 10:04am, 10 Sep 2021 129,257 posts	0 GregP I've got Monday off to sit in front of the sofa. Might have to schlepp down to The Oval instead as it stands.
Cerrertonia Sep 2021 10:33am, 10 Sep 2021 14,697 posts	0 Cerrertonia Seems like Ravi Shastri is getting a bit of abuse - his book signing in London appears to be being blamed for the covid outbreak.
bonners Sep 2021 11:21am, 10 Sep 2021 2,134 posts	0 bonners @Baz, I'd take a 5-0 Aussie victory right now
swittle Sep 2021 11:26am, 10 Sep 2021 79,226 posts	0 swittle No doubt, some similarly amusing diversion will turn up to fill the lonely hours bereft of the sound of leather on willow.
Dooogs Sep 2021 11:40am, 10 Sep 2021 7,298 posts	0 Dooogs Has anyone ever written 'Venus In Whites'? "Shiny, shiny / shiny balls of leather..."
GregP Sep 2021 11:49am, 10 Sep 2021 129,271 posts	0 GregP Whiplash movement, off the seam
Cerrertonia Sep 2021 12:27pm, 10 Sep 2021 14,701 posts	0 Cerrertonia Very good