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njosmith Nov 2021 8:36am, 30 Nov 2021 754 posts	0 njosmith Long range forecast has a bit of rain forecast for the first test but nothing like we had today. Very wet.
NDWDave Nov 2021 10:52am, 30 Nov 2021 16,044 posts	0 NDWDave England’s hopes of avoiding a third 5-0 series defeat in Australia received a massive boost today bbc.co.uk
NDWDave Nov 2021 10:54am, 30 Nov 2021 16,045 posts	0 NDWDave I misread the article. 5th test would be played in a different state rather than cancelled As you were…
TROSaracen Nov 2021 11:03am, 30 Nov 2021 24,308 posts	0 TROSaracen Well you gave me 2 minutes of hope 😀
TROSaracen Nov 2021 12:24pm, 30 Nov 2021 24,309 posts	0 TROSaracen I like this idea a lot theguardian.com
lammo Nov 2021 12:28pm, 30 Nov 2021 10,847 posts	0 lammo He sounds like a fascinating chap, and delightfully not into computers
ThorntonRunner Nov 2021 12:32pm, 30 Nov 2021 5,529 posts	0 ThorntonRunner I did think that for series between two teams. Toss up for the first match and then alternate for rest of series
TROSaracen Nov 2021 12:39pm, 30 Nov 2021 24,310 posts	0 TROSaracen I don’t like the alternate approach, to much opportunity to doctor the pitch if you know whether you’re batting or bowling first in advance.
ThorntonRunner Nov 2021 1:06pm, 30 Nov 2021 5,530 posts	0 ThorntonRunner Good point!
jda Nov 2021 1:22pm, 30 Nov 2021 11,238 posts	0 jda That run handicap thing is similar to the bidding idea that I mentioned previously. The right to choose can be auctioned off via a (near-instantaneous) bidding war between the captains. The captain who bids the highest, gets to choose, but their opponent gets that many extra runs in their first innings.