ICF Cricket Discussion - India Tour of England - 5th Test Preview (Not to be made into match thread)

[jalebi_bhai]

 

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[Lone Wolf]

Day 1 looks like will be rainy...  Forecast looks quite better for rest of 4 days..  Cloudy though. 

[rkt.india]

Test is under Covid Clouds. Indian practice session cancelled with one more staff member getting tested positive.

[The Realist]

The Indian team in England has been hit by a fresh covid-19 positive case as another support staff member of the team has tested positive in Manchester.

Cricbuzz has learnt that the result was known on Thursday (September 9) after which the scheduled training session on the eve of the fifth and final Test at the Old Trafford - starting on Friday (September 10) - was cancelled.

 

https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/118962/indias-support-staff-member-tests-positive-for-covid-19-in-manchester

[SRT100]

Maybe Rahane should be rested in case he is covid positive.

 

 

[Lord]

 

This is BS

[Lone Wolf]

15 minutes ago, Lord said:

 

This is BS

WTF..   This would be top tier sh** housery..  Just cancel it lmao

[New guy]

19 minutes ago, Lone Wolf said:

WTF..   This would be top tier sh** housery..  Just cancel it lmao

Wjy should england lose pontential WTC points because Indians were negligent?

[jalebi_bhai]

5 minutes ago, New guy said:

Wjy should england lose pontential WTC points because Indians were negligent?

 

And how do you know, with 100% certainty, that it happened due to our negligence only? We've had full crowds for these games and there are no bio-secure bubbles. The infections could've happened from anywhere. 

[New guy]

6 minutes ago, jalebi_bhai said:

 

And how do you know, with 100% certainty, that it happened due to our negligence only? We've had full crowds for these games and there are no bio-secure bubbles. The infections could've happened from anywhere. 

Covid is not transmitted in open spaces. All medical guidelines say 6 feet distance in open spaces and players were more than that distance from crowd.

 

How does crowd affect support staff who dont go on the field?

 

Shashtri didnt go anywhere else so this is the most likely source of infection. 

[Jay]

25 minutes ago, New guy said:

Wjy should england lose pontential WTC points because Indians were negligent?

Game will go on. No way it's being cancelled. Fans will be furious. 

[New guy]

Just now, Jay said:

Game will go on. No way it's being cancelled. Fans will be furious. 

Ganguly has made a statement saying he doesnt know if game will happen

[jalebi_bhai]

Just now, New guy said:

Covid is not transmitted in open spaces. All medical guidelines say 6 feet distance in open spaces and players were more than that distance from crowd.

 

How does crowd affect support staff who dont go on the field?

At all times? Are you sure? Look at this interaction below. It's brief but again, Shami barely socially distanced here and wasn't wearing a mask or anything  

 

 

9 minutes ago, New guy said:

Shashtri didnt go anywhere else so this is the most likely source of infection. 

And how exactly do you know this? Do you have inside sources?

[coffee_rules]

Test under cloud now (pun not intended)

 

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/eng-vs-ind-5th-test-old-trafford-one-more-member-of-indian-support-staff-tests-positive-for-covid-19-1276999

 

I would say player and support staff is paramount. Just cancel the test now

[New guy]

1 hour ago, jalebi_bhai said:

At all times? Are you sure? Look at this interaction below. It's brief but again, Shami barely socially distanced here and wasn't wearing a mask or anything  

 

 

And how exactly do you know this? Do you have inside sources?

Shami didnt test positive. just shows how open areas are not dangerous. Its almost impossible to catch covid in open area, particularly under sun light

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/explainers-55680305

 

Closed crowded  areas are a million times more dangerous.

 

As for everything else, we can just go with recorded facts.

 

You can make a million excuses but its the equivalent of my dog ate the homework and others didnt do homework too

 

When billions are at stake such excuses dont work. This is not juveniles at schools, this is a professional board with billions at stake. An obvious breach by one person who tested covid positive first will 100% be questioned. 

Edited September 9, 2021 by New guy

[urbestfriend]

I am pretty sure some players will test positive and this match is goner for good...Lets celebrate the series victory.

[Frustrated]

3 minutes ago, urbestfriend said:

I am pretty sure some players will test positive and this match is goner for good...Lets celebrate the series victory.

Celebrate?    I thought India would hv to tour Eng again to resume the 5th test some time later, if this test does not start tomorrow.

[Lord]

there won't be any match thread

[urbestfriend]

2 minutes ago, Frustrated said:

Celebrate?    I thought India would hv to tour Eng again to resume the 5th test some time later, if this test does not start tomorrow.

I doubt the series will be postponed so that one test match is played next year...