England V India ***Clash of the Heavyweights*** Test, T20 and ODI Series

Monkeymatt said:
Gambhir is batting that low down because he is injured I think, he's only being forced to take the field because they need someone to hold up an end with Dravid. On the note of Dravid he is the first player to face 30,000 balls in test matches, what a record.
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Was he off the pitch after hitting his head trying to take a catch yesterday?

Isn't there some rule that if a player is off for a certain amount of time then they can't come back onto the field within X amount of time?
 
Locke said:
India really need to play more Tests and less IPL.
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No money in tests and they're more time consuming and physically demanding.

No brainer really, if you're that way inclined which they obviously are, as are the selectors/committee.

Sad state of affairs really!
 
sigma said:
Was he off the pitch after hitting his head trying to take a catch yesterday?
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He hurt his head attempting to catch KP on Friday and went for a concussion check yesterday.

sigma said:
Isn't there some rule that if a player is off for a certain amount of time then they can't come back onto the field within X amount of time?
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2 Law 2 – Substitutes and Runners
2.1 Law 2.5 – Fielder absent or leaving the field Law 2.5 shall be replaced by the following:

If a fielder fails to take the field with his side at the start of the match or at any later time, or leaves the field during a session of play, the umpire shall be informed of the reason for his absence, and he shall not thereafter come on to the field during a session of play without the consent of the umpire. (See Law 2.6 as modified). The umpire shall give such consent as soon as practicable.

If the player is absent from the field for longer than 8 minutes:

2.1.1 the player shall not be permitted to bowl in that innings after his return until he has been on the field for at least that length of playing time for which he was absent. Such absence or penalty time absent shall be carried over into a new day’s play and in the event of a followon or forfeiture, this restriction will, if necessary, continue into the second innings.

2.1.2 the player shall not be permitted to bat unless or until, in the aggregate, he has returned to the field and/or his side’s innings has been in progress for at least that length of playing time for which he has been absent or, if earlier, when his side has lost five wickets.

The restriction in clauses 2.1.1 and 2.1.2 above shall not apply if the player has suffered an external blow (as opposed to an internal injury such as a pulled muscle) whilst participating earlier in the match and consequently been forced to leave the field. Nor shall it apply if the player has been absent for very exceptional and wholly acceptable reasons (other than injury or illness).

In the event of a fieldsman already being off the field at the commencement of an interruption in play through ground, weather or light conditions or for other exceptional circumstances, he shall be allowed to count any such stoppage time as playing time, provided that he personally informs the umpires when he is fit enough to take the field had play been in progress.

2.1.3 Substitute fielders shall only be permitted in cases of injury, illness or other wholly acceptable reasons. ‘Wholly acceptable reasons’ should be limited to extreme circumstances and should not include what is commonly referred to as a ‘comfort break’.
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Now you too can be an umpire. :D
 
And back out they come:p....think this game is more or less over for India...4-0 whitewash unless rain saves them which i dont think will happen...
 
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