| Worst sports decisions 17:32 - May 10 with 5150 views | stowmarketrange |
In one of the worst sporting decisions of all time.Surrey win the toss at Edgbaston and decide to have a bowl first.Warwickshire just declared on 665-5 in their 1st innings.
Smart move by the Surrey skipper. |  | | |  |
| Worst sports decisions on 17:34 - May 10 with 3521 views | numptydumpty |
Not if Surrey make 800 for 2 and then bowl out Warkwickshire for 125.
That could be the thinking !!!
Mind you they will probably need to score around 8 an over !! [Post edited 10 May 17:35]
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| Worst sports decisions on 17:39 - May 10 with 3485 views | stowmarketrange |
| Worst sports decisions on 17:34 - May 10 by numptydumpty |
Not if Surrey make 800 for 2 and then bowl out Warkwickshire for 125.
That could be the thinking !!!
Mind you they will probably need to score around 8 an over !! [Post edited 10 May 17:35]
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I guess it depends a bit on the weather conditions early yesterday morning,but it seems a weird one for me. | | | |
| Worst sports decisions on 17:53 - May 10 with 3393 views | hoops_legend |
Was expecting a stream of qpr decisions to
Make the top of this thread |  |
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| Worst sports decisions on 17:58 - May 10 with 3362 views | numptydumpty |
| Worst sports decisions on 17:39 - May 10 by stowmarketrange |
I guess it depends a bit on the weather conditions early yesterday morning,but it seems a weird one for me. |
Weird decision no doubt but hindsight is a wonderful thing... | |
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| Worst sports decisions on 18:51 - May 10 with 3250 views | stowmarketrange |
| Worst sports decisions on 17:58 - May 10 by numptydumpty |
Weird decision no doubt but hindsight is a wonderful thing... |
Only 418 more to avoid the follow on. | | | |
| Worst sports decisions on 19:13 - May 10 with 3192 views | Benny_the_Ball |
Meanwhile, in the ladies T20 World Cup qualifiers, the UAE ladies coach, conscious of looming rain forcing a draw, retired all 10 batters after the openers posted 192-0 in 16 overs. The UAE needed a win to be sure of progressing so the coach employed the unusual tactic to force a result. They subsequently dismissed Qatar for 29 in 11.1 overs to complete a 163-run win.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c2e3k3xx7edo
Smart tactics or cheating? |  | | |
| Worst sports decisions on 20:17 - May 10 with 3058 views | CamberleyR |
Deciding to move our away game at Upton Park in the 75/76 season from the last game of the season to Fa Cup 4th round day. |  |
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| Worst sports decisions on 20:27 - May 10 with 3017 views | Watford_Ranger |
| Worst sports decisions on 19:13 - May 10 by Benny_the_Ball |
Meanwhile, in the ladies T20 World Cup qualifiers, the UAE ladies coach, conscious of looming rain forcing a draw, retired all 10 batters after the openers posted 192-0 in 16 overs. The UAE needed a win to be sure of progressing so the coach employed the unusual tactic to force a result. They subsequently dismissed Qatar for 29 in 11.1 overs to complete a 163-run win.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c2e3k3xx7edo
Smart tactics or cheating? |
Smart. Seems silly that you can’t retire in T20 so they’ve effectively a found a way to do so which just wastes everyone’s time. Playing the 52nd best nation in a sport most countries haven’t heard of sounds like Middlesex playing a hungover village team so they were only realistically playing against the clock with a big score being chased. [Post edited 10 May 20:28]
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| Worst sports decisions on 22:23 - May 10 with 2800 views | MrSheen |
Tony Greig saying he hoped to make the West Indies grovel. [Post edited 10 May 22:24]
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| Worst sports decisions on 10:33 - May 11 with 2353 views | essextaxiboy |
Southgate bringing on the two young fellas for a penalty shootout . |  | | |
| Worst sports decisions on 10:37 - May 11 with 2345 views | BrianMcCarthy |
| Worst sports decisions on 19:13 - May 10 by Benny_the_Ball |
Meanwhile, in the ladies T20 World Cup qualifiers, the UAE ladies coach, conscious of looming rain forcing a draw, retired all 10 batters after the openers posted 192-0 in 16 overs. The UAE needed a win to be sure of progressing so the coach employed the unusual tactic to force a result. They subsequently dismissed Qatar for 29 in 11.1 overs to complete a 163-run win.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c2e3k3xx7edo
Smart tactics or cheating? |
What does "retiring out" mean, Benny?
Is it saying that you're injured? |  |
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| Worst sports decisions on 11:02 - May 11 with 2286 views | Rsole |
| Worst sports decisions on 10:37 - May 11 by BrianMcCarthy |
What does "retiring out" mean, Benny?
Is it saying that you're injured? |
Retiring hurt is one option, Brian. Usually applies to one person and is more common.
In this case, it’s a voluntary retirement to force a result I would imagine.
We also used to force the better batters to retire when they hit a specific score otherwise they would stop others getting much of a game in village cricket. |  |
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| Worst sports decisions on 12:01 - May 11 with 2165 views | stowmarketrange |
You wouldn’t be very happy if you’d paid to see that match. | | | |
| Worst sports decisions on 12:39 - May 11 with 2077 views | Tonto |
Going back to the Surrey toss: its been a tactic in the county championship this year to prepare flat roads to nulify the Surrey seamers to get a bore draw. Its happened in every game not played at the Oval. Its the only waY to stop Surrey.
As i type Surrey are 150 odd for 2 snd one of those wasnt a great decision by the umpire
So given that, no it not the worst decision |  |
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| Worst sports decisions on 16:26 - May 11 with 1908 views | Toast_R |
Just witnessed the Fat Greek in charge at Forest berating his manager on the pitch in front of the camereas, at full time for failing to beat Leicester in their quest for Champions League.
That was possibly one of the most uncomfortable things I've seen in football. What a w*nker. |  | | |
| Worst sports decisions on 16:59 - May 11 with 1848 views | themodfather |
for me, QPR sacking warnock, we were struggling v mk dons away, scraped a 1-1 draw with late goal and fans chanted "warnock sort it out" , warnock gone next day. did the board hear warnock and out only??
non qpr whoever signed up to have barry mcguigan defend his title in texas, in the desert? i think steve cruz was the oppo, mcguigan was near collapse in the intense heat. | | | |
| Worst sports decisions on 17:38 - May 11 with 1796 views | stowmarketrange |
| Worst sports decisions on 12:39 - May 11 by Tonto |
Going back to the Surrey toss: its been a tactic in the county championship this year to prepare flat roads to nulify the Surrey seamers to get a bore draw. Its happened in every game not played at the Oval. Its the only waY to stop Surrey.
As i type Surrey are 150 odd for 2 snd one of those wasnt a great decision by the umpire
So given that, no it not the worst decision |
Now 8 down and still 332 runs behind.It looks like an innings defeat coming tomorrow. | | | |
| Worst sports decisions on 17:40 - May 11 with 1789 views | Juzzie |
The Football League allowing Liverpool to finish their league fixture’s after everyone else thereby giving them extra time to rest and beat Wolves 3-1 and win the title ahead of some west London upstarts the authorities preferred to have not win it. |  | | |
| Worst sports decisions on 18:36 - May 11 with 1695 views | Snipper |
Ricky Ponting electing to field in the second Ashes test at Edgebaston in 2005 has got to be up there.
He obviously thought the England batsmen would be demoralised after losing at Lords in the first test.
England racked up over 400 on day 1. Without Ponting’s error of judgement, we’d have probably lost the Ashes that glorious summer. |  | | |
| Worst sports decisions on 19:25 - May 11 with 1613 views | Tonto |
| Worst sports decisions on 17:38 - May 11 by stowmarketrange |
Now 8 down and still 332 runs behind.It looks like an innings defeat coming tomorrow. |
9 down atvthe close too. They havent exactly helped my cause, but the rest of the post stands. | |
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| Worst sports decisions on 20:03 - May 11 with 1524 views | ted_hendrix |
Muhammad Ali agreeing to fight Joe Frazier and subsequently losing to 'Smoking Joe', Ali's first defeat, I honestly believed that Ali was invincible and would never be beaten. |  |
| My Father had a profound influence on me, he was a lunatic. |
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| Worst sports decisions on 20:23 - May 11 with 1479 views | Watford_Ranger |
Me watching Wycombe v Charlton this evening | | | |
| Worst sports decisions on 21:40 - May 11 with 1330 views | Northernr |
John Van De Velde's 18th at St Andrew's will always take some beating for sports psychology mind fck. |  | | |
| Worst sports decisions on 23:13 - May 11 with 1229 views | flynnbo |
Joe Bugner beating Henry Cooper? |  | | |
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