Comments on: The Hundred: Does a two-and-a-half minute break in a game of cricket actually constitute a ‘time-out’? https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/the-hundred-does-a-two-and-a-half-minute-break-in-a-game-of-cricket-actually-constitute-a-time-out/2019/12/18/ Independent and irreverent cricket writing Wed, 18 Dec 2019 17:05:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.3 By: Ged Ladd https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/the-hundred-does-a-two-and-a-half-minute-break-in-a-game-of-cricket-actually-constitute-a-time-out/2019/12/18/#comment-261916 Wed, 18 Dec 2019 17:05:50 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=22535#comment-261916 Ah yes, I see where this is going. 100 strategic time-ins per innings.

I never did quite master the difference between “going for a strategic” and “going for a tactical” in the matter of leaving one’s seat to go to the loo in the hope of inducing a wicket when one’s team is fielding.

I think the tactical might be a quick piss (potentially concluded within 150 seconds if the seat is well-located and the loos suitably unpopulated. Whereas a strategic perhaps comprises a bit of a walk around and/or getting some drinks in and/or attending to some urgent commercial matter on one’s phone and/or running into an acquaintance – Mr Johnny Friendly, for example:

https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/england-v-australia-at-lords-day-three-match-report/2016/04/18/

Loved the last two cricketer spotteds, btw, KC. Anyone spotted on or near trains is a classic. As is Tim Murtagh spotted doing anything. I’m gutted that the trains one was in the issue that went for a Burton in most readers’ e-mail systems.

]]> By: Marees https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/the-hundred-does-a-two-and-a-half-minute-break-in-a-game-of-cricket-actually-constitute-a-time-out/2019/12/18/#comment-261915 Wed, 18 Dec 2019 14:18:42 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=22535#comment-261915 In reply to A P Webster.

Two and a half minutes, is the time Dhoni takes to set the field between each ball of the final over of a tense match

#funfact :
for the purpose of over rate penalties, the last over is not considered. Dhoni is aware of this loophole & that is why he takes advantage of it

]]> By: A P Webster https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/the-hundred-does-a-two-and-a-half-minute-break-in-a-game-of-cricket-actually-constitute-a-time-out/2019/12/18/#comment-261914 Wed, 18 Dec 2019 13:38:38 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=22535#comment-261914 Two and a half minutes is barely time to join the beer queue, let alone move forward in said queue.

]]> By: Edwardian https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/the-hundred-does-a-two-and-a-half-minute-break-in-a-game-of-cricket-actually-constitute-a-time-out/2019/12/18/#comment-261913 Wed, 18 Dec 2019 13:33:58 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=22535#comment-261913 A two-and-a-half minute break is a bit like a fox’s breakfast: a quick piss and a good look around.

]]> By: Thesmudge https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/the-hundred-does-a-two-and-a-half-minute-break-in-a-game-of-cricket-actually-constitute-a-time-out/2019/12/18/#comment-261912 Wed, 18 Dec 2019 13:19:40 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=22535#comment-261912 I believe in American sports where such things originate, the usual method of requesting the hiatus is to make a capital T with the forearms. This has already been aped in cricket to indicate a TV review. Will the ECB introduce a new gesture (or even better, a multi player tableaux or dance routine) ?

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