We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Rules of Cricket. So as long as it’s safe we want to get out there. Draws are rare these days. This week will be remembered for two incongruous images. It all risks driving away the record TV audiences of this behind-closed-doors Test summer. Abbas beat Root with four out of the first five balls he faced and Yasir nipped out Ollie Pope leg before playing back. What do our referees think of... 'The game is being totally ruined': Sportsmail's experts Peter Crouch, Chris Sutton and Martin Keown blast... 'It's an absolute DISGRACE. One was the Test being halted for bad light while a practice match continued on the colts ground next door. ‘The hard thing was to understand how wet certain areas were and how long it would take to get rid of them. All times AEST (GMT +10). Monday’s delay was the final straw in a Test destined for controversy from the moment the English umpires Richard Kettleborough and Michael Gough took a conservative bad light reading on the first day. Following the third-day washout play was again held up after the delayed start to day four when the players called for sawdust to use on damp patches that had been left exposed by ground staff. AFL news 2020: Tony Jones storms off set, AFL Sunday Footy S... F1 news 2020: Daniel Ricciardo classy response, Russian Gran... F1 2020: Valtteri Bottas wins Russian Grand Prix, 'f*** you'... AFL grand final 2020: Entertainment, halftime, performance, ... NRL round 20: Max King tackle on Blake Lawrie, Melbourne Sto... Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. He beat Root first ball, which was enough for the England captain. That fourth day was abandoned before 4pm, with ground staff insisting it would take three hours to get the outfield fit for play, just as the sun began shining. To realistically overhaul India and Australia to contest next year’s Test Championship final, England had to win this series 3-0 and gain the maximum 90 points. ‘We could start half an hour earlier if we lose time,’ he said after Monday’s play. I think it is hard to blame the umpires here. There was seam and swing throughout this match and batting was a difficult business. Waugh believes such an event should be a natural dynamic of the game and something players just have to deal with at Test level. Sportsmail understands the ECB are ‘frustrated’ at the last five days after putting so much work and money into getting Test cricket on in this Covid summer. It is a shame because this has been a great summer of Test cricket so far. I’ve never seen a game affected by bad light as much as this one. Hours of good cricket have been lost and paying customers have …
