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Originally Posted by Frankie
I've no idea how that system works Baz but it's probably run by some Indian based statistician. So nothing makes sense mathematically plus India getting more points for winning a Test sounds about right.
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I must have a bit of Indian in me somewhere coz I finally nutted it out.
You get 12 points for a win and 4 points for a "No Result" which everybody else calls a draw. Look at the 2nd graphic.
You do get deducted points for slow over-rates. There may be other ways to get points deducted but I don't know what they are.
This is the current table (Friday morning 25/3/24 Thai Time)
So look at India. Played 9 games so a possible maximum of 108 points. So 6 wins and 1 draw gives them 76 points minus a 2-point deduction for slow over rates in their loss in the 1st Test against South Africa
So 74 out of a possible 108 is 68.51%
Australia lost 10 points for a slow over-rate in the drawn Test at Manchester
England are the worst culprits as they lost points in 4 out of the 5 Ashes Tests for slow over-rates
It can be seen here
If Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh later today, England will be last on the table. However, if, and it is a big if, England win their next 6 Tests at home against the Windies and Sri Lanka this northern summer, they will improve to 48.43% (93 points out of a possible 192 points), good weather and no slow over-rate penalties permitting.
Just wondering if slow over rates are still a tactic in Test cricket? The West Indies always did it in the 70s & 80s before the rules were changed to a minimum amount of overs in a day's play. They got it down to 8-9 overs per hour. How can you score runs if you don't face enough balls?
Surely, in the "Spirit of Cricket", England would not stoop to these tactics?
Just a wind-up, lads
