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Originally Posted by Chris T
Can someone please explain, for the benefit of someone who finds cricket completely uninteresting (except when England look like they might beat Australia!) why England declared yesterday when they could have piled on a load more runs and left the Aussies an impossible target?
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TBH, Mrs Nug asked me exactly the same question yesterday, and I couldn't think of a good answer.
The only reason I could think of is that, sledging and bodyline aside, cricket is still a 'gentlemans game' and, as such, it was a sporting decision to give the Australians a chance.
Other than that, it makes absolutely no sense
