Laid the draw at 40s to equalise my Aussie red last night. Do Aus have a 5% chance or so to win this ?
No. It's probably sub-1%. They need to score at least 450 and then bowl England out (as well as taking the remaining wickets). There is time and these things have happened before but only once in a blue moon.
People always seem wedded to 'original' favourites on Betfair, Aus skinny at 16-1 for the match !
According to a 2013 statement by Sweden's Supreme Commander Sverker Göransson, Sweden can, at best and in five years, defend itself in one place for one week.
Why bother?
Icelanders are proud of the fact that they are a nation founded by Vikings that has no army at all.
If you're talking a week in one place why even bother? May as well go down the Icelandic route.
Laid the draw at 40s to equalise my Aussie red last night. Do Aus have a 5% chance or so to win this ?
Odds of 15/1-20/1 seem about right. Much stranger things have happened in cricket, and for all the laughing and gloating there's still a lot of class in the baggy green caps.
Tests like Eden Gardens 2001 and Columbo 1992 stick out in cricketing memory precisely because they are unusual. What's more useful from a betting perspective would be to say have a list of Tests won and loss with 200+ leads.
Laid the draw at 40s to equalise my Aussie red last night. Do Aus have a 5% chance or so to win this ?
Odds of 15/1-20/1 seem about right. Much stranger things have happened in cricket, and for all the laughing and gloating there's still a lot of class in the baggy green caps.
Much stranger things haven't happened in over two thousand test matches. England lead by 287. As mentioned downthread, the biggest deficit ever overcome was 291, so Australia would almost certainly have to break new ground to win this now. That's not to say it's not impossible but I stick with my assessment that it's less than a 1% shot.
According to a 2013 statement by Sweden's Supreme Commander Sverker Göransson, Sweden can, at best and in five years, defend itself in one place for one week.
Why bother?
Icelanders are proud of the fact that they are a nation founded by Vikings that has no army at all.
If you're talking a week in one place why even bother? May as well go down the Icelandic route.
Iceland did however contract out its defence. We will not defend ourselves but we expect others to do it for us is an interesting idea but not necessarily one that will work if a push comes to a shove.
Laid the draw at 40s to equalise my Aussie red last night. Do Aus have a 5% chance or so to win this ?
Odds of 15/1-20/1 seem about right. Much stranger things have happened in cricket, and for all the laughing and gloating there's still a lot of class in the baggy green caps.
Much stranger things haven't happened in over two thousand test matches. England lead by 287. As mentioned downthread, the biggest deficit ever overcome was 291, so Australia would almost certainly have to break new ground to win this now. That's not to say it's not impossible but I stick with my assessment that it's less than a 1% shot.
You're making me rethink now! Broad and Ali looking like getting us a lead of 350, in which case 100/1 is probably more reasonable than it was half an hour ago.
"So this idea they are all money-grabbing people is just rubbish. I got talking to a bunch of guys from Eritrea, from Sudan, from Libya, and these are guys who wanted to come to England. Not one of them had a clue about benefits. They wanted to come to the UK because the UK represents the good life. Not that it’s a bed of roses or it’s cushy; I mean a life where people aren’t shooting at you, where you can be free to worship where you want to worship."
I hadn't realised that France was a theocratic wartorn place. Tim Farron is really revealing himself to be a political lightweight. As with Ed Miliband, he doesn't apply logical thinking to the context of the case in question, but simply jump to the simplistic ideological response of his partisan background. The problem with this "just let the people breaking into our country come in" message is that it only appeals to the left-wing ideological purists, and Corbyn will have them sown up.
Placing a bet on Australia getting less than 60 in their second innings might be an interesting idea. Their confidence levels must be at rock bottom.
Betfair have a market called "Australia Century? 2nd Innings", currently around evens. Not sure if that's for an individual batsman or for the whole team though!
'UKIP will not last and Nigel Farage stands a better chance of becoming a talk show host than winning a Westminster seat, according to David Cameron's election strategist.'
"So this idea they are all money-grabbing people is just rubbish. I got talking to a bunch of guys from Eritrea, from Sudan, from Libya, and these are guys who wanted to come to England. Not one of them had a clue about benefits. They wanted to come to the UK because the UK represents the good life. Not that it’s a bed of roses or it’s cushy; I mean a life where people aren’t shooting at you, where you can be free to worship where you want to worship."
I hadn't realised that France was a theocratic wartorn place. Tim Farron is really revealing himself to be a political lightweight. As with Ed Miliband, he doesn't apply logical thinking to the context of the case in question, but simply jump to the simplistic ideological response of his partisan background. The problem with this "just let the people breaking into our country come in" message is that it only appeals to the left-wing ideological purists, and Corbyn will have them sown up.
Has Farron gone to Calais to take part in the BBC's 'Songs of Praise' immigrant sing-a-long?
Wow, re Batman = Peter John, leader of Southwark council and head of children’s policy for all London councils, has never met her or anyone from Kids Company in his five years in post.
"So this idea they are all money-grabbing people is just rubbish. I got talking to a bunch of guys from Eritrea, from Sudan, from Libya, and these are guys who wanted to come to England. Not one of them had a clue about benefits. They wanted to come to the UK because the UK represents the good life. Not that it’s a bed of roses or it’s cushy; I mean a life where people aren’t shooting at you, where you can be free to worship where you want to worship."
I hadn't realised that France was a theocratic wartorn place. Tim Farron is really revealing himself to be a political lightweight. As with Ed Miliband, he doesn't apply logical thinking to the context of the case in question, but simply jump to the simplistic ideological response of his partisan background. The problem with this "just let the people breaking into our country come in" message is that it only appeals to the left-wing ideological purists, and Corbyn will have them sown up.
With regards to would-be illegal immigrants not knowing about benefits: "Well, they would say that, wouldn't they?". Many, when interviewed, are quite upfront about one of the attractions being that you get a house "straight away". And the French seem pretty convinced that the UK benefit system is a major pull factor.
"So this idea they are all money-grabbing people is just rubbish. I got talking to a bunch of guys from Eritrea, from Sudan, from Libya, and these are guys who wanted to come to England. Not one of them had a clue about benefits. They wanted to come to the UK because the UK represents the good life. Not that it’s a bed of roses or it’s cushy; I mean a life where people aren’t shooting at you, where you can be free to worship where you want to worship."
I hadn't realised that France was a theocratic wartorn place. Tim Farron is really revealing himself to be a political lightweight. As with Ed Miliband, he doesn't apply logical thinking to the context of the case in question, but simply jump to the simplistic ideological response of his partisan background. The problem with this "just let the people breaking into our country come in" message is that it only appeals to the left-wing ideological purists, and Corbyn will have them sown up.
Farron would let those in Calais who want to come here "because the UK represents a good life."
What is his logic for accepting them, but then refusing entry to the 20 million who would follow on?
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Icelanders are proud of the fact that they are a nation founded by Vikings that has no army at all.
If you're talking a week in one place why even bother? May as well go down the Icelandic route.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33814819
Expect a media circus.
I can;t decide whether England should get Mo up the order or leave him where he is to frustrate teams who think they have wrapped an innings up.
108 - This is the 108th time a team has lead by 300+ when batting 2nd in a Test, only 1 of those games ended in defeat (W95, D11). Anomaly.
As for the Swedes, did you read the article?
(and yes, I've just discovered there is such a site).
Still, people seem happy with what's happening, so chat on!
"So this idea they are all money-grabbing people is just rubbish. I got talking to a bunch of guys from Eritrea, from Sudan, from Libya, and these are guys who wanted to come to England. Not one of them had a clue about benefits. They wanted to come to the UK because the UK represents the good life. Not that it’s a bed of roses or it’s cushy; I mean a life where people aren’t shooting at you, where you can be free to worship where you want to worship."
I hadn't realised that France was a theocratic wartorn place. Tim Farron is really revealing himself to be a political lightweight. As with Ed Miliband, he doesn't apply logical thinking to the context of the case in question, but simply jump to the simplistic ideological response of his partisan background. The problem with this "just let the people breaking into our country come in" message is that it only appeals to the left-wing ideological purists, and Corbyn will have them sown up.
'UKIP will not last and Nigel Farage stands a better chance of becoming a talk show host than winning a Westminster seat, according to David Cameron's election strategist.'
http://news.sky.com/story/1531473/farage-would-be-better-off-with-a-talk-show
Talk about rubbing people's noses in it.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/225258.html
What is his logic for accepting them, but then refusing entry to the 20 million who would follow on?