This brings to mind a soccer field I saw a few days ago in the town I'm currently working in. It is a hilly town, and the school soccer field has about a 10 degree pitch end to end.
At this moment if you count Great Britains PB's ( Extras)
in their scoring sessions they have 10 PB's ( Extras ) 50 bonus points.
Australia is about 2 Pb's. 10 Bonus points!
So quick maths would put you Great Britain in the front now in series one.
But I'm only The Umpire!
Check the score board tomorrow and I will add the extras.
Distance is like the runs in cricket.
Dang! There I was thinking I'd give the poms a sporting chance and ZANG they have to bring it up here. Ah well I suppose I'm going to have to crack the 300 k mark sooner or later
Nah!!! i think what OPH is saying is quite relevant at the end of the day which will be coming earlier by a dramatic amount soon (for the UK). This has to be looked into basically i think that distance should be discontinued for the ashes, or can we (The Poms) call bad light thus restricting the hours for Aussie sailors which would need all data to be analysed to cut out early am and late pm times? Which would in all honesty cancel out any top speeds, alphas, nm's etc. now to be fair would anyone want that?
Cheers all Swagger.....
thus restricting the hours for Aussie sailors which would need all data to be analysed to cut out early am and late pm times? Which would in all honesty cancel out any top speeds, alphas, nm's etc. now to be fair would anyone want that?
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I thought we were more like a QLD Winter
The scores (progressive, stumps, day 2) are up and looking very even on a steady wicket.
See Scoreboard topic
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All PB's count for extras for ALL members of ALL competing teams in their competing month.
So, your PB counts towards scoring - more people involved & contributing, even if you are not the fastest/fittest
There may be a point regarding (discarding) distance, but at this stage we will stick with an accumulative scoring system.
1. It distinguishes the WS 'Ashes Series' from the 'GPS Team Challenge' - which we do NOT want to compete with nor take away from its status/impact. ie it is based on same data but scored differently
2. It is more like a cricket score type system.
3. We keep PB bonus (Extras), again as a point of distinction but also it allows everyone on a team to contribute to points. If a new sailor then that is more people involved in the GPS TC & that can't be bad.
Good winds everyone
I've also had an idea for a team event during Weymouth Speed Week:
www.gps-speedsurfing.com/default.aspx?mnu=forum&forum=1&val=23546
Yo, cos after all, the Ashes is a Test cricket series, not limited overs, and a marathon innings is part of the deal.
If someone wants to be a Boycott and bat/sail until dark , then more power to them.
Tough day for the Tassie team
gpsteamchallenge.com.au/sailor_session/show?date=2010-08-20&team=27
Great Work Guys!!!!!!!!!
You have put Australia back infront in the Ashes Series!
The score board will be updated tonight!
News is coming through that an English Batsman overnight has made a Double Century!
STAY TUNED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The scoreboard continues here:
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Windsurfing/Gps/GPSTC-WINDSURFING-ASHES-SERIES-2010-SCORE-BOARD/
Allegations are flying that the FNQ mob (in partic one Firie) took a dive, despite having good wind , just to give the Poms a start in the series
Vehement denials that Dr Cam did not administer "Slow-down Syrup" commonly found in the town of Bundaberg & surrounds
The Umpire is investigating...........
C'mon Aussies
, just to give the Poms a start in the series
, a table for leading scorers in each division would be great for both Eng and Aus, so that we can all acknowledge the key players for each test.
As a Perth Southsider, I would like to thank the Tassie Speed Seekers, FNQ Mob, and the Mid-North Coast Marauders for having a bit of a bat for us! Being stuck in windless Perth it has felt like we were stranded at the non-strikers end, without getting off the mark. Hopefully the Perth teams in the subsequent Series get a good innings.
make a significant contribution.
Mr. Umpire: Thought I should report this.
Had a knock on the door late last night. Someone with a "sub-continental voice". Offered me an all expenses paid holiday to Central Australia for the month.
Anyone else had a similar offer?
So thats why you weren't at the lake today!
How is Uluru?
The boy and I scored some runs and 2 extras,just a warm up.
We are getting some new bats from the Black caps tomorrow,this month the series will be ours.
THANK YOU for informing me!!!!!!
It looks like GB will do anything to win the ASHES!!!
They tried Ball Tampering in the August Test. The 4 Extras of the value of (0) Were not counted in their final score!
Yeah! we had the same problems over here with lack of wind on the NSW North Coast!We were ready to do big Kms but it never happened. Cheers Southsiders
