Angry Collingwood calls for change to rain rules
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May 5, 2010, Wednesday
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FRUSTRATED England captain Paul Collingwood demanded change to the way rain-affected games are decided after his team lost to West Indies in its shortened Twenty20 World Cup game in Providence, Guyana, on Monday.
England batted superbly for a score of 191 for five from its 20 overs but a rain delay meant West Indies won by scoring just 60 for two from 5.5 overs.
"It is very, very frustrating," Collingwood said. "Ninety-five percent of the time you are going to win with a score of 191 but the Duckworth-Lewis method somehow changed that," he said.
The Duckworth-Lewis method is the established calculation system for reducing a target total in a game affected by rain delays in one-day games.
In the Twenty20 version of the game a match can have a result after as few as five overs in an innings and the shorter spans can shift the balance heavily in favor of the team batting second.
Collingwood said Monday's game, which England lost despite scoring more than three times as many runs as its opponents, showed the system did not work in the shortest format.
"There is a major problem with Duckworth-Lewis for this form of the game," he said. "I've got no problem with it in one-day games but for Twenty20 the system has got to be changed.
"We played a near perfect game and lost."
West Indies captain Chris Gayle said he agreed with Collingwood that a review was needed.
"It was unfortunate for England to lose in this manner. I think it is something to look into.
"I support what Collingwood said - I could have been in that situation too. It is something we need to address so it can be even-stevens for both teams," he added.
The day's other game was also decided after a rain-delay calculation. Sri Lanka batted first and made 173 for seven while Zimbabwe made 29 for one from five overs before the rain came down.
Had Zimbabwe managed just 15 more runs in those opening overs it would have beaten Sri Lanka and eliminated it from the tournament.
England batted superbly for a score of 191 for five from its 20 overs but a rain delay meant West Indies won by scoring just 60 for two from 5.5 overs.
"It is very, very frustrating," Collingwood said. "Ninety-five percent of the time you are going to win with a score of 191 but the Duckworth-Lewis method somehow changed that," he said.
The Duckworth-Lewis method is the established calculation system for reducing a target total in a game affected by rain delays in one-day games.
In the Twenty20 version of the game a match can have a result after as few as five overs in an innings and the shorter spans can shift the balance heavily in favor of the team batting second.
Collingwood said Monday's game, which England lost despite scoring more than three times as many runs as its opponents, showed the system did not work in the shortest format.
"There is a major problem with Duckworth-Lewis for this form of the game," he said. "I've got no problem with it in one-day games but for Twenty20 the system has got to be changed.
"We played a near perfect game and lost."
West Indies captain Chris Gayle said he agreed with Collingwood that a review was needed.
"It was unfortunate for England to lose in this manner. I think it is something to look into.
"I support what Collingwood said - I could have been in that situation too. It is something we need to address so it can be even-stevens for both teams," he added.
The day's other game was also decided after a rain-delay calculation. Sri Lanka batted first and made 173 for seven while Zimbabwe made 29 for one from five overs before the rain came down.
Had Zimbabwe managed just 15 more runs in those opening overs it would have beaten Sri Lanka and eliminated it from the tournament.
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