Views from the press boxpublished at 13:36 British Summer Time 19 September 2017
John Etheridge, the Sun: Pathetic goings on at O.Trafford. 'Player safety'- nonsense expression. What about the thousands who've taken day off and paid for tickets? This 'player safety' stuff is total nonsense. They are professional sportsmen, paid to entertain 1000s who have turned up. Ridiculous.
Paul Newman, Daily Mail: Times have changed and cricket cannot afford to treat paying spectators badly...common sense needs to prevail and we should get this game on. Worth remembering the Old Trafford outfield was perfectly fit for both teams to play football earlier...