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It has been agreed that the tea interval should be of 20 minutes duration, At the start of the interval the fielding captain requests that the interval should be lengthened to 30 minutes due to exceptional hot weather. What should the umpires tell him/her about the length of the interval?
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Once the length of the interval has been agreed it cannot be altered.
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The interval can only be changed with agreement from the opposing captain.
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The tea interval is always extended if the umpires decide the weather is exceptionally hot.
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The interval can only be changed by the match referee.
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The umpires should inform the fielding captain that once the length of the interval has been agreed, it cannot be altered. This means that even if the weather is exceptionally hot, the interval cannot be extended without the agreement of both teams. The decision to change the interval length lies with the teams involved, not the umpires or the match referee.
