Yeah the lack of a reserve day screwed both us and Aussie out of a qualifying chance. We got one less game to get the needed points, makes it pretty much impossible.
I just find it ridiculous that the lack of reserve days is for TV. If that is the case how can the Broadcaster think it is better to have a game abandoned, than have two games on one day? I can understand them wanting only one game per day, but not the lack of reserve days. Hell even add an extra day after the pool games, and make that the reserve day? So if you have a game abandoned it will be played that day, then it wouldn't clash with another game either.