by whufc » Sat Jan 07, 2023 11:48 am
by mighty_tiger_79 » Sat Jan 07, 2023 1:52 pm
by Armchair expert » Sat Jan 07, 2023 3:36 pm
by Jim05 » Sat Jan 07, 2023 4:00 pm
The excuse is that Catering is all pre organised for set times and a costly expense to move it around. Surely in this day and age you can adjust a break by an hour or two?Armchair expert wrote:I think what I find most annoying is when there are rain delays etc. they don't take lunch / tea when its raining but rather wait and have it close to its scheduled time.
by mighty_tiger_79 » Sat Jan 07, 2023 4:17 pm
Jim05 wrote:The excuse is that Catering is all pre organised for set times and a costly expense to move it around. Surely in this day and age you can adjust a break by an hour or two?Armchair expert wrote:I think what I find most annoying is when there are rain delays etc. they don't take lunch / tea when its raining but rather wait and have it close to its scheduled time.
by amber_fluid » Sat Jan 07, 2023 4:54 pm
Jim05 wrote:The excuse is that Catering is all pre organised for set times and a costly expense to move it around. Surely in this day and age you can adjust a break by an hour or two?Armchair expert wrote:I think what I find most annoying is when there are rain delays etc. they don't take lunch / tea when its raining but rather wait and have it close to its scheduled time.
by Jim05 » Sat Jan 07, 2023 5:43 pm
by gadj1976 » Sat Jan 07, 2023 11:29 pm
by whufc » Sun Jan 08, 2023 9:05 am
gadj1976 wrote:I'm not sure this would modernise the game, but bring Test Cricket back to the most sought after format of the game. And to do that, it needs to be financially viable for players to strive after. I'm not sure most test playing nations have their best players striving for test cricket.
To modernise the game;Pink ball - less interruptions for bad light which has been a blight on the Sydney test
A MINIMUM of 90 overs per day (I've watched a lot of cricket and can't honestly remember the last time I've seen 90 overs in a day)
Day night tests all around Australia
Remove the '3' reviews per inning
Flexibility in the scheduling, with teams, grounds and also timeslots especially when there is time lost as again we've seen in Sydney.
The WTC has been great but its flawed due to the standard of the game. If Sth Africa are third prior to this series then there is something seriously wrong.
by mighty_tiger_79 » Sun Jan 08, 2023 9:17 am
gadj1976 wrote:I'm not sure this would modernise the game, but bring Test Cricket back to the most sought after format of the game. And to do that, it needs to be financially viable for players to strive after. I'm not sure most test playing nations have their best players striving for test cricket.
To modernise the game;Pink ball - less interruptions for bad light which has been a blight on the Sydney test
A MINIMUM of 90 overs per day (I've watched a lot of cricket and can't honestly remember the last time I've seen 90 overs in a day)
Day night tests all around Australia
Remove the '3' reviews per inning
Flexibility in the scheduling, with teams, grounds and also timeslots especially when there is time lost as again we've seen in Sydney.
The WTC has been great but its flawed due to the standard of the game. If Sth Africa are third prior to this series then there is something seriously wrong.
by Lightning McQueen » Sun Jan 08, 2023 9:20 am
mighty_tiger_79 wrote:gadj1976 wrote:I'm not sure this would modernise the game, but bring Test Cricket back to the most sought after format of the game. And to do that, it needs to be financially viable for players to strive after. I'm not sure most test playing nations have their best players striving for test cricket.
To modernise the game;Pink ball - less interruptions for bad light which has been a blight on the Sydney test
A MINIMUM of 90 overs per day (I've watched a lot of cricket and can't honestly remember the last time I've seen 90 overs in a day)
Day night tests all around Australia
Remove the '3' reviews per inning
Flexibility in the scheduling, with teams, grounds and also timeslots especially when there is time lost as again we've seen in Sydney.
The WTC has been great but its flawed due to the standard of the game. If Sth Africa are third prior to this series then there is something seriously wrong.
to make it worse, i think Sth Africa were 2nd
by mighty_tiger_79 » Sun Jan 08, 2023 9:27 am
by whufc » Sun Jan 08, 2023 9:30 am
Lightning McQueen wrote:mighty_tiger_79 wrote:gadj1976 wrote:I'm not sure this would modernise the game, but bring Test Cricket back to the most sought after format of the game. And to do that, it needs to be financially viable for players to strive after. I'm not sure most test playing nations have their best players striving for test cricket.
To modernise the game;Pink ball - less interruptions for bad light which has been a blight on the Sydney test
A MINIMUM of 90 overs per day (I've watched a lot of cricket and can't honestly remember the last time I've seen 90 overs in a day)
Day night tests all around Australia
Remove the '3' reviews per inning
Flexibility in the scheduling, with teams, grounds and also timeslots especially when there is time lost as again we've seen in Sydney.
The WTC has been great but its flawed due to the standard of the game. If Sth Africa are third prior to this series then there is something seriously wrong.
to make it worse, i think Sth Africa were 2nd
Didn’t they beat India?
by mighty_tiger_79 » Sun Jan 08, 2023 9:30 am
Lightning McQueen wrote:mighty_tiger_79 wrote:gadj1976 wrote:I'm not sure this would modernise the game, but bring Test Cricket back to the most sought after format of the game. And to do that, it needs to be financially viable for players to strive after. I'm not sure most test playing nations have their best players striving for test cricket.
To modernise the game;Pink ball - less interruptions for bad light which has been a blight on the Sydney test
A MINIMUM of 90 overs per day (I've watched a lot of cricket and can't honestly remember the last time I've seen 90 overs in a day)
Day night tests all around Australia
Remove the '3' reviews per inning
Flexibility in the scheduling, with teams, grounds and also timeslots especially when there is time lost as again we've seen in Sydney.
The WTC has been great but its flawed due to the standard of the game. If Sth Africa are third prior to this series then there is something seriously wrong.
yeah at Home last summer.
to make it worse, i think Sth Africa were 2nd
Didn’t they beat India?
by Lightning McQueen » Sun Jan 08, 2023 9:51 am
mighty_tiger_79 wrote:Why cant we start earlier? Or is it purely for TV that the cricket runs into the 6pm news?
I also think there needs to be more flexibility with playing times.
Teams need to be bowlinng 90 overs a day. It simply isnt that hard. If teams cant keep up with the over rate than they need to be punished. when teams want to bowl more overs, its amazing how quick they can all get into positions
The review system needs a complete overhaul - or we simply just go back to accepting the on-field umpires decisions. they get some wrong, they get most correct.
when a batsman gets out - just get off the f#$##$!@%$%$@ ground asap, none of this sunday stroll on the beach pace wandering off, waiting for the review to show a no ball etc.
i agree with the pink ball.
there should also be a Test Final for the 2nd tier of nations which can be played before the main event. give these burgeoning countries a goal to aim for and an experience that can only benefit their development
by FlyingHigh » Sun Jan 08, 2023 9:54 am
Lightning McQueen wrote:mighty_tiger_79 wrote:Why cant we start earlier? Or is it purely for TV that the cricket runs into the 6pm news?
I also think there needs to be more flexibility with playing times.
Teams need to be bowlinng 90 overs a day. It simply isnt that hard. If teams cant keep up with the over rate than they need to be punished. when teams want to bowl more overs, its amazing how quick they can all get into positions
The review system needs a complete overhaul - or we simply just go back to accepting the on-field umpires decisions. they get some wrong, they get most correct.
when a batsman gets out - just get off the f#$##$!@%$%$@ ground asap, none of this sunday stroll on the beach pace wandering off, waiting for the review to show a no ball etc.
i agree with the pink ball.
there should also be a Test Final for the 2nd tier of nations which can be played before the main event. give these burgeoning countries a goal to aim for and an experience that can only benefit their development
They won’t start earlier as they’ll want the players to have a decent nights sleep, breakfast, exercise, a practice session and media commitments to fit in before the start of play.
by whufc » Sun Jan 08, 2023 9:54 am
mighty_tiger_79 wrote:Why cant we start earlier? Or is it purely for TV that the cricket runs into the 6pm news?
I also think there needs to be more flexibility with playing times.
Teams need to be bowlinng 90 overs a day. It simply isnt that hard. If teams cant keep up with the over rate than they need to be punished. when teams want to bowl more overs, its amazing how quick they can all get into positions
The review system needs a complete overhaul - or we simply just go back to accepting the on-field umpires decisions. they get some wrong, they get most correct.
when a batsman gets out - just get off the f#$##$!@%$%$@ ground asap, none of this sunday stroll on the beach pace wandering off, waiting for the review to show a no ball etc.
i agree with the pink ball.
there should also be a Test Final for the 2nd tier of nations which can be played before the main event. give these burgeoning countries a goal to aim for and an experience that can only benefit their development
by FlyingHigh » Sun Jan 08, 2023 9:56 am
by Lightning McQueen » Sun Jan 08, 2023 10:01 am
FlyingHigh wrote:There could be a difference between modernising Test cricket and the improvements we, as cricket lovers, would like to see.
Agree with Whuffer about the gloves, gadj about the 90 overs and AE about the breaks on an interrupted day.
Could we have a reserve Day 6. Not to make up for every 1/2 delay, but keep it simple so if a full session is lost, it is made up as such on Day 6.
by FlyingHigh » Sun Jan 08, 2023 10:12 am
Lightning McQueen wrote:FlyingHigh wrote:There could be a difference between modernising Test cricket and the improvements we, as cricket lovers, would like to see.
Agree with Whuffer about the gloves, gadj about the 90 overs and AE about the breaks on an interrupted day.
Could we have a reserve Day 6. Not to make up for every 1/2 delay, but keep it simple so if a full session is lost, it is made up as such on Day 6.
Glove changing is plain ridiculous, the standard of gloves today would be 1000 times better than what used to be around. Should only be changed if they’re torn or at a scheduled drinks break.
Even the Windies used to squeeze their overs in, they did use Viv and Larry a bit to push a few through with their 2-3 step run ups.
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