by LaughingKookaburra » Tue Dec 31, 2013 9:58 pm
by daysofourlives » Tue Dec 31, 2013 10:08 pm
by Sharksta » Tue Dec 31, 2013 10:47 pm
by Rik E Boy » Wed Jan 01, 2014 12:59 pm
by Grahaml » Wed Jan 01, 2014 1:05 pm
by am Bays » Wed Jan 01, 2014 3:53 pm
Grahaml wrote:Kerry Packer. Without the players getting their hands on decent cash the game would be in monstrous trouble.
by whufc » Wed Jan 01, 2014 5:27 pm
by Failed Creation » Wed Jan 01, 2014 6:05 pm
whufc wrote:I'm actually a tad worried for test cricket and don't blame t20 at all.
Countries like England and Aus are thriving crowds wise when it comes to test but unfortunately the same can't be said for NZ, WI, SA, SL.
One of the offsets I have seen from t20 is these countries is the administrators have become lazy, they make all the coin they need from t20 and therefore have become lazy in trying to promote test cricket and bring back the crowds.
Obviously in the case of NZ, WI poor on field performances haven't helped there cause but I think t20 has made alot of the administrators lazy and the needs for crowds at test cricket for wealth is non exsistant.
If crowds stop going completely then test cricket will become irrelevant. We need as many competitive countries as possible.
I would love to see Ireland gain test match status, there an improving nation and don't have alot of sporting sides competing at a high level on the international stage (football, union) are the only ones that come to mind. They have natural rivals in England
by whufc » Wed Jan 01, 2014 6:20 pm
by Grahaml » Wed Jan 01, 2014 11:04 pm
am Bays wrote:Grahaml wrote:Kerry Packer. Without the players getting their hands on decent cash the game would be in monstrous trouble.
Test cricket wasn't saved by Kerry packer, if it wasn't strong and popular like it was from 1973-1977, he wouldn't have wanted to touch it with a barge pole. You can't make money out of an un-popular sport.
Now he might have helped modernised it and made the cricket associations look at other means of supporting the game domestically but no way did Kerry Packer save Test Cricket
by am Bays » Thu Jan 02, 2014 12:45 pm
Grahaml wrote:am Bays wrote:Grahaml wrote:Kerry Packer. Without the players getting their hands on decent cash the game would be in monstrous trouble.
Test cricket wasn't saved by Kerry packer, if it wasn't strong and popular like it was from 1973-1977, he wouldn't have wanted to touch it with a barge pole. You can't make money out of an un-popular sport.
Now he might have helped modernised it and made the cricket associations look at other means of supporting the game domestically but no way did Kerry Packer save Test Cricket
He headed a serious problem off before it became an issue. We've seen recently bundles of blokes picking footy over cricket. West Indies has had huge trouble keeping their kids in cricket. Keep your head in the sand all you like but giving blokes something for their time in that era helped keep the best players around.
by whufc » Thu Jan 02, 2014 6:28 pm
by The Sleeping Giant » Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:40 pm
daysofourlives wrote:Shane Warne, simple.
by Tony Clifton » Fri Jan 03, 2014 7:03 pm
whufc wrote:I'm actually a tad worried for test cricket and don't blame t20 at all.
Countries like England and Aus are thriving crowds wise when it comes to test but unfortunately the same can't be said for NZ, WI, SA, SL.
One of the offsets I have seen from t20 is these countries is the administrators have become lazy, they make all the coin they need from t20 and therefore have become lazy in trying to promote test cricket and bring back the crowds.
Obviously in the case of NZ, WI poor on field performances haven't helped there cause but I think t20 has made alot of the administrators lazy and the needs for crowds at test cricket for wealth is non exsistant.
If crowds stop going completely then test cricket will become irrelevant. We need as many competitive countries as possible.
I would love to see Ireland gain test match status, there an improving nation and don't have alot of sporting sides competing at a high level on the international stage (football, union) are the only ones that come to mind. They have natural rivals in England
by heater31 » Wed Jan 15, 2014 6:38 pm
by woodublieve12 » Thu Jan 16, 2014 7:58 am
by Rik E Boy » Thu Jan 16, 2014 1:42 pm
whufc wrote:I think in NZ's case it just the fact they are the exact same as they were 30 years ago
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