whufc wrote:am Bays wrote:whufc wrote:
His literally on there to appease the sport lovers who understand sport, who appreciate change but can see through the modern "entertainment" bullsh!t in lieu of what makes sport truly appealing - the sport itself. Chappell is the pin up boy.
EFA
e.g. the Big bash is a good innovation but over scheduled and to the detriment and inhibitive to red ball cricket it becomes it can kill the golden goose.
Red ball cricket played in a "traditional manner" i.e. appropriate over rates, minimal breaks in play, with a intent for results and with respect to opponents,
I disagree about T20 killing test cricket. In the major countries test crickets popularity is as a good as ever. Its really on SAF, WIN and SL where test cricket is struggling.
Look at India's progression as a test playing nation since the creation of the IPL. They have come on in leaps and bounds.
I also question what test crowds would look like if it wasn't for T20 being the introduction to cricket for children. I know in my household my partner and 2 older children only have a passion for test cricket after learning and understand the game via t20.
Yeah its getting scheduled at the wrong time in Australia but realistically we are still the number 2 nation in the world (if it wasn't for over rate penalties) so our on field performance hasn't been that hampered by the introduction of t20.
Some of the best test matches in recent history eg India run chase against us and Stokes run chase against us don't happen if t20 was never formed.
WHUFC
FWIW I can respect what you have posted
You post sum interesting stuff at times , seemingly always a good read
I can add that I have followed these sports in SA
Dogs
Trots
Races
SANFL
Sheffield Shield Cricket
Test Cricket
Big Bash Cricket
The first 5 , attendances have spiraled downwards since i first attended
The marriage of Test Cricket and Big Bash Cricket means cricket still has a combined good attendance overall
Cricket is getting bums on seats- the other 5 sports are struggling
Therefore my conclusion is Administrators have mostly got it right
I reckon BB competes with Sheffield Shield more that Test cricket in SA
We still get BIG crowds in the Test matches , and now have it for the BB as well
BIG Bash has regenerated the crowds that the Sheffield Shield cannot
AMBAYS you raise some interesting points as well
BUT
I ask how have the administrators got this wrong with over scheduling of the BBL?
How can anything that attracts crowds of 5,000-20,000 consistently be over-scheduled
And to get those crowds 5+ times a season equates to a lot of $$$ takings and TV rights and and and
And they still get a BIG crowd for the test matches on each day
WIN WIN for the Administrators
I know you dont answer my posts, which is great as you cant prove me wrong