I hope Cricket Australia is super rich!!!

[bulldogtragic]

Re: I hope Cricket Australia is super rich!!!

No point starting a new thread, but I don't like the development of TV and cricket for its sake. The two week domestic one day series doesn't work from an engagement perspective. Then to jump into 20/20 internationals, while still in the spring carnival and before the test series is not working for me, and crowd numbers are not good. On top of a test series played in front of more camera men than crowds in the UAE. Add to it the WACA not having a test, which always is interesting viewing will be missed. I'm not sure who is making decisions, but it seems ad hoc and is not reflective of good faith with the sporting public. The formula was working for a long time, I know why it's been abandoned, but wiser heads should prevail.

[lemmon]

Re: I hope Cricket Australia is super rich!!!

No point starting a new thread, but I don't like the development of TV and cricket for its sake. The two week domestic one day series doesn't work from an engagement perspective. Then to jump into 20/20 internationals, while still in the spring carnival and before the test series is not working for me, and crowd numbers are not good. On top of a test series played in front of more camera men than crowds in the UAE. Add to it the WACA not having a test, which always is interesting viewing will be missed. I'm not sure who is making decisions, but it seems ad hoc and is not reflective of good faith with the sporting public. The formula was working for a long time, I know why it's been abandoned, but wiser heads should prevail.

Interested to hear your thoughts on the prospect of day/night tests BT with the trials continuing in the Shield?

And I can understand your sentiments abut the UAE and it is a terrible look but what's the alternative? Pakistan deserves to play test cricket but it's simply not possible at home. Where else do they go? I think they've done wonderfully well to make it a home away from home and have performed brilliantly there. We are all quick to forget they rolled England there while they were in some pink form and the worlds best side.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: I hope Cricket Australia is super rich!!!

Interested to hear your thoughts on the prospect of day/night tests BT with the trails continuing in the Shield?

And I can understand your sentiments abut the UAE and it is a terrible look but what's the alternative? Pakistan deserves to play test cricket but it's simply not possible at home. Where else do they go? I think they've done wonderfully well to make it a home away from home and have performed brilliantly there. We are all quick to forget they rolled England there while they were in some pink form and the worlds best side.

Sorry Lem, I will be more detailed tomorrow. I spent 25 minutes responding and my screen just crashed. But at the nub of it, if test cricket day/night is about the sport, the contest then I'm open to looking at it. If it's for any other reason then I hope they don't do it. I don't mind some change, but I love my test match cricket and change to that should be far more cautiously applied than other forms. To be continued.

[Eastdog]

Re: I hope Cricket Australia is super rich!!!

Are we looking forward to the Australia-India Test series upcoming. How do you see that test series going for us.