England cricket 2023 & 2024
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TheAngryDog said:
England have managed to out England themselves. A rare feat indeed.
One day the ECB will take the bull by the horns and get rid of central contracts and pick people on their county performance which is about as close to test cricket as possible. The short format has scuppered our test side and the introduction of the 100(a completely meaningless tournament imgo) has just compounded the situation. Smollet said:
TheAngryDog said:
England have managed to out England themselves. A rare feat indeed.
One day the ECB will take the bull by the horns and get rid of central contracts and pick people on their county performance which is about as close to test cricket as possible. The short format has scuppered our test side and the introduction of the 100(a completely meaningless tournament imgo) has just compounded the situation. Nothing will change.
Newarch said:
Tyre Smoke said:
New Zealand are the best test side in the world? Really?
World Test Champions iirc, they’re only not top of rankings on games played.speedy_thrills said:
Newarch said:
Tyre Smoke said:
New Zealand are the best test side in the world? Really?
World Test Champions iirc, they’re only not top of rankings on games played.Tyre Smoke said:
Why is there 100 and T20? <clip>
Politics. It meant that the ECB could offer the game to a different TV rights holder and make lots of money !!! After all it's not 20/Twenty is it and it has some odd rules they dreamt up to differentiate it No other reason, T20 is equally entertaining and you get 40 more balls to enjoy per match.
Tyre Smoke said:
Why is there 100 and T20?
For a short, exciting game T20 has it. Having a DJ and razz for the 100 is just the same thing, just trying to make cricket sexy. Which it isn't. T20 is as racy as it gets.
Watching test cricket is my idea of Hell.
How many games have you watched recently as to you admit to being a new convert to the game?For a short, exciting game T20 has it. Having a DJ and razz for the 100 is just the same thing, just trying to make cricket sexy. Which it isn't. T20 is as racy as it gets.
Watching test cricket is my idea of Hell.
I watched a couple of 100 games last year. Boring.
I've watched a bit of test cricket this afternoon. Test cricket is still my idea of Hell.
T20 I like. Perhaps that will lead to other variants, perhaps it won't.
Why do you ask?
I do notice that us Kiwis are doing OK in the test though.
I've watched a bit of test cricket this afternoon. Test cricket is still my idea of Hell.
T20 I like. Perhaps that will lead to other variants, perhaps it won't.
Why do you ask?
I do notice that us Kiwis are doing OK in the test though.
Tyre Smoke said:
I watched a couple of 100 games last year. Boring.
I've watched a bit of test cricket this afternoon. Test cricket is still my idea of Hell.
T20 I like. Perhaps that will lead to other variants, perhaps it won't.
Why do you ask?
I do notice that us Kiwis are doing OK in the test though.
It was your recent comment at being a new convert to the game yet you dismissed watching the pinnacle of the sport as pure hell. I’d suggest you watch a few more matches. Test cricket is brilliant but I agree it requires a certain mental attitude to appreciate it over the very simple versions that are now very popular. I've watched a bit of test cricket this afternoon. Test cricket is still my idea of Hell.
T20 I like. Perhaps that will lead to other variants, perhaps it won't.
Why do you ask?
I do notice that us Kiwis are doing OK in the test though.
I understand what you say, but it's just far too slow for me. I get that it must be like watching a chess match, strategies and when to attack, spin or fade bowler, etc. But it's not for me. Well, not yet anyway. Perhaps ever.
I watched 30 minutes of the test this afternoon and it was sending me to sleep. Not holding my interest at all.
I watched 30 minutes of the test this afternoon and it was sending me to sleep. Not holding my interest at all.
Tyre Smoke said:
I understand what you say, but it's just far too slow for me. I get that it must be like watching a chess match, strategies and when to attack, spin or fade bowler, etc. But it's not for me. Well, not yet anyway. Perhaps ever.
I watched 30 minutes of the test this afternoon and it was sending me to sleep. Not holding my interest at all.
I completely get what you say, I tend to flit from format to format. I started out only following the Ashes, then the ODI World Cup, then T20 IPL, now I’m following the County Championship. Also I love listening to a test match at work where I could spend all day following the action whilst sitting in a hole in the ground, whereas I prefer a T20 as casual entertainment especially as say the T20 Blast is on in the evening. I watched 30 minutes of the test this afternoon and it was sending me to sleep. Not holding my interest at all.
As to playing, I slightly prefer T20 because it especially rewards efficient fielding and encouraging attacking batting.
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