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T20 is killing Proper Cricket

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Listening to the Tuffers & Vaughan podcast this morning, the show should've been focussing on England v WI, but the first twenty minutes focussed on T20 - it was on the subject of England's Summer schedule next year.....

Apparently FTECB have left a hole in the international schedule to allow England players to go the the IPL.

Which is generally a good thing, I like that the governing body has the flexibility to allow players to make some money if needed - we all know in recent years it has caused problems for players and clubs.

However the question was asked, which I think is the real worry - at what point do players who've had a taste of it, decide that they don't want to play red ball cricket anymore?

We're getting to a point where these T20 tournaments all over the world are a year round thing. England, India, Australia, Pakistan, SA, Bangladesh and the Pakistan leagues are more than enough opportunity for players to earn massive money without exerting themselves as much as they would have to in a domestic county Season or a Test tour.

It appears that money is ruining/running cricket like it did with football. It's only going to get worse.

Are you worried? If you're a cricket purist, I believe you should be.
 

The powers that be should set aside 2 blocks of 5 weeks for T20. June/July for the English and West Indian stuff, March/April time for the other big T20 leagues. Get it out of the way and have 2 big pay-days for the top 100 or so players around the world who deserve it. Professional T20 players would get their money and be able to play for their international teams.
 
one thing that winds me up - and this is despite not being into t20 in any shame or form - is how everyone, and I mean everyone only talks about the money.

root was interviewed for 5live yesterday and mentioned how he'd be interested in the opportunity but England comes first. then the presenter and graham gooch both talked endlessly about the financial rewards.

nothing about playing in front of huge crowds, playing the best players in the world etc.

I've long thought England players should be over there, I don't think it is good for the future of the long format but ignoring it is not a solution.
 
Like it, or hate it, it's here to stay.

I will admit to watching, & liking, the odd game here & there, because it's different. However, on a long term basis it bores me senseless.
 
The only way Test Cricket has a future is if it pays as well as T20, which isn't going to happen.

So yes, I'm very worried about the future of the long format.
 
Agree, and I can't see this trend reversing.

Already 1st class cricket has been moved out of the way to the extremes of summer to allow the best weather for T20 and 50 over to a lesser extent. Test cricket is following.

Red ball cricket needs a better way to generate money. Obviously it's a harder game to watch (because of the time angle) than the couple of hours for a T20 game but there are plenty people interested and follow it - except they do this via the radio or online and not by paying at the gate.

And you get days like today when plenty will look at the forecast, see there's a high chance of rain pretty much all day and won't go down on the off-chance.

So how can red ball cricket generate (more) cash from this interest? (Especially when ECB claims the rights to showing score cards)

Maybe, by broadcasting online like Notts. and a few other counties? (and selling access)
 
brandon said:
Listening to the Tuffers & Vaughan podcast this morning, the show should've been focussing on England v WI, but the first twenty minutes focussed on T20 - it was on the subject of England's Summer schedule next year.....

Apparently FTECB have left a hole in the international schedule to allow England players to go the the IPL.

Which is generally a good thing, I like that the governing body has the flexibility to allow players to make some money if needed - we all know in recent years it has caused problems for players and clubs.

However the question was asked, which I think is the real worry - at what point do players who've had a taste of it, decide that they don't want to play red ball cricket anymore?

We're getting to a point where these T20 tournaments all over the world are a year round thing. England, India, Australia, Pakistan, SA, Bangladesh and the Pakistan leagues are more than enough opportunity for players to earn massive money without exerting themselves as much as they would have to in a domestic county Season or a Test tour.

It appears that money is ruining/running cricket like it did with football. It's only going to get worse.

Are you worried? If you're a cricket purist, I believe you should be.
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You only need to look at the West Indies current test team - theres 4 or 5 missing who now only play T20 cricket.
 
brandon said:
Are you worried? If you're a cricket purist, I believe you should be.
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Yes, but heavens knows why because the feelings of the fans are never taken into consideration, the establishment line will be that T20 is popular so therefore they have to accommodate it, personally I wish it had never been thought of.
 
I don't know why the ICC don't create an annual international system so that the revenue come's through them and can be shared out more evenly across the world. The world cup is great but if it was annual and rotated around the world (Say across two countries each get a group then finals held in one country so each get a go every few years)

This would encourage more to play internationally and pay them more in return. Unfortunately it would mean Test matches to be fitted in but 6 weeks a year would be a fully focussed T20 league. Funded by the TV revenue and crowds and this would give players more income to soften the blow of missing out on other T20 micky mouse leagues.
 
chunkylover53 said:
T20 is ever more prevalent.

Time changes perceptions.
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It was prevalent at the time, we were t/20 champions and the IPL was still big business. All those things KP fought for in terms of IPL availability and rest time for players has started to come to pass. Don't get me wrong it was all done in his own interests but if his situation was handled in same way it is now I don't think his international career would've been cut short the way it was.
 
I prefer the longer format of the game - however I think the huge popularity of T20 has to be looked at as a positive. If it gets more kids interested (and more importantly, playing) then that has to be a good thing.
 
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