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I know they get a lot of stick but god bless the MCC.The MCC has spoken.
MCC statement regarding duration of Test matches | Lord's
MCC has released a statement regarding the duration of Test matches.www.lords.org
VOFP will be along shortly to tell you it's T20 and we're hiring stuck in the muds..Test cricket is simply the best just leave it alone please
Totally agree.Test cricket is simply the best just leave it alone please
Floodlights won't work with a red ball. The pink ball trial didn't work apparently.Unpopular opinion:
test match cricket was not always 5 days so the ‘purity’ of this length is historical hogwash
Does it matter if it’s played over 4 days if the number of overs per day is upped? With floodlights becoming ubiquitous these days what’s the difference in extending the playing day by an extra hour so the net loss in number of overs is 30? I’d argue that in most cases, with floodlights being an option, you’re likely to see more overs being played in 4 than you do today with 5.
There’s an excellent piece on cricinfo about how test matches are a money pit unless you’re England or Australia or you’re playing against India, and how decreasing duration by one day you could drastically reduce operational costs for a lot of boards.
I think one valid solve for ICC is to define a test match in terms of minimum expected overs and then leave it to the individual boards to decide the number of days it’s played over
Was it me or did the pink ball always sound like it was made of plastic when it got hit?Floodlights won't work with a red ball. The pink ball trial didn't work apparently.
Unpopular opinion:
test match cricket was not always 5 days so the ‘purity’ of this length is historical hogwash
Does it matter if it’s played over 4 days if the number of overs per day is upped? With floodlights becoming ubiquitous these days what’s the difference in extending the playing day by an extra hour so the net loss in number of overs is 30? I’d argue that in most cases, with floodlights being an option, you’re likely to see more overs being played in 4 than you do today with 5.
There’s an excellent piece on cricinfo about how test matches are a money pit unless you’re England or Australia or you’re playing against India, and how decreasing duration by one day you could drastically reduce operational costs for a lot of boards.
I think one valid solve for ICC is to define a test match in terms of minimum expected overs and then leave it to the individual boards to decide the number of days it’s played over
I read that article to be fair, by the Zimbabwe lad? Did make a few good points.Unpopular opinion:
test match cricket was not always 5 days so the ‘purity’ of this length is historical hogwash
Does it matter if it’s played over 4 days if the number of overs per day is upped? With floodlights becoming ubiquitous these days what’s the difference in extending the playing day by an extra hour so the net loss in number of overs is 30? I’d argue that in most cases, with floodlights being an option, you’re likely to see more overs being played in 4 than you do today with 5.
There’s an excellent piece on cricinfo about how test matches are a money pit unless you’re England or Australia or you’re playing against India, and how decreasing duration by one day you could drastically reduce operational costs for a lot of boards.
I think one valid solve for ICC is to define a test match in terms of minimum expected overs and then leave it to the individual boards to decide the number of days it’s played over
Even having a reserve day would mean you'd still have to provide for playing on all five of the days so you'd still get 5 days of the costs even if you only had 4 or even 3 days play.Losing a full day to the weather blows that idea completely out of the water.
However I’d actually be in favour if there was a provision for a fifth (reserve) day in such an example.
So in the calendar 5 days would be set aside and if any one of the four days is lost, it’s added onto the end.
Regarding the players though, I can’t see them agreeing to an extra hour per day, 105 overs in a day at Test level would be too much I think. Especially considering things like burnout and injuries. Harder for bowlers for certain.