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Club Statement: ECB Domestic Structure


Turner the Cat said:
Getting rid of the Kookaburra ball would help.

Other than that I'm pretty happy with how things are. It might be worth considering fewer points for a draw as another change though.
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Yeah fewer points for a draw should definitely be changed imo.

And the kookaburra should never have started.

Surely people don’t just want games where teams just bat out games for a draw on good wickets simply because not enough time in the game to achieve a result?
 
Turner the Cat said:
Getting rid of the Kookaburra ball would help.

Other than that I'm pretty happy with how things are. It might be worth considering fewer points for a draw as another change though.
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Voice of fair play said:
Yeah fewer points for a draw should definitely be changed imo.

And the kookaburra should never have started.

Surely people don’t just want games where teams just bat out games for a draw on good wickets simply because not enough time in the game to achieve a result?
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There appears to be only one person in the country in favour of the use of the Kookaburra and unfortunately he appears to be able to be to dictate and refuses to admit to the error.
Counties did revert to 5 for a draw but it didn't last long but didn't produce more wins. A new ball after,say 60 overs, would tilt the balance more to the bowler and probably lessen draws. Fact is most 4 day followers just watch a few or part days and don't regard a positive result as paramount, although preferable.
 
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Parkside said:
There appears to be only one person in the country in favour of the use of the Kookaburra and unfortunately he appears to be able to be to dictate and refuses to admit to the error.
Counties did revert to 5 for a draw but it didn't last long but didn't produce more wins. A new ball after,say 60 overs, would tilt the balance more to the bowler and probably lessen draws. Fact is most 4 day followers just watch a few or part days and don't regard a positive result as paramount, although preferable.
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I'm a case in point. I've been to 9 matched this season and each of them just for 1 day.

I would add that a draw can be as thrilling as a win if not more when a team manages to hang on till the end despite the odds against them.
 
The Breen Machine said:
Possibly, but let's face it when push comes to shove, no one is going to see Middlesex struggle and historically they are one of the big 6.
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Aren't they moving for county games. I know the women from 2026 are playing at their new ground they have built.

I would imagine most county games will be played there in a few years.

Surrey and Lancashire are doing the same.

Save them thousands for county cricket in front of 300 members and 3 that actually pay?
 
One more county going off what the Lancashire tweet says, who do we think most likely will be the saviour?
 
The Breen Machine said:
The Indian's see nothing in it other than the opportunity to invest in a UK franchise and turn it into T20. If they saw anything in the 16.4, they would trial it in their own country.
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A five week window in the height of summer where no other cricket will be played. For eternity.

The chance to homogonise the game across the globe, the same players playing for variants of the same franchises, serving up the same crap in all the cricket playing countries.

Quality be damned, its Big Mac and large fries for every meal. Forever.
Voice of fair play said:
Well absolutely could not agree more.

Ridiculous introduction and terrible for the game.

That’s why it’s everybody’s responsibility to promote and make our domestic 4 day game more entertaining.

First and foremost get rid of the kookaburra ball.

Secondly points systems should be more heavily weighted to encourage teams to go for more wins.

Thirdly captains and teams should take more responsibility and take more risks to achieve wins.

And fourthly I think fans in general just my opinion accept teams been negative too much.

In short lot of things can be done to promote and make the 4 day game more attractive if all have the will to do it.
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And fifthly, scrap the 16.4 and play it in the summer.
 
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