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Wickets to be renamed 'outs' for The Hundred
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SAFC11
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It won't because it's two different sports.if they do happen to like it, why would the want to then play proper cricket. It's all flashy stuff with little substance sponsored by crisp products. Simply the 100 is not cricket but a new game like rounders or baseball.
Steak Pie
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Course they have. 
I didn't realise the new audience they are after were specifically the 'absolutely thick as shit that they can't understand what wicket means' demographic.
The ECB have pretty much bankrupted themselves in an attempt to destroy the domestic game. Utterly utterly astonishing.
I didn't realise the new audience they are after were specifically the 'absolutely thick as shit that they can't understand what wicket means' demographic.
The ECB have pretty much bankrupted themselves in an attempt to destroy the domestic game. Utterly utterly astonishing.
Twisted
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Course they have.
I didn't realise the new audience they are after were specifically the 'absolutely thick as shit that they can't understand what wicket means' demographic.
The ECB have pretty much bankrupted themselves in an attempt to destroy the domestic game. Utterly utterly astonishing.
Yeah sadly I don't think there's a win to be had here.
Success and its a death knell for cricket
Fail and its a death knell for cricket
Not if it doubles the number of kids picking up bats and balls, and they move on to the proper formats. We’ll see.
The Red Telephone
Striker
There are times when I get the impression this seems to be the ECB's aim.
Twisted
Striker
If they move on to proper cricket sure.
I just don't see what this achieves that they couldn't have been done pumping even a quarter of the budget into the existing t20
Steak Pie
Striker
The win for the ECB is - unfortunately - the death of half the counties and the re-branding of the half that remain. We just have to hope that the counties get themselves together and fight back, without the use of the grounds there isn't a 16.4 competition. I guess it depends how deep are the pockets and how stuffed the are brown envelopes.
Twisted
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You give them too much credit, if they were trying to bankrupt themselves they'd be rolling in cash
That’s the crux of it for me
Twisted
Striker
I should have specified I meant there is no good outcome here for us
Steak Pie
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I got you! The win for us is that this competition utterly fails. Unfortunately, again, the ECB seem determined to bankrupt themselves rather than leave the counties with any power. I've said this loads of times but it's worth repeating, designing a new competition with the specific aim of alienating your current customer base might the single stupidest marking idea of all time.
Can you imagine what could have been achieved with this level of investment into the domestic game?
Twisted
Striker
The ECB bankrupting themselves is not a win for us. If this had happened a few years ago Durham ccc might be out of business by now
The Breen Machine
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Hideous. Flintoff the main face of the broadcasting team too. It’s vomit inducing and I want it to fail miserably.
Steak Pie
Striker
Great lad is Andrew, won't hear a word said against him. Had an eating disorder you know, as anyone who encountered him in a Manchester night club in the 00s would tell you........
Voice of fair play
Striker
I thought England paid his wages myself
If it achieves it objectives and more people and youngsters pick up a ball and bat and play more at a young age and increase people playing club cricket that can only be a good thing!!
If it fails then we back where we at now where local clubs are folding struggling to field teams and youngsters will continue to not play cricket and prefer PlayStation’s etc.
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Steak Pie
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First sentence, complete disdain for Durham.
Second, could have been much more effectively in conjunction with the counties. This has got nothing to do with getting people to play cricket, it's about watching a different game on telly and selling merchandise. The fact they had to lie about it from the start should set huge alarm bells off in any cricket fan's mind.
Third, and with over £100m having been sucked out of the game.
Best case scenario for cricket is that it fails quickly and we can restore the Blast and the 50 over competition. Hopefully before everyone forgets about the World Cup win.
