We are reaching saturation point now and risk damaging the 4 day and 50 over game.It is not right that we are not playing 4 day cricket in July and August.The one day cup is now being marginalised into a block of 3 wks.There is a place for T20 and Hundred that is the weekend.This is also when crowds they want families will turn up.
4 day cricket must be played at the height of summer to hone the techniques of top players,if we look at Englands top 6 the averages are shocking as well as the shots they get out too.This all comes from playing in April,May and September where the ball is moving all over the place.Spinners are also eliminated in these months so are learning there trade in T20.
The Ecb spent millions prioritising the white ball game and now seem to have put that on the back burner.Say what u want about India and the Aussies they play domestic 4 day cricket alongside franchise cricket in the best conditions.We need to find a happy medium or when Jimmy and Broad retire as well as Stokes and Root we are going to be in big trouble.We need to concentrate on the 4 day game or else we will keep going to India and Australia and getting trounced.
The talent is there it just needs looking after and given the best conditions in which to thrive.Maybe im a old codger who has more than the attention span of a gnat but test cricket is the most important game.We still talk of the 81 ashes and WInning in India etc no one remembers who won the blast 5 yrs ago.
