******Cricket Thread******

[bluemoonmatt]

I think they need to look at the winning of the toss in 20/20 its such A BIG THING TO WIN I did call it win the toss and you win the world cup so here is a couple of thing they could use

1st a single over 1 batter and 6 bowlers all having just 1 ball and the team that scores the most runs or the batter gets out wins the choice
2nd a player has to throw and hit the wickets from out of the circle best of 5
3rd a 1 stump wicket and best of 6 balls

its so easy knowing what you have to chase down than set a score to defend. ok sometimes you will start on fire and score 200/220 but you still can chase it down and don't get me started on the The Duckworth–Lewis method and batting 2nd

Id agree with that. 50 overs is neither here nor there now. The trouble with dumping it though is that its the format played predominantly at grass roots level, you know youre local cricket club on a saturday afternoon. The true cricket man (or woman) though will always love the 5day game. The tactics the suspense, nothing beats it for me.

Some great shouts for a fairer version of a coin toss. To be fair they could be considered for test cricket too. Despite as stated being an advocate of the long game the toss is becoming increasingly vital in test cricket too.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

Id agree with that. 50 overs is neither here nor there now. The trouble with dumping it though is that its the format played predominantly at grass roots level, you know youre local cricket club on a saturday afternoon. The true cricket man (or woman) though will always love the 5day game. The tactics the suspense, nothing beats it for me.

Some great shouts for a fairer version of a coin toss. To be fair they could be considered for test cricket too. Despite as stated being an advocate of the long game the toss is becoming increasingly vital in test cricket too.

50 or 40 overs at club level and county level is fine, no need to change it there, just no point any more at international level as they're clogging up the fixture list.

Not convinced we need to look at the coin toss in test cricket, but I would reduce the follow on margin to 100. If key T20s go to 2 innings or legs (with one coin toss) then the impact of winning the toss is reduced.

EDIT: or what about the captain who wins the toss chooses whether to bat or bowl, and the losing captain decides when the powerplay is, or can nominate a bowler for extra overs. That would be interesting.

 

[Big Swifty]

I think T20 is too long. I suggest a game of two overs per innings, five balls per over, that is to say ten deliveries in all, each one bowled by a different player (excluding the wicket-keeper).

Anyone not hitting a six is out.

That way working people could watch a complete match in their tea-break. Women umpires in short tunics would add to the mass appeal.

That would encompass the average fan's attention span, and leave him/her free to do other things that part of the day.

This is surely the way the game has to go to attract more young fans.

 

[crystal_mais]

Felt sorry for Stokes - Think England were let down by the batters. They just didn't know how to play Badree - Bar Root nobody had plans for him.

T20 has evolved and grown on me - but give me Test Match cricket any day of the week. Far better than the shorter form of the game, although T20 has brought some great improvisation to the game, I honestly still think there some things missing now.

I'm Indian - and Indian players were renowned for playing spin - Kohli aside, they are average. All down to mainly playing T20

 

[without a dream]

I'm primarily a test fan but T20 has been growing on me more and more. I went to watch a lot of it last summer and whilst there is an element of luck to it, there's no doubt in my mind anymore that it's proper cricket. Watch Root, Kohli, Williamson or Amla and tell me they're not playing proper cricket shots. If someone can nail 6 85mph+ yorkers under immense pressure that's arguably more skillful than 6 deliveries nibbling the ball around off stump and if a spinner can vary their pace and deliveries without getting smashed out of the park then that's pure cricket talent too.

Then at the other end of the scale you have people like Glenn Maxwell who's just insane to watch, pure talent, definitely not orthodox but cricket is definitely richer for having his mental batting a part of it.

 

[jimharri]

I think T20 is too long. I suggest a game of two overs per innings, five balls per over, that is to say ten deliveries in all, each one bowled by a different player (excluding the wicket-keeper).

Anyone not hitting a six is out.

That way working people could watch a complete match in their tea-break. Women umpires in short tunics would add to the mass appeal.

That would encompass the average fan's attention span, and leave him/her free to do other things that part of the day.

This is surely the way the game has to go to attract more young fans.

 

[Big Swifty]

Yes, it was satire.

Well spotted, jimharri

PS Where did you get my photo?

 

[jay_mcfc]

The 50 over game is great. The problem with it is the scheduling of the world cup which goes on for far too long. No reason why they can't make it a three week, intense tournament where the teams play every couple of games.

 

[Avoidfrt]

Anyone watch that Virat Kohli innings? Absolutely stunning, he really seems to have gone to a new level recently. 4 centuries this IPL season is ridiculous!

 

[Daz_Blue]

England were going along well.....now 50-2 Cook out 16 and Compton 3rd ball duck