fundy
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The ECB and tv deals
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The ECB and tv deals
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Tour Winner
Ta. Is this on Sky as well as terrestrial?
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
very much on sky, very little on BBC
anotherdouble
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And each player put himself in a price bracket. If he does not get picked he is out. They then can’t offer themselves up in a different price bracket.
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Tour Winner
This whiffs a bit like the Stanford thing a few years ago. I'm going to be wrong but I think this wont last more than a few years.
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Babar isn't available for hardly any of the tournament. Potentially zero games, he was never getting picked. Warner is a still a stud in white ball cricket.
Junior
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I'm all for being creative and trying new things. I hope it works and fills grounds up and down the country and get people interested in cricket.
My question is......what are the ECB trying to do to reinvigorate first class cricket and produce test match players ? Or, will it just be the same as last season where FCC is 'fitted' inbetween the shorter formats ?
My question is......what are the ECB trying to do to reinvigorate first class cricket and produce test match players ? Or, will it just be the same as last season where FCC is 'fitted' inbetween the shorter formats ?
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For me The Hundred is yet another sports event designed for the TV viewers rather than live spectators.
Sport in this country tends to be followed on a tribal/local basis and that following requires supporters to feel some affinity to the teams.
As for those currently not following cricket I am afraid that I cannot see a sudden upsurge in interest just because The Hundred is 20 balls less per innings compared with T20.
This is going to be hard when squads are filled with players with no previous local connection. There are more Kolpak players under 25 than English qualified of a similar age.
And how many spectators are going to travel from Taunton for example or Durham to say, Cardiff, Southampton or Leeds.
Trent Rockets have selected seven players from Notts but not one from either Derbyshire or Leicestershire. Why would cricket fans from those counties feel an affinity to the Rockets.
Sport in this country tends to be followed on a tribal/local basis and that following requires supporters to feel some affinity to the teams.
As for those currently not following cricket I am afraid that I cannot see a sudden upsurge in interest just because The Hundred is 20 balls less per innings compared with T20.
This is going to be hard when squads are filled with players with no previous local connection. There are more Kolpak players under 25 than English qualified of a similar age.
And how many spectators are going to travel from Taunton for example or Durham to say, Cardiff, Southampton or Leeds.
Trent Rockets have selected seven players from Notts but not one from either Derbyshire or Leicestershire. Why would cricket fans from those counties feel an affinity to the Rockets.
Captainron
Big Hitting, South African Sweary Person
I am unaware of any test cricket going on at the moment.....
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
I am unaware of any test cricket going on at the moment.....
its ok well make you look better after xmas
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
George Dobells view on the hundred:
http://data.parliament.uk/writtenev...-future-of-english-cricket/written/106274.pdf
http://data.parliament.uk/writtenev...-future-of-english-cricket/written/106274.pdf
Tongo
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What can the DCMS actually do regarding the 100?
And if they do something does that count as government interference which recently got Zimbabwe suspended from the ICC?
fundy
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I expect very little is the answer
As for the 2nd point i think it would have to be pretty extreme involvement to get to the level of the Zimbabwe situation!!!
Tongo
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The last half a dozen or so paragraphs of that piece are what might make a difference. Some very probing questions. The bit about disability cricket is a belter!
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Very well put and you only have to look at social media to see its a popular feeling amongst cricket fans
I think someone has already said it but it’s a bit like the Stanford episode - this could be very embarrassing for the ECB but one that needs to happen.
I am slightly disappointed though that the counties crumbled to it though because of the “payoffsâ€
Mudball
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I am unaware of any test cricket going on at the moment.....
SA touring India at the moment. Watched a bit of India v South Africa 3rd test. SA humiliated. Rohit Sharma being tried as a test opener and has scored 500+ over 3 test. in the 3rd test, SA lost 16 wickets in 1 day!!. SA said they came prepared for spin on spinning tracks but ran into Indian quicks who ripped thru them. India is without Bhumra who is injured at the moment. But the others did the damage. Love how India has gone from a spinning country to create a generation of real dangerous quicks who can exploit even the Indian dust bowls tracks.
BTW, in a bit of perverse way, I am enjoying how bowlers are no longer afraid of using the fast bouncer. While I dont want anyone get hurt and SA had to send in a concussion substitute - I think the bouncer is now keeping batsman on their feet and re-balancing the equation towards the bowler again. Just checking if it is just me who thinks that.
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
not seen a ball of the series, laughed at the saffers scores but thats about it, cant be doing 4 and 5am starts anymore, too old for that, not too sure id be going overboard about the indian quicks bar Bumrah just yet though
love the bouncer always have, think theres huge doses of hypocrisy going around about it, as usual most of it from the aussies. have to laugh at most of the t20 generation trying to play the short ball, havent got a clue and take their eyes off it far too early in a large proportion of cases
Mudball
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They can dish them but cant take them.. love the aussies for it. Without Smith, they struggled. I was passing thru India this week and caught some on telly here. I want to see what the Indian quicks do when they tour down under.
GB72
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Cannot seem to find and answer online. Does anyone know when tickets for the 100 start going on sale. Would be a perfect Xmas present for my nephew who is cricket mad but cannot see when fixtures and ticket sales are announced.
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
THE ECB in all their wisdom launched it with a fanfare but no tickets available, think at the moment your best option is to sign up their mailing list to be identified when the tickets go on sale, or you could buy your nephew tickets for a proper cricket game
