1st Test Sri Lanka v Australia Jan 29-Feb 2 1500hrs @ Galle International Stadium

[Borisdog]

He'd be a bit big to get in there.

Ya seen my nose?

 

[yabsy]

SA pulled there best players from a test series to play T20
Nice try though.
It's dead. It loses money in every country except the big 3.

And yet they've made the WTC final at Lords that most of the country will be tuning in to...It's still popular in SA & NZ (albeit with smaller grounds)

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[Topkent]

And yet they've made the WTC final at Lords that most of the country will be tuning in to...It's still popular in SA & NZ (albeit with smaller grounds)

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Most of the country lol just making shit up are we

 

[LukeParkerno1]

And yet they've made the WTC final at Lords that most of the country will be tuning in to...It's still popular in SA & NZ (albeit with smaller grounds)

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NZ have won the WTC recently too, Windies beat us at the Gabba recently. 5 day tests are the healthiest they have been for years.

 

[Borisdog]

Yeah an of course it would be absolutely impossible to have good 4 days tests
It's a lame argument

If we go to 4 day tests and keep to 450 overs that’s 112 overs a day. The way most sides go with over rates it’ll never finish.

And the bowlers will be rooted.

If it happens it’ll end up going the way of stubbies, used to be 375 ml, now a lot are 330ml. You’ll end up getting short changed.

 

[Bletch]

4-day tests are largely a push by the media to reduce their own risk.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

4-day tests are largely a push by the media to reduce their own risk.

Pretty much commentators want their golf days has zero to do with anything else

 

[JimmyBC]

We've got this don't worry.

 

[cricketnut14]

Marnus would be a certainty, wouldn't he?

depends if they wanna get funky - you'd think he plays

but there was also talk of head, konstas and usman at 3

 

[JackOutback]

If we go to 4 day tests and keep to 450 overs that’s 112 overs a day. The way most sides go with over rates it’ll never finish.

And the bowlers will be rooted.

If it happens it’ll end up going the way of stubbies, used to be 375 ml, now a lot are 330ml. You’ll end up getting short changed.

You wouldn't do 112 but you could do four days of 100 overs. That's only 50 over less over the course of the Test.

 

[sr36]

depends if they wanna get funky - you'd think he plays

but there was also talk of head, konstas and usman at 3

I'd like that top 3, if Konstas is looking good in the conditions, but you'd still have Marnus at 4 or 5. He's made a couple of centuries in SL and young enough that he'll still be there for the India tour.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

depends if they wanna get funky - you'd think he plays

but there was also talk of head, konstas and usman at 3

We aren’t not playing Marnus he’s one of the few that can play the long game in these conditions

 

[cricketnut14]

We aren’t not playing Marnus he’s one of the few that can play the long game in these conditions

ok so thats 7 certainties to start then.

2 batting spots and 2 bowling spots up for grabs.

 

[sr36]

ok so thats 7 certainties to start then.

2 batting spots and 2 bowling spots up for grabs.

That's how I see it - with lots of potential combinations - all a bit interconnected - to fill those 4 spots.

 

[cricketnut14]

NZ have won the WTC recently too, Windies beat us at the Gabba recently. 5 day tests are the healthiest they have been for years.

yeah 5 day tests are the go.

if they finish in 4 days, then so be it - the players just get a break, like they've been crying out for and should be fresher for the next game. and if the next game happens to be a 20/20 or odi - no need for them to be rested surely.

i'm an advocate for 4 day tests if all under a roof - that's not practical though.

if rain intervenes and we are going to bowl 100 overs a day - they'd never be able to make up for lost time.

 

[cricketnut14]

That's how I see it - with lots of potential combinations - all a bit interconnected - to fill those 4 spots.

and that's where it gets tricky as boland and webster were our best 2, in the last test match.

 

[JimmyBC]

Just been doing the google street view thing around Galle what a shithole

 

[sr36]

and that's where it gets tricky as boland and webster were our best 2, in the last test match.

I'm old enough to remember when the test team went straight into ODIs. I think we'll diverge that way in tests too, with a team for SENA and one for Asia - with some multi continent players and some specialising. Someone like Kuhneman may end up having a good test career for Australia without ever making a test squad in Australia.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

I'm old enough to remember when the test team went straight into ODIs. I think we'll diverge that way in tests too, with a team for SENA and one for Asia - with some multi continent players and some specialising. Someone like Kuhneman may end up having a good test career for Australia without ever making a test squad in Australia.

Langer out, Bevan in

Otherwise unchanged!

 

[sr36]

Langer out, Bevan in

Otherwise unchanged!

Geoff Marsh scoring 30 of 65 balls.

I've spent 35 years complaining about a Marsh and the selectors.

 

[Borisdog]

You wouldn't do 112 but you could do four days of 100 overs. That's only 50 over less over the course of the Test.

So, short changed then.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

So, short changed then.

And that’s if you actually believe they would bowl 100 in a day lol they hardly bowl 85 overs as it is!

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Geoff Marsh scoring 30 of 65 balls.

I've spent 35 years complaining about a Marsh and the selectors.

Marshes vs Clokes

Most frustrating family for you?

 

[sr36]

You wouldn't do 112 but you could do four days of 100 overs. That's only 50 over less over the course of the Test.

I think in terms of selling test cricket to those who don't watch it, that's the worst way to go. It being a 7 and a half day is one of the big issues in terms of attracting fans - turning it into a 9 hour day isn't the way to go - you'd be better off keeping it 5 days and dropping down the overs - rather than increasing the hours.

 

[sr36]

Marshes vs Clokes

Most frustrating family for you?

Marsh. I loved Trav - obviously had his flaws - but just clunked it.