Cricket Thread: Indian Summer

[spenze]

Not sure if there is much point in the W but still I guess it was good for the crowd

 

[GreyCrow]

Ossies plan has one gaping hole

If you privatise it the consortiums won't care what you plan

 

[Cromulant]

Ossies plan has one gaping hole

If you privatise it the consortiums won't care what you plan

He's just thinking of the $$

 

[Mostyn]

Tests should have started today, and be done by the second week of January. We should start BBL December 23, they should play Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and they should finish the end of January, with the test players in their BBL side for the last three weeks.

If you want an international white ball game, do it in February - or just don't bother, that's fine too.

 

[Cromulant]

Tests should have started today, and be done by the second week of January. We should start BBL December 23, they should play Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and they should finish the end of January, with the test players in their BBL side for the last three weeks.

If you want an international white ball game, do it in February - or just don't bother, that's fine too.

Would be shocking for a TV deal

 

[GreyCrow]

Would be shocking for a TV deal

Why?

 

[Cromulant]

Why?

The last thing they want is to condense the schedule, or they wouldn't have extended the BBL to death.

Gotta fill up the gaps while there's no footy, and only 3 weeks of tennis

 

[GreyCrow]

The last thing they want is to condense the schedule, or they wouldn't have extended the BBL to death.

Gotta fill up the gaps while there's no footy, and only 3 weeks of tennis

First - the numbers are dropping and some say due to saturation

Second - if you look at Mostyn schedule there will be games from November 15 to February 28-March 5

I dont think there are too many gaps

Test Nov 15 - Jan 16
BBL- Dec-23- 31 Jan
ODI - February

AFL - March 18

Thats plenty

 

[Cromulant]

First - the numbers are dropping and some say due to saturation

Second - if you look at Mostyn schedule there will be games from November 15 to February 28-March 5

I dont think there are too many gaps

Test Nov 15 - Jan 16
BBL- Dec-23- 31 Jan
ODI - February

AFL - March 18

Thats plenty

I would agree it's plenty, but I reckon Fox wouldn't.

The issue with the BBL as much as anything is the sameness in terms of teams and players. Understand that's not all our fault.

 

[Mostyn]

The last thing they want is to condense the schedule, or they wouldn't have extended the BBL to death.

Gotta fill up the gaps while there's no footy, and only 3 weeks of tennis

Didn't they just condense the schedule?

Anyway - that's almost the exact BBL schedule. It starts Dec 15 and ends Jan 27. I just moved slightly for less clashes.

They need to have the best players available for it. Our season should be Test and BBL - the other short form internationals aren't relevant, and by the time kids go back to school people start losing interest.

 

[Cromulant]

Didn't they just condense the schedule?

Anyway - that's almost the exact BBL schedule. It starts Dec 15 and ends Jan 27. I just moved slightly for less clashes.

They need to have the best players available for it. Our season should be Test and BBL - the other short form internationals aren't relevant, and by the time kids go back to school people start losing interest.

I don't think it'll happen.

The international calendar being what it is, combined with the IPL sides wanting their players when they do, the BBL suffers from it.

You'll never get the perfect solution

 

[Mostyn]

I don't think it'll happen.

The international calendar being what it is, combined with the IPL sides wanting their players when they do, the BBL suffers from it.

You'll never get the perfect solution

I agree - but disregarding international white ball cricket when it's outside of a tournament should be a start