Cricket Thread: Indian Summer

[Vader]

This is Head's first 50+ score since his 119 against the Windies in Adelaide last January. His scores between those two innings were 0, 0, 1, 29, 21, 18, and 11.

Going back before the 119, you have to go back to Leeds in July 2023, to find another 50+ score. His scores between the 77 he scored there and the 119 were 48, 1, 4, 43, 40, 14, 17, 0, and 10.

Since that 77 in Leeds he's played 18 innings for 1x 100+ and 1x 50+ (today), going at an average of 25.35 (average taken with his current score at 69*). If that's not the definition of inconsistency, then what is?

Don't get me wrong... Head has outperformed the Lampshade in this period!

Source: https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e...=1;template=results;type=batting;view=innings

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

This is Head's first 50+ score since his 119 against the Windies in Adelaide last January. His scores between those two innings were 0, 0, 1, 29, 21, 18, and 11.

Going back before the 119, you have to go back to Leeds in July 2023, to find another 50+ score. His scores between the 77 he scored there and the 119 were 48, 1, 4, 43, 40, 14, 17, 0, and 10.

Since that 77 in Leeds he's played 18 innings for 1x 100+ and 1x 50+ (today), going at an average of 25.35 (average taken with his current score at 69*). If that's not the definition of inconsistency, then what is?

Don't get me wrong... Head has outperformed the Lampshade in this period!

Source: https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e...=1;template=results;type=batting;view=innings

Marnus needs to go back to shield to find form as he is mentally cooked!

Bring in Konstas to open & play McSweeney & Smith in the middle order.

Batsmen
SA averaged 26
Rest averaged 10

 

[spenze]

This is Head's first 50+ score since his 119 against the Windies in Adelaide last January. His scores between those two innings were 0, 0, 1, 29, 21, 18, and 11.

Going back before the 119, you have to go back to Leeds in July 2023, to find another 50+ score. His scores between the 77 he scored there and the 119 were 48, 1, 4, 43, 40, 14, 17, 0, and 10.

Since that 77 in Leeds he's played 18 innings for 1x 100+ and 1x 50+ (today), going at an average of 25.35 (average taken with his current score at 69*). If that's not the definition of inconsistency, then what is?

Don't get me wrong... Head has outperformed the Lampshade in this period!

Source: https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e...=1;template=results;type=batting;view=innings

To be fair that run of scores was whilst they were trying for a child, not exactly the best preparation to go out and play a big innings when you've been up all night having a bat

 

[Interloperer]

 

[adelaidecrows]

I blame the arrogance of the CA

Here is a fun fact. If I knocked my wife up after the last test match we played back in early March, my baby would already be born at the time of the first India test. That is how long ago we played red ball cricket.

Is this some sort of joke?

Heads should roll at CA.

I know the t20 world cup on but thats no excuse. IPL still ran, we still managed to play 8 completely meaningless ODIs. Im just not sure where CA heads are at. Unlike most, CA makes more money from Test cricket than any other format which means CA are reliant on those crowds turning up. If they put these performances up, why will crowds go to watch.

CA have had their heads up their ass for too long trying to have their cake and eat it too. It is staggering we couldnt even find one nation to have a mini series with.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

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CA makes less money from tests than any other format. Apart from the India & England series, they lose money

It's why a One Day or T20 series is usually tacked on to a test series

 

[Gtowncrow]

2024 has done it again. First the football and now the cricket season dead right from the get go.
Maybe I'll skip boxing day this year and watch the yachts instead.

 

[adelaidecrows]

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CA makes less money from tests than any other format. Apart from the India & England series, they lose money

It's why a One Day or T20 series is usually tacked on to a test series

My point was from the main draw cards. But crowds will dry up pretty quick if CA treat test cricket wish disdain and dont plan adequately for the series. India played about 7 test matches to our 0 during our 9 months between tests. So they had better prep, players were more in tune with red ball cricket. Its a horrendous and arrogant approach that we can merely eek out match winning performances from playing slapstick whiteball gimmick cricket.

 

[adelaidecrows]

2024 has done it again. First the football and now the cricket season dead right from the get go.
Maybe I'll skip boxing day this year and watch the yachts instead.

long way to go. but doesnt look good.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

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CA makes less money from tests than any other format. Apart from the India & England series, they lose money

It's why a One Day or T20 series is usually tacked on to a test series

CA & the associations are going to lose plenty of money if they are all short tests like WA. Cost them a fortune in catering...

The schedule is a mess though.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

CA & the associations are going to lose plenty of money if they are all short tests like WA. Cost them a fortune in catering...

The schedule is a mess though.

That stuff impacts the states moreso than CA

CA's money comes mostly from the TV rights

Day 5 of tests is actually a loss even if the test goes the distance which is why they were floating the idea of 4 day tests previously

 

[Vader]

CA & the associations are going to lose plenty of money if they are all short tests like WA. Cost them a fortune in catering...

The schedule is a mess though.

The test went 4 days, largely due to the Indians wanting to bake our fast bowlers for as long as possible, taking the sting out of their tails for tests later in the series.

Few tests in Australia have gone 5 days in recent years. I doubt CA would have lost too much money this time around - though they have the Indians to thank for that, not the Australians.

 

[brucetiki]

Day 5 on many occasions is either free entry or a gold coin donation to a charity/foundation.

I think most venues would focus on a test going for 4 days and day 5 effectively being a bonus day.

 

[Cromulant]

Day 5 on many occasions is either free entry or a gold coin donation to a charity/foundation.

I think most venues would focus on a test going for 4 days and day 5 effectively being a bonus day.

I reckon I did that at an India Boxing Day test about 10 years or so ago.

Didnt get to see heaps of play so they didnt charge anyone for a ticket as such.

 

[brucetiki]

I reckon I did that at an India Boxing Day test about 10 years or so ago.

Didnt get to see heaps of play so they didnt charge anyone for a ticket as such.

I went to that morning too - was just before the redevelopment.

Think we got a decent hour's play or something like that

 

[spenze]

We should make all the pitches raging turners to negate their pace attack. Last time India played on turning wickets they lost 3-0

 

[Cromulant]

I went to that morning too - was just before the redevelopment.

Think we got a decent hour's play or something like that

Yeah i reckon an hour to 90 minutes or so. Filled the morning in at least.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

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CA makes less money from tests than any other format. Apart from the India & England series, they lose money

It's why a One Day or T20 series is usually tacked on to a test series

Would hane thought ODI's would be the worst money maker... unless world cup.

Now the least followed of the 3 formats.

We will get fat more to this Test series than the ODI's per day.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

We should make all the pitches raging turners to negate their pace attack. Last time India played on turning wickets they lost 3-0

But our batsmen aren't really good again spin either.

We rarely doctor pitches... or poor pitches have been poor preparation rather that deliberate.

 

[Interloperer]

Would hane thought ODI's would be the worst money maker... unless world cup.

Now the least followed of the 3 formats.

We will get fat more to this Test series than the ODI's per day.

ODIs still make more money per match than T20s I think. But you can't play them frequently enough.

T20 tournaments and Test series are preferred by broadcasters. Particularly for driving subscriptions to paytv/online because you can promise customers extended periods with a lot of cricket every/most days.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Would hane thought ODI's would be the worst money maker... unless world cup.

Now the least followed of the 3 formats.

We will get fat more to this Test series than the ODI's per day.

ODIs are actually the most financially rewarding

Go into prime time whereas tests are largely in day time

Longer than T20s so on screens longer

Bums on seats are largely irrelevant. It's why they can have a ODI series in the middle east with two spectators and a camel watching

 

[Vader]

ODIs still make more money per match than T20s I think. But you can't play them frequently enough.

T20 tournaments and Test series are preferred by broadcasters. Particularly for driving subscriptions to paytv/online because you can promise customers extended periods with a lot of cricket every/most days.

There wouldn't be a lot between them. ODI & T20I are both stuck behind paywalls, and are now almost universally ignored by the public (even on the rare occasions when CA tries to promote them).

About the only difference would be viewers hanging around for longer with ODIs, but the number of viewers involves is almost vanishingly small these days, so it's almost a moot point.

 

[jackster83]

There wouldn't be a lot between them. ODI & T20I are both stuck behind paywalls, and are now almost universally ignored by the public (even on the rare occasions when CA tries to promote them).

About the only difference would be viewers hanging around for longer with ODIs, but the number of viewers involves is almost vanishingly small these days, so it's almost a moot point.

Ignored by the public here maybe, but millions of people overseas (particularly India, Pakistan and the US) watch even the most meaningless of white ball series.

 

[Interloperer]

There wouldn't be a lot between them. ODI & T20I are both stuck behind paywalls, and are now almost universally ignored by the public (even on the rare occasions when CA tries to promote them).

About the only difference would be viewers hanging around for longer with ODIs, but the number of viewers involves is almost vanishingly small these days, so it's almost a moot point.

This was a comment about cricket worldwide. And it's becoming less true every year. (The dominant driver of cricket scheduling in Australia is LARPing about how the Boxing Day test match is saving test cricket)

But it is literally just that ODIs are 150% longer. So you can run 150% more ads.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

ODIs are actually the most financially rewarding

Go into prime time whereas tests are largely in day time

Longer than T20s so on screens longer

Bums on seats are largely irrelevant. It's why they can have a ODI series in the middle east with two spectators and a camel watching

ODI's are not in free to air TV.

So doubt they are worth as much.