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AFLW 2024 - Round 9 - Indigenous Round - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
One day cricket bought a raised level of skills to cricket, the quality of the fielding in the late 80's went through the roof as ODI's proliferated, they also began to bring a level of aggression to batting not seen before. T20 has again raised the level of aggression, and it's too simplistic to call what Warner does as just slogging, but it has also made players more versatile, Clarke's successful use of a variety of part-time bowlers has it's roots in T20 I would bet. Cricket has evolved over history, and I think we dismiss T20 as more slogging at our own peril, it does require a completely different set of skills to Test cricket, but I think it also helps bring about new dimensions in Test cricket.20/20 should be scrapped from the broad exposure it gets. There's very little strategy and changes of fortune during a game.
I prefer 50 over cricket, where a team can fall behind, and fight back into the contest. Where there are ebbs and flow's in the game, and each side generally has a chance to win for longer. There's also much more scope for genuine cricket skills rather than just slogging.
WSC Supertests should be considered as first class games.
3. Bring back the runner (I don't think that is the unpopular part), with the fielding team rather than the batting team able to nominate who the runner is. That should mean it is limited to genuine injury only.
I still hate 20/20...One day cricket bought a raised level of skills to cricket, the quality of the fielding in the late 80's went through the roof as ODI's proliferated, they also began to bring a level of aggression to batting not seen before. T20 has again raised the level of aggression, and it's too simplistic to call what Warner does as just slogging, but it has also made players more versatile, Clarke's successful use of a variety of part-time bowlers has it's roots in T20 I would bet. Cricket has evolved over history, and I think we dismiss T20 as more slogging at our own peril, it does require a completely different set of skills to Test cricket, but I think it also helps bring about new dimensions in Test cricket.
Remember back in the 80's when ODI's were going to kill Test cricket? Read the editorial section to any Wisden in the last 50 years and something is always going to kill of Test cricket.I still hate 20/20...
and still believe its exposure should be limited
Remember back in the 80's when ODI's were going to kill Test cricket? Read the editorial section to any Wisden in the last 50 years and something is always going to kill of Test cricket.
I couldn't care less about 20/20, I don't hate it though.
I couldn't care less about 20/20, I don't hate it though.
1. Bob Simpson was not nearly as responsible for Australia's resurgence as he and others claim.
2. Steve Waugh was not a great player. Great discipline and determination yes, but not on ability. Great players are able to play the hook shot.
3. Wicketkeepers shouldn't have to be top flight batsmen just because there have been some like that in the last few years. I would always - always - select the best keeper. If you're relying on your number 7 to score runs the top 6 aren't doing their job.
4. No test cricketer walks from the game voluntarily. They're all in it for the money.
5. 20/20 is even more rubbish than limited overs cricket. And that's saying something.
6. Ropes should be removed at all grounds in Australia or at least moved back. The variety of grounds in Australia was one of the great things about cricket here. It's slowly being removed.
7. Bouncers should be unlimited. The guy at the far end of the pitch has a bat in his hand.
8. This isn't unpopular, there is far, far too much cricket being played now.
this is either popular or un popular. but 2 sides in melbourne and sydney for the big bash will not work
I think Brad Haddin was unfairly maligned during his time as Australian wicket keeper.