Cricket Season Thread

@Cultured Bogan said:
@tig_prmz said:
@stryker said:
Test cricket is like a degustation banquet
ODI is like a $10 snitzy at the club and a couple of beers
T20 is like a bigmac meal deal.

There is a time and place for all of them but I certainly get more excited for a degustation than a bigmac. It is far more satisfying.

i have no problems with your opinion. you understand that there is a time and place for all, but some of the above comments were ignorant of the merits of a T20 game.

Yep… Can't wait to see a poorly timed Warner ramp shot in the first over of a Test match... :unamused:
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call me dumb, but i dont get the point you're making
 
@tig_prmz said:
@Cultured Bogan said:
@tig_prmz said:
@stryker said:
Test cricket is like a degustation banquet
ODI is like a $10 snitzy at the club and a couple of beers
T20 is like a bigmac meal deal.

There is a time and place for all of them but I certainly get more excited for a degustation than a bigmac. It is far more satisfying.

i have no problems with your opinion. you understand that there is a time and place for all, but some of the above comments were ignorant of the merits of a T20 game.

Yep… Can't wait to see a poorly timed Warner ramp shot in the first over of a Test match... :unamused:

call me dumb, but i dont get the point you're making
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It's obvious, I believe T20 is dumbing down cricket.
 
dumbing down cricket?

tbh the tests between SA and Aus.. the SA bowling against NZ, the test series between SA and england, england and india.. were some of the best test series i've seen.

t20 has taken bowling to a whole new level imo. the warner example u gave.. how good is he at test cricket now? and to think that he was brought in through t20.

have u seen some of the run chases kohli and dhoni have done in t20 and odi's? u might think it's just a slog fest, but when you look deeper into it, you realise how they try to stable things down, save wickets then slog.

cricket is not just about technique, it's also about cricketing brain

sorry to get personal here, but you're just refusing to change, refusing to accept that t20 has its merits coz u think you're a traditionalist. it's not called being a traditionalist CB
 
@tig_prmz said:
dumbing down cricket?

tbh the tests between SA and Aus.. the SA bowling against NZ, the test series between SA and england, england and india.. were some of the best test series i've seen.

t20 has taken bowling to a whole new level imo. the warner example u gave.. how good is he at test cricket now? and to think that he was brought in through t20.

have u seen some of the run chases kohli and dhoni have done in t20 and odi's? u might think it's just a slog fest, but when you look deeper into it, you realise how they try to stable things down, save wickets then slog.

cricket is not just about technique, it's also about cricketing brain

sorry to get personal here, but you're just refusing to change, refusing to accept that t20 has its merits coz u think you're a traditionalist. it's not called being a traditionalist CB
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I don't despise T20, but I take it on face value… a bit of entertainment not to be taken seriously. That's my opinion.
 
it may have started off like that, but over quite a few years now it has developed into another brand of cricket.

idk if you have sat through an entire game of T20 especically the WC T20 this year. there is more than just entertaiment, a lot of thinking is involved in it. and as i said previously, imo it has made bowlers think more when bowling and improved the general standard of bowling.

you may not take it srsly but most other people think otherwise.. or else they wouldn't have a world cup, icc rankings, special teams for this format etc.
 
@tig_prmz said:
it may have started off like that, but over quite a few years now it has developed into another brand of cricket.

idk if you have sat through an entire game of T20 especically the WC T20 this year. there is more than just entertaiment, a lot of thinking is involved in it. and as i said previously, imo it has made bowlers think more when bowling and improved the general standard of bowling.

you may not take it srsly but most other people think otherwise.. or else they wouldn't have a world cup, icc rankings, special teams for this format etc.
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The main reason the ICC treat Twenty20 with any respect is because of the money it earns

I just am not a fan of T20 because it is causing many players who could still be playing Test and First Class Cricket to turn their backs on real cricket for money Blokes like Malinga,Tait who are just in it for the money and have no thought about putting back into the system which helped them through the system

Look at Ponting , gone back to shield cricket and trying to help his state and its juniors .
 
@tig_prmz said:
**it may have started off like that, but over quite a few years now it has developed into another brand of cricket.**

idk if you have sat through an entire game of T20 especically the WC T20 this year. there is more than just entertaiment, a lot of thinking is involved in it. and as i said previously, imo it has made bowlers think more when bowling and improved the general standard of bowling.

you may not take it srsly but most other people think otherwise.. or else they wouldn't have a world cup, icc rankings, special teams for this format etc.
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A cash cow
 
Yeah I think the Aus selectors are a little obsessed with all-rounders. Smith's bowling is not really up to international standard as it is. They could have done with someone like Khawaja coming in now.
 
T20 just requires a different skill set. Different pressures for bowlers. In one aspect there is plenty because if they get it wrong, they can get belted. But in another way there is no pressure on them because its clearly a batsman game. The Yorker, bouncer and slower ball all have to be bowled well or they could be dealt with.

At the very least T20 has brought in many new fans and in a lot if areas junior cricket is struggling to sign-up players. Many parents don't want to or can't take their kids to games that go so long.

I have times for all formats. Different skill sets, different tactics and different pressures. I know myself in the teams I have played we had players who felt the same as me and definately played better in different formats that suited their game. All 3 formats can survive if they are scheduled much better, which is the obvious problem worldwide at the moment.
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Sri Lanka really took it to us. Had us at 6/83 and then never took the boot off the throat. Were lucky to scrounge our way to 170 TBH.

Methinks Kane Richardson will have to go back and work on his delivery stride and follow through.
 
Haha aussie selectors need a rocket, they choose a guy that cant even stay straight after follow through….good on the Sri lankans ....and well done P Hughes behind the stumps
 
Warner will come back for Finch and I'm guessing Clarke for Smith. That will be a massive boost for the team.

Any news on when Starc and Johnson will be fit? I'd be bringing those two back (if fit,) for Cutting/Richardson and Lyon in for Doherty.

This is shaping up to be an ordinary series with the Sri Lankans decimated by injuries and our retarded selection policy.
 
Test Cricket is the only true form of Cricket. Now they have a rating system for Tests, it has slowly come back over the past few years to become the premier event in International Cricket. Well Done to the ICC!

T20 and One Day's are purely Entertainment & Cash Cows now. Yes it has the 'World Cup', but seriously, Rugby League apparently has a 'World Club Champion' also…

More Test Cricket Please!!!
 
@happy tiger said:
The main reason the ICC treat Twenty20 with any respect is because of the money it earns

I just am not a fan of T20 because it is causing many players who could still be playing Test and First Class Cricket to turn their backs on real cricket for money Blokes like Malinga,Tait who are just in it for the money and have no thought about putting back into the system which helped them through the system

Look at Ponting , gone back to shield cricket and trying to help his state and its juniors .
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that's rubbish. how much longer could ponting or huss have played? 6 months? 1 year tops. if anything the option of T20 after retirement lengthens their careers. look how well ponting is going in BBL for tassie.

@Allan Towle said:
T20 just requires a different skill set. Different pressures for bowlers. In one aspect there is plenty because if they get it wrong, they can get belted. But in another way there is no pressure on them because its clearly a batsman game. The Yorker, bouncer and slower ball all have to be bowled well or they could be dealt with.

At the very least T20 has brought in many new fans and in a lot if areas junior cricket is struggling to sign-up players. Many parents don't want to or can't take their kids to games that go so long.

I have times for all formats. Different skill sets, different tactics and different pressures. I know myself in the teams I have played we had players who felt the same as me and definately played better in different formats that suited their game. All 3 formats can survive if they are scheduled much better, which is the obvious problem worldwide at the moment.
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agree with pretty much all you said mate.
t20 allows cricket to cater for different aspects of skills in a player. to say it's a cash cow shows how less you watch it.. it's pretty much like someone saying test is boring without even watching a whole day of it.
it's a refusal to change.
 
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