Ashes could be cancelled?

[vvvslaxman]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-9967201/Ashes-Joe-Roots-team-dark-plans-families-accommodate-tour.html

 

Australia has strict COVID protocols. No families allowed.  Let us see how this is going to pan out.

[Lone Wolf]

Once again one should applaud how BCCI managed to send the families over there last year. The resources BCCI provides our players is unmatched & that's why we as fans should never settle for mediocrity. 

Edited September 16, 2021 by Lone Wolf

[ShoonyaSifar]

1 hour ago, Finer said:

First, fifth test and then this? Wow. Say good bye to Test format. It is safe to assume Test format will die along with cricket which breathed that format that in the first place and defined the cricket as we know today. 
 

Any aspiring cricketers should learn to acquire some dancing skills since that might come handy for Ipl. Entertainment entertainment entertainment!!!

Hello Padosi

 

Why doesn't your country play tests against visiting sides? Why does it insist on useless LOIs? Even if it means playing tests at a neutral, that should be the priority, right? 

 

BTW don't worry about test cricket. 5th test or the Ashes are getting impacted by the pandemic. The Big three will ensure Test cricket remains popular (not much dough for below average test nations though) and it reflects in their FTP calendar 

 

 

[nevada]

11 minutes ago, Lone Wolf said:

Once again one should applaud how BCCI managed to send the families over there last year. The resources BCCI provides our players is unmatched & that's why we as fans should never settle for mediocrity. 

But Australia won't allow families. Even if the ECB is supportive of players touring together with families, they are helpless. 

[ShoonyaSifar]

12 minutes ago, Lone Wolf said:

Once again one should applaud how BCCI managed to send the families over there last year. The resources BCCI provides our players is unmatched & that's why we as fans should never settle for mediocrity. 

There is a difference though. BCCI and players were happy with a relatively more relaxed bubble for that time (still a hard enough bubble though).

 

Australia now has much more stringent (and for longer periods) covid  lockdowns and rules in place. That is where England players are asking for more relaxations as players and families are fully vaccinated.

[Jay]

1 hour ago, Finer said:

First, fifth test and then this? Wow. Say good bye to Test format. It is safe to assume Test format will die along with cricket which breathed that format that in the first place and defined the cricket as we know today. 
 

Any aspiring cricketers should learn to acquire some dancing skills since that might come handy for Ipl. Entertainment entertainment entertainment!!!

Yep. World is changing. Everything is fast paced. Nobody has time to watch cricket or any sport for the matter for 7 hours on weekends. Ridiculous. 

 

I love tests but ipl and t20 franchise cricket is the future. 

[Jay]

4 minutes ago, Finer said:

Considering BCCI just fk ECB all the way to Arab lands for IPL, something tells me that big-3 that includes Australia-England given Ashes under the jeopardy indicates more forfeit on Test format down the road. Many Indians already justified the cancellation of fifth test for ipl which goes on to show that countdown begins for Test format to the death.

Big 3 will play with each other. Add new zeland. Perhaps south africa.

 

Rest will be in b league test format. Maybe Pakistan can get into the A grade soon given they have a young core. Some good players coming through. 

 

Nothing beats an india vs pakistan final in tests. It is a realistic possibility in the current WTC cycle. 

[ShoonyaSifar]

43 minutes ago, Finer said:

Considering BCCI just fk ECB all the way to Arab lands for IPL, something tells me that big-3 that includes Australia-England given Ashes under the jeopardy indicates more forfeit on Test format down the road. Many Indians already justified the cancellation of fifth test for ipl which goes on to show that countdown begins for Test format to the death.

If wishes were horses, Pakistan would actually be the cricketing sooperpower fans like you believe it to be. So sit down, relax and enjoy Ashes 3.0 starting in a few hours from now 

[Jay]

1 hour ago, Finer said:

If Ashes is cancelled, then that means England and Australia are not playing each other.

 

If any test is arranged between India and Australia/England, then India can walk out of any Test format and claims it is IPL hungover which means T20 over Big-3 Test format. 

 

I could care less about India and Pakistan. The point is that test format is done. Even you cannot see which you did acknowledge at the same time. 

 

If test format is good as done, that would be it. People would move on. It is not end of the worlds. But I am calling as it is; the end is near for Test format. 

I do not care either tbh. Test cricket should is real cricket. It's not going to die. I believe odi will die. 

 

However no one has time watch cricket for 7 straight hours. Regardless, test cricket is exciting cricket. 

[Jay]

1 hour ago, Finer said:

Then why the justification? Why the whole facade then? Just be honest and stop fooling everybody around. 

Tests will be played. Just not for lower tier countries like pakistan as tests format isn't feasible. 

 

Ipl takes precedence. Then tests. Odi won't exist In the future. 

 

How good was the India England series?? How good was India Aussie series. Nothing beats that sort of gripping entertainment. 

 

 

[vvvslaxman]

4 hours ago, Jay said:

I do not care either tbh. Test cricket should is real cricket. It's not going to die. I believe odi will die. 

 

However no one has time watch cricket for 7 straight hours. Regardless, test cricket is exciting cricket. 

 

Even back in the 80s no one had 8 hours on the trot to watch. Most of them would listen to commentary at the office as they hardly had any TV.  college. Most of them follow rather than watch Test match. That has been the case always. if anything i watch cricket more now than in the 90s with since online streaming available. Back in the days you relied on TV. I think Test cricket is good.  India rolling out England on day 5 for 120 runs or Pant/Gill/Sundar helping India get over the line at the Gabba these matches cannot be matched by T20 internationals. Actually T20 should be restricted to leagues. International matches are a joke. Most of the time teams send some 3rd string players to play international matches as they don't consider it as consequential. What is the point.  One dayers strike the perfect balance for cricket commercialization. You get the result on the same day. And also you have longer time for ads. It is a money spinner. T20 internationals will be good if the main players take part.  But hardly that happens these days.

Edited September 16, 2021 by vvvslaxman

[express bowling]

Number of test matches played by different teams in the last 10 years .... 

 

(  We can see clearly which countries are trying to keep alive test cricket and which countries aren't. )

 

1)  England ....  125 @ 12.5 tests per year

 

2)  Australia ....  102 @ 10.2 tests per year

 

3)  India ....  100 @ 10.0 tests per year

 

 

 

4)  Sri Lanka ....  94 @ 9.4 tests per year

 

 

 

5)  South Africa ....  87 @ 8.7 tests per year

 

6)  New Zealand ....  85 @ 8.5 tests per year

 

7)  West Indies ....  85 @ 8.5 tests per year

 

8)  Pakistan ....  80 @ 8.0 tests per year

 

 

 

 

9)  Bangladesh ....  55 @ 5.5 tests per year

 

10)  Zimbabwe .... 30 @ 3.0 tests per year

 

 

https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=matches;spanmax1=16+Sep+2021;spanmin1=16+Sep+2011;spanval1=span;template=results;type=team

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Lord]

8 hours ago, Jay said:

Big 3 will play with each other. Add new zeland. Perhaps south africa.

 

Rest will be in b league test format. Maybe Pakistan can get into the A grade soon given they have a young core. Some good players coming through. 

 

Nothing beats an india vs pakistan final in tests. It is a realistic possibility in the current WTC cycle. 

 

no it is not. They couldnt even beat WI