Is Australia best place for test cricket?

[Trichromatic]

Does any other country produces better viewing?

[Norman]

England too. 

 

Closely fought Tests at Edgebaston, Old Trafford,  Headingley etc are a blockbuster viewing experience.

[Ajju]

Delhi Kotla

[adi B]

Delhi ! eod 

[Gollum]

Dharamsala 5th test vs England last year. Show me a better atmosphere, pitch, DJ, scenery. 

[singhvivek141]

In general, its indeed Australia followed by SA.

England is too boring due to weather, NZ has puny grounds, WI/SL has dull atmosphere, India has poor stadiums, Pakistan/Bangladesh has rabid fans & poor stadium infra.

[Lord]

1 hour ago, adi B said:

Delhi ! eod 

 

yes nothing like toxic air to breathe while watching cricket

[Lord]

New Zealand I'd say

 

 

[goose]

agree aus and eng are the best. although i was encouraged by the high english attendence at indian grounds last year. things are are obviously becoming more attractive for the would be sports tourist

[Strangering]

New Zealand IMO is the best place to play Cricket regardless of the format. There is something for everyone, players and fans alike. 

[Teengunalagaan]

17 minutes ago, singhvivek141 said:

In general, its indeed Australia followed by SA.

England is too boring due to weather, NZ has puny grounds, WI/SL has dull atmosphere, India has poor stadiums, Pakistan/Bangladesh has rabid fans & poor stadium infra.

India has a lot of stadiums of these are a few quite good ones like Wankhede, Dharamshala, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad... However the problems are ..

 

1. Pan Bahar & Pan Masala puke worthy hoardings & ads

2. Poor view experience for viewers at the stadiums, but that is BCCI's fault for shitty organisation not stadiums

3. Pollution makes everything look bad

 

None of this is because of poor stadiums, but mostly external factors, you can keep making good stadiums but none of that matters until above issues are solved.

[singhvivek141]

12 minutes ago, Teengunalagaan said:

India has a lot of stadiums of these are a few quite good ones like Wankhede, Dharamshala, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad... However the problems are ..

 

1. Pan Bahar & Pan Masala puke worthy hoardings & ads

2. Poor view experience for viewers at the stadiums, but that is BCCI's fault for shitty organisation not stadiums

3. Pollution makes everything look bad

 

None of this is because of poor stadiums, but mostly external factors, you can keep making good stadiums but none of that matters until above issues are solved.

 

Stadiums have many issues.

Hyderabad stadium becomes a traffic nightmare, just a concrete jungle and no aesthetics what so ever.

In comparison, McG has different statues of players on the walk to stadium, greenery all around.

 

Dharamshala is Indeed beautiful, but in totality they Auzzie stadiums provides better comfort that Indians....even smaller stadiums like in Cairns, Hobart are quite well maintained.

[MechEng]

2 hours ago, Norman said:

England too. 

 

Closely fought Tests at Edgebaston, Old Trafford,  Headingley etc are a blockbuster viewing experience.

 

Too much rain

[express bowling]

Australia is the best place for cricket IMO, except for the poor media.

 

I love the bouncy and fast pitches 

Large grounds

Wonderful broadcast

Powerful home team

Highly competitive cricket

 

Edited January 3, 2025 by express bowling

[Nikhil_cric]

Anywhere in the Southern Hemisphere 

[express bowling]

1 hour ago, Lord said:

New Zealand I'd say

 

 

 

NZ is my least favourite place for cricket outside Asia.

 

Non bouncy pitches

Small grounds

Timing does not suit us

Broadcast quality is ususlly not as good 

NZ teams generally lacked multiple big players before the last few years

[express bowling]

Like SA too

[Vijy]

1 hour ago, express bowling said:

 

NZ is my least favourite place for cricket outside Asia.

 

Non bouncy pitches

Small grounds

Timing does not suit us

Broadcast quality is ususlly not as good 

NZ teams generally lacked multiple big players before the last few years

NZ is a good place for touring teams, apart from us. Most of them do well there - Bang, Eng, etc.

[express bowling]

1 hour ago, Vijy said:

NZ is a good place for touring teams, apart from us. Most of them do well there - Bang, Eng, etc.

 

Not talking about doing well but the brand of cricket and the quality of viewing experience. 

[Vijy]

25 minutes ago, express bowling said:

 

Not talking about doing well but the brand of cricket and the quality of viewing experience. 

of course, smaller countries generally suck in this respect. The notable ones are the Big 3.