Cricket Australia killing test cricket

[Sachinism]

Cricket Australia has downgraded its rating of Tests as the most important form after its chief executive James Sutherland said there was now "a fine balance" between the priorities of five-day fixtures and the Twenty20 Champions League. Sutherland's comments come after Michael Hussey was not allowed to leave the tournament in South Africa early because his team, Chennai Super Kings, had reached the final. Staying for the decider, which Chennai won last month, meant Hussey and Doug Bollinger did not arrive in India to prepare for the first Test until three days before the match. Bollinger suffered a stomach injury during the game in Mohali and Hussey felt out of touch. "Michael Hussey made it clear to CA before and during the CLT20 that his strong preference and preferred intention was to leave earlier than the final to prepare for the Test series in India," Sutherland said. "It was only because of our requirement and the performance of his franchise that he stayed until the end of the CLT20 final. "Michael had nothing but the best intentions of preparing for and playing for his country as his absolute priority but there was a fine balance between a high profile, elite club T20 competition and preparing for international cricket." Previously, interrupting the preparation for a Test was unthinkable but Twenty20 is changing the rules. Cricket Australia is one of the organisers of the Champions League and Sutherland said it was important for all three formats to prosper. "In this case, the scheduling was difficult, particularly after the decision to play Tests in the current series, and it is a fact of life that scheduling of elite cricket - which we have sometimes described as being as difficult as trying to play chess in three dimensions - will create tough decisions from time to time," he said. MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina experienced the same length of preparation for India. http://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/481148.html

[ZodiaC]

Understandable, it's the only format they can hope to win now :hehe:

[Bradman99]

Hmm Cricket Australia aren't the ones who introduced an IPL competition.

[Bradman99]

Understandable' date=' it's the only format they can hope to win now :hehe:[/quote'] Yeah? How about the one day World Cup? Won that past 3 years and are are currently ranked 1st, wouldn't that mean we have a decent chance?

[Sachinism]

Hmm Cricket Australia aren't the ones who introduced an IPL competition.

But they're the ones who consider it equal to test cricket :haha:

[Zap_Brannigan]

Even when CA, as a profit sharing member of CL, forces its players to play in CL, you still blame IPL???

[kabira]

But T20 Bash was started even before India played T20. LOL

[Bradman99]

But they're the ones who consider it equal to test cricket :haha:

I think you are over-reacting really mate, I'm pretty sure CA consider tests to be of more importance.

[Bradman99]

But T20 Bash was started even before India played T20. LOL

The Aussie domestic league is the one who always tests everything out to see if it can work on the world scale. Happened with 20/20, the powerplays and now the 20/25 over one day matches. Aussies aren't the ones who made a franchise about it, then started auctioning players, so I think it's a bit hypocritical to laugh about it.

[Sachinism]

I think you are over-reacting really mate' date=' I'm pretty sure CA consider tests to be of more importance.[/quote'] Its all in jest, but seriously how can they both be of same priority and that is something said by Sutherland.

[achilles]

I'm glad a thread like this exists on the internet. Its funny that BCCI get picked on all the time, while ECB, CSA and CA always get away with downgrading Tests, doing away with 50 over formats et al. Good work, Sachinism.

[yoda]

It's official. T20s are as important as tests... http://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/current/story/481148.html Just need a few more boards to join in with their official statements and once and for all the purists can stop biatching about T20. :winky:

[Andy]

http://indiancricketfans.com/showthread.php?t=243856 Already exists :icflove:

[IT_Anxiety_NJIT]

Not official until BCCI stamps the final authority.

[yoda]

http://indiancricketfans.com/showthread.php?t=243856 Already exists :icflove:

Thanks. :icflove:

[99.94]

Where did he say tests weren't as important as ODIs?

[Bradman99]

Where did he say tests weren't as important as ODIs?

Exactly.

[Sachinism]

Where did he say tests weren't as important as ODIs?

Who said he said that anyway? :dontknow:

[Bradman99]

20/20's ^ lol