Pagalpanti Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 ICC could use 'timeless' Test for World Championship final Haroon Lorgat, the ICC chief executive, has suggested that the final of the inaugural World Test Championship, which will be held in England in 2013, could be a 'timeless' Test. Lorgat said that a prestigious event like the first-ever Test Championship final deserved a clear winner. It is why the 'timeless' Test - a match that only ends when one team wins outright - is one of the options being considered by the ICC's think-tank led by general manager and former South African wicketkeeper Dave Richardson. The latest ICC Future Tours Programme (FTP) comprises a Test league running over four years with the top four teams at the end of each period qualifying for a play-off event. The first play-off is scheduled for 2013, the same year England are due to host the Ashes, and Lord's is the favoured venue for the final. The biggest hurdle the organisers face is a Test that is drawn over a conventional five days of play. Lorgat said that finding an eventual solution to a draw was still a "work in progress". At a press conference at Lord's Lorgat said: "We've still got to decide how we determine a winner in case of a draw or if the draw will be the end result. I would favour a winner because you want somebody to be a Test champion. "That is what Dave Richardson and the committee is currently on working on because it is not a good idea to end up with a drawn Test match," Lorgat said. "You have got to determine a winner - whether it is on the first-innings basis, or the runs [scored] in the game - they will come up with a viable formula to determine a winner in case of a drawn Test match. The final may well be a 'timeless' Test. We don't know that yet but we are looking into the mechanics of that. Although looking at the statistics today most of the games have ended in results." Lorgat said the discussions aimed at settling the issue are ongoing and that he is personally eager that an option is found "before the end of the year". The 2011 Lord's Test may have been sold out for the first four days but the sparse crowds witnessed during the twin Test series in the Caribbean involving Pakistan and India have brought back the question of overall viability of Test cricket in most parts of the world. Lorgat was stubborn in his defence of the game and said that the format is not an issue of concern but the general lack of context in Test cricket is. "Bilateral series will have a lot more meaning if you are aspiring or playing towards something at the end. It is what the Test Championship aims to be." In the past, Lorgat said, ODIs were always promoted in a much more meaningful way than Test cricket and it was one reason the value of one-day cricket had increased in comparison to Tests. "I'm confident that as we produce context in a Championship for Test cricket and we get better contests, as we have seen in the last few series, you will get back the interest and then see what the World Test Championships can do for us. People back winners when they see challenging matches." According to Lorgat, top cricketing nations have displayed an aggressive brand of Test cricket because, he believes, of their aspiration to be at the top tier of the ICC's rankings. "Already we can see the amount of interest there is on the rankings table. If we look at the moment, between South Africa, England, Sri Lanka, Australia and India, one of those teams would fall out of the top-four." It'll be a bad Idea I guess, It would take out the excitement like sporting declaration and might encourage scoring for personal achievements etc. I guess they better have a point system in case of draw, or can add days if more than 90 overs are lost due to rain.
zen Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 Bowlers who can pick up wkts would be worth their weight in gold, along with batsmen who can score big like Sehwag, Lara, Richards, Sobers, etc
Cricket_Guru Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 ^and afridi. jk useless idea. test cricket should be the only game not tinkered as bad as this. it will mess everything up, the history and the future.
cowboysfan Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 I dont see this happening at all,i have my doubts about this test championship too.
punjabi_khota Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 We don't ****ing need a timeless test. Just hold the final at Perth or Mumbai or something. Choose the venue with the highest result to played ratio in last 5 years. :nice:
Serani Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 Hold it in Jamaica, certainly wont be seeing any draws there.
SachDan Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 Bowlers who can pick up wkts would be worth their weight in gold' date=' along with batsmen who can score big like Sehwag, Lara, Richards, Sobers, etc[/quote'] Viv has just seven 150 plus scores :--D
panesarv Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 I like the idea!!! Might force teams to be attack more as defence will just lead them into a hole that will get bigger with every session.
ganeshran Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 On a bowler friendly pitch, a result is guaranteed within 5 days
Zero_Unit Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 So as if 5 day is not boring enough ... we need to extend it to timeless now?
GrassHoppers Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 Don't care as long as the pitch is spicy and it produces a result very quickly
deepak_sach Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 Keep the final in Motera ,Ahmedabad.the match will go on till next year :haha:
Jersey #10 Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 We can see batsmen scoring individual 500s and 600s...crap ideas and ICC go hand in hand
deepak_sach Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 We can see batsmen scoring individual 500s and 600s...crap ideas and ICC go hand in hand +We wont see any declarations at all.
kabira Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 Insteaad of thinking about timeless test. how about they come out with point system. The point system should reward positive cricket. The team scoring at 3.5 RR gets this many points, teams getting 4 wickets in a session gets bonus point etc..
vvvslaxman Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 Misba ul haq will force everyone to quit watching cricket.
zen Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 Viv has just seven 150 plus scores :--D Considering he played a lot of cricket in WI, Aus and Eng, that's not bad .... There was a time when Perth was considered the fastest pitch in the world, batting in WI was not that easy :--D Many in ICF have the habit of missing the context :P
vvvslaxman Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 Those days they had a rest day between 3rd and 4th day. Nowadays we don't have that. Players would not be able to sustain. We will see real low quality cricket as the game progresses.
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