Cricket Season
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@hydro11 said in Cricket Season:
Can't believe we are only playing 4 tests. White basically said we will never have another three test series at home. That's just sad.
What an atrocity.
I'd far rather they play a 5, or even 3 test series against one incoming touring team, then none against the next, than 2x ridiculous 2 test series against both.
Meanwhile Aussie, India and England continue to play 20 tests a year.
It's just completely bloody unfair!
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@Gunner said in Cricket Season:
@hydro11 said in Cricket Season:
Can't believe we are only playing 4 tests. White basically said we will never have another three test series at home. That's just sad.
What an atrocity.
I'd far rather they play a 5, or even 3 test series against one incoming touring team, then none against the next, than 2x ridiculous 2 test series against both.
Meanwhile Aussie, India and England continue to play 20 tests a year.
It's just completely bloody unfair!
As was stated, we're a minnow when compared to those other sides. We are making up the numbers when it comes to test cricket.
If you look at the last 20 years we've had peaks and troughs in terms of how many tests we've played. So it's not that unusual.
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@ACT-Crusader said in Cricket Season:
@Gunner said in Cricket Season:
@hydro11 said in Cricket Season:
Can't believe we are only playing 4 tests. White basically said we will never have another three test series at home. That's just sad.
What an atrocity.
I'd far rather they play a 5, or even 3 test series against one incoming touring team, then none against the next, than 2x ridiculous 2 test series against both.
Meanwhile Aussie, India and England continue to play 20 tests a year.
It's just completely bloody unfair!
As was stated, we're a minnow when compared to those other sides. We are making up the numbers when it comes to test cricket.
If you look at the last 20 years we've had peaks and troughs in terms of how many tests we've played. So it's not that unusual.
There won't be any more peaks though. 4 home tests a summer maximum for the foreseeable future. We aren't that much of a minnow at test cricket - same ranking as test and odi cricket.
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@hydro11 said in Cricket Season:
There won't be any more peaks though. 4 home tests a summer maximum for the foreseeable future. We aren't that much of a minnow at test cricket - same ranking as test and odi cricket.
That's pretty much it. We may even drop to two tests per year under the new regime - we have to have reciprocal tours, home and away in a 4 year cycle. So two inbound tours a year, and a minimum single test match comprised a test series.
So, it's bad, and it could get worse ...
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@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in Cricket Season:
Shouldn't be ungrateful... but...
Bay Oval gets 3 games ... but they all start at 7pm.. which is stink for a young family compared to a 2pm start.
I agree that the Monday and Wednesday matches should be at 7pm but the Sunday game should be at 2 pm or even 5 pm.
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@nzzp said in Cricket Season:
@hydro11 said in Cricket Season:
There won't be any more peaks though. 4 home tests a summer maximum for the foreseeable future. We aren't that much of a minnow at test cricket - same ranking as test and odi cricket.
That's pretty much it. We may even drop to two tests per year under the new regime - we have to have reciprocal tours, home and away in a 4 year cycle. So two inbound tours a year, and a minimum single test match comprised a test series.
So, it's bad, and it could get worse ...
If the World Test Championship gets approved later this year - each series will be a minimum two Tests, as two Tests have to count towards the test championship in every series. if you have a series of three or more Tests, only two tests will count towards the test championship.
There will be no series of one test, as two tests in every series have to count towards the test championship.
This does not stop New Zealand staging three tests per series at home, but it means negotiation with the visiting country to achieve it.
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@Number-10 said in Cricket Season:
@nzzp said in Cricket Season:
@hydro11 said in Cricket Season:
There won't be any more peaks though. 4 home tests a summer maximum for the foreseeable future. We aren't that much of a minnow at test cricket - same ranking as test and odi cricket.
That's pretty much it. We may even drop to two tests per year under the new regime - we have to have reciprocal tours, home and away in a 4 year cycle. So two inbound tours a year, and a minimum single test match comprised a test series.
So, it's bad, and it could get worse ...
If the World Test Championship gets approved later this year - each series will be a minimum two Tests, as two Tests have to count towards the test championship in every series. if you have a series of three or more Tests, only two tests will count towards the test championship.
There will be no series of one test, as two tests in every series have to count towards the test championship.
This does not stop New Zealand staging three tests per series at home, but it means negotiation with the visiting country to achieve it.
cheers, good to hear. The last proposal I saw had single tests counting as series, so sounds like I'm out of date. Must do less work and more cricket related reading.
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Four Tests in 18 months: New Zealand’s schedule a harbinger of what is to come | Tim Wigmore
The Black Caps’ fixture list is best understood as a glimpse of the future – not just for the country, but for the wider cricketing world
4 test in 18 months. I feel sad.
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@gunner said in Cricket Season:
@nzzp said in Cricket Season:
4 test in 18 months. I feel sad.
Why even bother with Tests if that is out lot?
I imagine in that same time frame, the Aussie, India and England will all play 20-25 odd tests against each other?
What a joke.
In the same time, England has 21 tests
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Root is going to race ahead of Kane in runs scored and for some reason, that always seems to be used as a measurement when assessing "greatness". They are neck and neck for tests now despite Kane having a 2 year head start.
Cook has played a ridiculous number of tests, isn't far past 30 and has Sachin in his sights for total runs - no New Zealander will ever get close unless they can play test cricket for 30 years.
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@kiwipie said in Cricket Season:
Root is going to race ahead of Kane in runs scored and for some reason, that always seems to be used as a measurement when assessing "greatness". They are neck and neck for tests now despite Kane having a 2 year head start.
Cook has played a ridiculous number of tests, isn't far past 30 and has Sachin in his sights for total runs - no New Zealander will ever get close unless they can play test cricket for 30 years.
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We're pretty fucking far from being a minnow in test cricket. We've got some world class players and a fair bit of talent to back them up. We slap the minnows, including Sri Lanka and the West Indies on a regular basis, and we've never even lost to Bangladesh (huh Aussie). In fact the only thing that really stops us improving is a complete and utter lack of test cricket. 4 tests in 18 months is ludacris!
It's even more of a shame now that we have one of the worlds premiere batsmen in our ranks, and he won't be able to show how good he is because he won't be playing.
What a joke.
