Nah. England had good sides any number of times between 1989 and 2003. Certainly invariably far stronger than any between 1986 and 1989.We hear the comment at issue about different sides whenever they are meh, tbh. I recall hearing it in the 80s re Australia, and every year between 1989-2003 re. England. And again now
Agree with this more than any other post in the thread.
Yet the far weaker team in 87 won the Ashes and went the entire tour winning everything they entered.Nah. England had good sides any number of times between 1989 and 2003. Certainly invariably far stronger than any between 1986 and 1989.
That's pretty much how I feel about it. A strong Windies isn't strictly necessary for the game to flourish, it does add another element because of the uniqueness of their cricketing culture.
Not really, they stopped handing our arse to us after 1988 - when, as I mention elsewhere, you were 12. That was 12 years of arse-handing - starting in 1976 when you were in your prambulator.
I think this is a really unfair comment (no offence). I think it's incredibly sad that WI aren't the team they once was. During their dominance of 20-30 is was exciting to watch (not that I was there of cause). Players such as Richards bought in crowds in every country he played in. See how things have changed from that, to now where WI have only one 4 out of 40 Test Matches is, in my opinion, bad for the sport. Cricket should be about improving and the challenge of going up against another team not really knowing what the outcome of that match will be. Not thinking ''this will be a walk-over.'' It's not enjoyable for the fans or the players. I think more should be done to help teams such as WI, Canada to make them less of a walk over, thus, making the game more enjoyable for everyone concerned.Im with you Rich. The WI could fall into the sea in cricketing terms as far as Im concerned.
Its international competition not the girl scouts cooking contest. WI are rubbish because they have poor players and poor administration and deserve to be poor. Its great after years of getting beat by them. Just hoping Aus goes the same way
Give them lots of money
Working out great in India.
India generates it's own money and the reason for them always underachieving has much to do with lazy players and politics as anything imo
We didn't win any series against them until 2000 tho, which was my point.
Lack of enjoyment is a symptom of losing. I know what you're getting at but I think WI need all the experienced guys in the team atm, particularly now Lara has gone. These guys just need to stand up and show some more intestinal fortitude.
If you listened to Adams and Holding speak during this last Test they talked about how WI has the ability to generate massive amounts of revenue and it wouldnt be hard to do.
Yeah, my comment about money was slightly tongue in cheek. I'm hoping all the new stadiums and facilities they built for the WC will make a difference for WI cricket. I also think the Stanford 20/20 is an outstanding competition and has got people interested in the game again so I don't think it's all doom and gloom for themIf you listened to Adams and Holding speak during this last Test they talked about how WI has the ability to generate massive amounts of revenue and it wouldnt be hard to do.
The problem? No one has ever put a plan together to try and organise it.
WI can look after itself without ICC charity. It just hasnt done it properly yet. Its their own fault.
All this interest of competition stuff is beyond me. There is 1 great team, 6 good-decent ones and then WI and further back Bang and Zim. Cricket on a global scale is healthy and competitive. Certainly more so than during the 1980s when the WI dominated and there was only 5 other teams of note and they were going through their ups and downs.
Currently in World cricket there is a team of an approximate standard to play against.
Agree wholeheartedly. From the few games I managed to watch it seemed like the crowd were really getting into this competition and there was a strong rivalry between the different teams. Added to that, there were plenty of youngsters on display who were impressing the cricket media.
Well let's hope it's done that, at least.
But we weren't having our aesses kicked in the 1990s, which we were throughout the 1970s and '80s.
Which, really, is extremely worrying. Why the blue blazes, if it's so obviously possible, has no-one managed it?If you listened to Adams and Holding speak during this last Test they talked about how WI has the ability to generate massive amounts of revenue and it wouldnt be hard to do.
The problem? No one has ever put a plan together to try and organise it.