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CLT20 Rides Roughshod Over Test Cricket
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Borges
International Regular
I'm not too convinced about the no overall loss of tests, or a guaranteed four tests in future. Doesn't look anything like an iron-clad commitment to me; more like a convenient sop to tide over some immediate discomfort by muting the protests against this decision.
Who knows when the CL T20 and IPL will be scheduled at some year in future when Australia tours SA again. If they were unwilling to push the CL T20 by a measly one week now (despite jointly owning 50% of it), what is the likelihood that they will do it some years from now? I'll believe it when I see it.
Or move the CL T20 to start a week later than now.
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SeamUp
International Coach
Its a total disgrace in my book.
I see no need for T20 cricket in a series like this. ODI cricket to me is more a battle of who is the better team as well. And if the Champs League is ruling the schedule between two nations...what has cricket come to????
I would love future series between these 2 great rivals to be 4 tests and 5 ODI's but that won't happen.
Its also a shame that we won't be playing each other any longer at prime time of Christmas and new year. When we play test matches in Australia we will now be playing at the Gabba and Adelaide Oval instead of SCG and MCG. I would suspect we would still keep the WACA after being denied to play there in the Allan Donald era.
I see no need for T20 cricket in a series like this. ODI cricket to me is more a battle of who is the better team as well. And if the Champs League is ruling the schedule between two nations...what has cricket come to????
I would love future series between these 2 great rivals to be 4 tests and 5 ODI's but that won't happen.
Its also a shame that we won't be playing each other any longer at prime time of Christmas and new year. When we play test matches in Australia we will now be playing at the Gabba and Adelaide Oval instead of SCG and MCG. I would suspect we would still keep the WACA after being denied to play there in the Allan Donald era.
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Bun
Banned
yeah this. can't see why they cant reschedule the odi leg for sometime later.
bcci is showing the way in this regard.
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Furball
Evil Scotsman
AWTA.
The ECB and CSA signed some sort of agreement in 2008 that all Test series in the future between England and South Africa would be 5 Tests.
It took a few months before one of the Tests on our last tour was dropped, though I can't remember the reasons why.
Cricket Australia are obsessed with how much money can supposedly be made from T20 cricket, so this doesn't suprise me in the slightest.
Austerlitz
U19 Debutant
Totally useless ****.I'm fed up of this t20 garbage.First IPL tamasha,then this and finally the t20 wc every yr.Slow poisoning the game.
Should be a t20 wc evry 2 yrs.Scrap ipl and clt20.
Every tour along with tests and odis can be given a couple of t20s.THAT'S IT.
No tour with less than 3 test matches.
But of course none of this will happen since our board just loves the money and the intl stars won't object making big bucks either.
At best to hope for 2yr interval WC,scrap clt20.Reduce ipl playing time from this 2 month tamasha.
Bring back the days when youngsters were first tried in tests then on peroformance decided if they were worthy.
Should be a t20 wc evry 2 yrs.Scrap ipl and clt20.
Every tour along with tests and odis can be given a couple of t20s.THAT'S IT.
No tour with less than 3 test matches.
But of course none of this will happen since our board just loves the money and the intl stars won't object making big bucks either.
At best to hope for 2yr interval WC,scrap clt20.Reduce ipl playing time from this 2 month tamasha.
Bring back the days when youngsters were first tried in tests then on peroformance decided if they were worthy.
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biased indian
International Coach
currently there is a restriction on number of T20 played by a team in a calendar year rt?
in near future the same will come into effect for test also may be like not more than 8 test a year
in near future the same will come into effect for test also may be like not more than 8 test a year
TT Boy
Hall of Fame Member
Could have still made a 3 match test series out of it. Just do away with the 4 day warm-up game which follows the 20/20s and ODIs.
AUSTRALIA IN SOUTH AFRICA
Thursday, Oct 13: SA v Aus: 1st Int T20 (D/N) - Cape Town
Sunday, Oct 16: SA v Aus: 2nd Int T20 (D) - Johannesburg
Wednesday, Oct 19: SA v Aus: 1st ODI (D/N) - Centurion
Sunday, Oct 23: SA v Aus: 2nd ODI (D) - Port Elizabeth
Friday, Oct 28: SA v Aus: 3rd ODI (D/N) - Durban
Tuesday - Friday, Nov 1-4: SA 'A' v Aus: 4-day tour match - Potchefstroom
Wednesday - Sunday, Nov 9-13: SA v Aus: 1st test match - Cape Town
Thursday - Monday, Nov 17-21: SA v Aus: 2nd test match - Johannesburg
AUSTRALIA IN SOUTH AFRICA
Thursday, Oct 13: SA v Aus: 1st Int T20 (D/N) - Cape Town
Sunday, Oct 16: SA v Aus: 2nd Int T20 (D) - Johannesburg
Wednesday, Oct 19: SA v Aus: 1st ODI (D/N) - Centurion
Sunday, Oct 23: SA v Aus: 2nd ODI (D) - Port Elizabeth
Friday, Oct 28: SA v Aus: 3rd ODI (D/N) - Durban
Tuesday - Friday, Nov 1-4: SA 'A' v Aus: 4-day tour match - Potchefstroom
Wednesday - Sunday, Nov 9-13: SA v Aus: 1st test match - Cape Town
Thursday - Monday, Nov 17-21: SA v Aus: 2nd test match - Johannesburg
Dec 09-11 Fri-Sun South Africa 'A' v Sri Lanka 3-Day Tour Match Benoni
Dec 15-19 Thu-Mon South Africa v Sri Lanka 1st Test Match Centurion
Dec 26-30 Mon-Fri South Africa v Sri Lanka 2nd Test Match Durban
Jan 03-07 Tue-Sat South Africa v Sri Lanka 3rd Test Match Cape Town
Jan 11 Wed (D/N) South Africa v Sri Lanka 1st ODI Paarl
Jan 14 Sat South Africa v Sri Lanka 2nd ODI East London
Jan 17 Tue (D/N) South Africa v Sri Lanka 3rd ODI Bloemfontein
Jan 20 Fri (D/N) South Africa v Sri Lanka 4th ODI Kimberley
Jan 22 Sun South Africa v Sri Lanka 5th ODI Johannesburg
Immediately after the Aus tour there is a SL tour
Aus tour:- 2 T20, 3 ODI. 2 Test. 1 FC
SL Tour:- 0 T20, 5 ODI, 3 Tests , 1 FC
Aus tour is of 40 days
SL tour is of 44 days
2 extra ODI equivalent to 2 T20 but still they are playing 1 test extra. I don't understand what time constraint is there and why can't SA fit in the extra test. It is really surprising. I think they probably want to avoid the test series
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Howe_zat
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Has anyone ever liked the idea of a two-test "series"? Is it a comprimise if no party is satisfied?
You want less international cricket in the workload?
Fine, reduce the number of overseas tours, maybe only one per season.
Okay, you want more, but shorter tours?
Reduce or get rid of JAMODIS.
Desperately want ODIs too?
Make a tour series Test or ODI, not both.
There are so many options here and they've gone with the one that is literally enjoyed by the fewest possible people.
You want less international cricket in the workload?
Fine, reduce the number of overseas tours, maybe only one per season.
Okay, you want more, but shorter tours?
Reduce or get rid of JAMODIS.
Desperately want ODIs too?
Make a tour series Test or ODI, not both.
There are so many options here and they've gone with the one that is literally enjoyed by the fewest possible people.