Shri
Mr. Glass
Wrong thread.
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India, Australia, England attempt to take control of Cricket
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Shri
Mr. Glass
They didn't vote against the proposal. They just abstained i.e did **** all. Every single one of 'em is a bastard.
YorksLanka
International Debutant
no, abstaining is a world away from agreeing to it like everyone else...they made they vote known..
Shri
Mr. Glass
"Hey I see that a rape is going on. I am neither going to help nor going to participate. I will just stand over here quietly for whatever breadcrumbs the rapists leave behind."
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YorksLanka
International Debutant
sorry but comments about rape and india in teh same post are just wrong...
benchmark00
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This is the biggest overreaction. The biggest problem facing cricket is the future of test cricket and it's viability amongst the smaller nations. Now that these proposals have gone through at the very very least the medium term future of test cricket is assured. Maybe it's not in a format that the smaller countries have enjoyed in the past but it will still exist. Having watched today's play of NZ v India which attracted a crowd smaller than what I get when I shower, there is no way test cricket in that country or other smaller test playing nations can survive outside of playing India every single series. This assures test cricket for those countries still exist.
HeathDavisSpeed
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Nope. Not at all.
James
Cricket Web Owner
What I can't help but wonder because of this is that with the future tours programme being gotten rid of, will the likes of India/Australia/England bother touring the likes of NZ, Bangladesh, West Indies, Sri Lanka as an example because it isn't necessarily in their best interests $$$ wise to do so.
So regardless of a split division system being introduced or not, it's most likely the big boys won't arrange tours with the smaller nations which has the same affect as a split division system and sees the interest in cricket in these countries decrease further?
I can't see how that's good for the game but perhaps I'm looking at it the wrong way.
So regardless of a split division system being introduced or not, it's most likely the big boys won't arrange tours with the smaller nations which has the same affect as a split division system and sees the interest in cricket in these countries decrease further?
I can't see how that's good for the game but perhaps I'm looking at it the wrong way.
smash84
The Tiger King
Wrong analogy.
This case is More like 10 people going out and 8 of them say we want to rape and go on to fulfill their wishes. The remaining 2 abstain. Surely a lot better than the other 8.
Spark
Global Moderator
Can we not
G.I.Joe
International Coach
Stop with these distasteful analogies, here's what happened:
The SLC and PCB hoped to hold out for favours in exchange for votes, but were laughed at and told by the big 3 to go take a hike because their votes didn't matter. The big three didn't need a unanimous vote, they just needed enough votes. It was always a question of which of the littler boards saw sense and got on board first. Egg on the face, the PCB and SLC decided to salvage some false pride by donning the fig leaf of abstinence. A principled stand would be voting against the proposal and consequently taking on the risk of repercussions in the future. Abstaining from a vote here is the farthest one can get from a principled stand.
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
They should bin the world cup off and just have the CT
Furball
Evil Scotsman
No.
Maximas
Cricketer Of The Year
But why take the risk when it can only harm you given that principles obviously mean nothing to the other cricket boards these days? SLC openly questioned the legality of the proposals, they didn't have the numbers to make a proper stand through no fault of their own and only at the end they somewhat backed down through abstinence knowing there was nothing to gain from voting against it, they did what they could to try and block these proposals and for that I'm proud.