ECB presents 100-ball domestic game for men and women

[S.Kennedy]

They also lied. They said they'd consulted the players who were enthusiastic. The truth then really emerged! It turns out that they had consulted three players, Eoin Morgan, who would sell his own grandma for a chance to play in some tinpot pyjama competition, Heather Knight and Daryl Mitchell, current head of the PCA - they also had canvassed Broad for an opinion. Mitchell it turns out was considerably less enthusiastic than the ECB implied and stated that he would have to consult the 700 or so players of the PCA.

Initial twitter mutterings are overwhelmingly negative. Chris Rushworth called it a ''load of bollocks''. Luck Wells and Chris Tremlett also criticised it. Anderson coincidentally discussed the threat of white-ball cricket to red-ball.

It turns out that by ''players'' what they really meant was that they'd managed to get an endorsing statement from Broad and Morgan to coincide with the announcement!

 

[Victor Ian]

Actually I think Anderson is onto something regarding white ball versus red ball. This gimmick needs a blue ball. Nothing would beat watching players try to bowl with blue balls.

 

[Spikey]

They also lied. They said they'd consulted the players who were enthusiastic. The truth then really emerged! It turns out that they had consulted three players, Eoin Morgan, who would sell his own grandma for a chance to play in some tinpot pyjama competition, Heather Knight and Daryl Mitchell, current head of the PCA - they also had canvassed Broad for an opinion. Mitchell it turns out was considerably less enthusiastic than the ECB implied and stated that he would have to consult the 700 or so players of the PCA.

Initial twitter mutterings are overwhelmingly negative. Chris Rushworth called it a ''load of bollocks''. Luck Wells and Chris Tremlett also criticised it. Anderson coincidentally discussed the threat of white-ball cricket to red-ball.

It turns out that by ''players'' what they really meant was that they'd managed to get an endorsing statement from Broad and Morgan to coincide with the announcement!

This was never believable anyway. If it actually happened, the plans would have been leaked ages before the announcement.

 

[S.Kennedy]

True but why the charade?

It also turns out that the counties were less enamored than what was put out also?

The board said the proposals were received enthusiastically, but one official in the room told Sportsmail: 'There was a moment of silence when the idea was given a grand reveal, then Yorkshire and Notts filled the gap with gushing comments.'

The official went on: 'There was no vote and the press release was issued post haste. Many were simply relieved the T20 Blast would remain unchallenged, but reality began to dawn when the public reaction started to flood through on social media.

County bosses left stunned at ECB's plan for 100-ball competition | Daily Mail Online

Plot thickens,

The 10-ball over in the new England & Wales Cricket Board competition could be bowled by up to three bowlers.

Discussions are taking place at the ECB over the finer details of a competition that was approved last week and has the working title 'The Hundred'. The use of multiple bowlers for the 10-ball over is one of several ideas being floated.

County sources have indicated the innovative 10-ball over could be bowled by more than one bowler adding an extra tactical dimension for a captain who could replace a bowler who is being hit around by the opposition. It remains to be seen if this will be approved by the ECB who will fear swapping bowlers could slow down play and one of the chief reasons for shortening the competition from the Twenty20 format is to quicken up the over rate making it more attractive to families and broadcasters.

But if it is approved it will mean a captain can change bowlers during an over which at the moment is only allowable if a bowler is injured or taken out of the attack for disciplinary reasons such as bowling beamers. It will take redrafting of the Laws of cricket.

At the moment Law 17.7.1 states: “Other than at the end of an innings, a bowler shall finish an over in progress unless incapacitated or suspended under any of the Laws.” Talks are ongoing between the ECB and MCC over law changes.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2018/04/23/ecb-considering-three-bowlers-10-ball-overs/

 

[TheJediBrah]

If they want the games to go quicker, how about not allowing field changes mid-over. ie. the captain is only allowed to make changes to the field at the start of each over (or if a new batsman comes on strike for the first time in an over). That would save a **** load of time that slows down T20s

 

[Daemon]

Change of ends once per game at the 10 over mark could work

 

[cnerd123]

Let's just give batsmen runs for how well they hit the ball to save all the time waster running between the wickets while we're at it

 

[Bijed]

Nothing would beat watching players try to bowl with blue balls.

Weather depending, early season county matches up north are sometimes like this

 

[Starfighter]

Change of ends once per game at the 10 over mark could work

Just like our lower division junior matches. But if you want to save time it's a much, much better idea than a ten-ball over.

 

[S.Kennedy]

Strauss embroiled in a ***ist row here over his ''mums and kids'' interview.

 

[Borges]

This ten over idea was the brilliant master stroke of the superbrains at the ECB. The mums and kids idea is just the icing on the cake.

If they had just said: 'we are going to have a tournament where each innings consists of just sixteen overs. The idea is that the entire game would be over in two hours', everyone would have said 'hmm... sixteen overs, is it? two hours, is it?' and then gone about their businesses. Now this ten over concept has made such a huge amount of noise in the media and among the public that this tournament is guaranteed to be a roaring success.

This is the fool-proof IPL model of marketing: IPL became big because the whole world was involved in publicising it; the yeoman service rendered by the highbrows repeatedly announcing in stentorian tones that they never watch it, would never watch it, this is not cricket etc. can't be underestimated. Imagine how big Kennedy's county cricket would become if one out of every million people who don't follow county cricket could be persuaded to come here and post that they ignore it completely.

 

[Niall]

Strauss embroiled in a ***ist row here over his ''mums and kids'' interview.

Wait until he finds out that not all ladies have children either

 

[S.Kennedy]

Wait until he finds out that not all ladies have children either

Or that mums and kids do not necessarily have the same interests.

 

[fredfertang]

Let's just give batsmen runs for how well they hit the ball to save all the time waster running between the wickets while we're at it

You mean like for artistic impression?

 

[Victor Ian]

You mean like for artistic impression?

That could work well. Judges hold up score cards and the two outliers are dropped and then the rest averaged - rounded up of course - fractions are complicated. And the ground could be really intimate. Just a a pitch with a net would suffice, so the crowd could be in really close. This would be ideal for 1v1 cricket. They could then run a knockout tournament like tennis.

 

[Borges]

[h=1]Root offers support for 100-ball format[/h] “It’s new, it’s definitely going to appeal to a new audience and I think that’s great,” England's Test captain told Wisden. “The more people we can get into the sport, the better. It’s good for the other facets of the game as well, you’ve got to remember that. ... "
https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/671697

 

[weldone]

You know what innovation cricket really needs: bring back Double Wicket games.

3-way comp among:
Andre Russell-Sunil Narine
vs
Ben Stokes-Shakib Al Hasan
vs
Dwayne Bravo-Shane Watson

 

[S.Kennedy]

[h=1]Root offers support for 100-ball format[/h] “It’s new, it’s definitely going to appeal to a new audience and I think that’s great,” England's Test captain told Wisden. “The more people we can get into the sport, the better. It’s good for the other facets of the game as well, you’ve got to remember that. ... "
https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/671697

They'll have drafted in Root to fight against the bad publicity. England players these days are all politically (ECB) correct and sound like they've attended public relations lectures.

 

[NotMcKenzie]

Shock news! Captain says he agrees with board. Doesn't contradict them.

 

[Starfighter]

and sound like they've attended public relations lectures.

They almost certainly have.