Haha yeah I’m sure all those pre 2000s results really weigh heavily on the minds of these players. Though you could also say that we’ve won every World Cup match against them in the last 19 years.Pakistan to cause an upset, they've had the wood on NZ since 1992 semi-final
Agree. That's definitely silly.You could just imagine Kane being banned for the semi-final ....https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/crick...iamson-has-suspension-threat-hanging-over-him
Stupid rule to have in a place.... suspension threat over 1 over?
wait i swear you've bitched about modern day cricketers managing < 80 overs per day in TestsBut muh over-rates. Taking 5 more minutes to bowl your overs is what's killing the game.
Given the minimum is 90 overs a day, bowling less than 80 is pretty poor.wait i swear you've bitched about modern day cricketers managing < 80 overs per day in Tests
Might have bitched about it years ago but I've always considered banning players for it complete horseshit and much more damaging to the game than a few overs being bowled slightly slower than required.wait i swear you've bitched about modern day cricketers managing < 80 overs per day in Tests
You're right, but at matches I've been to where they've fallen behind the over rate, it's been in large part due to fielding teams just kinda faffing around (+ Shannon Gabriel walking back to his mark!) which doesn't exactly constitute a high-quality spectating experience eitherApparently people think 7 overs of quick trash from a part timer to get a team to 90 overs a day would be better to watch than 80 high quality overs from the best available bowlers. It's so ****ing stupid.
Other sports typically use timers, I think the only real parallels are tennis and baseball. Tennis has time violations if people are taking too long between points.The ICC is harsh on everything. They kind of have to be. The second they show leniency to any one team or individual, they get ripped apart. It's why players cop demerit points for simply showing frustration on the field. It sucks but such is the reality of modern day cricket. No tolerance for any crime, especially if it can be clearly proven.
Over-rates aren't really ruining cricket, they're probably just harsh on it because of broadcasters, who have other programming to turn to and need the cricket to end in a timely manner. I don't think ground bookings are such an issue at the elite level, and clearly the fans don't care. Must just be one of those things they have to be hard on because of TV. If the punishment is lenient, games run slower overall, and broadcasters push back.
I wonder how other sports deal with stuff like this. Is this even a problem in any other sport (games running longer than schedule because players are going slow)?