4 Day Tests

[honestbharani]

The one who's players have been arguing for it the most I guess..

 

[Spark]

Yeah this entire thing screeeeams ECB. It's exactly the sort of weather balloon they've loved floating in the last few years.

 

[Spark]

Maybe because it'd essentially ruin modern day bowlers economy rates as a statistical measurement

But honestly I don't know

It'd be very easy to adjust.

 

[Isura]

Let's ditch the second innings and go with 3 day tests. imagine the drama!

 

[NotMcKenzie]

Yes! Just what we need! Extended ODIs! So Drama!

And it wouldn't give people an incentive to time-wasting at all. After all, if it's the crucial match, why not try just slow things a little. I guess everyone bowls their overs slowly these days, but now even Bangladesh will have a reason to.

 

[NotMcKenzie]

Also, I've noticed that one of the arguments for 4-day tests is actually a little strange:

As fewer matches are being drawn (one really needs to consider the 'state of play', as it were, anyway), what you are effectively saying is you would like more matches drawn.

Why?

 

[Test_Fan_Only]

Would making good pitches be easier for a 4 day test be easier than for a 5 day test as the pitches do not need to last as long?

 

[stephen]

This is an atrocious idea and all people advocating it should be thrown in a pit of scorpions.

I could see that there might be a small amount of value in scheduling some 4 day tests when there is a ranking difference of 6 or more between sides, for the sake of giving the crap side more tests, but that's it.

 

[Starfighter]

Would making good pitches be easier for a 4 day test be easier than for a 5 day test as the pitches do not need to last as long?

No.

 

[NotMcKenzie]

Another thing is that I can understand playing shorter tests with the new, weak sides; but why the rush to standardise?

Same goes for hb's suggestion of using the pink ball. It is not necessary to have all tests using the same ball.

 

[NUFAN]

D/N Tests being 4 days is fine with me. However.. I would like 105 overs minimum per day, so instead of a typical scheduled 6 hours, it would be 7 hours.

I can definitely see the appeal of the golf structure of Thursday to Sunday in that situation too.

 

[Starfighter]

I honestly think teams should be able to get through the overs quicker, but that boat sailed decades ago.

 

[quincywagstaff]

Out of curiosity, what is the main argument against returning to 8 ball overs? That would surely improve overrates?

It was done for commercial TV. Oz cricket for a few decades was 8 ball overs until Packet WSC was 6 ball overs and once he got the rights, it became 6 ball overs from then on.

 

[NotMcKenzie]

Interestingly, the first WSC season used eight-ball overs and forty-over LO matches

 

[NUFAN]

I honestly think teams should be able to get through the overs quicker, but that boat sailed decades ago.

Concussion helmet inspections, third umpire reviews, sightscreen issues, ball going out of shape, batsman pulling out late when the bowler is running in.

There are just so many delays out of the fielding teams control. I dont really notice when the fielding team is taking too long until I see the overs per hour pop up on the screen.

 

[Spikey]

It's completely irrational and like #993 on the list of potential reasons to dislike the idea of 4 day Tests, but I really don't like that the follow-on mark would be 150.

isn't that already a possibility in test cricket? (when the first day is washed out before a ball is bowled)

 

[Spikey]

I assume most people hold the worry that test cricket is 'dying', particularly outside of the 3 big test nations. Do you think 5 day tests, compared to 4 day tests, helps those non big 3 nations play more tests & make money, harms those nations playing more tests & making money or it has no impact

 

[honestbharani]

Another thing is that I can understand playing shorter tests with the new, weak sides; but why the rush to standardise?

Same goes for hb's suggestion of using the pink ball. It is not necessary to have all tests using the same ball.

I dunno... I posted it as something I see happening, w.r.t the pink ball being standard for tests. It obviously has to improve further before that happens but I just feel enabling the game to continue under lights when required can help out with the scheduling.

 

[stephen]

I assume most people hold the worry that test cricket is 'dying', particularly outside of the 3 big test nations. Do you think 5 day tests, compared to 4 day tests, helps those non big 3 nations play more tests & make money, harms those nations playing more tests & making money or it has no impact

The main impact it has is that it in theory cuts into the number of more profitable shorter format games. In practice it's not really an issue since they're never going to play more than two or three match series'.

 

[srbhkshk]

Yeah I wonder if it can get NZ to play three tests rather than their normal. I thought it was a bit crap that the #2 vs #1 ranked sides would be playing just a couple tests.