Should cricket end drawn tests?

[Xix2565]

Don't you think it's a modern 'I want gratification, and I want it now' viewpoint? I don't remember a draw being an issue in the 80s and 90s, before the dopamine era of likes, dings and comment sections.

Tbf there was no real quick communication across the world then so who can really say?

 

[Aritro]

**** living in a world where you had to watch porn in a theatre

That said I still think we should ban video to protect the radio star

 

[GotSpin]

Were you against DRS on that basis, out of interest? (or would you have been, as without being patronising I guess you may not have strong memories of pre-DRS Test cricket?)

I don’t really care much for DRS myself

 

[Aritro]

I used to love it but it just takes too much time and there's too many reviews. Overall it's largely stopped teams being robbed by dire decisions though.

 

[TheJediBrah]

**** living in a world where you had to watch porn in a theatre

I have a hard time believing this was actually a thing, even though I know it was

 

[Xuhaib]

The escaping with a draw by the skin of your teeth is one of the best part of cricket not just tests the whole momentum of series are changed with this type of result it should stay

 

[Daemon]

Forget tests, even the ODI world cup final draw was the pretty much the best ODI of all time

 

[Adders]

Forget tests, even the ODI world cup final draw was the pretty much the best ODI of all time

And the most amusing.

 

[NZTailender]

No, but just for fun each country should play 1 timeless test a year. I'd rather a timeless test than a 2 test series with no winner.

 

[hyndes]

It's part of test cricket, totally understand why people could dislike it, but I'm all for it.
Having said that, much prefer series that have at least 3 tests, too many 2 match series these days.

100%

 

[Victor Ian]

No, but just for fun each country should play 1 timeless test a year. I'd rather a timeless test than a 2 test series with no winner.

Test championship final should be timeless

 

[Son Of Coco]

I think one way to solve this would be to allow the bowling team to place something onthe pitch wherever they want to every half an hour on day 5. It could be a handful of gravel on a good length, some car keys just outside off, a garbage bin lid etc. We used to have a version of this for when we were having a muck around game while our team was batting, and it is incredibly hard to go forward confidently when you know it the ball is heading for an upturned protector in the middle of the wicket and will, in all likelihood, hit you right between the eyes.

 

[TheJediBrah]

I think one way to solve this would be to allow the bowling team to place something onthe pitch wherever they want to every half an hour on day 5. It could be a handful of gravel on a good length, some car keys just outside off, a garbage bin lid etc. We used to have a version of this for when we were having a muck around game while our team was batting, and it is incredibly hard to go forward confidently when you know it the ball is heading for an upturned protector in the middle of the wicket and will, in all likelihood, hit you right between the eyes.

Have 2 bowlers bowl at once from each side of the wicket, batsman has to choose which ball to play, or both if they can.

 

[ataraxia]

Have 2 bowlers bowl at once from each side of the wicket, batsman has to choose which ball to play, or both if they can.

This should genuinely happen in some exhibition game, so amazing.