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***Official*** The Hundred 2023 Thread

Third_Man

Third_Man

First Class Debutant
howitzer said:
That would basically just be a rebranded blast? Or just the blast?
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Exactly, to quote from the article:

"The possibility of switching from 100 balls to a T20 at some point remains on the table, but would not take place until after 2028."

Depends on the TV rights. But might make sense if the fallout from the World Cup is that they need to resurrect the domestic 50 over one-day cup.
 
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Yeoman

U19 Captain
Indeed. Though as I understand it, Surrey’s opposition to the hundred was in large part based around the success that they were already enjoying with their Blast games and a concern that a second short-form competition might undermine this. They are more open to the hundred now that they are set to be given an equity stake in their franchise, as opposed to just a hosting fee. The only positive to take from the interview was that they seen inclined to keep their equity rather than sell it off.
 
Owzat

Owzat

U19 Captain
Third_Man said:
Exactly, to quote from the article:

"The possibility of switching from 100 balls to a T20 at some point remains on the table, but would not take place until after 2028."

Depends on the TV rights. But might make sense if the fallout from the World Cup is that they need to resurrect the domestic 50 over one-day cup.
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I love the blame on the tundra and lack of 50 overs cricket in England for their failing, the same set of players more or less that won on home soil in 2019, stuck with the same basic set of ageing (4 years older, funny that) players on a different set of surfaces, massively underperformed and yet it is the fault of domestic cricket not the players and indeed selectors.

England have no divine right to win the World Cup, any more than the dingles down under do except they go out there and does what needs to be done instead of playing a game of be lame then apportion blame.


Brook - fast-tracked in, has yet to deliver in ODIs fully which is odd given his Test and T20i records are good enough

Ali - wasn't he dumped in 2019 and England went on to win, funny that. Has his moments with the ball in Tests, but is bang average as far as ODIs go (106 wickets in 135 ODIs, batting nothing special either)

Livingstone - supposed big hitter, only thing big from him was a big fat zero contribution (near enough anyway) For the supposed lack of 50 over cricket he's played more List A (76) than any other format

Curran - has never established himself for England, T20is has a good bowling record but mediocre in Tests, worse in ODIs. A classic 'can bat, can bowl' cricketer who doesn't excel at either at the top level, and not all that impressive FC record

Wood - good record in longer format, poor record in ODIs, picked on the theory of his pace and bounce but doesn't deliver often enough as his record shows


Others simply didn't turn up or often enough, Stokes, Bairstow, Buttler, Woakes, Willey et al. Root has been ordinary 2020-2023, 666 runs @ 27.75 (SR 81.82) and in because he's 'in' (crowd, and reputation over form) None of the above suggests it is sweet FA to do with domestic cricket, selections were poor, others simply didn't turn up.


Doesn't mean other selections would have fared better but Dawson, Hain, Ahmed, Duckett, Potts, Roy, Salt, Jacks, and others might have been a better shot. Also talking of shot, ECB should be for not preparing for the location, playing kiwis and Ireland at home, and throwing T20is in there to boot, hardly best preparation for playing in India.


Where did the two finalists both happen to play an ODI series before the World Cup.....? In India, 13 of the aussies (without checking their full squad) played in the World Cup, granted Cummins, Starc and Hazelwood didn't do so well with the ball, or Zampa, but the suggestion England only got going late on might be applied to the aussies except they started in India three games before the World Cup started ie got FIVE practice games/warm ups to get themselves going, as it stands they 'lost' across the two 'series' 3-2 but won the one that mattered.....
 
Third_Man

Third_Man

First Class Debutant
Owzat said:
I love the blame on the tundra and lack of 50 overs cricket in England for their failing, the same set of players more or less that won on home soil in 2019, stuck with the same basic set of ageing (4 years older, funny that) players on a different set of surfaces, massively underperformed and yet it is the fault of domestic cricket not the players and indeed selectors.

England have no divine right to win the World Cup, any more than the dingles down under do except they go out there and does what needs to be done instead of playing a game of be lame then apportion blame.


Brook - fast-tracked in, has yet to deliver in ODIs fully which is odd given his Test and T20i records are good enough

Ali - wasn't he dumped in 2019 and England went on to win, funny that. Has his moments with the ball in Tests, but is bang average as far as ODIs go (106 wickets in 135 ODIs, batting nothing special either)

Livingstone - supposed big hitter, only thing big from him was a big fat zero contribution (near enough anyway) For the supposed lack of 50 over cricket he's played more List A (76) than any other format

Curran - has never established himself for England, T20is has a good bowling record but mediocre in Tests, worse in ODIs. A classic 'can bat, can bowl' cricketer who doesn't excel at either at the top level, and not all that impressive FC record

Wood - good record in longer format, poor record in ODIs, picked on the theory of his pace and bounce but doesn't deliver often enough as his record shows


Others simply didn't turn up or often enough, Stokes, Bairstow, Buttler, Woakes, Willey et al. Root has been ordinary 2020-2023, 666 runs @ 27.75 (SR 81.82) and in because he's 'in' (crowd, and reputation over form) None of the above suggests it is sweet FA to do with domestic cricket, selections were poor, others simply didn't turn up.


Doesn't mean other selections would have fared better but Dawson, Hain, Ahmed, Duckett, Potts, Roy, Salt, Jacks, and others might have been a better shot. Also talking of shot, ECB should be for not preparing for the location, playing kiwis and Ireland at home, and throwing T20is in there to boot, hardly best preparation for playing in India.


Where did the two finalists both happen to play an ODI series before the World Cup.....? In India, 13 of the aussies (without checking their full squad) played in the World Cup, granted Cummins, Starc and Hazelwood didn't do so well with the ball, or Zampa, but the suggestion England only got going late on might be applied to the aussies except they started in India three games before the World Cup started ie got FIVE practice games/warm ups to get themselves going, as it stands they 'lost' across the two 'series' 3-2 but won the one that mattered.....
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yes but it's already started: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/67395485

"I made the mistake of thinking that actually it will be alright when we get there and that's not been the case," Key said.

"You sort of made the assumption that, without playing lots of 50-over cricket, actually this is such a good team that will just slip into old habits and away we go."

etc.
 
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