shortpitched713
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Hard disagree from me. I love the fist pumping and celebrations, really adds a bit of hype to what can be a pretty dour sport at times.
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What parts of the game would you like to see return to modern cricket?
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TheJediBrah
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More of anything is going to be impossible while franchise T20 leagues are filling up more and more of the calender. Agree though
TheJediBrah
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Make the final a 3 innings a side match
Adders
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Make the final a tug of war contest imo.......makes as much sense as an obsolete format of the game that the players have never even seen much less played.
subshakerz
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It makes sense if it's a big wicket or moment. Not like Shaheen raising his arms every wicket he gets.
_00_deathscar
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Why is it logistically impossible?
Adders
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Because absolutely no one involved can commit time and resources for an unspecified time frame. The players, the grounds, the boards and most importantly the TV companies and the public with bums on seats.
None of us cricket fans like to think too much about the financial side of the game but it does cost a lot of money to host test matches.......who the hell is going to invest In a contest that could last 3 days or 10?
Even the little things like food vendors......who is going to book themselves in for day 8 and knock back other opportunities for work?
It's untenable on every level before you even consider the stupidity of asking players to play a format at the highest level that they've never played and have no idea about.
josephina
School Boy/Girl Cricketer
Not sure about old rules, but these are the new rules I would like.
I would prefer limited over tests.
There should be no umpire's call in DRS.
Should be a free hit for no balls in tests.
LBW shouldn't worry about where the ball pitched or if the batter was struck in line.
I would prefer limited over tests.
There should be no umpire's call in DRS.
Should be a free hit for no balls in tests.
LBW shouldn't worry about where the ball pitched or if the batter was struck in line.
Aritro
International Regular
Zinc cream. Especially applied with that distinctive winged pattern. A completely useless thing which I'm sure had no utility at all that you wouldn't just get from normal sunscreen, and cosmetically silly as well, but also actually a notable part of cricket's aesthetic when I was a kid.
Coronis
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I mean, most things in this thread are untenable and unrealistic.
TheJediBrah
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These are all terrible ideas, some more than others. Last one is the worst
josephina
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Please argue the case for the current law. Do you really believe batters will start padding up to balls striking them just outside off knowing they could be out LBW. Are balls pitched outside leg really negative? Warne's most celebrated wickets were pitched outside leg. Was that negative bowling? Was it boring?
josephina
School Boy/Girl Cricketer
Can't agree with those. We lose one over from rain and there is no result?
As to DRS, the moment your team gets a dud decision, you will be the first person asking for DRS.
TheJediBrah
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If you allowed balls pitching outside leg to be lbw you would completely change the game of cricket. And it would be bad
subshakerz
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Nah that led to to many howlers
Molehill
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Although, wouldn't be surprised if England back this idea, would surely allow for extra days on the golf course!!
It would also lead to lots more people taking up bowling and a lot less batting.
josephina
School Boy/Girl Cricketer
LBW was conceived in a different era of cricket's history - it's time to modernise this outdated law
Traditionalists will rail against the iconoclasm of ripping up one of the oldest laws on the books. But it is a law that belongs to a very different time in the sport's history
www.independent.co.uk
subshakerz
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I wish LOI and T20s were limited in number per bilateral to make them more meaningful. No 5 match series at all. 3 LOIs, 2 T20s.