silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Overreaction there mate. It's not a big deal, boards whinge to each other all the time.
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England whinge about India tour itineray
- Thread starter Salamuddin
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are any or all of these international venues with reasonably large stadiums and good facilities? then the indians wouldn't have anything to complain about...else there could be complaints and justified ones as well, however the ecb doesn't really have a leg to stand on as far as arguments over the indian venues go....
Sanz
Hall of Fame Member
I am not really concerned about the Boards whinnings. I just found some of the opinions really stupid and at times ignorant, esp from those who claim to be world travellers and take extra care to not offend others.
Cant speak for other cities, except Jamshedpur. Grew up there, it has a beautiful stadium, one Airport, One 3-4 star Hotel and tons of delux hotels which are pretty good.
If that aint good enough, then I guess they should just forget touring India.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Err, yes, I do know what it is, don't start bringing out the Wiki. I'm well aware of the history of the CCI, but it is not a high-profile venue any more. The Wankhede is far more, and yes, I realise it's unavailable - so just leave Mumbai off the agenda if so.Do you even know what the CCI is? It's the Brabourne Stadium. It has hosted 17 test matches is one of the most historic stadiums in Indian cricket.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brabourne_Stadium
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Far more people looking for the excuse to go off about complaints about "Asian takeovers" than actual complaints, in my experience.I feel they're entitled to bitch about the Asian takeover, and we're entitled to roll our eyes
By-and-large, though, both parties can be described as looking to think along stereotype lines rather than realities.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
ECB would flip out even more if they left Mumbai off the agenda completely.
Jungle Jumbo
International Vice-Captain
I can't see why they're complaining about playing at the CCI, which is as good - if not a better - venue than the Wankhede. I do feel for the fans though, given that we're one of the few countries that takes any fans anywhere, and they have to be dragged around a few Indian backwaters.
Sanz
Hall of Fame Member
That too .
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Chepauk Stadium Chennai > CCI.
Jungle Jumbo
International Vice-Captain
What? I can't see the relevance at all. The CCI is in Mumbai... it's the city that's more important than the ground itself, really.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Whether that's true or not in this case... the Chepauk is still a more prominent stadium than the CCI.
The ECB are hardly going to be moaning about not playing at the Wankhede, given it's unavailable. You'd imagine if they're not happy playing at the Brabourne, they'd prefer Mumbai to have been left-out.
The ECB are hardly going to be moaning about not playing at the Wankhede, given it's unavailable. You'd imagine if they're not happy playing at the Brabourne, they'd prefer Mumbai to have been left-out.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
I don't think Mumbai was the venue they were complaining about. It's the easiest the travel to for both English fans and has some of the best facilities.
superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
yeah, reports from what i've seen have been of the tone that playing at CCI was the one big positive of the schedule
unccricket
School Boy/Girl Captain
Two-test seriesd don't make sense
Its about time someone in the BCCI had some sense! I also agree with the point that the international calendar needs to be less cramped, allowing the top players to play domestic cricket as well.
Its about time someone in the BCCI had some sense! I also agree with the point that the international calendar needs to be less cramped, allowing the top players to play domestic cricket as well.
nightprowler10
Global Moderator
Yeah as others have said, the biggest issue here should be the reduction in Tests. Disgraceful to say the least.
SJS
Hall of Fame Member
The itinerary is a goddamn joke.
A Test series of less than three is pointless and more than 5 odi's is overkill.
BCCI is just interested in distributing bones/goodies to their local units (after all they vote and elect the Pawars to their jobs) and the good of the game be damned.
Someone needs to call the BCCI's bluff just once but who will do it.
If Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa really wanted, they could force a showdown but I dont think they have the guts.
The boot is firmly on the other foot. MCC and now ICC are being treated with the disdain they had for the 'lesser' players. But it was wrong when unilaterism/musclepower was practiced by MCC and ICC and it is equally bad when it is done by BCCI and the Asian block.
This is just another sign of what I was saying in the thread on radical proposals for Tests. No one cares if Tests die, not the administrators, not the majority of fans in Asia and , one suspects, due to the huge sums involved, nor do the players.
A Test series of less than three is pointless and more than 5 odi's is overkill.
BCCI is just interested in distributing bones/goodies to their local units (after all they vote and elect the Pawars to their jobs) and the good of the game be damned.
Someone needs to call the BCCI's bluff just once but who will do it.
If Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa really wanted, they could force a showdown but I dont think they have the guts.
The boot is firmly on the other foot. MCC and now ICC are being treated with the disdain they had for the 'lesser' players. But it was wrong when unilaterism/musclepower was practiced by MCC and ICC and it is equally bad when it is done by BCCI and the Asian block.
This is just another sign of what I was saying in the thread on radical proposals for Tests. No one cares if Tests die, not the administrators, not the majority of fans in Asia and , one suspects, due to the huge sums involved, nor do the players.
Dissector
International Debutant
You said that the CCI "never has been" a frontline stadium. That is such an obviously false statement that you clearly had no clue what you were talking about. As explained repeatedly the Brabourne is in almost every way a better stadium than Wankehede. And Bombay is obviously a very convenient city for England fans. There isn't a shred of evidence that the ECB is complaining about using the Brabourne instead of the Wankhede as opposed to the rest of the itenary. This is just another of your bizarre arguments and as far as I can tell not a single other English poster is complaing about Brabourne either.