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*Official* Second Test (Lord's, London) 28 June–2 July

Aidan11

International Vice-Captain
If we lose this game no doubt there'll be the usual cry that we play too much cricket and Andrew Strauss will be shouting "I TOLD YOU DIDN'T I?"

The logic with his High Performance Review seems to be fewer games, better cricketers.
Well the WIs play a lot fewer first class games than we do. So that ends that argument.
 

TheJediBrah

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If we lose this game no doubt there'll be the usual cry that we play too much cricket and Andrew Strauss will be shouting "I TOLD YOU DIDN'T I?"

The logic with his High Performance Review seems to be fewer games, better cricketers.
Well the WIs play a lot fewer first class games than we do. So that ends that argument.
You need less teams. Too many club cricketers getting regular First-class games
 

Gob

International Coach
When's the sun forecast to get out? Be good to know how long we should expect Australia to bat.
Its cloudy for the whole ****ing day

And sunny for the rest of the game. Its bang on the balance right now
 

Burgey

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Green used this spray paint yesterday too, what exactly is the point?
It’s non-slip.

Saves the MCC money if there’s a slip and fall - they can say although they were aware of the risk, they took reasonable steps to obviate it: Northern Sandblasting v Harris (1997) 188 CLR 313
 

Lefty

School Boy/Girl Cricketer
Plenty of good advice on offer for the Poms, but the question is will they take it on board?

“England clearly like losing…… Seeing a player play a shot like that, it’s just not good enough at this level.”
Michael Vaughan talking about that shot by Harry Brook.
 

Aidan11

International Vice-Captain
You need less teams. Too many club cricketers getting regular First-class games
More teams = more chance of finding top class players. Durham have produced many international players in their short time as a county. How many of them would have made it had they not had FC status?

Would Rehan Ahmed have been discovered if Leicestershire were culled like some suggest they should be?

They could travel to another county but it's not always that simple.
 

social

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Couple of blokes named BLAND,RHODES, PONTING< SYMONDS and ANY NAME you pick from the 60/61 West Indian sides were in a class of their own
Sorry JB but you’re wrong

Green is 6’7” with a 7 foot wingspan

Most of those guys wouldn’t lay a finger on the stuff he snaffles as they’re just too small
 

chris.hinton

International Captain
You need less teams. Too many club cricketers getting regular First-class games
Really what's wrong with 18 in 2 divisions?

There is a gap still between first class and club cricket. We also have a Minor Counties system too. We are too unique and we can't be like Australia who ditch 2 states and have just 6 teams. It won't work
 

Burgey

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More teams = more chance of finding top class players. Durham have produced many international players in their short time as a county. How many of them would have made it had they not had FC status?

Would Rehan Ahmed have been discovered if Leicestershire were culled like some suggest they should be?

They could travel to another county but it's not always that simple.
There’s been some interesting Durham contributors to cricketweb.net/forums over the years, that’s for sure
 

TheJediBrah

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More teams = more chance of finding top class players. Durham have produced many international players in their short time as a county. How many of them would have made it had they not had FC status?

Would Rehan Ahmed have been discovered if Leicestershire were culled like some suggest they should be?

They could travel to another county but it's not always that simple.
That's just not accurate. The quality players would play for a county that does have FC status. That's how it works everywhere in the world.

Also more teams = weaker competetion = creates less top class players
 

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Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Really what's wrong with 18 in 2 divisions?

There is a gap still between first class and club cricket. We also have a Minor Counties system too. We are too unique and we can't be like Australia who ditch 2 states and have just 6 teams. It won't work
Huh?

Every state has a team
 

chris.hinton

International Captain
That's just not accurate. The quality players would play for a county that does have FC status. That's how it works everywhere in the world.

Also more teams = weaker competetion = creates less top class players
Explain Indian Domestic Cricket then which has 28 sides
 

TheJediBrah

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Really what's wrong with 18 in 2 divisions?

There is a gap still between first class and club cricket. We also have a Minor Counties system too. We are too unique and we can't be like Australia who ditch 2 states and have just 6 teams. It won't work
Oh I know it wouldn't work, the County system has too much tradition behind it. But it still contributes to a reduced quality of Test cricketers
 

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