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*Official* The Hundred 2024 thread

mackembhoy

mackembhoy

International Regular
Third_Man said:
Agreed Graham Clark's situation was crazy last year but it came about because the franchises have been allowed to replace at will rather than live within their squads. OK if they come down to below 14 might be fair enough to top up, but one or two matches at 15 should be survivable unless they have picked the wrong squad in the first place. And to replace Brook with Pat Brown underlines that they have drafted the wrong squad.

The fact that these replacements aren't in the MBC is neither here nor there. All they do is take (from everywhere and anywhere). Hurst and Aspinwall have joined the circus this year. They were in their County's Academy from 2019 to 2022. There will be other similar examples no doubt. The franchise could have set up links to local cricket during that period but haven't they totally rely on others to provide their players.
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As I said I completely agree with the sentiment. I just don't mind if they replace players with players not involved in the One Day Cup.

Counties shouldn't be impacted once the tournament starts. Even if it's more beneficial for players to play as a replacement.
 
slowfinger

slowfinger

International Debutant
I believe the switch to city names was to get more "city cricketers" involved - a la football teams with city names.

Don't think it's quite the same though is it.

Especially with names like "superchargers" - last time I check it was something that made my phone charge faster
 
SillyCowCorner1

SillyCowCorner1

Moooo
slowfinger said:
I believe the switch to city names was to get more "city cricketers" involved - a la football teams with city names.

Don't think it's quite the same though is it.

Especially with names like "superchargers" - last time I check it was something that made my phone charge faster
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Hopefully we might get some NFL team names soon...
 
CartyDurham

CartyDurham

International Captain
Gong to have a watch tonight on the tablet

I’ll never agree with the ECB about this but I like watching cricket so it’ll be on
 
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