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Test cricket, white balls, and artificial lighting
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Lillian Thomson
Hall of Fame Member
Bigger perhaps, better, certainly not. It would just have been a larger collection of weasels in a small area.
GotSpin
Hall of Fame Member
Easily. Bigger TV audience as well for sure
Cabinet96
Global Moderator
This is a very interesting topic.
I would like to see Test cricket stay with a red ball and preferably with day light. However, I do feel they go off to quickly for bad light when the lights are on. I mean whats the point of having the lights on if they're only going to keep you on if the light isn't great. But I definitely think they should keep the red ball. White balls often stop swing after a few deliveries now.
I would like to see Test cricket stay with a red ball and preferably with day light. However, I do feel they go off to quickly for bad light when the lights are on. I mean whats the point of having the lights on if they're only going to keep you on if the light isn't great. But I definitely think they should keep the red ball. White balls often stop swing after a few deliveries now.
andruid
Cricketer Of The Year
Throw in some of those complimentary chicken Kebabs they sometimes give in Indian hotels and its a go
I'm not against day-tests at all but for me, a consistent period of tighter contests with ebbing and flowing between teams, bat & ball would do far more for test cricket.
Swing-ier balls, longer lasting seams, DRS, faster deteriorating pitches with more grass 5th day inconsistent bounce & umpiring that's less sympathetic to the batsmen (wrt things like light & LBW). That's what'll make matches tighter. Forget eliminating periods of low scoring, convert them into high pressure situations that force the defending team to try to take the initiative or inevitably lose a wicket.
D/N tests will probably spike attendance for a bit and then it'll normalise again. It'll may help to draw in the less fanatic fan, who won't take leave from work to go to a test match. We'll have to see.
Swing-ier balls, longer lasting seams, DRS, faster deteriorating pitches with more grass 5th day inconsistent bounce & umpiring that's less sympathetic to the batsmen (wrt things like light & LBW). That's what'll make matches tighter. Forget eliminating periods of low scoring, convert them into high pressure situations that force the defending team to try to take the initiative or inevitably lose a wicket.
D/N tests will probably spike attendance for a bit and then it'll normalise again. It'll may help to draw in the less fanatic fan, who won't take leave from work to go to a test match. We'll have to see.
slowfinger
International Debutant
If its a night session, start with a pink and when the new ball comes in tomorrow, revert to red? They are prety much the same colour, just ones more visible than the other.Except for the fact that not every innings starts in the morning/afternoon?