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July 17, 2009
MCC and the future of Test cricket
The MCC think that Test cricket is in danger of dying out. The cricket world is managing to wring it’s hands about the danger of IPL-alikes springing up all over the world whilst busily trying to rake in the money they bring at the same time. Are they missing a simple law of business?
June 25, 2009
Crunch time for the future of cricket
The success of the recent World Twenty20 has intensified the debate surrounding the future of test cricket and what needs to be done to maintain it’s position as the pinnacle of cricket. There is little argument amongst players (Chris Gayle excepted) and officials that there is where it should remain. But how to achieve this?
June 3, 2009
World Twenty20 predictions
In case you had forgotten, apparantly there is a Twenty20 tournament about to take place. What’s that? You have been pre-occupied with the Ashes? Shame on you!World
May 14, 2009
Gayle blown away by Strauss mind games
Strauss can pat himself on the back, knowing that the West Indies players are now distracted, wondering who their next captain will be, whether they will be the next captain, whether they agree or disagree with their captain and so on and so on.
March 29, 2009
Could the kookaburra be to blame?
An interesting article by Mike Selvey on the Guardian website discusses how much of the recent test run/borefest is due to the Kookaburra ball used by all except England and India
March 7, 2009
Volume of runs makes Test cricket boring
It is high time that something is done to level the playing field between bat and ball. Runs scored each year are increasing, and making average batsmen look good, good batsmen great
March 6, 2009
Umpires get Hot Spot for referrals
3rd Umpires are to use the Hot Spot infra-red system in the final two tests between South Africa & Australia, but is it too little, too late for the ICC?
February 14, 2009
Cricket can’t help itself
The 2nd Test between West Indies and England was abandoned due to an unsafe outfield, yet another example of cricket’s ability to inflict injury upon itself through administrative error.
September 6, 2008
Boardroom battles ahead for cricket schedulers
Good Cricket Wicket senses a storm brewing over the scheduling of international competitions and the new spate of domestic Twenty20 tournaments.
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