Black Thunder
School Boy/Girl Captain
what can be done about it??
It's absolutely ridicolous now.
As was said in today's paper, you can time an innings and it's tactics to the second now. Every game is just so repetitive and whilst the big hitting can be exciting at times (even if it a little petitive), the middle overs are just redicolously boring. 5 fielders on the fence, 4 on the edge of the circle with the batsmen just picking the gaps for one and very happy to do so for 25 overs.
On the way home from work tonight, I was thinking of a handful of suggestsions as this is what i've come up with.
I don't mean that all of these should be used together either.
1) 2 25-over innings, but not playing 2 25-over games, but rather the wicket's carry over from innings to innings. So if at the end of 25-overs Australia is 3/133, they start the next 25 at 3/133. BUT, this would basically be the same as a 50-over match, so a little twist could be to allow two (2) of the batsmen who have been dismissed in the first 25 overs will be allowed to come back in for the second 25-over dig.
The not out batsmen at the end of 25 overs would have to open up the second 25-overs and the two nominated players* (must be nominated at the end of the 25 overs) must come in after the first and second wicket's fall. The only problem with this is there is no reward for a team taking 1 or 2 wicket's in the first 25 overs.
Big positive feature could be the aggressive batting shown from the batsmen from 20 to 25 overs if they are 0 or 1 wicket down and they can bat with the knowledge they'll get another dig later in the day if they get out now.
New Ball for each 25 overs, brining a bit of an advantage back to the bowlers.
*By nominated players i mean if you lose 3 or more wickets, than the captain must nominate the two players who can bat on in the second 25-overs at the end of the first 25-overs.
2) Field restrictions must come in same as ING Cup. As current for first 15 overs (2 outside the circle, 2 catching), and for overs 15-35, it should be 3 outside the circle with 1 catching). Last 15, no catches needed and 5 allowed outside the circle.
3) Return to allowing 2 balls between shoulder and top of head per over. Ball above the head in a no ball. Make the batsmen think. And wides relaxed just a little bit. Bring the off-side wide out about 3-4 inches, and give a bit of leeway down the leg side. Don't just make the bowlers bowl in the exact same regions time and time again.
4) Make 4's worth 6, and 6's worth 8, encouraging batsmen to play some strokes rather than just pushing the ball. To give something back to the bowlers, dock the batting team 5 runs per maiden and 10 runs per wicket coneeded.
That's about as far as i got. Haven't sought of sat down and worked out whether they're good ideas or not, but they're just ideas at the moment. Can't make the short version any more predicatable though i wouldn't reckon......
It's absolutely ridicolous now.
As was said in today's paper, you can time an innings and it's tactics to the second now. Every game is just so repetitive and whilst the big hitting can be exciting at times (even if it a little petitive), the middle overs are just redicolously boring. 5 fielders on the fence, 4 on the edge of the circle with the batsmen just picking the gaps for one and very happy to do so for 25 overs.
On the way home from work tonight, I was thinking of a handful of suggestsions as this is what i've come up with.
I don't mean that all of these should be used together either.
1) 2 25-over innings, but not playing 2 25-over games, but rather the wicket's carry over from innings to innings. So if at the end of 25-overs Australia is 3/133, they start the next 25 at 3/133. BUT, this would basically be the same as a 50-over match, so a little twist could be to allow two (2) of the batsmen who have been dismissed in the first 25 overs will be allowed to come back in for the second 25-over dig.
The not out batsmen at the end of 25 overs would have to open up the second 25-overs and the two nominated players* (must be nominated at the end of the 25 overs) must come in after the first and second wicket's fall. The only problem with this is there is no reward for a team taking 1 or 2 wicket's in the first 25 overs.
Big positive feature could be the aggressive batting shown from the batsmen from 20 to 25 overs if they are 0 or 1 wicket down and they can bat with the knowledge they'll get another dig later in the day if they get out now.
New Ball for each 25 overs, brining a bit of an advantage back to the bowlers.
*By nominated players i mean if you lose 3 or more wickets, than the captain must nominate the two players who can bat on in the second 25-overs at the end of the first 25-overs.
2) Field restrictions must come in same as ING Cup. As current for first 15 overs (2 outside the circle, 2 catching), and for overs 15-35, it should be 3 outside the circle with 1 catching). Last 15, no catches needed and 5 allowed outside the circle.
3) Return to allowing 2 balls between shoulder and top of head per over. Ball above the head in a no ball. Make the batsmen think. And wides relaxed just a little bit. Bring the off-side wide out about 3-4 inches, and give a bit of leeway down the leg side. Don't just make the bowlers bowl in the exact same regions time and time again.
4) Make 4's worth 6, and 6's worth 8, encouraging batsmen to play some strokes rather than just pushing the ball. To give something back to the bowlers, dock the batting team 5 runs per maiden and 10 runs per wicket coneeded.
That's about as far as i got. Haven't sought of sat down and worked out whether they're good ideas or not, but they're just ideas at the moment. Can't make the short version any more predicatable though i wouldn't reckon......
