ODIs or 20/20 ?

[luckyeddie]

50 overs ODIs. The day 20/20 takes over ODIs, I will stop watching ODIs. It's a disgrace to cricket.

In fairness, as long as it knows its place (a single mid-week evening game every series) then I'd let it live. I did go to a Twenty20 last year and the atmosphere was simply electric, and I'd never seen as many children at a cricket match. If one tenth of those go on to play club cricket, then it's all good.

Bums on seats, and sod the traditionalists - but NOT at the expense of the rest of the game.

 

[luckyeddie]

20/20's dragging in more viewers though. We wouldn't have a world cup or any of these ubiquitous one day tournaments if Kerry Packer hadn't used his noodle a few years ago.

Sorry, you can give Packer credit for just about every improvement the game's seen from the point of view of the players, but I'm afraid you can't give him credit for the World Cup.

That started in 1975, pre-dating the "Packer Circus" by over 2 years.

 

[Monty]

i think 20/20 is a great idea
it is better for kids to watch and i might get them to go out an play cricket which means that the standard of the game will improve

 

[Jono]

Oh... no... think of the children.

That's exactly what I was thinking when you made the same threat, when Australia came close to winning the 2nd test. Crying that you'd not watch cricket anymore.

How ironic that you come up with a response like that.

 

[Scaly piscine]

That's exactly what I was thinking when you made the same threat, when Australia came close to winning the 2nd test. Crying that you'd not watch cricket anymore.

How ironic that you come up with a response like that.

Err no, I said I would stop watching the Ashes because I've no interest in seeing England get stuffed by Australia again.

 

[Jono]

Err no, I said I would stop watching the Ashes because I've no interest in seeing England get stuffed by Australia again.

Rather watch a Twenty20 eh?