A lot of really strong talk from senior ozzies,not in the side but retired.
They are pushing for a better points system to games,not sure how they want it to work but they want
like say 2 ponts extra for getting to 400 runs or 300 runs,and 3 points for bowling a side out etc etc,they say that will stop this draw will suit both teams,mentality,they have not sold me on it but the sheffield shield with the new points sytem is sure fire winner as it promotes a result.
I reckon that Aus having for the last 5 years or more setting a cracking pace of 4 and 5 per over in tests enabled them to win games they would normally have drawn.
England have now followed on to do the same ,and although it sounds easy to do ,it is in fact very brave to try it but when mastered it brings the results. Hense the great series eng V Aus as they both played for a result and even when wickets tumbled for both teams they did not fall back into old habbits. I am not sure if the other countries can at this stage do the 4 and 5 runs an over and have the confidence to stick tith it when things go bad. How great would test matches the world over be if all teams attacked? For the last few years we heard a lot of critisism of Aust,ppl were saying they were detroying the game and rules should be put in place to holt their dominance,but this proved stupid as all it needed was another team to rise to the standard aust,had set.England done this and now we have all witnessed perhaps the greatest series on record. They now deserve all the credit they get for not only playing aust ,head on but beating them at their own game.How good will cricket be when other teams now have to rise even more to challenge this england side?Guess who the winner in all this will be? Us ,the cricket lovers of the world. Exciting times are ahead and how big will this next test series in Aus be for the ashes,?huge,had the Aussies won the ashes against Eng this time it might have been dealt a blow that maybe it could not have recovered from.
ps IMHO they should do away with the 20/20 games at test level,sure keepit at senior club level but i think the test players are above this form of smash and giggle, just an opinion but having watched the tests then looking back at 20/20 do we really need it at that level for entertainment? it is no skill but lots of luck and is heavely stacked against the bowlers>?anyone?
