If you could bring in one thing and one thing only?

[Craig]

For me without doubt is uncovered wickets. It will show you how good the likes of Ponting, Hussey, Lara etc. really are.

 

[adharcric]

The vintage WI pace attack (Marshall, Holding, Garner, Roberts).

 

[Craig]

The vintage WI pace attack (Marshall, Holding, Garner, Roberts).

Nice choice.

I would say no helmets but I have used up my option.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

For me without doubt is uncovered wickets. It will show you how good the likes of Ponting, Hussey, Lara etc. really are.

I don't really think it would. It'd just create an occasional lottery where one team would be absolutely murdered by the conditions. No doubt it'd be good for entertainment from time to time, but sticky wickets weren't good for cricket.

I'd bring in more variation in covered pitches, though. Be really nice to see more green wickets in particular. Been an improvement in that regard in the last 12-18 months though. Far more of them popping up all over the world.

 

[adharcric]

Not sure about the helmets tbh. Getting rid of helmets may test batsmen, but it would also endanger them. Anything that involves getting rid of protection (helmet and guard especially) is plain stupid IMO.

 

[Laurrz]

The Windies of the 80's to battle against the Aussies

 

[Salamuddin]

The Windies of the 80's to battle against the Aussies

ARe you sure ? Cos...the averages of POnting, hayden and Gulchrist wouldn't look so pretty then

 

[Stumped]

bring me into the australian team

 

[silentstriker]

I'll join the pack and say WI pace attack.

 

[Johnners]

Darryl Hair

Or i could settle with "Good Ol Day" players getting over themselves, and recognising the that the great players of today's era (Particularly today's batsmen Eg. Ponting, Dravid, Kallis) are indeed fantastic batsmen. The constant bagging of current day players, about how easy they have it, then going on to compare it to "the good ol days" and how their era was so much tougher, and current day players couldn't cope. Also, how they seem to think that it's simply unfathomable that anyone in today's era could be anywhere near close to them. Eg. Neil Harvey Denis Lillee

 

[Johnners]

ARe you sure ? Cos...the averages of POnting, hayden and Gulchrist wouldn't look so pretty then

attitudes like such are exactly what i'm talking about

 

[Stumped]

bring me into the australian team

actual no....i take that back,.i want merv hughes the sledges that guy could come up with

 

[Dravid]

I don't get this thread.


Sorry I'm slow atm

 

[Jamee999]

Len Hutton

 

[Lillian Thomson]

I don't get this thread.


Sorry I'm slow atm

Some people are interpreting it as bringing back something from the past. Uncovered wickets are a non-starter, the only place that would be interesting is England, in Australia sticky wickets are unplayable.
If we're talking about bringing in something entirely new I would suggest a best of three arm-wrestling contest to replace the toss in order to remove the luck element.

 

[ripper868]

Great idea Lillian, could also be a way to decide drawn matches due to bad weather. andrew symonds is now our test skipper with ponting doing all the onfield work and symonds the arm wrestling contest.

I would bring back 8 ball overs. just so the pacemen have to wrok that little bit harder. Mean i know. and to give warney more chances to work his magic.

also like clapo's rant about the old buggers finally acknowledging that todays players are class.

 

[silentstriker]

The backfoot no ball would be nice.

 

[Jono]

Lance Klusener

 

[Neil Pickup]

Simon Jones

 

[Dravid]

Some people are interpreting it as bringing back something from the past. Uncovered wickets are a non-starter, the only place that would be interesting is England, in Australia sticky wickets are unplayable.
If we're talking about bringing in something entirely new I would suggest a best of three arm-wrestling contest to replace the toss in order to remove the luck element.

O ok. Then Sachin Tendulkar for me