How to make Test cricket more interesting?

[Nishant]

In any case, the hint is in the company name - British Broadcasting Company. Obviously they're going to report on anything involving a British team (and Ireland too), plus something (like, for example, India vs Australia) which holds interest for a lot of British residents.

New Zealand vs Sr Lanka or Kenya vs Bermuda in a non-major tournament, though, is highly unlikely to get much if any correspondance.

fair enough TBH...i was thinking abt this issue a few months ago as well....and came up with the same explanation as you.

 

[andruid]

I think it is silly to throw money at a country where there is no real interest in cricket at the grassroots level.
They didn't report because it doesn't make sense for them to do so financially. They report on matches not involving England because enough people are interested in it.

What the hell When Canada toured Kenya in October last year they had reports on all 3 ODI's but then they skipped the Intercontinental Cup match. Then a few week later Bermuda arrived in Kenya for their tour and the process was repeated. Full coiverage of the ODIs right down to live scorecards but no bl**** mention of the Intercontinental Cup game against which both tours had been planned around to begin with. Where is the financoial sense in that?

*rant finished*

In regards to interest I find it difficult to understand how there can be public interest in something that is completely unreported. I mean if all major news networks organized to ignore of a certain event (e.g The violence in the Congo that continues to kill and estimated 45,000 people monthly) then no there would be hardly anyone to maintain an interest in the matter without incurring huge unnecessary costs no matter the size of the event. Speaking from Kenya's perspective, I was lucky enough to be in home during the India and Sri Lanka A team tours and there was considerable interest from the media with both major newspapers carrying full page spreads of action from the days' play during the First Class matches and even the occasional TV highlights during the the triangular series. That is the kind of coverage that has brought institutions like Cricket Kenya the sort of profile that has won it a lot of support from the local business community and made Cricket Kenya relatively richer than most other associates. Being a the Intercontinental Cup matches have a direct impact on Ireland and Scotland even when they are not themselves on the pitch it make even less sense why the BBC would be so eager to cover the completely unrelated ODIs arranged on the side and ignored the Intercontinental Cup.

 

[Nishant]

I think it is silly to throw money at a country where there is no real interest in cricket at the grassroots level.
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the point is to create interest amongst the whole world if possible....to make cricket a more global sport so that more know abt it and so that it becomes more known and important. im all for that tbh...you must realise that cricket is nt all that popular compared to sports such as football...it would be nice to one day see cricket a something the whole world looks forward to rather than abt 10 nations.

 

[Smudge]

Were Chris Martin and Murali regulars at your place?

I taught them everything they know about batting.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Have a period called "turbo time"

At any time from the 20th over onwards, the fielding captain can call "turbo time". During this period, they can have two bowlers bowling at once, one from over and one from round the wicket. If the batsman is dismissed by one ball then he is out, if he is dismissed by two, then the next batsman due in is also out.

Turbo time lasts for 10 overs max, however the batting side can curtail it. If the batsmen hit three sixes between them during turbo time, the period is ended, all wickets lost inside the period are struck out and all runs scored during the period are doubled. Any batsmen that were dismissed can come back in at the fall of the next wicket, as if they had retired hurt.

This is a relatively simple idea and to be honest I don't know why it hasn't been considered before.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Make each team choreograph a musical performance that has to be performed in parts upon the fall of each wicket. That way, if there's a massive collapse on Day 1 not only do we get to see plenty of action, but we may also get to see Cats in its entirety as performed by members of the Australian Cricket Team. England could perform 'Elton' the Musical.

 

[GIMH]

 

[Son Of Coco]

The bowler bowls the ball, but instead of hitting it for four the batsman has to stop it dead and read a question on it that asks the batsman to describe, in great detail, how he came to be conceived by accident while his mother was in an alcohol-induced coma on the HMAS Winstone. The batsman gets 2 lifelines: he can call his mother in tears to ask if it's true, or he can ring a friend. Once his friend arrives there's the mother of all barneys between the 3 people on the field with weapons and the opposing team. Once the fight is over and a winner is declared, the rest of the batting team ride around the field in a pyramid formation balanced on a motorcycle before disappearing into the team change rooms. At this point, the two most adventurous reappear to rapturous applause and ride down a 80 metres long ramp, jumping a fold-up caravan on a unicycle. The crowd bays for more, so they release the Norco lions into the arena to chow down on the remains of the combatants. Unfortunately they're vegetarian, but they accidentally eat Andy Caddick because he looks like asparagus.

 

[GIMH]

 

[GIMH]

BTW SoC, we can both change our avatars now

 

[Son Of Coco]

BTW SoC, we can both change our avatars now

I thought so...I've almost become attached to this one, but I've found something similar to replace it with.