Night Test cricket - why not?

[Richard]

Nothing wrong with the idea in principle, as has been said before. It's implausible with white clothes and red ball, but as Kev said, despite it always being this way there's really no real urgent need to keep it so. It'd feel odd watching Tests in coloured clothing for a while, but I'm sure it'd pass. I don't really know what anyone has against the pink ball mind, seems just about the perfect solution.

I don't want to see it in the UK because there's simply no need. Wouldn't imagine there is much of it in Australia either, or probably India. With West Indies I think the reasons for lack of crowds in recent times are generally put down to factors other than time of day. But New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and South Africa could all almost certainly gain something from day\night Test cricket. Absolutely, and would be quite happy to see it tried.

 

[sanga1337]

As long as it never gets to the ridiculous stage where cricketers play past midnight (happens in tennis far too often) I don't I have a problem with it. Heck its probably a good thing as it means I get to watch more cricket after school.

 

[Jakester1288]

No imo. I want to stick with tradition. I don'tr care if I get to watch more cricket after school. It would be gay imo.

 

[Matt79]

Nah, I like cricket just as it is.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

It would be gay imo.

Anyway there's no need in England because the crowds still come to Test Matches. Whether other parts of the world would suddenly start attending Test Matches that went on late into the evening is highly debatable.

 

[Matt79]

Anyway there's no need in England because the crowds still come to Test Matches. Whether other parts of the world would suddenly start attending Test Matches that went on late into the evening is highly debatable.

Ditto Aus. Like the moron television execs that want to move the footy grand final that's been played on a Saturday afternoon for 105 years to date to an evening match - because it would be a "magnificent spectacle". FFS they get 98,000 people to the game as is, plus the biggest television audience of the year for it already as is.

 

[Top_Cat]

Ditto Aus.

Not last season. Lack of crowds despite India being here was disappointing but not surprising since everything short farting in public has been banned at the grounds.

 

[Matt79]

There were pretty good crowds by all standards bar an eagerly anticipated Ashes series.

 

[_Ed_]

It sounds good to me from a spectator's point of view, but day/night ODIs have frequently shown us a substantial difference in conditions under the lights. That's the only reservation I have, but it's quite a major one.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Nah, I like cricket just as it is.

Yeah, ditto. It'd be nice to see tests in Oz at slightly more work-friendly hours, but that's a pretty crappy reason generally.

It's a "it ain't broke, don't fix it" scenario, surely?

 

[Craig]

But how would you know it wouldn't be better with out giving day-night Tests a trial? If it doesn't work fine, but at least you know then.

 

[GotSpin]

Not last season. Lack of crowds despite India being here was disappointing but not surprising since everything short farting in public has been banned at the grounds.

So true.

 

[LA ICE-E]

so if they switch to some playing day/night some traditionally, would some stick to whites or would everyone switch to color clothing?

 

[Richard]

It's a "it ain't broke, don't fix it" scenario, surely?

It's only not-broke in certain countries though.

 

[pasag]

Ditto Aus. Like the moron television execs that want to move the footy grand final that's been played on a Saturday afternoon for 105 years to date to an evening match - because it would be a "magnificent spectacle". FFS they get 98,000 people to the game as is, plus the biggest television audience of the year for it already as is.

Why are they morons though? Having the GF at night will increase their audiences by quite a bit. The 100,000 people are going to turn up regardless as will the core 1.5 mil that watch but if you want to get substantially greater figures around the country, which both the AFL want as do the execs, you have to move it to prime time. The only logical reason to go against it would be tradition. I have a more selfish motive for wanting it though - so I can attend for the first time in my life.

 

[vic_orthdox]

RE: cricket; You can't compromise the product too greatly, otherwise people won't actually watch the product outside of the novelty.

RE: football; You can't get gassed all day if the final's on at night, can't remember it then.

 

[BoyBrumby]

But how would you know it wouldn't be better with out giving day-night Tests a trial? If it doesn't work fine, but at least you know then.

Surely some ides are just patently ridiculous tho?

This post should not be construed as an endorsement of fizzy piss, btw.

 

[nightprowler10]

No imo. I want to stick with tradition. I don'tr care if I get to watch more cricket after school. It would be gay imo.

Agree with every word of this post...