England axe Test for South Africa tour

biased indian · 24-01-2009, 12:28 AM

England didn't want to play the third test in india and now they have dropped the fifth test in SA .. Link

and interestingly the ODI /T20 hungry BCCI have gone and asked NZC to increase the 2 test series to a 3 test one

howardj · 24-01-2009, 12:33 AM

Mate, that's pretty disappointing. I love 5 Test series, and England v SA is certainly, in my mind, an icon series worth preserving.

BoyBrumby · 24-01-2009, 01:11 AM

Sucks out loud.

G.I.Joe · 24-01-2009, 01:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by biased indian

England didn't want to play the third test in india and now they have dropped the fifth test in SA .. Link

and interestingly the ODI /T20 hungry BCCI have gone and asked NZC to increase the 2 test series to a 3 test one

I blame the IPL.

Precambrian · 24-01-2009, 01:17 AM

**** the BCCI. **** the IPL.

Oh wait....

honestbharani · 24-01-2009, 01:42 AM

Obviously, it's all Modi's fault..

Langeveldt · 24-01-2009, 03:02 AM

Had this in Grinds my gears, it's the PE test they have axed and I'm fuming about it. I hate the IPL and all other bull**** that gets fed this way..

What grates even more is that they schedule two tests within about half an hour of each other (Johannesburg and Centurion), where they can expect to fill about, say 20% of the stadia, and yet we in PE, which AFAIK is bigger than Centurion/Pretoria, have to drive 784km for our nearest test match.. That must be further than any other nation, unless you live in say, Alice Springs

And then you get the elements who yadder on about test cricket being sacred and there is no way that this hit and giggle BS can touch it.. Well bro's, it's happening already and I'm sick of it

Uppercut · 24-01-2009, 03:49 AM

****ing sucks.

GIMH · 24-01-2009, 04:04 AM

Obviously I'd rather have five Tests than four, but it's not the end of the world IMO. The schedule is rammed so it does kinda make sense to do this, although if the players are tired then they shouldn't be going to the IPL. Colly did say himself that they had no right to complain IIRC.

TT Boy · 24-01-2009, 05:31 AM

South Africa shouldn't play test cricket in P.E., 'bogey ground'.

**** about losing a 5th test though.

Precambrian · 24-01-2009, 06:37 AM

So officially Ashes remain the only series to have 5 tests. Wonder when that also will get reduced.

four_or_six · 24-01-2009, 07:17 AM

Do we really normally play 5 tests against SA? I thought it was normally three or four anyway.

Uppercut · 24-01-2009, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by four_or_six

Do we really normally play 5 tests against SA? I thought it was normally three or four anyway.

They passed a ruling on it over the summer to say that it will always be 5 tests in future due to its standing. Unfortunately, it seems these rulings can be overturned as quickly as they're made.

Jono · 24-01-2009, 07:26 AM

Damn I wanted to do my patented "damn the BCCI" thing when England **** things up, but its already done.

So...

England dropped a test vs. India
England are having a best of 7 ODI series with Australia
England dropped a test vs. South Africa

The irony is gold.

Matt79 · 24-01-2009, 07:26 AM

Just me or are England showing severe signs of being over cricket and each other at the moment. The blow up with Pietersen and Moores, players seemingly demanding that tours away get shortened. Just reading Gilly's account of how the Aussie team was feeling in the lead up to and during the 05 Ashes and there seem to be some parallels...

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biased indian International Coach Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: office Posts: 10,972	England axe Test for South Africa tour England didn't want to play the third test in india and now they have dropped the fifth test in SA .. Link and interestingly the ODI /T20 hungry BCCI have gone and asked NZC to increase the 2 test series to a 3 test one __________________ Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience. RIP Craigos Avatar Courtesy Indian team that toured England in 2011 & GF

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BoyBrumby Englishman Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Doing the stance Posts: 42,642	Sucks out loud. __________________ *- As featured in The Independent.* "This is not the time for namby-pamby promising youngsters who might just do something; not the time for building for the future. Pragmatism rules and they don't come more pragmatic than Rogers." - Victor Marks makes the case for stiff-legged and stiff-armed 35 year old left-handers in Ashes squads

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GIMH Eternal Optimist Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Shake my tree where's the apple for me? Posts: 43,620	Obviously I'd rather have five Tests than four, but it's not the end of the world IMO. The schedule is rammed so it does kinda make sense to do this, although if the players are tired then they shouldn't be going to the IPL. Colly did say himself that they had no right to complain IIRC. __________________ Watch out, for as soon as it pleases them they’ll send you out to protect their gold in wars whose weapons, rapidly developed by servile scientists, will become more and more deadly until they can with a flick of the finger tear a million of you to pieces RIP Craigos. A true CW legend. You will be missed.

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24-01-2009, 12:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
howardj International Coach Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: brisbane Posts: 12,104	Mate, that's pretty disappointing. I love 5 Test series, and England v SA is certainly, in my mind, an icon series worth preserving.

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Precambrian Banned Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rahmaniverse Posts: 7,358	** the BCCI. ** the IPL. Oh wait....

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TT Boy Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: . Posts: 16,321	South Africa shouldn't play test cricket in P.E., 'bogey ground'. **** about losing a 5th test though.

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Precambrian Banned Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rahmaniverse Posts: 7,358	So officially Ashes remain the only series to have 5 tests. Wonder when that also will get reduced.

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four_or_six Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 9,136	Do we really normally play 5 tests against SA? I thought it was normally three or four anyway.

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Jono Request Your Custom Title Now! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Virat Kohli Posts: 47,514	Damn I wanted to do my patented "damn the BCCI" thing when England **** things up, but its already done. So... England dropped a test vs. India England are having a best of 7 ODI series with Australia England dropped a test vs. South Africa The irony is gold.

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