Test cricket under lights?

[GIMH]

Originally Posted by Richard

England has absolutely no need whatsoever of day\night Tests, so the problem of dew in England should not be the remotest of debars.

No need because crowds are fine but it would still be awesome for the average cricket fan

[GingerFurball]

I'm for it - sport IMO looks better under lights.

[GingerFurball]

Originally Posted by Richard

England has absolutely no need whatsoever of day\night Tests, so the problem of dew in England should not be the remotest of debars.

TV viewership might be improved if instead of 11-6, Tests were played from 2-9 or 3-10.

It wouldn't be proper day-night either, on a good day you'd only really need the lights after 8pm.

[Pratters]

Day test cricket is becoming more and more less practical. This was seen by the recent crowd figures at Eden Gardens which were roughly 25% of stadium capacity. Day-Night cricket is a question of when and not if. I would love to go to a match 5.30 PM in the evening and enjoy a contest till 10.30 in the night. Would be awesome.

[GingerFurball]

There's no guarantee it will pull in the crowds, but how anyone could be opposed to the spectacle of India playing to a packed Eden Gardens under lights is beyond me.

[silentstriker]

Originally Posted by vic_orthdox

I find it funny how people who talk about Test cricket being the purest form of the game, are looking to alter the game for commercial reasons..

No, altering the game would be introducing power plays. Moving it a few hours later is not altering the game. It's allowing people who want to watch cricket to actually go and watch the game. It makes zero sense why anyone would ever think that it's a bad thing. I find it odd that there's even a debate about things like that, or putting players names on back of shirts, and things like that. I just don't get the other side.

Originally Posted by vic_orthdox

Plus the fact that the complaints at the moment are symptoms that would lead to a less entertaining spectacle in the first place; with soft balls that don't bounce, come off the bat with any pace

Necessity is the mother of invention. Try it out, and I guarantee within a year, they'll have it sorted. Right now it just seems like a complete cop-out excuse.

[pasag]

Originally Posted by silentstriker

No, altering the game would be introducing power plays. Moving it a few hours later is not altering the game. It's allowing people who want to watch cricket to actually go and watch the game. It makes zero sense why anyone would ever think that it's a bad thing. I find it odd that there's even a debate about things like that, or putting players names on back of shirts, and things like that. I just don't get the other side.



Necessity is the mother of invention. Try it out, and I guarantee within a year, they'll have it sorted. Right now it just seems like a complete cop-out excuse.

eh? That's ridiculous. You do proper testing first, like any product. I reckon I've been pushing for this more than anyone on the forum but introducing it before it's ready could lead to a disaster and potentially killing all support for the idea within cricket admin circles.

[GingerFurball]

They should be trying it out in the Intercontinental Cup.

[duffer]

Dew factor in India will be ridiculous. If they can actually find a way to properly deal with it then day/night Tests would be awesome there. Oh and the balls too.

[Pratters]

Originally Posted by duffer

Dew factor in India will be ridiculous. If they can actually find a way to properly deal with it then day/night Tests would be awesome there. Oh and the balls too.

There are ways to counter the dew now. They use some modern technology nowadays. Don't remember exactly what.

[duffer]

Didn't exactly work well during the SA series (they mentioned the spraying of the ground which was meant to inhibit the buildup but there was still substantial dew there). Not good enough imo. Would hate to see half a Test match with bowlers struggling to even grip the ball.

[silentstriker]

Originally Posted by pasag

eh? That's ridiculous. You do proper testing first, like any product. I reckon I've been pushing for this more than anyone on the forum but introducing it before it's ready could lead to a disaster and potentially killing all support for the idea within cricket admin circles.

Oh yea, I didn't mean introduce it at the highest level first. I meant start holding a few FC tourneys under lights.

[Faisal1985]

I would like to see Tests untouched. They still are very interesting as it is....just need to make some "just" pitches.

[duffer]

Think Faisal's nailed it there. Pitches are the biggest problem wrt to Test matches and the need for TV companies to have a full 5 days to broadcast. Very tricky situation to get around.

[GingerFurball]

Originally Posted by duffer

Think Faisal's nailed it there. Pitches are the biggest problem wrt to Test matches and the need for TV companies to have a full 5 days to broadcast. Very tricky situation to get around.

I would presume the TV audience for a sports event at 7pm on a weeknight is bigger than at noon on the same day.

Sport IMO just looks better when it's played under lights. It's why the European fooball is so special. It's why the IPL should be almost exclusively played at night.