Boyc wants 4-day tests

[Richard]

Not with the current stupid schedule it's not, but there would be many benefits of assuaging said schedule, the eradication of lost time being one of them.

 

[Fiery]

Not with the current stupid schedule it's not, but there would be many benefits of assauging said schedule, the eradication of lost time being one of them.

assuaging

 

[Richard]

Is assauging even a word?

Yep.

 

[Fiery]

Yep.

Had never heard of it tbh. You spelt it wrong too

 

[Richard]

Yeah, got the "a" and the "u" the wrong way around. Corrected it now mind.

 

[chaminda_00]

Tired orange balls in Shield Cricket in Australia. Weren't too successful, from memory swung a mile and where hard to see under lights.

 

[Fiery]

Yeah, got the "a" and the "u" the wrong way around. Corrected it now mind.

Good chap

 

[Richard]

Tired orange balls in Shield Cricket in Australia. Weren't too successful, from memory swung a mile and where hard to see under lights.

Oh right, never knew that, that's a shame, only remember them being used once here, in a day\night women's ODI. More objection from the TV producers than the batsmen.

Wonder if there's another ball colour that could be used that would both show-up well at night and not clash with white clothes. And, obviously, not discolour.

 

[chaminda_00]

They are trying pink balls in England this winter.

 

[GIMH]

Yeah, beat me to it.

 

[river end]

Tired orange balls in Shield Cricket in Australia. Weren't too successful, from memory swung a mile and where hard to see under lights.

That's right. In the mid 1990's they played a number of day-night shield games with orange balls.

 

[Pratters]

Test cricket as it stands today is a game from another age. I love test cricket and wouldn't watch any thing over a solid test match. However, I cannot watch 5 days of test cricket all day. If I had that much time during the day, I would rather go on a holiday with family or friends. Some thing obviously needs to change and resorting to 4 days, day-night games would be great. Shane Warne said in an interview once in the 90s that his dream was to play in day-night tests and since then, I have loved the concept of day-night tests. Would definitely bring in audiences and after sorting out the basic problems, I hope we see day-night tests in the future. I wont face the scenario of not going for an India-Pakistan test on even one day even though it is being held in my city again then.

 

[Richard]

I cannot watch 5 days of test cricket all day. If I had that much time during the day, I would rather go on a holiday with family or friends.

 

[Poker Boy]

Just cannot believe this idea comes from G Boycott. He'd have HATED it when he was playing. He'd have wanted TEN day Tests then! Don't think four day tests would increase crowds - and I'm sure S Waugh suggested that in 2000 (might be my memory playing up). I don't mind trying day-night Tests in southern hemisphere if they can ever find a non red ball that lasts 80+ overs (the pink balls in England are just for one day cricket) but wether it would boost atendances is debatable -could any Australians tell us if day night Shield cricket improved crowds? My guess is no - otherwise they would still have it...

 

[Pratters]

Given that you are jobless, you can obviously do both, watch 5 days of test cricket and spend time with your friends and family. Even when you have a job, you can spend time with your dad while watching test cricket as your dad loves cricket too.. No one in my family apart from me loves cricket like I do though (a tad weird for an Indian family) and so can't do all. Family and friends are always more important than test cricket, as good as test cricket is.

 

[silentstriker]

I do support a minimum number of overs for a Test to be considered complete (assuming one side doesn't win before), such as 450 overs. But that would be a scheduling nightmare.

With that said, four day Tests are a stupid idea - though I would certainly support day/night Tests.

 

[silentstriker]

Family and friends are always more important than test cricket, as good as test cricket is.

Dire.

 

[Richard]

Given that you are jobless, you can obviously do both, watch 5 days of test cricket and spend time with your friends and family.

Well I don't intend on being so forever. Nor have I always been TBH.

Even when you have a job, you can spend time with your dad while watching test cricket as your dad loves cricket too.. No one in my family apart from me loves cricket like I do though (a tad weird for an Indian family) and so can't do all. Family and friends are always more important than test cricket, as good as test cricket is.

Of course they are. I can't really have any idea what a non-cricket-loving family is like TBH, but I'd never even thought about it before.

My :-O might have come accross a bit different to how I intended it BTW - wasn't saying there was anything wrong with placing family > cricket or anything, was mainly the "holiday" part. I haven't been on holiday with the family for over 6 years now.

 

[Pratters]

Well I don't intend on being so forever. Nor have I always been TBH.

Yeah didn't mean it in a bad way. I explored when you are not jobless too to show how your scenarios are different to mine.

Of course they are. I can't really have any idea what a non-cricket-loving family is like TBH, but I'd never even thought about it before.

My :-O might have come accross a bit different to how I intended it BTW - wasn't saying there was anything wrong with placing family > cricket or anything, was mainly the "holiday" part. I haven't been on holiday with the family for over 6 years now.

I see. Holidays with friends/family are always quality time spent with them for me personally and we try to do it whenever the opportunities arise.

 

[BoyBrumby]

It's quite refreshing that Boycs hasn't fallen victim to the "things were better in my day" mentality that afflicts so many ex-pros of a certain age, but I wouldn't be in favour myself.

I don't like the idea of day/night tests either. I've no objection to grounds having floodlights to assist the natural light, as play lost to bad light is one of the most annoying things about cricket, but I think test cricket should be played in daylight with a red ball. It's the gold-standard of the sport and (up here at least) remains very popular.