BCCI asks Cricket Australia for more tests

[Jono]

Obviously two tests is better than zero tests, and while its a step in the right direction, it's just not enough. I don't want an established precedent of two test series

The only precedent it is establishing is the ability to replace ODIs with Tests.

It isn't changing already set FTP test number agreements.

 

[GotSpin]

The only precedent it is establishing is the ability to replace ODIs with Tests.

It isn't changing already set FTP test number agreements.

While it may do that, it also establishes the potential precedent for just two test series. I'm obviously happy that Australia will get some warm up wins before smashing the poms around in summer, I just think it's a mistake to have a two test series

 

[Sir Alex]

That happened with NZ because the series had to be cut short actually.

 

[Sir Alex]

This mess is EVERYWHERE. Bannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

pl stop this

 

[Sir Alex]

While it may do that, it also establishes the potential precedent for just two test series. I'm obviously happy that Australia will get some warm up wins before smashing the poms around in summer, I just think it's a mistake to have a two test series

No it doesn't. Two test series are already a reality in ftp.

 

[jashan83]

Great to see BCCI asking for Tests in place of ODI's. Thank god it's not in the opposite way

 

[social]

Right team, wrong time, wrong number of tests

 

[Craig]

3 Tests

Yeah it's fantastic that it is a three Test series, and New Zealand playing three Tests in a series in general is a good thing.

 

[Jezroy]

Yeah it's fantastic that it is a three Test series, and New Zealand playing three Tests in a series in general is a good thing.

Yeah it is a great thing - but it seems to have been a heck of a long time since we have been to India (as we go to Bangladesh before then, it means we have been on 3 test tours there since our last test series in India). Come to think of it, the last time we played tests in the West Indies was 2002 wasn't it? Even Bangladdesh have been there twice since then.

No one wants to play NZ do they?

 

[honestbharani]

Yeah it's fantastic that it is a three Test series, and New Zealand playing three Tests in a series in general is a good thing.

Yeah it is a great thing - but it seems to have been a heck of a long time since we have been to India (as we go to Bangladesh before then, it means we have been on 3 test tours there since our last test series in India). Come to think of it, the last time we played tests in the West Indies was 2002 wasn't it? Even Bangladdesh have been there twice since then.

No one wants to play NZ do they?

It also means both the home and away series for Ind - NZ have been 3 test series.

 

[Jezroy]

It also means both the home and away series for Ind - NZ have been 3 test series.

Ah... so that's how it works.

The series before that between NZ and Ind were both 2 test affairs, home and away.

 

[Sir Alex]

Tests have been advanced by a day each

BCCI re-schedules India-Australia series - Top Stories - Cricket - Sports - The Times of India

 

[NUFAN]

So a total of

2 vs SA
2 vs Aus
3 vs SL

scheduled outside the FTP. Also NZ series if you add that makes it another 3. A pity we aren't playing West Indies that much.

It seems odd that India have chosen 3 Tests against SL and NZ while only 2 against the higher ranked teams SA and AUS.

 

[Umar_Akmal]

It seems odd that India have chosen 3 Tests against SL and NZ while only 2 against the higher ranked teams SA and AUS.

Fear of losing against better teams.

 

[honestbharani]

It seems odd that India have chosen 3 Tests against SL and NZ while only 2 against the higher ranked teams SA and AUS.

Coz of time issues probably. India didnt wanna miss out on de odi s plus de nz series was a full tour not converted from an odi only tour like sa n oz

 

[James]

Fear of losing against better teams.

Please stop this kind of posting Umar_Akmal. This is just one of many examples. All it does is potentially stir up trouble with other members. You're obviously welcome to have this opinion, but I'm sure you can word and phrase it in a much better way.

 

[Sir Alex]

It seems odd that India have chosen 3 Tests against SL and NZ while only 2 against the higher ranked teams SA and AUS.

The series against NZ I guess is to honor the earlier away series (which was also 3 tests)

We are playing Australia 4 tests every regular series, so it is perhaps too much to ask for 3 tests again within 16 months tbh also considering time issues. Sri Lanka falls into a much less cluttered time of the year so it is easier to schedule 3 tests.

 

[Sir Alex]

Fear of losing against better teams.

You are wrong. If that was the case, we wouldn't be playing 4 test series against Australia and 3 tests against SA every series. And certainly we would'nt have gone out of the way to schedule additional test series against the two teams as well.

 

[vcs]

You are wrong. If that was the case, we wouldn't be playing 4 test series against Australia and 3 tests against SA every series. And certainly we would'nt have gone out of the way to schedule additional test series against the two teams as well.

Not to mention we would have been playing 7-match series against Pakistan.

Oh well, why am I letting the troll wind me up.

 

[Shri]

Alex did not troll in that post tbh.