England's (and Australia's) dominance good for cricket?

[Bun]

I believe yes.

Because these two countries have been witnessing sharp drop in audience in the last few years (if not decades) to other sports like football/ AFL etc and I believe a resurgence will only spark a renewed interest in the game especially among the young in these countries thereby in the good of the game.

As to the subcontinent, well, the interest here is in our blood, and we're going to stick despite us being no.9 or no.1 really. The market is rock solid and only increasing.

Thoughts?

(I know this is a terrible OP, but I am having a bad fever and headache, just popped in a painkiller and can't sleep )

 

[BoyBrumby]

Dominance? We've been #1 for literally a month.

If a Pom made this thread he'd be shouted down as a presumptuous sod and rightly so.

Moreover I suspect our test attendances figures stack pretty favourably compared to anyone's. Love them or hate them, the Barmies have followed us through thick and a heck of a lot of thin. To paraphrase the chant, they were there when we were shyte.

If us being a good side gets a few more youngsters involved tho so much the better. Our cricketers are infinitely better role models than our footballers; who're such a collection of ****s* they make Gareth Barry almost look a resonable human being.

*What is the collective noun for the c-word? A Clarkson of ****s would get my vote.

 

[Xuhaib]

Cricket will always be a niche sport in the developed world, there are virtually too many options for a youngster to choose from.

 

[fredfertang]

I thought Test cricket was withering on the vine on the sub-continent, and that the days when a full house would watch a days play where the oppo limp to 150-4 in 90 overs were long gone

 

[wpdavid]

*What is the collective noun for the c-word? A Clarkson of ****s would get my vote.

Not a bad shout. Other possibilities might include an Edmonds or a Gosborne (due to the number of Osbornes available).

 

[grecian]

Not a bad shout. Other possibilities might include an Edmonds or a Gosborne (due to the number of Osbornes available).

A Barrowman IMHO, bit like Barrowload, and gives me an excuse to post this:

JB pleasures a Krankie

 

[Redbacks]

With the youngsters in Australia, even though we play different winter sports in the Northern/Southern States is:

Cricket - Summer
Football Code - Winter

Can't see this changing really so there will be a critical mass of followers into the future.

I think people did get a bit apathetic about the game near the end period of our dominant era, 05 was a good kick in the backside, and now are a bit soft because we are weak.

 

[marc71178]

Because these two countries have been witnessing sharp drop in audience in the last few years

Pure bull****.

 

[Cabinet96]

@Redbacks. Do you play for a cricket club in your local area? Just asking because I live around there too.

 

[NasserFan207]

Australia aren't dominating. SL are just ****

 

[Cevno]

Yeah, SL have been **** since Murali retired and are still to recover from it.

 

[Howe_zat]

*What is the collective noun for the c-word? A Clarkson of ****s would get my vote.

Nah, "A Clarkson" suggests a solitary ****.

Suggest "An arsenal of ****s".

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Nah, "A Clarkson" suggests a solitary ****.

Suggest "An arsenal of ****s".

Is that an Arsene Wenger Arsenal?

 

[Jono]

Pure bull****.

I'm sure not in England, but TV viewership is definitely falling in Australia.

 

[Jono]

No idea about match attendances ftr.

 

[Spark]

Hmm. The TV ratings for the matches we won - ie. the ODIs - were actually very strong.

 

[Burgey]

I'm sure not in England, but TV viewership is definitely falling in Australia.

All international matches are on FTA tv here now though, against the gate.

I know they have been for some years, but I reckon it's a factor to a small extent at least, compared with the UK where you can't watch tests unless you have Pay TV.

 

[vic_orthdox]

I truly think that the removal of the tri-series has hurt viewing figures a fair bit too. After so long having the option of watching Aus front up against two teams, now the stream of games with Aus vs "X" haven't captured the imagination all that well. Obviously that's offset by the lack of interest in the neutral games, which has been an issue at times.

I believe that there is a reversion back to it this year as a one-off. Be interesting to see how that goes.

EDIT: Also, not to the same extent as the sub-continent, but cricket is well embedded in the psyche of Australian sport and culture, and a couple of good series' in terms of competitiveness are what the sport in the country could do with, but I wouldn't say that it's what it "needs" or "requires".

 

[Cricket_Champ]

I truly think that the removal of the tri-series has hurt viewing figures a fair bit too. After so long having the option of watching Aus front up against two teams, now the stream of games with Aus vs "X" haven't captured the imagination all that well. Obviously that's offset by the lack of interest in the neutral games, which has been an issue at times.

I believe that there is a reversion back to it this year as a one-off. Be interesting to see how that goes.

EDIT: Also, not to the same extent as the sub-continent, but cricket is well embedded in the psyche of Australian sport and culture, and a couple of good series' in terms of competitiveness are what the sport in the country could do with, but I wouldn't say that it's what it "needs" or "requires".

If it is a success I can guarantee that it won't be a one-off.

 

[Furball]

I truly think that the removal of the tri-series has hurt viewing figures a fair bit too. After so long having the option of watching Aus front up against two teams, now the stream of games with Aus vs "X" haven't captured the imagination all that well. Obviously that's offset by the lack of interest in the neutral games, which has been an issue at times.

I believe that there is a reversion back to it this year as a one-off. Be interesting to see how that goes.

EDIT: Also, not to the same extent as the sub-continent, but cricket is well embedded in the psyche of Australian sport and culture, and a couple of good series' in terms of competitiveness are what the sport in the country could do with, but I wouldn't say that it's what it "needs" or "requires".

There's an England-India-Australia triseries booked in just before the World Cup.

IMO it's too soon to speculate on your theory about the triseries; I don't think the current Australian cricket calendar will work without a tri series. It wasn't a winner in 2010 when you had 10 straight ODIs against two sides that were largely rubbish in the Test series, and an Ashes summer is obviously different.