Road to the Ashes 2021/22

[sunilz]

They forfeit the series. It's pretty obvious why they won't tour. It's fear of having their heads handed to them, nothing more. If they had the equivalent of their 2010/11 side, they'd be queuing up at Heathrow now to get out here.

Were England that favourites in 2010/11 ? Or Series turned out very well for them .IIRC Australia were still favourites.

 

[TheJediBrah]

More about how they played than the team on paper. 2010-11 wasn't any stronger that 2013-14. Or 2006-07 tbh. They just played a lot better and Aus played worse.

 

[Pothas]

Well, if it doesn't it's a forfeit. Simple as that.

Australia have lost a hell of a lot of series then.

 

[GIMH]

More about how they played than the team on paper. 2010-11 wasn't any stronger that 2013-14. Or 2006-07 tbh. They just played a lot better and Aus played worse.

It was miles stronger than either once you factor in the form of the players in question etc. 2010 and 11 saw a stack of batsmen and seamers at their peak.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

delighted to see Bangladesh' record of forfeit wins against Australia recognized here

 

[Prince EWS]

delighted to see Bangladesh' record of forfeit wins against Australia recognized here

Looking forward to Afghanistan's first Test win on Australian soil this season as well.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

It was miles stronger than either once you factor in the form of the players in question etc. 2010 and 11 saw a stack of batsmen and seamers at their peak.

True, but I would say the inverse was true of Australia back in 2010-11, that team looked a fair bit stronger on paper than the 2013-14 team in batting especially.

Disturbs me to think 10-11 could have been even worse if Mike Hussey was dropped, something that seemed genuinely likely in the lead up to the series iirc

 

[Spikey]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Cricket/comments/py4l5p Swear langer is just testing how much horse**** he can pull off before they fire him at this point.

we need Justin Langer secretly recorded while watching some CPL. He'll be cancelled within minutes.

 

[Burgey]

Australia have lost a hell of a lot of series then.

Indeed. But it's one thing to pull the pin based on terrorist threats or an actual case of the plague. It's quite another to crack the ****s because you'll be put up in a five star hotel for a week or two when you get somewhere. Entitled ponces all.

 

[Spikey]

I would have thought a central issue is that the English players can't have any faith that the conditions set-out will be actually be the conditions given to them, particularly in regards to landing in Australia. This seems to be an entirely reasonable concern given QLD Health initially supported Indian's arrival last summer, and then backed out, and South Australia Health has bad form on this front too. CA's problem is that NSW Health is probably the most trust-worthy one on this front...but it can't be the landing spot unless they completely skip QLD and WA for the summer...which is probably what they should do for the sake of ensuring a smooth summer, but comes with a **** ton of political problems.

 

[Starfighter]

Eh, if the states that don't wanna let them in don't want to, just don't play there.

 

[Spark]

Eh, if the states that don't wanna let them in don't want to, just don't play there.

This was the obvious solution last year and it's the obvious solution this year too. Canberra exists, Hobart exists, any number of regional grounds exist.

 

[Prince EWS]

This was the obvious solution last year and it's the obvious solution this year too. Canberra exists, Hobart exists, any number of regional grounds exist.

Playing multiple Tests at the same venue isn't against the law either.

 

[Spikey]

yeah but CA is clearly gonna try it's best to maintain positive relationships with all the states. it's bordering on the absurd....and it's another reason for England/ECB to be sceptical of the plans they receive from CA.

 

[sunilz]

Playing multiple Tests at the same venue isn't against the law either.

This reminds me of a question:
Does CA have a contract with MCG/SCG ?
Why do they always host boxing day/New year test ?

 

[Spark]

This reminds me of a question:
Does CA have a contract with MCG/SCG ?
Why do they always host boxing day/New year test ?

Yeah, they have a contract with the MCG at least for Boxing Day Tests. I believe it's renewed every couple of years and the most recent renewal was last year.

 

[Spark]

Playing multiple Tests at the same venue isn't against the law either.

It's not but I'd honestly prefer they move it around to some place new rather than going again at one spot, though certainly that would be logistically easier.

yeah but CA is clearly gonna try it's best to maintain positive relationships with all the states. it's bordering on the absurd....and it's another reason for England/ECB to be sceptical of the plans they receive from CA.

Yeah I'm assuming this whole tour doesn't happen until there's clear word otherwise from the boards and the English players.

 

[Prince EWS]

It's not but I'd honestly prefer they move it around to some place new rather than going again at one spot, though certainly that would be logistically easier.

Canberra and Hobart obviously make sense, but I worry about the quality of the pitches at the regional venues.

 

[Spikey]

Blacktown International Sportspark prepare a not crap pitch challenge

 

[Spark]

Canberra and Hobart obviously make sense, but I worry about the quality of the pitches at the regional venues.

You'd only have to find one. And we've seen that QLD is willing to be far more flexible for big ticket sporting events than they are for, well, anything else.