stephen
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So Cricinfo just ran this article:
Australia's generous summer window may be closing | ESPNcricinfo.com
I'm not sure I fully understand why this is an issue.
Top 8 test nations:
India
New Zealand
South Africa
Australia
England
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
West Indies
England, the West Indies, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are all Northern Hemisphere countries.
Australia, New Zealand and South Africa are all Southern Hemisphere countries. So why is the Australian side getting a home summer such a big deal? New Zealand is physically close enough that tests played in Australia are in prime time for NZ (not that NZ bother with tests any more). South Africa tours are always in October-November and reciprocated in Feb-March. Other than that, it feels like the five northern hemisphere sides should be lining up to get in a nice winter tour.
I know that the monsoon season basically means that cricket stops after June in India, but isn't there a six month window from January to June in which to play? The IPL taking April and May out of that is annoying, but that still leaves February/March and June for Aus tours of India without much overlap with the Australian summer.
England and the West Indies always tour in their winter, so why is there grumblings from anyone but SA and NZ about the schedule?
And logically, shouldn't we just shorten the IPL if India wishes for more people to tour during their cricket season?
Australia's generous summer window may be closing | ESPNcricinfo.com
I'm not sure I fully understand why this is an issue.
Top 8 test nations:
India
New Zealand
South Africa
Australia
England
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
West Indies
England, the West Indies, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are all Northern Hemisphere countries.
Australia, New Zealand and South Africa are all Southern Hemisphere countries. So why is the Australian side getting a home summer such a big deal? New Zealand is physically close enough that tests played in Australia are in prime time for NZ (not that NZ bother with tests any more). South Africa tours are always in October-November and reciprocated in Feb-March. Other than that, it feels like the five northern hemisphere sides should be lining up to get in a nice winter tour.
I know that the monsoon season basically means that cricket stops after June in India, but isn't there a six month window from January to June in which to play? The IPL taking April and May out of that is annoying, but that still leaves February/March and June for Aus tours of India without much overlap with the Australian summer.
England and the West Indies always tour in their winter, so why is there grumblings from anyone but SA and NZ about the schedule?
And logically, shouldn't we just shorten the IPL if India wishes for more people to tour during their cricket season?