Cricket stuff that doesn't deserve its own thread

[honestbharani]

It has happened in other sports and perhaps it hasn't happened in cricket as the opportunities are much tighter. There have definitely been games in the past where the use of a runner was somewhat dubious.

Bloodgate is probably the most infamous example I can think of off the top of my head, from rugby union.

Oh I agree it is open to abuse like every other rule. I just dont think that is reason enough to not make the rule in the first place.

 

[TheJediBrah]

I see TJB is now at the "lets get into personal attacks coz we never had a point" phase of the argument. Sad as usual.

Why are you like this? I've been overly polite responding to you and xix's rude comments

 

[honestbharani]

Anyways, last I am engaging with tjb here. Thought he had actually turned a corner as a poster but obviously has not. Moving on...

 

[TheJediBrah]

sorry bro I will try to be better

 

[Xix2565]

Because teams would be dumb if they didn't try and bend the rules to get an advantage, it's why McCullum-led teams like to do the change the ball trick.

Yet we'll pretend like there's no solutions to this? This is my issue with a lot of the complaints.

 

[StephenZA]

If substitutions are allowed, there will likely be creep in it's use. What will happen over time is you may find that it's no longer just about the chosen 11 on the park, it's a squad of 13 players playing an opposing squad of 13 players with chosen subs happening at certain times. We already see it sometimes with substitute fielders etc.

This is not necessarily a bad thing, just a change to the game and the way it will be played. Unfortunately it will likely benefit teams with greater resources to take advantage of the substitution rules. But that is true majority of the time, already

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Yet we'll pretend like there's no solutions to this? This is my issue with a lot of the complaints.

Any solution will have a loophole that you can exploit, it comes down to which loophole ruins the game the least.

 

[Xix2565]

Any solution will have a loophole that you can exploit, it comes down to which loophole ruins the game the least.

And for some reason we're fine with no-contests as is atm.

 

[Coronis]

Nah.

 

[Victor Ian]

Just go full US and rotate a team of batsmen for a team of bowlers,fielders at innings break.

My ATG23

Hobbs
Gavaskar
Bradman
Tendulkar
Viv
Smith (1st innings)
Smith (4th innings)
Hayden (moves about wherever wicket coincides with new ball)
Border
Ponting
Hammond
Sehwag (same as Hayden if 2 wickets fall)

Marshall
McGrath
Warne
Murali
Wasim
Garner
Davidson
Jonty
M Waugh
Ponting
Healy

Now, someone who wants to think more than a minute...beat this.

 

[Victor Ian]

Actually, bowlers should sit in dugout and have 10 best fielders on field at all times. So probably choose an all time 30 or so.

 

[mackembhoy]

Anyone know who has the highest FC score after being put into bat after losing the toss?

Surrey currently 751/5 at the Oval after Durham inexplicably thought it was a good idea to let them bat first.

 

[Burgey]

The ball-by-ball commentary which passes for the Durham CCC thread must make for grim reading atm

 

[mackembhoy]

Anyone know who has the highest FC score after being put into bat after losing the toss?

Surrey currently 751/5 at the Oval after Durham inexplicably thought it was a good idea to let them bat first.

The answer for this comes courtesy of who else but Andrew Samson. Surrey with 820/9 dec is the second highest total.

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