roseboy64
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I read it as ODIs are worthless.
I read it as ODIs are worthless.
Does that men guys like RTD who may never play test matches are worthlessI read it as ODIs are worthless.
Bangladesh, easily, although I suppose you could say they don't deserve Test status. At the moment, he wouldn't, as his bowling isn't good enough. He's going pretty well in County Cricket though, averages in the mid-40's for Essex, so he he does have a future ahead of him as a county pro, although whether he'll ever be Test class is very unlikely.Not worthless but, through no fault of his own, unable to be considered in the same class as anyone who actually played Test cricket. And would he actually even get a game with any team that deserves Test status?
Precisely. Bangladesh only deserve Test status at the moment on potential.Bangladesh, easily, although I suppose you could say they don't deserve Test status. At the moment, he wouldn't, as his bowling isn't good enough. He's going pretty well in County Cricket though, averages in the mid-40's for Essex, so he he does have a future ahead of him as a county pro, although whether he'll ever be Test class is very unlikely.
TBH I don't see his bowling as ever being good enough. He's a poor man's Watson (is it a coincidence that Gelman et al are fans of both... ). He'd do best to just bat and bat as best he can IMO.Bangladesh, easily, although I suppose you could say they don't deserve Test status. At the moment, he wouldn't, as his bowling isn't good enough. He's going pretty well in County Cricket though, averages in the mid-40's for Essex, so he he does have a future ahead of him as a county pro, although whether he'll ever be Test class is very unlikely.
Neither do I, but it demolishes the other Associate nations whenever he plays for the Nethlerlands. Also, FTR I'm a RTD fan but not a Watson fan. Make what you want of thatTBH I don't see his bowling as ever being good enough. He's a poor man's Watson (is it a coincidence that Gelman et al are fans of both... ). He'd do best to just bat and bat as best he can IMO.
Well Test cricket is by definition a contest between national cricket teams. The only solution within that framework to the problem you're raising is a) make every country that has any level of cricket participation a test nation, which would be utterly unworkable and make a mockery of the thing, or b) remove any restrictions on movements of players from one country to another, which would destroy the basis of competition between teams.So one has to effectively leave one's home country and swear alliegiance to another to play test cricket?
Not that I can think of but yes this does seem to be the vicious cycle that seems to be holding up cricket as a global sportWell Test cricket is by definition a contest between national cricket teams. The only solution within that framework to the problem you're raising is a) make every country that has any level of cricket participation a test nation, which would be utterly unworkable and make a mockery of the thing, or b) remove any restrictions on movements of players from one country to another, which would destroy the basis of competition between teams.
Is there an alternative I'm not thinking of here?
Graeme Hick?I don't think it's holding it up at all TBH. There are negligable numbers of cricketers who've come from Associate countries and made it big in their adopted homelands. ten Doeschate's the only one who comes immediately to mind.