This is an amazing bit of info. Clearly you can see I'm bored.
Agreeing with a few earlier commenters - definitely you have to take into account college sports in the U.S. According to a Wikipedia ranking, college football boasts 15 stadiums larger than the largest NFL stadium, and 5 stadiums seating more than 100,000. Wikipedia also indicates that NCAA Division I FBS football drew total crowds of over 37 million in 2010, more than any other league except for MLB.
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Kriterion_BD wrote:Terrible idea. Means Division wont have Test status. No one will care if teams unless India, England, Aus are willing to play you.
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The article is saying the top associate team will qualify for test status meaning that both divisions would have test status through and through. it would only take 5 months out of a year too meaning u can still organize a series against opposition not in the same division. A 1 off test against SA like in 2014 would still be possible.I don't see how this can be a terrible idea. Test cricket is losing its glamour because there is nothing at stake unless its the ashes. Only SA India England Australia draw massive crowds every time. why not bring a competitive edge to it?
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It is a bad idea because I have zero faith that England, SA, Australia, or India would ever be allowed to not be in the first tier.
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eugene wrote:It is a bad idea because I have zero faith that England, SA, Australia, or India would ever be allowed to not be in the first tier.
Thats not the worst thing, bad as it is. What gaurantee is there that D1 sides will care to play with D2 sides? And then only D1 teams will be genuine Test sides.
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ICC has to do something pro-active and I believe this is a great idea. The problem is tier 2 will be starved of the big money games and will require even more financial support from the ICC, which means the ICC will need to become a lot more powerful. Taking a bigger chunk from the big boys' revenue is going to be very difficult. There will be some needle tests when it comes to promotion and relegation time though.
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A game changer would be if T20 took hold in the States. It's difficult to fathom the Americans' love of baseball, I've tried a few times to get enthusiastic about it, but it really is a poor excuse for a game and I think that perhaps they should be recolonized.
Those demonstration games were a little lame and showed that the only real following there seems to be amongst the Indian community.
I haven't really been following what's going to happen with the IPL this year after those teams have been suspended but it does seem that the Aussie T20 is really in the ascendancy and may well be of a higher standard than the Indian version.
It's conceivable that cricket may be played more along the lines of clubs and organisations and I like that idea, I'm not sure how that would be received at test level, but I guess it's possible and may well somehow add a new dimension to the game.
Certainly some thought outside of the box is required to prevent it becoming even more insular.
Those demonstration games were a little lame and showed that the only real following there seems to be amongst the Indian community.
I haven't really been following what's going to happen with the IPL this year after those teams have been suspended but it does seem that the Aussie T20 is really in the ascendancy and may well be of a higher standard than the Indian version.
It's conceivable that cricket may be played more along the lines of clubs and organisations and I like that idea, I'm not sure how that would be received at test level, but I guess it's possible and may well somehow add a new dimension to the game.
Certainly some thought outside of the box is required to prevent it becoming even more insular.
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Its just a proposal. Doubt WI, BD will vote for it. SL, PAK, NZ are all just a few retirements away from being relegated. Only the big 3 are safe.
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