Yeah its pretty disgraceful really.
Particulary in a format we're pretty decent in
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Particulary in a format we're pretty decent in
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There are certainly realities in an imbalance. We have less money to host larger series etc. I can handle that. The part that is disgraceful is that the ICC and world cricket has stood back and watched our home summer be almost wiped out by T20 domestic leagues without protecting us.
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It's really annoying that our Feb-Mar test window has virtually been wiped out by the IPL run South African league happening directly before the IPL. It seems we need to be playing them over Nov-Dec now.
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It really gets me that kids are on Christmas Holidays for 6 weeks of non-international cricket. Live cricket over Christmas is part of the NZ way of life.
The Black Caps fixtures have been officially released from today. The great news is that the West Indies test series has gone from 2-3 games.
The shit news is there is no other test matches (bar July's Zimbabwe fixtures). The outrageous news is that the NZ team is away for January February (WTF), before yet another subcontinent-based world short-form tournament.
T20 tournaments have meant we have had to move our summer to mid-Spring - early-Summer. We got lucky with the weather last year, but it would be very fortunate to continue to have that luck.?
The shit news is there is no other test matches (bar July's Zimbabwe fixtures). The outrageous news is that the NZ team is away for January February (WTF), before yet another subcontinent-based world short-form tournament.
T20 tournaments have meant we have had to move our summer to mid-Spring - early-Summer. We got lucky with the weather last year, but it would be very fortunate to continue to have that luck.?
At least we're here in December I guess
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What i don't like is a heavy 5 match T20 series straight after a T20 world cup! How is this?
The summer after however
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Unfortunately it's the only way NZ cricket can generate a bit of revenue. We used to be able to do a 5 test summer with a 3 test series against a heavyweight over March, but it got cut down to two in order to fit in more T20s for this very reason. Now it's probably going to be the norm to just have one test series in early December for the years we don't go to Australia.What i don't like is a heavy 5 match T20 series straight after a T20 world cup! How is this?
The summer after however
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I didn't know much about Lennox. Weird choice - well into his 30th year, 14 FC games. Is he really the one we are wanting to develop?
97 for 9 of 28 overs! No thank you.
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And they won the toss
but still, no skin in this one for me, so hopefully someone pulls something out of the bagA truly awful schedule this summer imo.
3 Tests against the West Indies for the whole season.
No cricket in January and February.
3 Tests against the West Indies for the whole season.
No cricket in January and February.
I think we are seeing the future. At least they will send their A-team. I have a feeling that we are going to see poor schedules and a lot of B-teams in future whilst India bank rolls T20 tournaments that obliterate our Summer.
Williamson will be an ICC Hall of Famer, but they have taken away his chance to be one of the truly elite players in history.
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