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[Boats n Hoes]

By then end of the year Root will have played 71 tests since 2020 vs Williamson's 27.

The previous 5 years was 74 to 49

Yeah its pretty disgraceful really.

Particulary in a format we're pretty decent in

 

[Ever Hopeful]

Yeah its pretty disgraceful really.

Particulary in a format we're pretty decent in

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.

 

[jonesy101]

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.

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.

 

[Ever Hopeful]

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.

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.