Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

[ElwoodBlues1]

Talk of a Test Cricket Grand final played after a 24 month cycle of test matches between all nations and the top 2 playing off...also players being allowed to play for different countries under certain conditions ie Kevin Petiersen who is a gun for hire after being discarded by England would be allow to play for minnow countries like Zimbabwe, West Indies etc to make them competitive and give valuable experience....

The Test Grand final I would support but less enthused about players changing countries....

[laj]

Talk of a Test Cricket Grand final played after a 24 month cycle of test matches between all nations and the top 2 playing off...also players being allowed to play for different countries under certain conditions ie Kevin Petiersen who is a gun for hire after being discarded by England would be allow to play for minnow countries like Zimbabwe, West Indies etc to make them competitive and give valuable experience....

The Test Grand final I would support but less enthused about players changing countries....

Yes, if you can change countries just like that, the countries become glorified club sides.

A Test Grand Final sounds ok but it could just end up like the Shield Final. The home side creating the flattest of tracks so a draw is good enough to give them the title.

[Juddkreuzer]

The Test Grand final I would support but less enthused about players changing countries....

Tend to agree. Could open a Pandora's box of problems which (like FA in the AFL ) could see players chasing coin ahead of representing their country at test level. It would also harm traditions such as the baggy green.

[DJC]

The Test Grand final I would support but less enthused about players changing countries....

Wessels did it twice!

I think the idea has merit but there would have to be some well thought out conditions.

For someone like Pieterson, who is good enough but has been blacklisted, an opportunity to play and influence a struggling Test side would be good for cricket.

[laj]

Wessels did it twice!

I think the idea has merit but there would have to be some well thought out conditions.

For someone like Pieterson, who is good enough but has been blacklisted, an opportunity to play and influence a struggling Test side would be good for cricket.

You can change countries now after a waiting period of a few years but just to change countries willy nilly turns it into a glorified club competition.

[DJC]

You can change countries now after a waiting period of a few years but just to change countries willy nilly turns it into a glorified club competition.

Yes, I agree that it shouldn't be open slather.  However, once players are told that they are no longer required, like Pieterson, it should be possible for them to play with one other Test playing country.

There's something similar in T20 cricket with Dirk Nannes playing for the Netherlands.  Of course, he has Dutch citizenship through his parents and played for Australia after playing for the Netherlands.

[laj]

Yes, I agree that it shouldn't be open slather.  However, once players are told that they are no longer required, like Pieterson, it should be possible for them to play with one other Test playing country.

There's something similar in T20 cricket with Dirk Nannes playing for the Netherlands.  Of course, he has Dutch citizenship through his parents and played for Australia after playing for the Netherlands.

Only if it were to help the minnow countries like Zimbabwe. Not, say, to Australia, for example though unless they've gone through the qualifying period.

[DJC]

Only if it were to help the minnow countries like Zimbabwe. Not, say, to Australia, for example though unless they've gone through the qualifying period.

Exactly! Blokes who aren't considered by the top 3 or 4 teams can play for a minnow country but the nationalisation and residential rules would still apply for everyone else.

[JonHenry]

Probably been said a dozen times but geez the Big Bash commentary is miles better than Ch9. Too much Mark Nickolas and James Brayshaw crap on 9.
Pointing, Flemming etc do a great job

[DJC]

Probably been said a dozen times but geez the Big Bash commentary is miles better than Ch9. Too much Mark Nickolas and James Brayshaw crap on 9.
Pointing, Flemming etc do a great job

My next door neighbour is running the show for Ten.  He reckons he's too old to be flying round the country and staying up late.  He didn't finish work at Docklands until 2am the other night!