02-04-2021, 11:12 PM
Prof, that's good to hear on a junior cricket front, I'm a technique man and enjoy the long form of the game being old school.
I get the short form pays the bills but it has ruined test cricket, the Windies players led by Chris Gayle have abandoned test cricket for the money security of the short formats. The South Africans abandoned local cricket for Kolpak deals in England and the money in the main playing all the county one day comps as registered local players.
There are about two teams only now you can play and make a dollar out of test cricket wise and they are India and England and their players are still schooled properly technique wise. I can only see techniques getting worse and park sloggers playing more test cricket given they will have higher profiles, more exposure and form given they play more cricket.
I get the short form pays the bills but it has ruined test cricket, the Windies players led by Chris Gayle have abandoned test cricket for the money security of the short formats. The South Africans abandoned local cricket for Kolpak deals in England and the money in the main playing all the county one day comps as registered local players.
There are about two teams only now you can play and make a dollar out of test cricket wise and they are India and England and their players are still schooled properly technique wise. I can only see techniques getting worse and park sloggers playing more test cricket given they will have higher profiles, more exposure and form given they play more cricket.