Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

[Professer E]

Only went yesterday because ny kids were representing the renegades and the lack of pressure due to inconsistent bowling and pedestrian fielding strategy stood out.  They wouldn't beat club sides at the moment... Kids not ready, no senior leadership and some going at half rat power.... Sound familiar?

[DJC]

The ACB should send this Windies team home and give the gate money back to the poor patrons who have been hoodwinked into parting with their hard earned to watch
the garbage that these con artists are dishing out....6/91 chasing another 500 plus score...
They must be on the take ie Paki cricketers, no team can be this woeful and so non competitive....they swagger like the old Windies team, wear the same amount of bling as the old Windies but thats where the similarity ends ...

I think that it's more of an indication of the 21st century political, social and economic realities in the Caribbean.  If the West Indies is ever to be a cricketing force again, the ICC really needs to take action to reform the West Indies Cricket Board and revive interest in the longer forms of the game.  A strong West Indies is good for world cricket.

[ElwoodBlues1]

I think that it's more of an indication of the 21st century political, social and economic realities in the Caribbean.  If the West Indies is ever to be a cricketing force again, the ICC really needs to take action to reform the West Indies Cricket Board and revive interest in the longer forms of the game.  A strong West Indies is good for world cricket.

The locals have more interest in their Premier league 20/20 local comp that gets played between the islands than they do in the traditional formats, why would you want to play test cricket and
get paid peanuts when the short format specialists get so much more?......not many Windies players in county cricket anymore, they dont want to learn how to play the longer formats of the game that require technique and more hard work to learn.

These blokes cant even field properly..its comical watching them ....the IPL has stuffed Test Cricket for the poorer nations IMO, only hope is if the ICC pump more money into the longer game but with India holding the whip hand at the ICC table and running the IPL its not going to happen and I fear we may lose the Windies as a test playing team..

[DJC]

The locals have more interest in their Premier league 20/20 local comp that gets played between the islands than they do in the traditional formats, why would you want to play test cricket and
get paid peanuts when the short format specialists get so much more?......not many Windies players in county cricket anymore, they dont want to learn how to play the longer formats of the game that require technique and more hard work to learn.

These blokes cant even field properly..its comical watching them ....the IPL has stuffed Test Cricket for the poorer nations IMO, only hope is if the ICC pump more money into the longer game but with India holding the whip hand at the ICC table and running the IPL its not going to happen and I fear we may lose the Windies as a test playing team..

I think that will be inevitable unless the ICC takes action to rein in the IPL and support Caribbean cricket . . . and that's unlikely to happen.

Perhaps the long term saviour will be the re-kindled interest in cricket in the USA.  I read that it is one of the fastest growing games and there is a demand for expats to both teach and bolster the game.  Of course, it will be vital to ensure that it's the longer forms of the game that take off.

[LP]

The locals have more interest in their Premier league 20/20 local comp that gets played between the islands than they do in the traditional formats, why would you want to play test cricket and
get paid peanuts when the short format specialists get so much more?......not many Windies players in county cricket anymore, they dont want to learn how to play the longer formats of the game that require technique and more hard work to learn.

These blokes cant even field properly..its comical watching them ....the IPL has stuffed Test Cricket for the poorer nations IMO, only hope is if the ICC pump more money into the longer game but with India holding the whip hand at the ICC table and running the IPL its not going to happen and I fear we may lose the Windies as a test playing team..

I think you are on the ball, there are rumblings behind the scenes of a move by the old establishment to formulate a rescue package, primarily the Windies talking with England, Australia and Sth Africa. But it's hard to see where the money will come from, the Windies themselves are reported to be almost broke and the other nations are almost dependant on India.

[ElwoodBlues1]

LP and DJ.....a rescue package will have to be independent of the ICC IMO and organised by countries like Australia, England and South Africa...

The USA cricket push has merit and interest and I have no doubt the ICC would love to have a team playing out of the US and foster the game there.

[LP]

The USA cricket push has merit and interest and I have no doubt the ICC would love to have a team playing out of the US and foster the game there.

Do not know about the USA, but there was a massive push on a few years back to get Sth America involved. I know Columbia, Venezuela and Argentina had teams back in the early 2000s and competed in a Sth American Championship. Columbia and Venezuela produced a few county cricketers.

This list is not current cricket countries, but it is a list of countries where you can subscribe to watch cricket on streaming services so I assume it has some following in those locations.

https://www.cricketwireless.com/support/...tries.html

[Mantis]

The West Indies are a very sad case indeed. Imagine they had Holding, Garner, Marshal, Richards, Lloyd, Haynes, Greenidge, Logie, Walsh, Lara and now they have what ?? What they are displaying on the field is a very sad story considering so many greats of the past are still watching. 20/20 cricket is potentially destroying the best game in the world apart from AFL football. Test cricket has always been the ultimate form of the sport. One day format is very entertaining, especially with Gilchrist/Warner types putting on a great show. However test cricket on Boxing day is just great to watch. Boring when I see what the Windies are about at the moment. I can't even call it a joke. How people justify the ticket entry fee is beyond me.

[Jack Burton]

I disagree. I drove my son 2 hours to the G today. Saw the best batsman in the world make a ton, and a 36 year old do the same and bring up his 1000 runs in a calendar year, when he probably thought his chances were over a couple of years ago. Then we watched Australia's best ever off spinner take a couple of wickets, and two Victorian quicks pick up a couple of wickets each, including one on a hat trick. It was a great day. The best bit was we were chatting walking out of the great stadium about how we are used to seeing one-sided contests at the G, but this time the 2 hour drive home was going to be a lot more fun than usual!

[ElwoodBlues1]

I disagree. I drove my son 2 hours to the G today. Saw the best batsman in the world make a ton, and a 36 year old do the same and bring up his 1000 runs in a calendar year, when he probably thought his chances were over a couple of years ago. Then we watched Australia's best ever off spinner take a couple of wickets, and two Victorian quicks pick up a couple of wickets each, including one on a hat trick. It was a great day. The best bit was we were chatting walking out of the great stadium about how we are used to seeing one-sided contests at the G, but this time the 2 hour drive home was going to be a lot more fun than usual!

Did you see a contest Jack?.......the worlds best batsman on paper made runs vs the worlds worst attack that had to bowl part time spinners to make the over rate happen....
I enjoyed Pattinson bowling...pace with reverse swing...thats worth seeing...
Nathan Lyon ..Aus best offie?.....not for me...I'd have Ashley Mallet ahead of him as a bowler and Mallet was a gun gully fielder as well