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Yo forget about the score....India would have you believe that this man is 23 years old
He looks like a subcontinental @hineyrulz
They made there intentions pretty clear in the FTA for the next 5-6 years they weren't interested in test cricket.FMD, it's one thing when players (in our case Boult, CDG) opt out of central contracts for lifestyle and monetary reasons... it's another when the f**king central board says our T20 competition is more important than test cricket - f**k you RSA - I get that they need to pay the bills, but if they're not supporting test cricket as the pinnacle, they can f**k right off
https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/sport/cricricket-south-africa-will-send-weakened-squad-to-face-black-caps
I get it's complex, but if you agree to play internationals you need to make your contracted players available - otherwise it just becomes a joke...They made there intentions pretty clear in the FTA for the next 5-6 years they weren't interested in test cricket.
I think they play 14 test matches and none of them are 3 match series.
Well Australia outside of the windies don't bother playing anyone below tier 2.I fear South Africa are heading the way of the West Indies in test cricket.
There are already unofficial tiers in test cricket.
1. India, Australia England.
2. New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa
3. West Indies, Bangladesh, Afghanistan
4. Zimbabwe, Ireland
The danger is tier 3 and 4 gettimg bigger.
I agree.I get it's complex, but if you agree to play internationals you need to make your contracted players available - otherwise it just becomes a joke...
We don't get three test series, which is shit in itself, but it is (IMO anyway) the pinnacle... guess I am just old and the cricket world has passed me by
FMD, it's one thing when players (in our case Boult, CDG) opt out of central contracts for lifestyle and monetary reasons... it's another when the f**king central board says our T20 competition is more important than test cricket - f**k you RSA - I get that they need to pay the bills, but if they're not supporting test cricket as the pinnacle, they can f**k right off
https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/s...-will-send-weakened-squad-to-face-black-caps/
Well Australia outside of the windies don't bother playing anyone below tier 2.
Well horse has bolter now.Why should we?
I mean I'm a massive fan of the smaller nations don't get me wrong but Test cricket is already a bit perilous. Two day tests against f**ken Bangladesh in Melbourne aren't going to solve that. And they're worse than India for pitch doctoring when we go over there.
Even tier 2 are rapidly giving up on Test cricket and heading towards actively avoiding it.
The ICC has f**ked small nations because India want nothing to do with them. We aren't blameless either, it's true, but the ICC is the organisation that needs to take charge. Shit like no associates at the ODI world cup hardly helps. At the moment the big three model is the only thing keeping test cricket afloat, as much as it can also hurt it at times.
Tangentially related, poor old Afghanistan should be stripped of international status. Not ideal.