Substitutes

[Twizzle]

A lot of talk about this lately.

For mine its a no brainer, if team is down a player you then have an unfair situation. Its all about the fans and teams need to at least have a full team to represent them, this playing a player short is something I just do not agree with.

Its there any other team sport in the work that doesn't have a bench to rotate players ?

One bowler and one batsmen on the bench and either can be the 12th man for fielding purposes.

 

[Bazal]

Definitely should have subs.

Unless Wadey plays like that again and gets a broken arm. He wouldn't deserve replacing

 

[Bring back John Fifita]

I’m ok with the replacement rule they brought in BUT the 12th man is the only person who can be subbed in..

Eg in the 2nd test at Lords when smith went down, the 12th man (Mitchell Starc) would have been subbed in rather than the “like for like” replacement of Marnus Labuschagne..

It would make the 12th man more of a strategic role in the team this way, rather than a “you just missed out now watch us play cricket for 5 days and think about it” role..

 

[Twizzle]

If it was a 12th man only sub The Bison would be our permanent 12th man.

 

[Bring back John Fifita]

If it was a 12th man only sub The Bison would be our permanent 12th man.

Maybe...

but I reckon it’d be more bowlers they’d use. Eg 1st innings use 4 quicks then sub in Lyon for the 2nd innings..

Except at the the MCG of course where you’d have more chance turning a marble on ice.

 

[lockyno1]

Can just see it being abused like nothing before. That's my main issue with it.