Art Vandelay_
TheBrownDog
- Oct 28, 2012
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Well I guess some things never change in cricket. SA and trophies at least
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It's pretty much how every cricket tournament is always played barring the IPL apparently. It's fine, just win the bloody game when it matters, if you can't beat a 4th ranked side at home in a semi then you don't bloody deserve to play in a final!I've brought it up well before tonight, clearly the timing was never going to look good. As a Scorchers fan, you don't think your view is clouded just a tad?
People have been calling for this since the Stars choked in either the first or second season of the comp after dominating the home and away games. I'm happy to hear CA may be reviewing it.
Watch tomorrow night if the scorchers have their chance at a third rained off.As I've mentioned a few times now, with all the pitches basically identical these days, home ground advantage is minimal. There is certainly no fear factor to traveling.
I'm not sure how the rain thing is remotely relevant when it's a Summer sport and rain is unlikely.
Honestly don't see the problem with 3rd hosting the final. Happens in many local cricket leagues without fuss.I'm a Thunder fan and even I feel it is a ridiculous system.
The worst thing is a team can come 3rd and HOST the final....to me that is just plain wrong. Top 2 side should host the final, period.
Honestly don't see the problem with 3rd hosting the final. Happens in many local cricket leagues without fuss.
1v4 2v3 (or other variants if there are more finalists) and if the home teams lose then the highest still in hosts the final.
Why should it be any different for BBL? And what does it matter when ODI and T20 wickets are fairly homogenous?
It doesn't sound so simple, it is a whole extra week of convolution.IPL sysyem is much better. The reward for top 2 should be hosting the final. That is the 1 v 2 game first up. 3 v 4 in an elimination game next. Loser of 1 v 2 gets a 2nd chance against the winner of 3 v 4. Simple system, much fairer.
Disagree.IPL sysyem is much better. The reward for top 2 should be hosting the final. That is the 1 v 2 game first up. 3 v 4 in an elimination game next. Loser of 1 v 2 gets a 2nd chance against the winner of 3 v 4. Simple system, much fairer.
So I've heard that apparently after tonight's game, Cricket Australia have ruled the WACA and MCG not available for the final on Sunday night...
Disagree.
Again why should the BBL have double chances (and extend the tournament) when that's not the case in the majority of leagues around the nation?
The tournament goes long enough as it is. Can't delay the more important Shield matches any longer.
We don't have second chances at the World Cup. You lose at the knockout stage and sayonara.
The reward for top 2 is a home final. That's enough. You lose given that privilege then that's bad luck, stiff cheddar, tough t***ies
Why? Why should it be any different to comps around the country? You keep dodging this point. Why is it good enough for district and club cricketers but its harsh and unfair on professional cricketers?Delay the Shield season for a whole what 2 days...the Shield games don't start till Thurs/Friday anyway. 2-3 days is plenty to get back for the Shield games. The IPLE system is better, especially in a T20 where 'luck' does play a role unfortunately.
I'm happy, I go for the Thunder but I feel for the Strikers as if you come first it shouldn't be elimination.
Why? Why should it be any different to comps around the country? You keep dodging this point. Why is it good enough for district and club cricketers but its harsh and unfair on professional cricketers?
This giving 2nd chances is nothing more than unnecessary bullsh*t frankly. If you're not good enough to win when it matters, under the pressure of a cut-throat final, why should we reward that with a second chance?
No thanks.
Footy is a different kettle of fish. 6 month competition v just a tick over a month in between a busy schedule. Fair indication of which is more important and relevantSo lets just make the whole AFL finals purely elimination then. All finals, elimination...
No thanks, should be more of a reward for the minor premiers. Just because it occurs in district cricket doesn't mean it should at the top level. In fact, even in those comps I would be saying the same thing, when possible the top side deserves a 2nd chance first week. If you finish first you should get the safety of the double chance.
Footy is a different kettle of fish. 6 month competition v just a tick over a month in between a busy schedule. Fair indication of which is more important and relevant
Also that's a final 8 system for which 1-2 deserve a substantial advantage over 8th. This is 1-4 where 1 and 2 get their advantage. If they waste it then that's bad luck.
No worse than Fleming commentating the Stars, or especially Ponting commentating Hurricanes games.
I have said it again and again. Commentators shouldn't commentate their teams. It isn't hard.
Such an annoying finals system. The Thunder won 4 bloody games for the season and will knock a team out who won 7, something has to be done when the team who has finished first has only made the final once in the entire BBL history. Home ground advantage is pretty negligible in T20, it's nothing like footy.