2007 Summer Shake Up

[AdelUniCrowFan]

2007/2008 Summer Shake Up

Looks like the Australia Day test at Adelaide could be back

Interesting to read this
http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/279197.html

Next season's Tests to run until end of January
Australia's summer schedule faces shake-up
Cricinfo staff
February 7, 2007

There will be no repeats of this year's SCG send-offs in 2008, with two Tests set to follow the Sydney match against India.

Australia's Test and ODI program for next summer is set for a major overhaul, with little cricket scheduled for December and the triangular one-day series unlikely to start until February. The Age reported that India's home series against Pakistan had forced the changes as India would be unable to arrive in Australia until mid-December.

The summer would begin with two Tests against Sri Lanka in November, probably at Brisbane and Hobart, and would not resume again until the Boxing Day Test against India at Melbourne. The report said the only international games Australia would host in December before Boxing Day would be the three-match Chappell-Hadlee series with New Zealand.

The second of the four Tests against India would be held at Sydney in the first week of January - when the Test matches typically finish - before Perth and Adelaide would host the final two games later in January. The report said the one-day competition, which would feature Sri Lanka and India, would run through February and into March.

Cricket Australia told the paper the changes were unavoidable because India had to host Pakistan in November and December. "We have ten Test teams around the world and seven or eight of them are in the same time zone [season] as us," Peter Young, the CA spokesman, said. "That makes scheduling very difficult. It's like playing chess in three dimensions; every time you move one piece, it affects another piece."

 

[RoosterLad]

I'd rather a test on aussie day than a one dayer.. especially after the ********ing farce this year with that hack england team struggling to make 3 figures.

 

[bus24]

Bugger, More Tri-series rubbish.

 

[spell_check]

Good to see that the tri series is still going - like I have said; the best matches seem to be the ones not involving Australia. And with India coming next year along with Sri Lanka (now the Windies equivalent of the 80s in coming here so often to play one dayers) it should hopefully be a beauty.

 

[RoosterLad]

Well if the best matches are those not involving australia we should kick australia out

 

[spell_check]

haha, I mean our games are usually one sided with us winning - even when we lose they are one sided. Hopefully India bring a full strength side next summer and a positive attitude as well.

 

[HBF]

Great for the Croweaters to get their Australia Day Test Match back as it looks likely to happen.

Hopefully we'll get a more competetive Summer in 2007/2008 than the one that we've had to sit through this series.

 

[Cleavy]

The Age reported that India's home series against Pakistan had forced the changes as India would be unable to arrive in Australia until mid-December.

Let the pre-whinging about the lack of warm-up games for acclimatisation begin!

The report said the one-day competition, which would feature Sri Lanka and India, would run through February and into March.

Issues with cricket pitches on football grounds heading into AFL pre-season and the season proper? Possible need for an alternate venue or 2?

 

[Johnson#26]

Not cool at all. Much prefer the way it is, although it appears unavoidable.

First time since, when, 1997/1998 this has happened?

 

[eddiesmith]

Let the pre-whinging about the lack of warm-up games for acclimatisation begin!



Issues with cricket pitches on football grounds heading into AFL pre-season and the season proper? Possible need for an alternate venue or 2?

Why? The States still use those grounds untill mid March anyway

 

[Warwick]

The best time to watch cricket is during December. Pre-Christmas barbies, beach holidays etc etc.

 

[Marklar_33]

This is where we need more 20-20 fixtures then, while NZ and SL are in the country around Chappell-Hadlee time, and while Sri Lanka are killing time! (More likely they'll head home though)

 

[pluga_4]

wow, the aussie summer getting rejigged because of other countries commitments. its normally rock solid.

is our itenary confirmed yet?
will they finally scrap the tri-series a year earlier than planned?
if our summer finishes early march the aussies will be full on until july-aug
march-apr in pakistan
may-june in west indies
jul-aug top end series v bangladesh.

 

[TheGhostOfJohnBelushi]

December is going to be bloody boring.

And the one day series going until March?? WTF?!?

Cricket starts in November, goes to early Feb. Dems da rules!!! Worlds are colliding!!