30 overs a side?

[Parquet Court]

So basically you want more boundaries and wickets, why not just have fielding restrictions the entire time? Would do the exact job you want to be done. Having better bowlers on during the 15-40 period isn't going to stop the other team from knocking singles around. If anything it might lower overall scores which is exactly what you don't want. Likelyhood of scoring a boundary of a McGrath with the field back in over 25 is far less likely then off a Hussey. With your 'solution' you would see the exact same batting during 15-40 or a lot of wickets and teams going out for 150 before they even get close to batting out the 50 overs.

lower scores is not a bad thing in my opinion, manufacturing the game to get between 275 and 300 each match has the same effect of homogeneity that we are experiencing with ODIs at present.

i am in favour of a tiered bowling restrictions, ie: 12, 10, 8, 6 etc:

so you can have your best bowler bowl 12, then someone who can bowl up to 10 and so on. it might not necessarily be the same bowler each match, depending on conditions, form and what not.

 

[j0rdy1]

i am in favour of a tiered bowling restrictions, ie: 12, 10, 8, 6 etc:

Although I much prefer 10 overs each. I wouldn't mind seeing this happen, I assume before the innings the captain would have to designate the 12 to someone then 10 to someone and so on till the 50 overs is filled. What happens if someone gets injured or if a bowler is getting smacked around so then fakes an injury to get out of bowling the rest. Brings an unfairness and the ability to 'cheat', as the batting side would build a tactic around the fielding sides bowling decisions.

Either way though you are going to manufacture a typical innings. Its either you keep with tradition or try to change something that isn't broke to accommodate for those people who can't watch a 50 over game without getting bored. Which is already there in the form of T20. 50 overs is the perfect medium between test and T20 and changing it to feel more like a slightly longer T20 would be awful

 

[Parquet Court]

Although I much prefer 10 overs each. I wouldn't mind seeing this happen, I assume before the innings the captain would have to designate the 12 to someone then 10 to someone and so on till the 50 overs is filled. What happens if someone gets injured or if a bowler is getting smacked around so then fakes an injury to get out of bowling the rest. Brings an unfairness and the ability to 'cheat', as the batting side would build a tactic around the fielding sides bowling decisions.

Either way though you are going to manufacture a typical innings. Its either you keep with tradition or try to change something that isn't broke to accommodate for those people who can't watch a 50 over game without getting bored. Which is already there in the form of T20. 50 overs is the perfect medium between test and T20 and changing it to feel more like a slightly longer T20 would be awful

no, it would be determined during the game, dependent on who is bowling well, so dave warner could bowl 12

i would like to see ODIs go, they have had their time, t20s and tests for me

 

[exit]

Interesting article:

http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/601929.html

I'd certainly be open to this.

 

[Mateyman]

The world cup of cricket is the games biggest and most sort after prize.

I don't know about that. I would rather the no. 1 ranking in tests to the Wc, but maybe I'm in the minority. As an Australian, I would also prefer to hold the Ashes, but that can't be applied outside Australia and England

 

[MisterMarcus]

I vote we cut out that annoying cricket bit in the middle.

Really annoys me when they keep interrupting those fireworks, dancing girls, KFC ads and Block promos to show a few muppets hitting a white ball around....

 

[Parquet Court]

the reason i think t20 is the way is because it goes for 3 hours....football, soccer, basketball, baseball....pretty much every popular sport worldwide has a game that doesnt go much longer than this.

its a magic time barrier