More Ashes than you can poke a stump at.

[Kyptastic]

So it seems that the next world cup is messing with the future itinery:

England and Australia will play each other in ten consecutive Tests across two series home and away in 2013-14, and that could be followed by a further five-match series in 2015, after it was confirmed that the dates of the next Ashes series Down Under have been brought forward by a year.

...

A proposal to bring England's next home series, in 2013, forward by a year was thwarted by the competing demands of the London Olympics. England's subsequent home Ashes summer is now expected to take place in 2015, a year earlier than the 2016 date originally proposed, with the traditional four-year home-and-away rotation expected to kick in from then on.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/current/story/498610.html

I can see why this has become an issue, but there's a possiblity of overcrowding the calendar and having these matches lose some of their meaning.

 

[Jimthegreat]

So it seems that the next world cup is messing with the future itinery:



http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/current/story/498610.html

I can see why this has become an issue, but there's a possiblity of overcrowding the calendar and having these matches lose some of their meaning.

Doesn't matter much about the first series (well, sort of) as long as we win the second series so we hold them for a couple of years. In reverse we only hold them a few months.

 

[Doodlesweaver]

Doesn't matter much about the first series (well, sort of) as long as we win the second series so we hold them for a couple of years. In reverse we only hold them a few months.

Sounds like very greedy, money-grabbing nonsense by CA and ECB. They could have arranged them further apart than they have, World Cup or no.

 

[J Selwood14]

now the want the England series to move forward to 2015 as well! 15 tests v England in 2 years

 

[frankrizzo]

CA pushing test cricket further into the margins, business as usual for these arseholes.

 

[Gazza_11]

Am I the only one creaming myself at this prospect?

 

[The Passenger]

hmmmm without looking into just yet... on the outside it reeks of short term financial desperation. word around the traps is that CA's financial situation has taken a fair battering in the last couple of years.

 

[Doodlesweaver]

now the want the England series to move forward to 2015 as well! 15 tests v England in 2 years

And then add in all the accompanying t20's and ODI's as well. Greedy barstewards.

 

[eddiesmith]

Sounds good, none of the other countries care about Test cricket

 

[Hellgood]

Sounds good, none of the other countries care about Test cricket

Really? South Africa and India are ranked higher than both Australia and England and both have been getting decent crowds to their recent tests. I'm sick of seeing Australia playing England at the moment (Ashes was fine, but the T20's and ODI's with the same two team are starting to wear a bit thin).

 

[damochandler]

I want to see us play 10 tests against india and south africa at the moment.

It's very complicated this new fixturing

 

[Johnson#26]

Not a fan. It'll be cool for the first Test, but after that it does dilute the series.

 

[dumb]

we'll need all the chances to win them back that we can get

 

[Father Jack]

this is like complaining about having a GF replay. the more the better as far as i am concerned.

 

[Santana]

this is like complaining about having a GF replay. the more the better as far as i am concerned.

GF replays are shit in case you haven't noticed.

 

[Father Jack]

No, I haven't noticed.