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Let me preface this post by saying that this proposal is designed predominantly to promote discussion. I'm not saying that this should happen or that it is even close to a fool-proof idea. My idea (again, not full-proof) to possibly revamp test cricket (which closely resembles ODI rules):
Thoughts? Criticisms? Am I crazy? Would this crash and burn?
PATENT PENDING
- Tests are played over a maximum of four days
- Matches will always end with a result (rain permitting)
- Each team has two innings (four innings total)
- Team A has a full day (90 overs) maximum in their first innings. If Team A is 6/400 at the end of the first day, their innings is finished (this will promote stroke-play towards the end of the innings like in ODIs/T20s)
- Team B bats for the whole second day, Team A the third (their second innings), and Team B the fourth (their second innings)
- If either team is ever bowled out before the end of their day/allotment of overs, the bowling team then gets to bat for the remainder of that time plus their originally allotted day
Thoughts? Criticisms? Am I crazy? Would this crash and burn?
PATENT PENDING
