The World Cup format

ioppolo · Feb 25, 2015

Still reckon Perth would've been the best option here.

damochandler · Feb 25, 2015

B

The Speaker said:
You can't play them all at Manuka.

Bludstone? Uni oval in Dunedin.

The Speaker · Feb 25, 2015

damochandler said:
B

Bludstone? Uni oval in Dunedin.

Why shouldn't they get to play in big Australian grounds? It's not like the big games won't also get big grounds.

damochandler · Feb 25, 2015

The Speaker said:
Why shouldn't they get to play in big Australian grounds? It's not like the big games won't also get big grounds.

Play them with bigger nations not together

The_Reaper · Feb 25, 2015

We shouldn't let the associates play.

Makes for boring cricket

10Dulkar · Feb 25, 2015

Ten teams: Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Punjab, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Pune,Rajasthan and give Pakistan a token spot.

footyfan1978 · Feb 26, 2015

Marklar_33 said:
10 games is what Pakistan & England played in 92, this years finalists will play 9. Australia played 11 in 2007. I'm assuming the format they're planning for 2019 will be full round robin, 11 games to win. Think 10 is around the money

I only looked it up yesterday and found for 2019 World Cup it is 10 nations.
I find it hard to imagine they are doing two groups of 5 with top 4 of each group through to quarter finals so makes me wonder if they simply going to have quarter finals next world cup. They just may have it as 10 teams play each other once and top 4 into semi-finals. Sadly it is a 7 week schedule again so I am not expecting the more condensed tournament I much prefer.

Marklar_33 · Feb 26, 2015

The_Reaper said:
We shouldn't let the associates play.

Makes for boring cricket

How good was it!?! I watched UAE bat and watching Anwar score his hundred, and to see the delight on his face even when he scored 50, could be the moment of the cup for me. And then the chase! Every time Ireland got on top, UAE would strike back!

Yeah I was pretty happy with that match!

Marklar_33 · Feb 26, 2015

footyfan78 said:
I only looked it up yesterday and found for 2019 World Cup it is 10 nations.
I find it hard to imagine they are doing two groups of 5 with top 4 of each group through to quarter finals so makes me wonder if they simply going to have quarter finals next world cup. They just may have it as 10 teams play each other once and top 4 into semi-finals. Sadly it is a 7 week schedule again so I am not expecting the more condensed tournament I much prefer.

I'd hope it'd be a full round robin (I hope they scrap the 10 team idea altogether!) and go straight into semis

vaughany · Feb 26, 2015

Not sure what to think of this article..

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/c...ricket-world-cup/story-fni2usfi-1227239463114

swansfan51 · Feb 26, 2015

vaughany said:
Not sure what to think of this article..

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/c...ricket-world-cup/story-fni2usfi-1227239463114

Big call I know, but this may be the dumbest thing ever written on the internet

Yesterday, The United Arab Emirates played Ireland. Far from being a mouth-watering contest, it was the sort of match-up more likely to leave you drowning in a puddle of your own sleep drool.

vaughany · Feb 26, 2015

swansfan51 said:
Big call I know, but this may be the dumbest thing ever written on the internet

Yesterday, The United Arab Emirates played Ireland. Far from being a mouth-watering contest, it was the sort of match-up more likely to leave you drowning in a puddle of your own sleep drool.

Agree. Did the writer even watch the match?

The Speaker · Feb 28, 2015

Russell Degnan has just produced an excellent piece that rips apart the ICC's current way of fixturing the World Cup, as it doesn't even do the one thing it's meant to do - maximise revenue:

http://idlesummers.com/post.php?postid=1888

damochandler · Feb 28, 2015

The_Reaper said:
We shouldn't let the associates play.

Makes for boring cricket

It was meant for when they play at bigger stadiums

damochandler · Feb 28, 2015

When one team to lays three games in a week and everyone has a week between games. It's ridiculous

SterlingArcher · Feb 28, 2015

Is the 10 team world cup going to be two groups of 5 with the top 3 from each through to the next round?

The Speaker · Feb 28, 2015

SterlingArcher said:
Is the 10 team world cup going to be two groups of 5 with the top 3 from each through to the next round?

No, it's going to be a ten team round robin before semi finals and final.

SterlingArcher · Feb 28, 2015

The Speaker said:
No, it's going to be a ten team round robin before semi finals and final.

So everyone plays everyone?

The_Reaper · Feb 28, 2015

The Speaker said:
No, it's going to be a ten team round robin before semi finals and final.

So 9+8+7+6+5+4+3+2+1 = 45

3 games longer than this current group format?

footyfan1978 · Mar 1, 2015

The_Reaper said:
So 9+8+7+6+5+4+3+2+1 = 45

3 games longer than this current group format?

Probably. They probably make the top 8 then play quarters finals. I do joke but nothing would surprise me with how bad ICC are doing things.

footyfan1978 · Mar 1, 2015

The Speaker said:
No, it's going to be a ten team round robin before semi finals and final.

Where did you read this by the way? I had a look about 3 days ago and never heard anything specific on format apart from ten teams in it over 46 days.

The Speaker · Mar 1, 2015

footyfan78 said:
Where did you read this by the way? I had a look about 3 days ago and never heard anything specific on format apart from ten teams in it over 46 days.

It's been designed to ensure India play at least nine games. There is only one logical way for that to occur.

Interesting to note that Dave Richardson said the other day that the format is likely to be debated afterwards.

Also saw that Agnew, who, as far as cricket writers go, is probably amongst the most influential, recently wrote that he believed cutting the tournament to ten was a bad idea. And explicitly said that he had changed his mind since 2007.

footyfan1978 · Mar 1, 2015

The Speaker said:
It's been designed to ensure India play at least nine games. There is only one logical way for that to occur.

I was actually asking where you read about specifics of format for 2019 World Cup.
Is there anywhere I can read for myself where it actually says the 2019 World Cup has the 10 teams play a round robin phase in full and then top four into semi-finals ?

Oaktree · Mar 1, 2015

vaughany said:
Agree. Did the writer even watch the match?

That's an appalling article!

The Speaker · Mar 1, 2015

footyfan78 said:
I was actually asking where you read about specifics of format for 2019 World Cup.
Is there anywhere I can read for myself where it actually says the 2019 World Cup has the 10 teams play a round robin phase in full and then top four into semi-finals ?

Dave Richardson has stated that the intention of the World Cup format will be to make it like the '92 WC, which he called the best format.

That's as close as you're going to get to official confirmation before this WC is over. And given that we know a) they want ten teams, b) they want to guarantee nine games for India and c) they want a format like the '92 WC, the only format that fits is a ten team round robin.

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