Cricket World Cup: The changes needed to revitalise the tournament - Steven Finn column - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/67366337
Interesting ideas about bonus points. Certainly the way netrun rate works seems to encourage less interesting games.
I've always been an advocate of the 40...
I agree a bit but this does seem to have lasted months. When England's record was won one, lost five and they still had two weeks left and could qualify for the semis it showed how will it was.
I've lost a lot of interest mainly due to an inability to watch highlights on anything other than my...
Does seem a bit odd that fielding teams can be punished for slow over rates, you can be timed out before you bat but once you're there you can delay it this much
Indeed, was just reading this
https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?mailpoet_router&endpoint=track&action=click&data=WyIxMzMiLCIxN3J4bmtxYXZ0b2cwZ3d3dzhra3Nrb29nY29zMDRjYyIsIjU2MCIsImI2MTU4MWUzZDdjNSIsZmFsc2Vd
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/nov/03/ben-stokes-set-to-have-knee-surgery-after-englands-cricket-world-cup-ends?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
I know we're technically still in with a chance but why doesn't he get it done now?
From the Guardian match report
"It emerged before the game that the qualification process for the next Champions Trophy had been changed – in 2021, without a whisper of public announcement – so that only the top seven teams in this tournament’s group stage (or eight, should the hosts...
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Great King Cricket article on England
There were people on the rugby world cup thread a few weeks ago saying the RWC should be more like the cricket world cup. For my money the the cricket has the worst format of all world cups though I'm sure FIFA will resolve that shortly with a 100 team round robin played on Mordor and the Death...