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at a wind up
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What do you guys think of the new city 20 20 cricket being given the go ahead. Which cities will have a team do you reckon. Leeds will.....Surely?
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Personally, I don't give a toss for t20..it will be the death of the county championship.whiteswan wrote:What do you guys think of the new city 20 20 cricket being given the go ahead. Which cities will have a team do you reckon. Leeds will.....Surely?
The big bucks from Sky.....sad.
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I'm a traditionalist like you HaighyHaighy wrote:Personally, I don't give a toss for t20..it will be the death of the county championship.
The big bucks from Sky.....sad.
Never watch T20 cricket.....Sky will kill the county championship, once that happens my interest in cricket will no doubt wane !
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No county championship games for over 4 weeks now due to the 50 over stuff.1964white wrote:I'm a traditionalist like you Haighy
Never watch T20 cricket.....Sky will kill the county championship, once that happens my interest in cricket will no doubt wane !
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Think I dislike 50 stuff more than 20/20 as a spectacle....
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Sort of with you on that one.faaip wrote:Think I dislike 50 stuff more than 20/20 as a spectacle....
Not a fan of either..!
I've been to the last 3 roses t20 matches at Headingley.....absolutely madness..it's like Leeds v Scum... just a piss up. Cricket it aint !!!
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I have to admit I like all formats of the game but not sure if this City thing will work. Have to wait and see.
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Problem is us "purists" can't support the game at the level at which it wants to become. Most new cricket fans I'm guessing prefer the over in a few hours or a day format which suits the shorter attention spans we all have these days.
Now is the city thing replacing the county 20/20 or running alongside because if alongside then teams will lose players to their city teams as they already do to the IPL and test teams. Will, oh I don't know, Joe Root play for Yorkshire and Bristol say and not Leeds should those cities get franchises ?
Can you imagine Bristol v Leeds with Bairstow and Root playing for Bristol ? It'll be like players playing for different teams in the FA cup and the league ...
Then with only 8 cities (lets say for arguments sake - Manchester, London, Birmingham, Southampton, Leeds, Nottingham, Bristol, Sheffield/Liverpool) It's going to leave a lot of supporters "stateless". I'm a Hampshire fan but have no allegiance to Southampton nor would I support a London team.
Now is the city thing replacing the county 20/20 or running alongside because if alongside then teams will lose players to their city teams as they already do to the IPL and test teams. Will, oh I don't know, Joe Root play for Yorkshire and Bristol say and not Leeds should those cities get franchises ?
Can you imagine Bristol v Leeds with Bairstow and Root playing for Bristol ? It'll be like players playing for different teams in the FA cup and the league ...
Then with only 8 cities (lets say for arguments sake - Manchester, London, Birmingham, Southampton, Leeds, Nottingham, Bristol, Sheffield/Liverpool) It's going to leave a lot of supporters "stateless". I'm a Hampshire fan but have no allegiance to Southampton nor would I support a London team.
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They intend keeping the county t20. So there will be two t20 competitions !!!faaip wrote:Problem is us "purists" can't support the game at the level at which it wants to become. Most new cricket fans I'm guessing prefer the over in a few hours or a day format which suits the shorter attention spans we all have these days.
Now is the city thing replacing the county 20/20 or running alongside because if alongside then teams will lose players to their city teams as they already do to the IPL and test teams. Will, oh I don't know, Joe Root play for Yorkshire and Bristol say and not Leeds should those cities get franchises ?
Can you imagine Bristol v Leeds with Bairstow and Root playing for Bristol ? It'll be like players playing for different teams in the FA cup and the league ...
Then with only 8 cities (lets say for arguments sake - Manchester, London, Birmingham, Southampton, Leeds, Nottingham, Bristol, Sheffield/Liverpool) It's going to leave a lot of supporters "stateless". I'm a Hampshire fan but have no allegiance to Southampton nor would I support a London team.
How it will work I've no idea, nor do i give a toss.
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Yorkshire going well against Lancashire at Heading in the Roses match (Royal London one day cup) Reached 296 for 9 in their 50 over innings. Lunch and then the Lancs to bat
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Yorkshire win by 79 runs :clap2:
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Ballance continues his great form. Handscomb looks a decent acquisition for Yorkswhiteswan wrote:Yorkshire win by 79 runs :clap2:
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Easy !!whiteswan wrote:Yorkshire win by 79 runs :clap2:
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Brilliant knock by young J B...
Smashed wor Durham all over Headingley.
Now they depart on Von Strauss orders..!
Smashed wor Durham all over Headingley.
Now they depart on Von Strauss orders..!
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Another great winHaighy wrote:Brilliant knock by young J B...
Smashed wor Durham all over Headingley.
Now they depart on Von Strauss orders..!
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Yorks doing well in the limited overs game this seasonwhiteswan wrote:Another great win
Fingers-crossed it shall continue
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My first visit to Headingley this season likely to be the Roses match on the 2nd or 3rd June
Hopefully the climate will be much warmer by then
Hopefully the climate will be much warmer by then
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Heres the elephant in the room about Cricket in the UK. (two in fact)
1) When we have a dry summer, it makes money.
2) Test Cricket makes huge sums, a lack of longer games will hurt our test side.
1) When we have a dry summer, it makes money.
2) Test Cricket makes huge sums, a lack of longer games will hurt our test side.
Every game I predict a 3 - 1 Leeds win, I am traditional like that.