Now, the players, who had welcomed the move and adapted to the entirely new set of conditions to play cricket, have some questions before this concept is globalized.
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“I think some of the criticism has been a little unfair”.
“I must say that in recent times I have seen some improvements”.
“It is hard to make assumptions on Tasmanian cricket or people watching Test cricket in Australia when there is no continuity where the games are”. Australia had won the game by three wickets, in what had turned out to be a three-day Test match. “If the attendances are down over the next few days down here, it might be what Hobart needs, and it has already got unbelievable world-class facilities and lights”.
Part of Ponting’s argument is that of the federalists who emanate from Australia’s smaller states.
Batting legend Brian Lara has slammed the “badly run” Caribbean cricket administration, saying that the trust deficit between the board and players is harming the West Indies team. Until somebody does, you can get a pretty vivid flavour with this terrific piece from Jimmy Adams (in association with Scott Oliver).
Voges put the 23-year-old Barbadian in his place by clubbing him for four boundaries in one over just after lunch, a statement of intent which presaged Australia’s dominance of the rest of the day. Have we actually done that?
“We are very upbeat this series, if we realistically do what we have to do in terms of executing our roles, anything is possible on any given day”. I think that’s a good starting point. “So when we come out on top it will be a whole different story”.
“They just want to know where they can get the next cheque to pay their bills – which is understandable”. They have to beat us because Australians expect them to steam roll us.
One potential pathway forward is a day/night Test, something the state duelled for with South Australia before Adelaide Oval was awarded the honour.
“He has played enough, he has been bowling really well, he deserves his chance, ” Smith said of Pattinson. “If that’s what it’s going to take down here then absolutely”. While the most renowned may have been the low-scoring thriller featuring New Zealand in 2011, Hobart tests generally produce favourable conditions for batting and that is likely to continue with administrators no doubt carrying concerns about matches in this series lasting the full five days.
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“With the advent of domestic T20 tournaments around the world, there is also now a growing alternative market to worldwide cricket for the world’s best players”.
