Australia's Pathetic 2007/08 Schedule

[angryangy]

This is the beginning...

Jun TBA: Zim v Aus (3 ODIs)

Sep 11 - 24 T20I Championship in South Africa

Oct-Nov TBA: Ind vs Aus (7 ODIs)

3 mobile Test Series
Nov 8 - 12 Australia v Sri Lanka, Brisbane
Nov 16 - 20 Australia v Sri Lanka, Hobart

KFC Twenty20 International
Tues Dec 11 Australia v New Zealand, Perth

Commonwealth Bank Chappell-Hadlee Trophy
Dec 14 Australia v New Zealand, Adelaide
Dec 16 Australia v New Zealand, Sydney
Dec 20 Australia v New Zealand, Hobart

3 mobile Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Dec 26 - 30 Australia v India, Melbourne
Jan 2 - 6 Australia v India, Sydney
Jan 16 - 20 Australia v India, Perth
Jan 24 - 28 Australia v India, Adelaide

KFC Twenty20 International
Fri Feb 1 Australia v India, Melbourne

Commonwealth Bank Series
Feb 3 Australia v India, Brisbane
Feb 5 Sri Lanka v India, Brisbane
Feb 8 Australia v Sri Lanka, Sydney
Feb 10 Australia v India, Melbourne
Feb 12 Sri Lanka v India, Canberra
Feb 15 Australia v Sri Lanka, Perth
Feb 17 Australia v India, Adelaide
Feb 19 Sri Lanka v India, Adelaide
Feb 22 Australia v Sri Lanka, Melbourne
Feb 24 Australia v India, Sydney
Feb 26 Sri Lanka v India, Hobart
Feb 29 Australia v Sri Lanka, Melbourne
March 2 First Final Sydney
March 4 Second Final Brisbane
March 7 Third Final (if required) Adelaide

Further TBA series

2008
Feb-Mar Tour of Pakistan
Apr-May Tour of West Indies
Jun-Jul Home v Ban
Sep-Oct ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan
Nov-Dec Home v New Zealand
Dec Home v South Africa

2009
Feb Chappell-Hadlee Trophy in New Zealand
Mar Tour of South Africa

Month after month of cricket. What I'm more concerned about is the players. How are we going to manage them through this marathon schedule? Is this an effort to force the senior players into retirement? One way or another, we'll be dependent on extended rosters, which won't be a bad thing if it's voluntary, but could be catastrophic if it's because of a raft of injuries.

 

[Sureshot]

Another Chappell-Hadlee series?

21 ODIs & 6 tests.

We finish our 7 ODIs vs India then have about 4 days till the 20-20 championship.

The organisation is shocking.

 

[PhilD123]

The comment was nothing to do with us losing all the time more to do with the fact it's 2 games too long.

4 games too long if you ask me.

And Gambino, Australia are the home side, India should not get to completely move the traditional Aussie fixture list just so they can play a side that they play every year.

It is actually ridiculous. To be honest, its half the ICC's fault for their arranging of tours in the FTP.

 

[siddharth2002]

What team has really done wonders in Australia? And you must have been sleeping all throughout 2003 (or was it 2004) when we almost won the test series.

And look how they performed in the ODI series during that tour. Miserable would be an understatement.

 

[sohum]

And look how they performed in the ODI series during that tour. Miserable would be an understatement.

It wasn't all that bad. We lost a relatively close game against Australia (18 runs), won one against them and lost one on D/L that we looked like winning. The others were blow-outs but there were lots of positives to take. Also, I do believe that was when VVS Laxman scored three back-to-back ODI centuries--in a week.

 

[siddharth2002]

Exactly but then Indians couldn't maintain their mental toughness and form thanks to long format of the series and the finals were like "its better that India just hand them the trophy and head home early."

 

[irottev]

Chappell-Hadlee series is every year.

At least the MCG hosts 3 games involving Australia. Surprising there isn't a final though.
The SL test seires is pathetic. Otherwise, the schedule isn't that bad. Look at what New Zealand gets:

http://www.cricinfo.com/db/FORTHCOMING/FORTHCOMING_TOURS_NZ.html

 

[Gunner786]

4 games too long if you ask me.

And Gambino, Australia are the home side, India should not get to completely move the traditional Aussie fixture list just so they can play a side that they play every year.

It is actually ridiculous. To be honest, its half the ICC's fault for their arranging of tours in the FTP.

thats exactly my point
the aussie board should stop bending over backwards to accomodate thwe indian schedule

 

[Insomniac]

aus, I'm not sure why you're complaining

Look at Pakistan's home seasons

Almost non existant these days.

Not thankful for what you get, huh?

At least your games are in the summer, while ours, are usually never (besides tour of England 2006)

And the reason for this?

Foreign countries don't like to tour Pakistan in the summer ; heat is too much for them.

 

[siddharth2002]

I think the overall point of the thread is that there's too many games going on and obviously with a bit of influence from BCCI. I, for one can't take any more of that CB series crap, its boring like hell with so many games crammed in for nothing. Its almost laughable that it even allowed English to stage a comeback from nowhere only recently.

 

[mattfb]

The 2008 fixtures are rubbish.
we play 5 months straight then have a 1 month break then we play till our home series. Then we keep on playing the feb and mar non stop again. we have 1 month break in a year.. Pathetic.

 

[smssia0112]

i mean theres a mix. you have test matches then some odis then more tests them more odis. which means you get a mixture and not just 1 month of one thing and 1 month of another

Oh I see what you mean, but the Chappell Hadlee Series (which I forgot) doesn't really count.

a certain hypocrisy there,

so india and pakistan should schedule their tours to accomodate australia but australia dont have to do the same?

india and pakistan arent forcing australia to play these matches
they dissed the aussie board by asking SA to take their place on the ireland series and even then the aussie board seem reluctant to do anything,

its sort of like america and britain but this time its cricket

Exactly, they aren't forcing us, and yet we're still doing it. You don't have to acommodate us more than yourself, but surely we are more important than Pakistan in terms of matches, I mean why the hell do we have to play SEVEN ODIs with no tests in India, we could use that time to play Test Cricket here, it's ridiculous.

You think it is a boredom then that's because of you and only you. Mark my words India will surely win that tri series.

Him and every single Australian fan, the CB Series is incredibly long and boring. And if India wins that series (not arrogant at all that they will 'surely' win it, although I'll go ahead and be a hypocrite here) then England will win this World Cup. That they are out of. Beat Bangladesh and then you can beat Sri Lanka and Australia, two of the best ODI sides in the world.

It is ridiculous to play SO MUCH cricket at the wrong time of the year. Have some respect for your own fans, rather than the opposition. If India are busy they can play less or no cricket. We don't need to rearrange our schedule for their own comfort.

Oh, and by the way, I like the Trianbgular format, but it is about twice as long as it should be.

 

[formula1man]

i didn't know we had 7 odis v india are they in aus. i think this long year ahead will be a good time to test out some young up and coming players against the world to replace a few of our older players in the next few years

 

[sohum]

The reason Australia are playing their ODI series against India now is because they didn't play it when they did the test tour. I personally think it's an overload of cricket especially since we'll probably end up losing most of the games. As for Australia's summer schedule, they could easily help themselves out by shortening the CB series. Everyone would be happy.

 

[Gunner786]

Exactly, they aren't forcing us, and yet we're still doing it. You don't have to acommodate us more than yourself, but surely we are more important than Pakistan in terms of matches

To yourself you are more important than pakistn in terms of matches but ask any indian or pakistani which matches they would rather see and you would get your answer

anyway regarding the summer issue,
no fans have asmuch right to moan like us pakistanis do,
we havent seen a sumeer or spring match for so many years and have to see players walking off 2 hours early in every day of every home test match in winter

next years aussie series will be the first spring series since the india tour in 2004 where we will hopefully get full days play