Cricket Australia has enough of Twenty20

[baburao]

Cricket Australia has enough of Twenty20

ADELAIDE: Cricket Australia (CA) is happy with the decision of the International Cricket Council (ICC) not to have a surfeit of Twenty20 matches and wants to develop the shortest form of the game more at domestic level first, the media reported here Monday.

CA public affairs manager Peter Young made it clear that the board has no intention of lobbying for more international Twenty20 matches despite claims that this form will inevitably replace the 50-over game, the Adelaide Advertiser reported.

ICC permits countries to host only three Twenty20 matches in their home summer and no more than two against one opponent. This means teams cannot play a best-of-three series, meaning one-day internationals retain their significance.

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1138422

 

[Harrypotter_fan]

Why is everyone so much against 20/20?

 

[baburao]

Why is everyone so much against 20/20?

Becoz india won it.

 

[Leggie]

Becoz india won it.

Yeah and in other words its the only thing that Australia don't possess in their trophy cabinet....

 

[baburao]

Another reason : Zimbabwe won against Aus in WC.

 

[RoboRocks]

I don't see how Australia can do this really. Every country is or is going to get behind Twenty20 and Australia as the best side in the world cannot afford to ignore it since now with its sucess, it will eventually be more and more apart of a series and taken seriously. If Australia don't take it seriously then they're going be down the ranks when Twenty20 becomes more regular.

 

[usy]

Becoz india won it.

and Pakistan are also good at it ..

 

[Left_Hander]

I heard that the ICC had made a rule so that a country can only have a maximum of two Twenty20's in their home summer/season. Making it impossible to have a best of three. I think this is a good rule. Twenty20 should be used in moderation, let One Day and Test Cricket have the limelight.

Let's say we get rid of One Dayers. There would be to much of a gap between Twenty20's and Tests. We might have run rates of 6 an over in Test Cricket.

 

[Kev]

I think the ICC and Cricket Australia has it right with Twenty20. Keep the focus for it at Domestic level. This allows the much maligned domestic leagues to raise their profiles and generate some much needed income. Sure play the odd Twenty20 but if it does become too regular then the domestic game will suffer. I love twenty20 as a spectacle and its not going anywhere, but dont swamp us with it. There is plenty of room for all 3 forms of cricket to co-exist as it is currently but if people suddenly want 5 T20 internationals per series something has to give.

 

[dikon]

I think the ICC and Cricket Australia has it right with Twenty20. Keep the focus for it at Domestic level. This allows the much maligned domestic leagues to raise their profiles and generate some much needed income. Sure play the odd Twenty20 but if it does become too regular then the domestic game will suffer. I love twenty20 as a spectacle and its not going anywhere, but dont swamp us with it. There is plenty of room for all 3 forms of cricket to co-exist as it is currently but if people suddenly want 5 T20 internationals per series something has to give.

Totally agree.Test cricket is the best cricket and the more twenty20 fans see at international level the more they will want.More twenty20 will mean less test cricket which isn't good for the game.

 

[evertonfan]

I love Twenty20 at county level. It's amazing. One of the spectacles of the season. At international level however, it's already been overused.

 

[Leggie]

I love Twenty20 at county level. It's amazing. One of the spectacles of the season. At international level however, it's already been overused.

No its not, teams are only allowed 7 (I think) T20's a year, and it seemed overused this year because we had the T20 WC

 

[Skater]

I liked what England did in 2005, by having a Twenty20 right after the Australians got here, then going into the ODIs and then the Tests. The T20 was just a showpiece and a warm up for the ODIs which is how it should be in my opinion.

The Twenty20 Cup is great, loads of people go to the games so it raises money for the counties to improve their grounds, it makes really exciting cricket and anyone can win as its such a short format, nobody really thought Kent could do it this year.

The only time I feel the T20 Cup goes a bit unfavourable is when rain forces the games to be narrowed down to 5 overs per side. It ruins it, but it had to be done with a summer like we had.

 

[Sureshot]

I actually think that T20 can have a bigger impact on the game (not coffers) at county level, yes it does boost huge money for the counties which is a good thing because they need it. International level though, a tournament I don't mind, 1 20/20 per tour, I don't mind. I wouldn't take it any further at the top level.

 

[aussie1st]

Exactly how it should be, it's not like India had many 20/20 internationals infact I'm sure Aus had played more. Thus playing more 20/20 internationals won't win the the World Cup.

The selectors have said they will treat 20/20 as a separate form so that is a step to treating it seriously. Once our 20/20 finishes in domestic I'm hoping they pick on form from that tournament and not base it on OD or even FC.