World Cup for Tests? discussions...World Test Series?

[LA ICE-E]

There's three form of the sport cricket. Two of them have a championship but the most pure form doesnt. You probably figured out, it's test. Well the main reason it doesn't is because of time and you might not get a result.
Note: The ICC did put a test ranking system into affect but what if that is used to detemine seeds in a test championship. From 2013, every four/eight years there would a test championship. The ICC LG Test championship would determine the teams by calculating the ratings of all the matches for the four/eight years. The top two teams from the LG ranking would battle it out like it happens in college football (A.Football). Then after the test championship the ranking would start over. It would be kinda of like the Ashes except it wouldn't be australia and england everytime as they can move down the ranking.

 

[.::Stevo::.]

I have no idea what you just did there. But i do like the idea of a Test World Cup, which should be held every 4-8 years

 

[LA ICE-E]

But i do like the idea of a Test World Cup, which should be held every 4-8 years

I know it should be held every 4 or 8 years but guys you need to vote of i can come up with 1 good idea how to host a test world cup

 

[Iron-Haggis]

World Cup for Test cricket is a waste of time in my opinion. It would go for too long with not many games. Plus if there was a host country the spectator interest in other countries would be minimal and would be a waste of money.

 

[Sureshot]

More games in the calendar? Seriously?

 

[LA ICE-E]

World Cup for Test cricket is a waste of time in my opinion. It would go for too long with not many games.

Like I said it would be for 45 days just like the ODI world cup and even without not to many games, you would get the most pure cricket played in the highest level by the top teams it would be top class cricket for 45 days.

Plus if there was a host country the spectator interest in other countries would be minimal and would be a waste of money.

That's why in Idea 1 the games would be hosted by one of the teams playing in the certain match

More games in the calendar? Seriously?

no not really because acording to idea 1 it would be adopted into the calender by replacing three test series with it, which it is basiclly; round 1 is made up of 2 test series and the final is a test series.(there would be no other cricket for 45 days, giving the other countries a rest)

 

[icyman]

Well even i like this idea.
What the ICC can do is :

1. Australia #1 v West Indies #3

2. England # 2 v New Zealand #7

3. Pakistan #3 v South Africa #6

4. India # 4 v Sri Lanka # 5

All these matches should start on one-day,that would enable us to save time.

The Semi-Finals can be like

Match 1 v Match 4
Match 2 v MaTch 3

Final

The World Cup could be over in 25 days !
Ofcourse they should have something like a bonus point system that was followed in the Asian Test Championship in 1999.
It should be similar to a knockout.

 

[woodywiss sa sa]

It'd be implausable because of who many games would need to played, Venue as well would be difficult. It'll never happen tbh. Although it's an intreging idea.

 

[LA ICE-E]

Well even i like this idea.
What the ICC can do is :

1. Australia #1 v West Indies #3

2. England # 2 v New Zealand #7

3. Pakistan #3 v South Africa #6

4. India # 4 v Sri Lanka # 5

All these matches should start on one-day,that would enable us to save time.

The Semi-Finals can be like

Match 1 v Match 4
Match 2 v MaTch 3

Final

The World Cup could be over in 25 days !
Ofcourse they should have something like a bonus point system that was followed in the Asian Test Championship in 1999.
It should be similar to a knockout.

There's some problem in that though 1st if it's starts on the same day cricket boards would have trouble finding broadcasters to show the all the games because not all of them has two or more sports chanel and then if eight teams played you would get minimal support from the fans because it would only have one host which means not many people showing up for the rest of the matches without the host team....it's not a 20/20 or ODI so most like only the home team crowd will come to only support the home team so i like idea 1 personaly

 

[icyman]

Why have a country as a venue ?
In the Asian Championship matches were played in India,Pak,Ban and SL.

Applying venues to my above mentioned fixtures :

1. Australia #1 v West Indies #3 - Port of Spain Sky Sports

2. England # 2 v New Zealand #7- Lord's,London Sky Sports

3. Pakistan #3 v South Africa #6- Karachi Ten Sports

4. India # 4 v Sri Lanka # 5- Eden Gardens Neo Sports


Semi Final 1 - Aus v Ind - Gabba,Brisbane Channel 9
Semi Final 2 - Saf v Nzl - Wellington Supersport

Final - Saf v Aus - Johannesburg Channle 9 n Supersport

Telecast partners

Well the only possible thing here to to ask local broadacasters to do it like mentioned above.

 

[LA ICE-E]

Why have a country as a venue ?
In the Asian Championship matches were played in India,Pak,Ban and SL.

Applying venues to my above mentioned fixtures :

1. Australia #1 v West Indies #3 - Port of Spain Sky Sports

2. England # 2 v New Zealand #7- Lord's,London Sky Sports

3. Pakistan #3 v South Africa #6- Karachi Ten Sports

4. India # 4 v Sri Lanka # 5- Eden Gardens Neo Sports


Semi Final 1 - Aus v Ind - Gabba,Brisbane Channel 9
Semi Final 2 - Saf v Nzl - Wellington Supersport

Final - Saf v Aus - Johannesburg Channle 9 n Supersport

Telecast partners

Well the only possible thing here to to ask local broadacasters to do it like mentioned above.

problem is after 1 test they would have to fly to the new region- problem - jet lack and you would have to take time for the players to get ready in the new region...then if all the games are on at the same time it would be less attention to each induvidual match and if its idea one the the 1st game of best out of three's would start for group A then after 5 days later group Bs would start after 5 days group A's second match and so on the teams would get fives days rest after each match then they would go to the final with 5 days rest to the new region so that would be 35 days counting rest and then 1st match of the final- 40 days then 3 days break second match 48 days and then 3 days break-51 days then 3 final match 56 days all together counting rest time plus teams wouldn't have to play unnecessary games(if 1 team won the 1st 2 matches they would have to play the 3 test, kind of like in baseball). It Would kind of be like the Ashes but 2 more matches

 

[Adarsh]

Realistically, the series has to take place in one place. The problem I have with this is:
1) What would you do in case of a draw?
2) One team only has to win 3 test matches in a row to be crowned the best test side!

 

[LA ICE-E]

Realistically, the series has to take place in one place. The problem I have with this is:
1) What would you do in case of a draw?
2) One team only has to win 3 test matches in a row to be crowned the best test side!

I already said if there was a draw they would play a 20/20 match and they dont have win 3 in a row but they have to win 2 in the final to be the champions. why does it have to be in one place? the world baseball classic was hosted in by different countries across the world

 

[plympilgrim]

personally i think a test championship would be a bad idea as the spectators won't pay to watch 5 days of cricket what would be better i think is that if there was a tournament where each team were allowed a day to bat, with one innings each. It would be more of a merge between test and odi

 

[PhilD123]

I thought about this a few weeks ago, maybe instead of the CT, but then I realised that in reality it will never happen. For two reasons,

1)The ICC will never allow it to happen, they must love having two "ICC" tournaments and the chances are that with ODI popularity in especially the sub-continenent, the ICC would not want to lose money in the commercial aspect. So they would never scrap an ODI tournament for it and there is no other time in the FTP.

2)Its impractical, can you imagine players having to do 1 test match then moving on maybe to even a different continent for the next test match. In a series you usually have practice matches to get used to the conditions, however there would be no chance for them unless you extended the Series for longer, which would tire out players more than they already are being.