sussexpob wrote:bhaveshgor wrote:don't think that has ever happened before apart from the England vs Essex game 2 years ago.
Lyth and Cook opening tomorrow against Plunkett and Wood.
I think England have replaced the entire St kitts team.
Moving forward, it might serve teams well to schedule A tours with International tours, and for warm up games between the two. After all, it would be a way for the current coach of the national team to assess his back up
Good idea it will certainly end pointless warm up games.
The biggest issue with warm up games now is that teams feel they not getting what their want.
I wonder if ECB would offer WICB a deal like they did with the aussies 18 months ago.
ECB will guarantee strong team in warm up games with Australia touring teams if CA provide strong teams to england before the Ashes.
It be interesting to know why WICB provided very bad warm up teams, they surely didn't do a BCCI and try and get revenge for supposedly bad warm up games in 2011 england tour and do it in the return leg.
That is probably the biggest issue that teams don't like warm up games or conditions and the boards kind of do the same thing when the tour is reversed and it is kind of escalating can't remember the last time teams had a very good or perfect warm up before a test series since Ashes 2010/11.
in recent times quality of teams, pitches and training facilities and even locations have been issues in the recent past.
Personally think warm up games should be scrapped and the home boards doesn't organise them any more the power goes to the Away board, they pick the team and playing conditions and even ground if applicable.
basically the away teams does what they feel is best for them instead of relying on the home team for training and warm up games, this would end all the bitterness around poor training facilities and warm up games.
PS by picking the team I mean the away team approaches Counties, State teams or what ever and they strike a deal if they like the proposals they accept it if not they approach another team.