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I think it will have the opposite effect, tbh, because I think the Graves folly will divert attention away from county cricket and lead to much less interference from the bean counters. No more squashing all the T20 into the best months just to concentrate the T20 mercenaries into England for 6 weeks. From 2020 all that concentration of fixtures will happen outside the county circuit. CC all through the summer, T20 on a Friday night.. that sort of thing. I'd be perfectly happy if the folly had that sort of impact

westoelad wrote:Yes the CC games are spread evenly across the summer which begs the question why hasn't this been the norm in the recent pass. No doubt CC will be further marginalized when Graves' folly kicks in. I'm convinced that will have a short lifespan but not before that Yorkshire megalomaniac has bankrupted cricket.

At one of the forums they mentioned this year as an anomaly with CC being played throughout the season and your fears are correct - from 2020 they said the ganes will be even more early and then late season than this year!

of course

why do something properly, when you can do it half arsed?

westoelad wrote:Yes the CC games are spread evenly across the summer which begs the question why hasn't this been the norm in the recent pass. No doubt CC will be further marginalized when Graves' folly kicks in. I'm convinced that will have a short lifespan but not before that Yorkshire megalomaniac has bankrupted cricket.

Nearly there.

captaincolly wrote:

Durhamfootman wrote:I wonder when our fixtures against Jofra ArcherSussex are?

Has he not been fast-tracked into the England side by now? I thought they were going to amend the rules - with a bit of luck he'll be in the IPL and miss our first game against them, it's the first home one so surely he won't be there.

Rule amendment approved. Archer available for England from January.
https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/924224

westoelad wrote:

captaincolly wrote:

Durhamfootman wrote:I wonder when our fixtures against Jofra ArcherSussex are?

Has he not been fast-tracked into the England side by now? I thought they were going to amend the rules - with a bit of luck he'll be in the IPL and miss our first game against them, it's the first home one so surely he won't be there.

Rule amendment approved. Archer available for England from January.
https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/924224

Good! Hopefully we won't come up against him at all!

Congratulations to Rocky who has become a Pop.
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captaincolly wrote:

westoelad wrote:

captaincolly wrote:

Durhamfootman wrote:I wonder when our fixtures against Jofra ArcherSussex are?

Has he not been fast-tracked into the England side by now? I thought they were going to amend the rules - with a bit of luck he'll be in the IPL and miss our first game against them, it's the first home one so surely he won't be there.

Rule amendment approved. Archer available for England from January.
https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/924224

Good! Hopefully we won't come up against him at all!

Update from Wisdener is that he'll meet the new 3 year criteria " sometime in March".

westoelad wrote:

captaincolly wrote:

westoelad wrote:

captaincolly wrote:

Durhamfootman wrote:I wonder when our fixtures against Jofra ArcherSussex are?

Has he not been fast-tracked into the England side by now? I thought they were going to amend the rules - with a bit of luck he'll be in the IPL and miss our first game against them, it's the first home one so surely he won't be there.

Rule amendment approved. Archer available for England from January.
https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/924224

Good! Hopefully we won't come up against him at all!

Update from Wisdener is that he'll meet the new 3 year criteria " sometime in March".

It's not like FTECB to change rules on a whim!

Woody played for Lions v Pakistan A in 3rd ODI 10-0-36-2 including 2-7 off opening 3 overs.

westoelad wrote:Woody played for Lions v Pakistan A in 3rd ODI 10-0-36-2 including 2-7 off opening 3 overs.

Very encouraging. Perhaps it waa workload management reasons why he missed the opening games.

Very fair and balanced article, as expected of Dobell, on ECB Bristolgate hearing. Provides further background of which I was unaware.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/ ... ing-begins

captaincolly wrote:

westoelad wrote:Woody played for Lions v Pakistan A in 3rd ODI 10-0-36-2 including 2-7 off opening 3 overs.

Very encouraging. Perhaps it waa workload management reasons why he missed the opening games.

Another good spell 10-0-26-2 in final ODI in which Lions again got hammered. Overall figures in both ODI's and red ball impressive.

westoelad wrote:

captaincolly wrote:

westoelad wrote:Woody played for Lions v Pakistan A in 3rd ODI 10-0-36-2 including 2-7 off opening 3 overs.

Very encouraging. Perhaps it waa workload management reasons why he missed the opening games.

Another good spell 10-0-26-2 in final ODI in which Lions again got hammered. Overall figures in both ODI's and red ball impressive.

Very good individual performances from him in a team that was outclassed. Encouraging.

westoelad wrote:Very fair and balanced article, as expected of Dobell, on ECB Bristolgate hearing. Provides further background of which I was unaware.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/ ... ing-begins

Excellent piece. The logical thing would be to draw a line on it and either not impose further punishment on Stokes or impose a 'sentence' that has already been served. Hales a bit more of a puzzler!

Hales is in serious trouble imo from what Dobell reports having been seen on video stamping on a person prone on the ground and then denying he was present throughout the altication when video evidence shows he was. Suspect Hales will now become a global T20 mercenary in tournaments outside the duristriction of ECB.
The disciplinary panel will also consider charge of misuse of social media by the pair,most noticeably Stokes mimicking of Katie Price's disabled son. That could have serious consequences for Stokes.