Alviro Patterson wrote:Not sure how 4 day test cricket can be feasible in England when the British weather is unpredictable and matches delayed to bad light are common, even in peak summer if it's overcast.
Aidan11 wrote:
Next it will be a reduction in the number of tests in a season followed by more cuts to the CC.
Aidan11 wrote:105 overs in a day. So presume that would mean an extra hour in the day. Start at 10.30 so scheduled close is at 6.30.
Overs never get bowled on time so we'd probably go on till 7pm. If there is over an hour's delay for rain during the day that would have us going on till 8pm. Therefore the players and spectators could be at the ground for around 10 hours allowing for a bit of time before and after the game.
I can't see it working.
Arthur Crabtree wrote:Agree with Aidan that 7.5 hour day is already a long one. I wonder if extending it might mean the experience of Test cricket becomes even more intimidating for many.
The five day Test has a long history and it works. Is there another sport with such a rich tradition that is so careless in preserving it? The game's continuity is one of its strengths.
I might wonder if the national and international cricket boards are actually trying to devise ways of alienating me from the game. It so much seems like that.
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