On reflection, I have no problem with 20/20 cricket per se. My problem is the over exposure of all limited overs cricket (both 50 and 20 overs). If you take this Aussie series for example, there are 7 limited overs games and 2 tests. If you took out 2 limited overs games, we could have had a 3 test series, which to me would be a whole lot more satisfying. Some (all?) 50 over cricket needs to be reduced to make room for the amount of 20/20 being played, rather than reducing test series.
I am very afraid for the future of cricket when the ICC Future Tours programme runs out in the next couple of years.
On reflection, I have no problem with 20/20 cricket per se. My problem is the over exposure of all limited overs cricket (both 50 and 20 overs). If you take this Aussie series for example, there are 7 limited overs games and 2 tests. If you took out 2 limited overs games, we could have had a 3 test series, which to me would be a whole lot more satisfying. Some (all?) 50 over cricket needs to be reduced to make room for the amount of 20/20 being played, rather than reducing test series.
I am very afraid for the future of cricket when the ICC Future Tours programme runs out in the next couple of years.