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Posted October 23, 2014 10:40 · last edited March 18, 2021 07:29

ConanTroutman wrote:
Lonegunmen wrote:

Shows you how well this was publisised, I didn't even know SA were in the country. Nice to see a small crowd attending a full on 50 over game. Even Crickets numbers have dropped. I knew they should have made Westpac square with rounded corners instead of oval to accomodate the Black Craps.

One day cricket has also been squeezed out by 20/20s. To be honest, the rise of 20/20 has made me realise how much more I like and appreciate test matches. 20/20 is an ugly, un-nuanced version of the game that lacks soul. ODIs are just a middle ground. But tests are where all the subtlety and drama is. People say " how can you watch something that goes for 5 days and can still be a draw" but it's precisely because it does go 5 days and can be a draw that I like it. The match has so many different phases and gears it shifts through and the strategies around pacing an innings or managing your bowlers and so on are fascinating.

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Any way, rambled off topic a bit there but my point is that short versions of cricket just don't interest me like they used to. And I'm sure a lot of the people who used to enjoy ODIs now prioritise going to T20s because its more "exciting" as in more 6s and 4s and cheerleaders and fireworks. And then hipster snobs like myself won't go because we prioritise tests. 

You cant beat a good test match that is close. Like a game of chess you can see the tactics change accordingly. T20 might as well be called Softball. The ball comes in and you try and snot it out of the park. Even 50 over cricket has a bit more finess about it.

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ConanTroutman wrote:
Lonegunmen wrote:

Shows you how well this was publisised, I didn't even know SA were in the country. Nice to see a small crowd attending a full on 50 over game. Even Crickets numbers have dropped. I knew they should have made Westpac square with rounded corners instead of oval to accomodate the Black Craps.

One day cricket has also been squeezed out by 20/20s. To be honest, the rise of 20/20 has made me realise how much more I like and appreciate test matches. 20/20 is an ugly, un-nuanced version of the game that lacks soul. ODIs are just a middle ground. But tests are where all the subtlety and drama is. People say " how can you watch something that goes for 5 days and can still be a draw" but it's precisely because it does go 5 days and can be a draw that I like it. The match has so many different phases and gears it shifts through and the strategies around pacing an innings or managing your bowlers and so on are fascinating.

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Any way, rambled off topic a bit there but my point is that short versions of cricket just don't interest me like they used to. And I'm sure a lot of the people who used to enjoy ODIs now prioritise going to T20s because its more "exciting" as in more 6s and 4s and cheerleaders and fireworks. And then hipster snobs like myself won't go because we prioritise tests. 

You cant beat a good test match that is close. Like a game of chess you can see the tactics change accordingly. T20 might as well be called Softball. The ball comes in and you try and snot it out of the park. Even 50 over cricket has a bit more finess about it.