Terrible and completely unnecessary format - lots of bright colours and info (which people can work out themselves). Manufactured teams with no real substance or fanbase. A cynical take on sport for £££££
And what effect is this having on County sides and other competitions? Having just watched what was essentially Kent B taken apart by Durham B it seems big.
I don’t begrudge the players the money but to schedule this over the top of other formats and internationals is just madness and will impact and erode the game - Hope that it folds but judging by the crowds it won’t
Oh and bring back the Sunday league! At least working people could attend - to say I felt young today says it all about who can actually attend midweek fixtures.
Can we have “the 15” in football ⚽️? Two 15 min half’s with a golden goal ? Possibly too long? Maybe “the ten”?
I think your last point sums it up. Hope it's a 1 or at best 2 season gimmick & we can get back to the proper game.
Living on the other side of the pond I don't think people realize the value that tradition, history & lack of franchise-based business models bring to British sport.
This reeks of the crap we put up with over here in every form of professional sport.
As someone who hasn’t watched cricket since it was taken off terrestrial TV, I’m really happy to just have some format of the game back for me to watch.
Can understand why the purists don’t like it but me and my 4 year old son are enjoying it and who knows, this could be his gateway into the sport? Can’t see the harm in it.
As someone who hasn’t watched cricket since it was taken off terrestrial TV, I’m really happy to just have some format of the game back for me to watch.
Can understand why the purists don’t like it but me and my 4 year old son are enjoying it and who knows, this could be his gateway into the sport? Can’t see the harm in it.
A crowd full of sunburnt Gammons - exactly what The Hundred is rightly there to crush. No sport worth its salt values or needs legacy fans.
What is a Gammon ? Why not say what you mean..before say anything I an not keen on this Hundred, especially as Phil Tufnell was trying to push it as wonderful without seeing it.
As someone who hasn’t watched cricket since it was taken off terrestrial TV, I’m really happy to just have some format of the game back for me to watch.
Can understand why the purists don’t like it but me and my 4 year old son are enjoying it and who knows, this could be his gateway into the sport? Can’t see the harm in it.
That's just because it's on TV though isn't it?
How many children, in reality, do you think in the modern world don’t get their first experience of watching professional sport from the TV?
As someone who hasn’t watched cricket since it was taken off terrestrial TV, I’m really happy to just have some format of the game back for me to watch.
Can understand why the purists don’t like it but me and my 4 year old son are enjoying it and who knows, this could be his gateway into the sport? Can’t see the harm in it.
That's just because it's on TV though isn't it?
How many children, in reality, do you think in the modern world don’t get their first experience of watching professional sport from the TV?
My 7 year old liked it too, wants to go to a game at the Oval. He's shown absolutely no interest in a T20 game at Canterbury, even when he's seen the games on Sky
As someone who hasn’t watched cricket since it was taken off terrestrial TV, I’m really happy to just have some format of the game back for me to watch.
Can understand why the purists don’t like it but me and my 4 year old son are enjoying it and who knows, this could be his gateway into the sport? Can’t see the harm in it.
That's just because it's on TV though isn't it?
How many children, in reality, do you think in the modern world don’t get their first experience of watching professional sport from the TV?
Sorry I ment that's why your enjoying it, because it's on terrestrial TV and its cricket?
As someone who hasn’t watched cricket since it was taken off terrestrial TV, I’m really happy to just have some format of the game back for me to watch.
Can understand why the purists don’t like it but me and my 4 year old son are enjoying it and who knows, this could be his gateway into the sport? Can’t see the harm in it.
That's just because it's on TV though isn't it?
How many children, in reality, do you think in the modern world don’t get their first experience of watching professional sport from the TV?
I think the point being made is that if T20 was on TV it'd be the same.
I just don't buy that the county game was a way to get people interested, and the ECB looked at Australia and saw that city franchise teams over the summer holidays was the way to go
I just don't buy that the county game was a way to get people interested, and the ECB looked at Australia and saw that city franchise teams over the summer holidays was the way to go
I get that point. If that was what had happened but that's not what has happened.
Also Australia is very, very different geographically. How many Sheffield Sheild teams are there and how many Big Bash teams are there?
What City is "The Oval" or the "The North" or "Wales"?
I just don't buy that the county game was a way to get people interested, and the ECB looked at Australia and saw that city franchise teams over the summer holidays was the way to go
I get that point. If that was what had happened but that's not what has happened.
Also Australia is very, very different geographically. How many Sheffield Sheild teams are there and how many Big Bash teams are there?
What City is "The Oval" or the "The North" or "Wales"?
That's exactly what they've done, could they have named both London teams as ‘london’ then yeah maybe. But the whole thing is wrapped up in the summer holidays, which is a darn sight better then the blast which just goes on and on with loads of dead games, the teams have a city base, but we don't have state capitals/identies like Australia, so you adapt to the market.
As someone who hasn’t watched cricket since it was taken off terrestrial TV, I’m really happy to just have some format of the game back for me to watch.
Can understand why the purists don’t like it but me and my 4 year old son are enjoying it and who knows, this could be his gateway into the sport? Can’t see the harm in it.
That's just because it's on TV though isn't it?
How many children, in reality, do you think in the modern world don’t get their first experience of watching professional sport from the TV?
My 7 year old liked it too, wants to go to a game at the Oval. He's shown absolutely no interest in a T20 game at Canterbury, even when he's seen the games on Sky
Yeah but what about this format makes it more enjoyable for your 7 year old ?
Everything now seems to be set up to accommodate a short attention span - the sport seems almost an afterthought. Do we want sport or inane celebrities demonstrating their lack of knowledge?
As someone who hasn’t watched cricket since it was taken off terrestrial TV, I’m really happy to just have some format of the game back for me to watch.
Can understand why the purists don’t like it but me and my 4 year old son are enjoying it and who knows, this could be his gateway into the sport? Can’t see the harm in it.
That's just because it's on TV though isn't it?
How many children, in reality, do you think in the modern world don’t get their first experience of watching professional sport from the TV?
My 7 year old liked it too, wants to go to a game at the Oval. He's shown absolutely no interest in a T20 game at Canterbury, even when he's seen the games on Sky
Yeah but what about this format makes it more enjoyable for your 7 year old ?
Simplicity, 100 balls hit as many runs as possible, overs are a concept for another day
As someone who hasn’t watched cricket since it was taken off terrestrial TV, I’m really happy to just have some format of the game back for me to watch.
Can understand why the purists don’t like it but me and my 4 year old son are enjoying it and who knows, this could be his gateway into the sport? Can’t see the harm in it.
That's just because it's on TV though isn't it?
How many children, in reality, do you think in the modern world don’t get their first experience of watching professional sport from the TV?
My 7 year old liked it too, wants to go to a game at the Oval. He's shown absolutely no interest in a T20 game at Canterbury, even when he's seen the games on Sky
Yeah but what about this format makes it more enjoyable for your 7 year old ?
Simplicity, 100 balls hit as many runs as possible, overs are a concept for another day
So not much different from 120 balls hit as many runs as possible
As someone who hasn’t watched cricket since it was taken off terrestrial TV, I’m really happy to just have some format of the game back for me to watch.
Can understand why the purists don’t like it but me and my 4 year old son are enjoying it and who knows, this could be his gateway into the sport? Can’t see the harm in it.
That's just because it's on TV though isn't it?
How many children, in reality, do you think in the modern world don’t get their first experience of watching professional sport from the TV?
My 7 year old liked it too, wants to go to a game at the Oval. He's shown absolutely no interest in a T20 game at Canterbury, even when he's seen the games on Sky
Yeah but what about this format makes it more enjoyable for your 7 year old ?
Simplicity, 100 balls hit as many runs as possible, overs are a concept for another day
So not much different from 120 balls hit as many runs as possible
I just don't buy that the county game was a way to get people interested, and the ECB looked at Australia and saw that city franchise teams over the summer holidays was the way to go
I get that point. If that was what had happened but that's not what has happened.
Also Australia is very, very different geographically. How many Sheffield Sheild teams are there and how many Big Bash teams are there?
What City is "The Oval" or the "The North" or "Wales"?
That's exactly what they've done, could they have named both London teams as ‘london’ then yeah maybe. But the whole thing is wrapped up in the summer holidays, which is a darn sight better then the blast which just goes on and on with loads of dead games, the teams have a city base, but we don't have state capitals/identies like Australia, so you adapt to the market.
But that isn't what they have done is it. So stop saying they have. Test grounds does not equal cities.
It being in the summer holidays is very good. But sod all to do with the format.
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Living on the other side of the pond I don't think people realize the value that tradition, history & lack of franchise-based business models bring to British sport.
This reeks of the crap we put up with over here in every form of professional sport.
Can understand why the purists don’t like it but me and my 4 year old son are enjoying it and who knows, this could be his gateway into the sport? Can’t see the harm in it.
Nothing specific to the teams or the format.
I think the point being made is that if T20 was on TV it'd be the same.
Also Australia is very, very different geographically. How many Sheffield Sheild teams are there and how many Big Bash teams are there?
What City is "The Oval" or the "The North" or "Wales"?
Congratulations Aberystwyth Aardvarks.
It being in the summer holidays is very good. But sod all to do with the format.