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rf_fozzy 15 Oct 8:36pm, 15 Oct 2024 23,235 posts	0 rf_fozzy jdawayinamanger wrote:10 ten-ball overs could be good Also pointless
rf_fozzy 15 Oct 8:37pm, 15 Oct 2024 23,236 posts	0 rf_fozzy 20 overs is about as short as any serious game of cricket should get
Ocelot Spleens 15 Oct 8:39pm, 15 Oct 2024 39,727 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens I listened to it. They were short on runs, dropped 6 maybe 7 catches, got pulverised early on in the powerplay because of the dropped catches, fields were badly set according to the commentators. Their run rate was not so good because of the manner of their win over Bangladesh. Very bad day at the office really. Knight's injury didn't help.
Dave A 15 Oct 8:58pm, 15 Oct 2024 24,404 posts	0 Dave A jdawayinamanger wrote:10 ten-ball overs could be good Or 20 5 ball overs. Someone should pitch that idea.
fetcheveryone 15 Oct 9:31pm, 15 Oct 2024 31,159 posts	0 fetcheveryone I don’t think there’s anything wrong with 10 over games. It’s no Test Match, but people are still playing cricket. Some people have limited time to be away from family and work. Call it a gateway format.
rf_fozzy 15 Oct 10:03pm, 15 Oct 2024 23,237 posts	0 rf_fozzy Given a 20over game is approximately 3h and is often played in an evening, that's comparable to a football match. Sure it's not a kickabout in the park, but neither is a 10over game. The problem I have with it is that it further devalues the skills in bowling and it becomes a game where you can almost have 3-4 players and a bunch of hangers on
SPR 15 Oct 10:15pm, 15 Oct 2024 46,449 posts	0 SPR A football match wouldn't take 3 hours and also there's 5 a side which is even shorter. Agree bowling probably suffers though. I'm sure when the hundred was first mooted, I thought T10 made more sense as something different.
paulcook 15 Oct 10:20pm, 15 Oct 2024 6,717 posts	0 paulcook rf_fozzy wrote:The problem I have with it is that it further devalues the skills in bowling and it becomes a game where you can almost have 3-4 players and a bunch of hangers on From what I've seen it's definitely not a sporting contest. Though I do see fetch's point, certainly at lower levels at the very least.
fetcheveryone 15 Oct 10:51pm, 15 Oct 2024 31,160 posts	0 fetcheveryone Hence my comment about it being a gateway format. Those that enjoy it can seek out more playing time. And for ‘hangers on’, I’d prefer to see those players as getting the chance to participate. Surely accessibility is important to the game too.
fetcheveryone 15 Oct 11:00pm, 15 Oct 2024 31,161 posts	0 fetcheveryone Doesn’t necessarily devalue bowling skills either. Good bowlers have brains, and can learn what type of balls are harder to score off, and which balls get dismissals. As a gateway format, surely that’s the primary skill. Light the spark and see what it gives you.