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rf_fozzy Apr 2023 10:13pm, 28 Apr 2023 19,990 posts	0 rf_fozzy No-one except a few in England and Australia will play test cricket - all the kids will sign franchise deals. No one will play county cricket. No one will play test cricket. It's the death knell of anything but T20.
Oscar the Grouch Apr 2023 5:49am, 29 Apr 2023 5,996 posts	0 Oscar the Grouch See also Packer/World Series/pyjama cricket... cricket will need to evolve for sure, but I don't share your apocalyptic view. 20 over cricket itself was virtually extinct by the late 80s/early 90s in club cricket and had never been played professionally. The world turns, but Test cricket will keep going, as will the counties. I do accept that some of the smaller counties are at risk of not being financially viable (more of an ongoing risk than a new risk).
Pothunter Apr 2023 7:14am, 29 Apr 2023 7,693 posts	0 Pothunter The main risk for test cricket as I see it is that outside of England, India and Australia it just isn’t financially viable for the boards. South Africa are playing fewer and fewer tests every year, and for South African players the lure of IPL cash will be irresistible.
lammo Apr 2023 9:44am, 29 Apr 2023 11,972 posts	0 lammo Went on holiday over Easter and managed to get a peek in here, any guesses where? I’ll post a give away pic later
Fields Apr 2023 9:56am, 29 Apr 2023 9,453 posts	0 Fields The pic itself gives it away
Ocelot Spleens Apr 2023 9:57am, 29 Apr 2023 37,093 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens Chelmsford
GregP Apr 2023 10:23am, 29 Apr 2023 145,168 posts	0 GregP Is it Prague? So many formats, so many different teams with the same people in them. I’m finding it increasingly difficult to care.
lammo Apr 2023 12:11pm, 29 Apr 2023 11,973 posts	0 lammo oh well, here's an even more obvious one
lammo Apr 2023 12:12pm, 29 Apr 2023 11,974 posts	0 lammo sadly no games on when we were there
Ocelot Spleens Apr 2023 12:14pm, 29 Apr 2023 37,095 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens I think that's my problem with the IPL, it is just various people in various line ups. I think it seems The Hundred is dead, fair enough, but there is no point keeping it for the Women's game if it is, as well as it's done for them. It's a dead format. I think Test Matches will carry on, because T20 is actually shrinking despite those contracts, see Big Bashthey're killing it. Once the numbers watching fall below a certain threshold various leagues will die. It will take a concerted effort to keep.some countries playing but I reckon that'll happen. As for kids signing up to T20, those kids come from somewhere, soon those kids will be contracted and they're be bought and sold as per football transfers.