tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post4559901136247793632..comments2024-03-29T01:10:34.095-07:00Comments on The Old Batsman: Format's last theoremThe Old Batsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14376172807195747856noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-41753660219659802652010-06-25T00:07:46.838-07:002010-06-25T00:07:46.838-07:00I was thinking about that quite a lot yesterday - ...I was thinking about that quite a lot yesterday - I noticed that Selv's article got a lot of positive comments underneath. I think T20 - aside form very probable overkill - might just become so extreme in terms of power and speed that it'll be a bit divorced from other forms. So there's room for something between T20 and Test cricket. The question is what? I don't reckon it's just a less intense version of T20, which is essentially what 50 over cricket has become.The Old Batsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14376172807195747856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-79256721661694307852010-06-24T16:05:22.704-07:002010-06-24T16:05:22.704-07:00If they have any more test matches like the last o...If they have any more test matches like the last one between West Indies and South Africa at St Kitts, he can start writing test crickets obituary instead.<br /><br />I do agree it will be a challenge for someone somewhere (not sure who), to keep up an interest in 50 over cricket, when you can score nearly as much in a T20 innings, than 50 overs. <br /><br />And finish the game in less time than one 50 over innings.<br /><br />As daft as it sounds, T20 overkill could probably be the 50 over games best chance of survival. <br /><br />It wouldn't be like cricket to ruin T20 by hammering it into the ground would it?Dean @ Cricket Betting Bloghttp://www.cricketbettingblog.com/noreply@blogger.com