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Post by coverpoint on Oct 23, 2016 9:24:36 GMT
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Post by flashblade on Oct 23, 2016 9:34:01 GMT
I assume it's more likely to be 3:00 - 10:00, so that people can get home! What about Arundel? As these matches will be starting just a few days after the summer solstice, it is still likely to be daylight at 9:00, so, as the ECB admits, it's not the ideal time of year. |
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Post by rsj on Oct 23, 2016 9:42:09 GMT
Brilliant stuff, finish work then off for a cold beer or two on a warm evening in June watching the nip and tuck of a CC game till 10pm. Lovely. Stuff Arundel. |
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Post by hhsussex on Oct 23, 2016 9:43:21 GMT
I assume it's more likely to be 3:00 - 10:00, so that people can get home! What about Arundel? As these matches will be starting just a few days after the summer solstice, it is still likely to be daylight at 9:00, so, as the ECB admits, it's not the ideal time of year. It isn't and if you listened to Tom Harrison being interviewed on TMS he admits that, but makes the point that having committed to playing a Test in these conditions at Edgbaston in August - a better location and time of year - then they really should try the experiment of having one round of county games to give players a chance of experiencing these conditions so they have some data to go on, and by the same token, see if it has any effect on audiences. Having committed to that Test it is then a matter of finding a window when that experimental round can take place. Harrison said it would have to be earlier than August but didn't specify; Dobell says that "it is understood..." that this will be the games starting at end June. It is a crowded summer for international fixtures and it sounds as if there will be a complicated domestic fixture list too. Obviously the choice of grounds for these games will add complexity to the process of confirming the domestic schedules, so I wouldn't expect that the horse-trading will be concluded any earlier this year. |
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Post by coverpoint on Oct 23, 2016 10:35:54 GMT
I assume it's more likely to be 3:00 - 10:00, so that people can get home! What about Arundel? As these matches will be starting just a few days after the summer solstice, it is still likely to be daylight at 9:00, so, as the ECB admits, it's not the ideal time of year. It isn't and if you listened to Tom Harrison being interviewed on TMS he admits that, but makes the point that having committed to playing a Test in these conditions at Edgbaston in August - a better location and time of year - then they really should try the experiment of having one round of county games to give players a chance of experiencing these conditions so they have some data to go on, and by the same token, see if it has any effect on audiences. Having committed to that Test it is then a matter of finding a window when that experimental round can take place. Harrison said it would have to be earlier than August but didn't specify; Dobell says that "it is understood..." that this will be the games starting at end June. It is a crowded summer for international fixtures and it sounds as if there will be a complicated domestic fixture list too. Obviously the choice of grounds for these games will add complexity to the process of confirming the domestic schedules, so I wouldn't expect that the horse-trading will be concluded any earlier this year. People are still working at 3pm and it is light until 9pm so that achieves nothing. |
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Post by coverpoint on Oct 23, 2016 10:36:51 GMT
Brilliant stuff, finish work then off for a cold beer or two on a warm evening in June watching the nip and tuck of a CC game till 10pm. Lovely. Stuff Arundel. The committee won't ditch Arundel despite its obvious Health and Safety faux pas as they well fed and hosed by their hosts. |
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Post by hhsussex on Oct 23, 2016 10:47:47 GMT
It isn't and if you listened to Tom Harrison being interviewed on TMS he admits that, but makes the point that having committed to playing a Test in these conditions at Edgbaston in August - a better location and time of year - then they really should try the experiment of having one round of county games to give players a chance of experiencing these conditions so they have some data to go on, and by the same token, see if it has any effect on audiences. Having committed to that Test it is then a matter of finding a window when that experimental round can take place. Harrison said it would have to be earlier than August but didn't specify; Dobell says that "it is understood..." that this will be the games starting at end June. It is a crowded summer for international fixtures and it sounds as if there will be a complicated domestic fixture list too. Obviously the choice of grounds for these games will add complexity to the process of confirming the domestic schedules, so I wouldn't expect that the horse-trading will be concluded any earlier this year. People are still working at 3pm and it is light until 9pm so that achieves nothing. Some people are at work at 7 am, some work 9 ish to 5 ish, others are on shifts, others still work from home and set their own hours....there are lots of permutations and much more flexibility in working patterns. I don't think that floodlit championship cricket is likely to break the mould for audience attendance, but it is worth having a try for one round of games and letting the players gain the experience so that they can judge on the technical complexities. And it isn't as if there is a great deal to lose. |
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Post by deepfineleg on Oct 24, 2016 11:02:18 GMT
The England players taking part in day/night CC matches is a rather haphazard way to gain experience, especially for batters as, if they get out early, then their practice is over. I would have thought playing full scale practice sessions under lights would be more beneficial.
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Post by hhsussex on Oct 24, 2016 11:10:35 GMT
The England players taking part in day/night CC matches is a rather haphazard way to gain experience, especially for batters as, if they get out early, then their practice is over. I would have thought playing full scale practice sessions under lights would be more beneficial. Probably right, but in this instance I have sympathy with the administrators, who are damned if they do and damned if they don't. They know that Australia will press for a day/night game in the next Ashes series, and other countries will follow suit, so they have to have a trial in a Test here. Having committed to that, if they don't make any effort to provide for match experience then they will be criticised for sending out players unprepared for it, and they need to have that trial so they have some evidence to draw on in discussions about the effectiveness of the pink ball etc |
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