Post by moderator1 on Nov 26, 2015 11:02:11 GMT
"The ECB are considering scrapping the toss in Division Two County Championship cricket in a bid to encourage counties to produce better pitches.
Instead of a toss, the visiting team will be allowed to decide whether to bat or bowl first. The hope is that it will encourage counties and their groundstaffs to prepare less bowler-friendly wickets in the knowledge that their opposition will have the choice of have to exploit them.
The idea, revealed by the Telegraph, has been recommended by the ECB's cricket committee and will now be discussed by the executive board. If the move is agreed, as seems likely, it could be introduced for the 2016 season."www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/944067.html
This has sparked off a lively debate here ( unofficialsussexccc.freeforums.net/post/14575/thread) and throughout the media. So what do we think collectively? Here is a poll to consider three options:
The toss is an integral part of the game and should not be done away with
Accept the 1 year trial and review at the end of 2016
The ECB case for change is not supported by research - don't change just for the sake of it
This poll is open until midnight Saturday 28th November, or if Fraudster starts posting again, until the next milennium.
Instead of a toss, the visiting team will be allowed to decide whether to bat or bowl first. The hope is that it will encourage counties and their groundstaffs to prepare less bowler-friendly wickets in the knowledge that their opposition will have the choice of have to exploit them.
The idea, revealed by the Telegraph, has been recommended by the ECB's cricket committee and will now be discussed by the executive board. If the move is agreed, as seems likely, it could be introduced for the 2016 season."www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/944067.html
This has sparked off a lively debate here ( unofficialsussexccc.freeforums.net/post/14575/thread) and throughout the media. So what do we think collectively? Here is a poll to consider three options:
The toss is an integral part of the game and should not be done away with
Accept the 1 year trial and review at the end of 2016
The ECB case for change is not supported by research - don't change just for the sake of it
This poll is open until midnight Saturday 28th November, or if Fraudster starts posting again, until the next milennium.
