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Re: It's time to relegate the Windies from top Tests - Captain - 12-14-2015
what was the attendance in the 2.5 day test
Re: It's time to relegate the Windies from top Tests - ketchim - 12-14-2015
Well Ozzies are disappointed that Boxing Day will be anodda 3 day affair
hope that answers
Re: It's time to relegate the Windies from top Tests - Captain - 12-14-2015
well they should send the Jaguars
Re: It's time to relegate the Windies from top Tests - Mail - 12-14-2015
[quote author=pwarbi link=topic=101782.msg669344#msg669344 date=1450124138]
While that might be the case and I agree to a certain extent that relegation isn't the answer, at the same time there's no chance that the board are going to do what a best and what's right for west Indies cricket.
Maybe relegation is the short, sharp, shock they'll need to sort things out once and for all?
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Always best to treat the problem.
Once structures are created, more difficult to dismantle.
I appreciate running cricket in a unique environment as the Windies is challenging but there seems no one in power has the will to make changes in favour of riding the gravy train.
Effectively the stance taken by the WICB is one taken by the majority of stakeholder boards so the status quo continues.
If they withdrew all their members, the WICB will die so CARICOM made do better to meet with each individually.
This continued mismanagement, one might think, should be an embarrassment but oh no it appears to be bad business as usual.
Re: It's time to relegate the Windies from top Tests - pwarbi - 12-15-2015
[quote author=dillinger10 link=topic=101782.msg669388#msg669388 date=1450128793]
That is a very interesting question. What draws a bigger crowd - playing against the world's best players but being noncompetitive and losing every Test or beating up on no name second tier teams?
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The trouble is, if the west Indies aren't careful, they're going to become one of those no name, 2nd tier teams that your talking about.
Re: It's time to relegate the Windies from top Tests - ketchim - 12-15-2015
Ireland was a No name team , so was Zimbabwe and Bangladesh
West Indies will be the 4th team along with either Scot or Afghan
Tier 1 :
1.Pakistan
2.England
3.Australia
4.New Zealand
5.South Africa
6.India
Tier 2 :
1.West Indies
2.Sri Lanka
3.Bangladesh
4.Zimbabwe
5.Ireland
6.Afghanistan/Scotland
Canada/ USA or combined
Re: It's time to relegate the Windies from top Tests - ketchim - 12-15-2015
Best of 3 : TEST series
Round Robin ODI series
5 and 6th places gets relegated in Tier1
1st and 2nd places in Tier 2 : gets promoted to Tier 1
Re: It's time to relegate the Windies from top Tests - ketchim - 12-15-2015
Hooowwwzzzz Daaattttt ?? :-\
Re: It's time to relegate the Windies from top Tests - dillinger10 - 12-15-2015
I like the idea in theory, but imagine the uproar should England or Australia be relegated and there are no more Ashes series. No Ashes series would be catastrophic for Test cricket.
Re: It's time to relegate the Windies from top Tests - ketchim - 12-15-2015
Fear of Loss
should NOT override the
Opportunity to Gain :
Test cricket revival, IMO !