Re: South Africa v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Johannesburg, 12-16 January, 2017

by tricycle Sun 15 Jan 2017, 02:37

skully wrote:
The inability of most teams to adapt to away conditions continues to be a real challenge.

Biggest threat to test cricket IMO. Far more than Twenty20s ever have been.

by horace Sun 15 Jan 2017, 03:09

tricycle wrote:
skully wrote:
The inability of most teams to adapt to away conditions continues to be a real challenge.
Biggest threat to test cricket IMO. Far more than Twenty20s ever have been.

the loss of tour matches ahead of the first test could be a factor and could be redressed.

perhaps Bannie curators could be invited to prepare Oz pitches to be used for the tests here and vice versa for tests in Banindia.

by taipan Sun 15 Jan 2017, 03:16

tricycle wrote:
skully wrote:
The inability of most teams to adapt to away conditions continues to be a real challenge.
Biggest threat to test cricket IMO. Far more than Twenty20s ever have been.

The counter argument is that T20 doesn't prepare players to play long test innings.

by taipan Sun 15 Jan 2017, 03:24

horace wrote:
tricycle wrote:
skully wrote:
The inability of most teams to adapt to away conditions continues to be a real challenge.
Biggest threat to test cricket IMO. Far more than Twenty20s ever have been.

the loss of tour matches ahead of the first test could be a factor and could be redressed.

perhaps Bannie curators could be invited to prepare Oz pitches to be used for the tests here and vice versa for tests in Banindia.

SL were in Zim for a month before the SA tour.

by horace Sun 15 Jan 2017, 04:10

really? were they playing 4 day games?

by taipan Sun 15 Jan 2017, 04:11

Two tests and a triangular ODI seri s

by Red Sun 15 Jan 2017, 04:21

Oui, they should have been acclimated, but have been rather meek.

The SA T20 squad looks weakish so they might come into their own in that format.

by horace Sun 15 Jan 2017, 04:22

jamodis would not have been helpful practice, the two Tests should have been helpful...still i think the touring team should get 2 to 3 first class matches ahead of the first test

by tricycle Sun 15 Jan 2017, 05:19

Considering the much slower nature of Zimbabwean pitches, it's not ideal preparation. But no amount of preparation would ready for Sri Lanka's horrible team of recent years.

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