Australia considers IPL-style tournament

The One wrote:

JKLever wrote:

The One wrote:stanford is a bribe to keep the english away from the ipl. if there was no stanford the likes of kp and flintoff would be in the ipl

whether stanford hopes to make money out of these games and whether they are sustainable beyond 5 years is another matter

So what?

It doesn't impact on the international cricket calendar in any way.

my point is how long will it last. a windies-england one-off t20 for $20 million a year, basically only really rewarding first team members of one nation a year. not too sustainable imo, esp if as merlin proclaims non-subcontinentals dont care for the game

theres even talk of this year being cancelled. i wonder how the english players will react to that

I've no doubt they would still want to play IPL when they can anyway - who can turn down a truck load of cash if its offered to them?

That's why IPL sucks balls - it impacts on the rest of the roots of the game.

There is a place for it - but the cricket administrators need to sit down and sort the thing out. The cricket calendar is a mess - and rather than everybody sorting it out for world crickets benefit - they are too busy thinking of the $$$$

The One wrote:

Merlin wrote:

The One wrote:

JKLever wrote:

The One wrote:t20 well on its way to being the major form of cricket. test cricket looks set to play number 2 and odis may well be dead in a decade

Well isn't that a cheery thought....

just what i see happening. cheerful or not thats personal opinion. the turnstiles and television rights will have a final say

On the sub-continent most definitely .... circuses are thoroughly enjoyed down there.

Elsewhere, they will be slotted in as a secondary measure to cash inject the coffers of the Boards -
they will not be allowed to dominate or impinge upon the established form of the game.

lol! yes dear

So glad you see sense, hon.

It's like I had predicted before the IPL started when I said that by the time a new FTP is drawn up afer 2011 WC, it may well be full of IPL, SAPL, APL, EPL etc.

disseminating T20 a job for 'super-bunny'? ... agree it's a massively hare-brained concept

SG wrote:

Why do you always seek to tarnish everyones' "beliefs" with that of the Indian mind-set of money grubbing T20 fiestas

So what is Stanford then?

Why is ECB thinking to organise a Twenty20 tournament next year which I think involves playing too many Twenty20 matches (100-odd I think) and which will also involve foreign players just like IPL does. I think we had a discussion on this a while back.

The ECB agreed to host next year's 20/20 cup, which is an ICC sanctioned event.

i think he's talking of the epl

The One wrote:i think he's talking of the epl

It doesn't start until 2010 though, and will be scheduled in June/July when there is relatively little, if any international cricket.

I read through this entire thread.

Summary:

India good, Western fans bad. And Ban Merlo.

furriner wrote:I read through this entire thread.

Summary:

India good, Western fans bad. And Ban Merlo.

Now read it without the 'made in Mumbai' blinkers on

furriner wrote:I read through this entire thread.

but it was above my head - thank you and goodnight

Fixed

20-20 has all the mass appeal of basketball. Constant action, very little nuance, very little variation, please refer to Nath's avatar. Even the dullest fans, weaned on a constant diet of TV dinners and baloney, will soon tire of this.

Fact IPL will back APL ,fact IPL won't back EPL.
Whos' better off.
The only question is how many sies will australia's APL have.No doubt having kiwi sides is great,but having the canberra comets is a loss they really are weak dribble no matter what hopes i would have had for them.

JKLever wrote:

furriner wrote:I read through this entire thread.

Summary:

India good, Western fans bad. And Ban Merlo.

Now read it without the 'made in Mumbai' blinkers on

Furry in late bid to creep into Batfink consideration.

lardbucket wrote:20-20 has all the mass appeal of basketball. Constant action, very little nuance, very little variation, and relies on gimmicks like scantily clad dancing girls and celebrity patronage to maintain any semblance of relevance, please refer to Nath's avatar. Even the dullest fans, weaned on a constant diet of TV dinners and baloney, will soon tire of this.

Sage.

And fixed.

JKLever wrote:

furriner wrote:I read through this entire thread.

Summary:

India good, Western fans bad. And Ban Merlo.

Now read it without the 'made in Mumbai' blinkers on

Mumbai blinkers good. Ban JKL.