Comments on: Just a bit of hit and giggle, or is it more? http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/08/17/just-a-bit-of-hit-and-giggle-or-is-it-more/ Peering down the corridor of uncertainty. It's about cricket, sport and journalism Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:34:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Angus http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/08/17/just-a-bit-of-hit-and-giggle-or-is-it-more/comment-page-1/#comment-178514 Angus Sun, 19 Aug 2007 16:08:32 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/08/17/just-a-bit-of-hit-and-giggle-or-is-it-more/#comment-178514 Funnily enough, spectators like to be entertained, and want to see a competative show. Have you ever played a game against someone who doesn't give a shit, and behaves stupidly? It's not much fun, and utterly pointless, unless everyone's doing it for the same reason. Twenty20 is thought of in different ways around the world. It was supposed create competative cricket, in a shorter, more intense, more accessible and fun format. And it is helping spread the game around the world. But there isn't general concensus around the world as to what its purpose is yet, hence, for Team Australia, it's just a bit of "a hit and a giggle" at the moment. I'm sure they'll take it seriously on the day, but when half the teams think of it as silly, it devalues the spectacle. After the fiasco of the 50-over World Cup, this is an experiment to see if Twenty20 will replace the tired 50-over format. Funnily enough, spectators like to be entertained, and want to see a competative show.

Have you ever played a game against someone who doesn’t give a shit, and behaves stupidly? It’s not much fun, and utterly pointless, unless everyone’s doing it for the same reason.

Twenty20 is thought of in different ways around the world. It was supposed create competative cricket, in a shorter, more intense, more accessible and fun format. And it is helping spread the game around the world.

But there isn’t general concensus around the world as to what its purpose is yet, hence, for Team Australia, it’s just a bit of “a hit and a giggle” at the moment.

I’m sure they’ll take it seriously on the day, but when half the teams think of it as silly, it devalues the spectacle.

After the fiasco of the 50-over World Cup, this is an experiment to see if Twenty20 will replace the tired 50-over format.

]]> By: Rusty http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/08/17/just-a-bit-of-hit-and-giggle-or-is-it-more/comment-page-1/#comment-178513 Rusty Sun, 19 Aug 2007 10:41:16 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/08/17/just-a-bit-of-hit-and-giggle-or-is-it-more/#comment-178513 Kunal, I didn't think you were being disrespectful or anything. I think it is perfectly possible (and so does Symonds!), if not likely, that the Australians will not win the Twenty20 WC - as you say, anything can happen. It's a much more wayward game than the other forms, and Ponting's team are not that practiced at this form of the game. Nevertheless, I still can't understand your reasoning about the selectors sending a young team to see where they're at. They see them playing in the national comp. and in currently in the county comp. in England. And anyway, most of the up-and-coming ones are going to be in Pakistan in September for the Travelex Tour, a more comprehensive workout for them than the Twenty20, I would imagine. Young stars Adam Voges (c),, Cullen Bailey, Dan Cullen, Ben Hilfenhaus, Ashley Noffke, Chris Rogers, Luke Ronchi are being "chaperoned" by veteran Stuart MacGill in the Australia A squad. No, it won't be televised, so you, me and the public won't personally see them (if that is your point) but they will be on international duty and in the selector's view. And again, Australian selectors don't send experimental or hopeful squads for international matches, but their top team at the time, as they perceive them. It's part of the culture - call it wanting to win at all costs, or call it professionalism, but it's unthinkable not to do so. After 10 years in Oz, you should know that :-) Kunal,
I didn’t think you were being disrespectful or anything. I think it is perfectly possible (and so does Symonds!), if not likely, that the Australians will not win the Twenty20 WC – as you say, anything can happen. It’s a much more wayward game than the other forms, and Ponting’s team are not that practiced at this form of the game.

Nevertheless, I still can’t understand your reasoning about the selectors sending a young team to see where they’re at. They see them playing in the national comp. and in currently in the county comp. in England. And anyway, most of the up-and-coming ones are going to be in Pakistan in September for the Travelex Tour, a more comprehensive workout for them than the Twenty20, I would imagine.
Young stars Adam Voges (c),, Cullen Bailey, Dan Cullen, Ben Hilfenhaus, Ashley Noffke, Chris Rogers, Luke Ronchi are being “chaperoned” by veteran Stuart MacGill in the Australia A squad. No, it won’t be televised, so you, me and the public won’t personally see them (if that is your point) but they will be on international duty and in the selector’s view.

And again, Australian selectors don’t send experimental or hopeful squads for international matches, but their top team at the time, as they perceive them. It’s part of the culture – call it wanting to win at all costs, or call it professionalism, but it’s unthinkable not to do so. After 10 years in Oz, you should know that :-)

]]> By: Elliott http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/08/17/just-a-bit-of-hit-and-giggle-or-is-it-more/comment-page-1/#comment-178512 Elliott Sun, 19 Aug 2007 02:33:45 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/08/17/just-a-bit-of-hit-and-giggle-or-is-it-more/#comment-178512 I agree kenans... Im not a huge fan!!! I agree kenans… Im not a huge fan!!!

]]> By: kenans http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/08/17/just-a-bit-of-hit-and-giggle-or-is-it-more/comment-page-1/#comment-178508 kenans Sat, 18 Aug 2007 21:00:39 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/08/17/just-a-bit-of-hit-and-giggle-or-is-it-more/#comment-178508 twenty20 should not be an international game. twenty20 should not be an international game.

]]> By: Kunal http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/08/17/just-a-bit-of-hit-and-giggle-or-is-it-more/comment-page-1/#comment-178504 Kunal Sat, 18 Aug 2007 11:42:35 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/08/17/just-a-bit-of-hit-and-giggle-or-is-it-more/#comment-178504 Rusty, I completely agree that Australia is the best team in the world. I wanted to see the Aussies send in a younger team so that we can also see what the future holds for Oz cricket. I have the utmost respect for the Australians, living in Australia for the last 10 years. However, this tournament gave the Oz selectors an opportunity to send a young team that would have given them an idea of where Australian cricket was heading. And I think that they missed a trick here. Still since this is a Twenty20 match, anything can happen, and by that I mean even Australia may lose an important game and be shown the doors despite of a team that has the best players, although that may seem far fetched. Rusty, I completely agree that Australia is the best team in the world. I wanted to see the Aussies send in a younger team so that we can also see what the future holds for Oz cricket. I have the utmost respect for the Australians, living in Australia for the last 10 years. However, this tournament gave the Oz selectors an opportunity to send a young team that would have given them an idea of where Australian cricket was heading. And I think that they missed a trick here.

Still since this is a Twenty20 match, anything can happen, and by that I mean even Australia may lose an important game and be shown the doors despite of a team that has the best players, although that may seem far fetched.

]]> By: Rusty http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/08/17/just-a-bit-of-hit-and-giggle-or-is-it-more/comment-page-1/#comment-178502 Rusty Sat, 18 Aug 2007 10:49:33 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/08/17/just-a-bit-of-hit-and-giggle-or-is-it-more/#comment-178502 Roy may think it's a hit and giggle now, but he will be taking it seriously enough on the day. Like the rest of the Australian team, which is why they'll be sending their best team. Australia always play their best, Kunal, regardless of what other teams may do. They set their own standards, which is why they are no. 1. Roy may think it’s a hit and giggle now, but he will be taking it seriously enough on the day. Like the rest of the Australian team, which is why they’ll be sending their best team. Australia always play their best, Kunal, regardless of what other teams may do. They set their own standards, which is why they are no. 1.

]]> By: Kunal http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/08/17/just-a-bit-of-hit-and-giggle-or-is-it-more/comment-page-1/#comment-178499 Kunal Sat, 18 Aug 2007 03:05:11 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2007/08/17/just-a-bit-of-hit-and-giggle-or-is-it-more/#comment-178499 I quite agree with Symonds, Twenty20 should not become too serious as in the recently concluded test series between India and England we saw that the best form of cricket is a 5 day match. And I dont think that the Australian selectors should have picked a full strength team as this way they are not promoting their own younger generation. Almost every other team is sending a pretty young side to the world cup. I quite agree with Symonds, Twenty20 should not become too serious as in the recently concluded test series between India and England we saw that the best form of cricket is a 5 day match. And I dont think that the Australian selectors should have picked a full strength team as this way they are not promoting their own younger generation. Almost every other team is sending a pretty young side to the world cup.

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