The Bedge wrote:whufc wrote:
I get what you’re saying but are we messing with our comp any more than other countries.
I genuinely don’t know the answer
I can’t think of any other nation that builds its season around its T20 comp at the detriment of their longer format stuff.
It’s not only the format set up - it’s the attempt to fast track talent with the CA squads including the CA XI for a couple seasons in the ODD, it’s the emphasis placed on performance in short form cricket being a higher importance than long form... take Handscomb - blasts 70 last night in a T20 on a small ground against an average attack and he’s the talk of the nation again.
Fleming literally just said “best thing he could do after struggling against the red ball is go hit some balls against the white ball - and he did”
Had to chuckle when one news station this morning declared Handscomb a big chance to earn a test recall after a brilliant knock in the T20 last night