bennymacca wrote:Booney wrote:bennymacca wrote:So let test cricket die a slow death at the expense of t20? Yeah that will suit the traditionalists!
Day night cricket is sensational. It's still test cricket, yet it caters for fans in that you can watch more of it, both at the ground and on tv.
That brings more money to the game which is also sorely needed
How the **** did you deduce that from my comments?
With T20 filling the coffers from those unable to concentrate for any longer than it takes to kill a whore in Grand Theft Auto you can afford to leave Test cricket as it is. I've been to day 1 of both D/N Tests, loved it, great stuff, but as heater duly notes there's no reason to make Adelaide THE D/N test of the series. No harm in holding onto some traditions.
Perths time difference already makes a session at night time for the eastern states. Melb and Sydneys games are wholly in holiday times, so it isn't really needed. That makes adelaide and Brisbane the logical places to hold it. And the fact that they can get 30k+ makes it a no brainer to hold it here.
As Grenville pointed out, some of you just don't get it
we get it
Last two test in Adelaide still don't beat the 136 000 + patrons that saw the 2006-07 ASHES test match - all this when the capacity was 35 000.
2013-14 test had 153 000 + patrons -s tillw ith a reduced capacity compared to now.
More people saw day 5 agaisnt India in 2014 (24 500) than the two last days of the day night tests (23 000 and 19 000)
Is it increased ground capacity or day night tests that is the factor for increases in crowds lately
As heater says you don't need gimmicks for an ASHES test match to get the crowds in, hence it would be nice to have held the next ASHES test in the day and go back to a day-night test in Dec/Jan 18-19 when India/Sri Lanka tour.
Let that be a lesson to you Port, no one beats the Bays five times in a row in a GF and gets away with it!!!