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The day-night test proposed for next May between England and Bangladesh has been put on hold because researchers are unable to find a suitable ball. According to the article in the Sydney Morning Herald a pink ball was put forward, but due to a touch to much movement and difficulties gripping the rock, it has [...]

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I’m back following a very slack period, apologies. The Sunday Times has an article quoting former test umpire Peter Willey with his fears for Umpires future in the game. He has it in his mind that with the new referal system set to be introduced next month, the men in charge may forget how to [...]

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The International Cricket Council has called a meeting with the Marlybone Cricket Club to discuss the MCC’s calls for a World Test Championship. It is the first sure step towards a new way of crowning the best teams in test cricket, and hopefully regaining popularity around the globe. According to an article in The Telegraph [...]

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“Great crowd in today folk’s, 800 people have watched the days play!” That is a typical first day at a Test Match in New Zealand, people trickling in during the day but not sticking around. With Tests being played on weekdays the fans that bring the money through the gates just cannot make it. By [...]

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When I sit back and dare to dream about what playing international cricket would be like, I don’t think about One Dayers or Twenty20′s, I think about taking 5 wickets in a Test Match Innings. Why then is it that there are talks of whether Test Cricket will last, what with Twenty20 generating millions through [...]

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