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The Netherlands
http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-worl...ry/981269.html
http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-worl...ry/979695.html Two interesting articles here about the amount of games The Netherlands are playing. I can't remember where it was said or who said it but some sort of European championship would be appealing, if only because it guarantees England a trophy. In the last T20 WC, Holland played seven games and won three. What is their reward? Three games at this year's tournament in bad weather conditions. The Netherlands looked to have a really decent fast bowling attack. Have any of them been picked to play in Premier Leagues around the world. A few of them looked like they would be able to do a job in county cricket. |
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England play too much cricket as it is, they shouldn't be wasting time playing against these guys in some pointless tournament.
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Anyway, you say England shouldn't be wasting their time playing them but it's not like we have a particularly impressive record against them in recent years. |
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Anyhow, as the article is actually arguing, the problem is that associate v associate cricket is struggling for funding, and having to cut games. That's where the investment needs to be, if at all.
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1) England choose a full strength squad to play three games against Holland, Scotland and Ireland. 2) England send out a second string side to play in the three games. It would similar to the Lions but would count as a full international. 3) Scotland, Ireland and Holland all play each other twice with the most successful team playing England in a final in their own country. This could be a real event and raise some awareness for cricket. You wouldn't have to cut any tours if option two or three are chosen. Also, it's unfair to call them club cricketers. They mite not be Test quality, but they have some decent players, some of which are still developing. Playing against better teams will not only improve these players, but also help to inspire the next generation. Associate teams should play associate teams, but if they do well they should have the chance to progress. Like I said, the Netherlands did well at the last T20 WC and their reward is less games against the bigger teams. If cricket really took off in Holland, there's no reason why it couldn't spread to other European countries. |
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Associates will develop if they can create a stable pro or semi-pro domestic structure primarily, not by playing an extra game or two a year against test sides. This is what Bangladesh have had to learn the hard way and if their story tells us anything, the horse should really come before the cart.
If associates can't or won't develop domestically and are reliant on recruiting overseas players with tenuous links to the country, then they don't deserve greater exposure.
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England could easily play three extra twenty over games a year against Holland, Scotland and Ireland. The Asian countries already do it with Afghanistan. If the game doesn't expand into other countries, it will die, strangled by the money generated in other sports who muscle cricket out just as basketball and US Football has done in the West Indies. First class cricket is virtually dead across the globe already, and test cricket probably has a lifespan of no more than 20 years. Cricket associations really need to look at the bigger picture, and if that means getting more players and countries playing the short stuff, playing twenty20s at night during primetime tv, expanding franchises, reducing the number of county matches, then that's what it needs to do. |
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However, I disagree that cricket will die if it doesn't expand to other countries. The vast population of and the game's popularity in India suggests it could survive quite well no matter who else is interested. I wouldn't be opposed to a Dublin side in an ECB T20 league, but there are more conservative opinions than mine who would block such moves. I don't think there'd be the interest to expand to have franchises in Edinburgh or Rotterdam; however, maybe games could be played there to test the water.
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I agree with you that there's too many tests. I wouldn't think it's the end of the world if New Zealand, Bangladesh and the West Indies became one day/twenty20 teams solely. I also think we are at a crossroads now in cricket and the national associations need to take a lead and see what's working and what's not. |
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Any news on how close Ireland are to their provincial tournament being given first class status? That would be a huge step towards getting full Test member status and thus more ODIs.
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NZ and Pakistan still have enough cricket in them administrative issues or otherwise to still back as test teams. Frankly I enjoyed the test series that England played against those two countries far more enjoyable than the 3rd ******* Ashes series in 3 years and that apology of a series that England played v India in 2014. If the future of test cricket is just v India and Australia then I'm not sure I want to stay interested in it. Cricket needs to look after the countries that play it to a decent extent whether big or small. The game has contracted in England and that doesn't mean that England deserves more than it's fair share of the pie if it is not even looking to grow the game on its own doorstep. |
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Didn't Australia poach Dirk Nannes of the Netherlands? Even if he was born in Australia, he had committed to the Netherlands but was allowed to go back to playing for Australia, thus stripping Holland of their star bowler. |
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While Ireland have lost a number of players to England, something I don't think has shed great light on Team England, they've also had plenty of South African and Aussie players turn out for them over the years, and the odd English (Murtagh?), although they much more "home grown" now.
Nannes is a fair dinkum Aussie who came late to pro-cricket and played for the Dutch after being overlooked by Australia. He used the 2009 tournament to launch a career with his home country and a pretty successful franchise career too. I like him, but he's your classic t20 mercenary so not a great example for you to use.
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England could easily sack off some of these pointless ODIs to cater for some form of Twenty20 cricket against the likes of Netherlands, Scotland and Ireland. Although if I had my way i'd consign ODIs to the scrap altogether, I don't really see what purpose they now serve but that's an argument I'm not likely to win anytime soon. Another alternative as others have voiced is potentially adding Scotland, Ireland and even the Netherlands back in to domestic cricket in some capacity. I wouldn't be adverse to some form of four division setup, but good luck pushing that one past the purists. Similarly South Africa could be doing more to assist with the likes of Namibia. Cricket just seems to have its head in the sand to me. |
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I think Namibia play in the provincial tournament in SA don't they?
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I was trying to recall that as I was typing that message, but yes I think they do in some degree. Zimbabwe also used to participate a little bit as well, but not sure if that still happens. The Zimbabwean's are themselves a pretty curious case, you'd think they'd benefit from fixtures against Ireland and Afghanistan but seem to barely play at all. I guess that comes down to finances on both sides.
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I see Somerset legend Roelof van der whatsisname is now turning his arm over for the men in orange.
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