Critics believe that Australian Test cricket is being damaged due to Twenty20 tournaments – Cricket News Update
Top players and administrators of Cricket Australia are skeptical of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746’s increased interest and participation in T20 tournaments.
Apprehensions are rife, given that T20 is played at the cost of the Test cricket of Australia, which is not acceptable. Australian Test cricket has already stumbled after they lost the Ashes series.
Critics hold cricket Australia responsible for the downfall due to lack of attention towards the Test cricket. The fall from 1st to 5th
spot in the World Test rankings should be alarming for the board and measures need to be taken to prevent further downslide.
Alarms were raised when it was announced last month that Australia will play only two test matches against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 in November this year. The decision was made to enable the players to participate in the Champions League T20 tournament.
When players have the option of making $1.2 million by playing in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Richard-Griffith-c41953 Bash league for just six weeks in December and January, why would they be signing State contracts is the question being asked by analysts.
They argue that players seem to show least responsibility towards cricket and prefer playing for money. Answering the questions, the Australian Cricketers' Association chief executive, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Paul-Marsh-c81144, says that combining State and T20 contracts maybe a positive
move.
Australian top officials also say that holding such matches is a burden for the board. Sparing money for the big bash teams was very difficult, especially when the availability of popular players is under doubt.
Another argument put forward by critics is the lack of preparation for national series and fixtures when players spend most of their time and energy playing for Twenty20 tournaments. Often players return unfit and injury prone, unable to participate in national
fixtures.
The recent sacking of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Simon-Mathew-Katich-c90404 is another setback for Australian Test cricket, having far better performances than his replacements, Katich had the ability to provide stability to the crumbling Test structure of Australia.
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