Time For The Free Hit In Test Cricket?

Question

Whilst I feel slightly dirty for even suggesting using such a horribly artificial one day concept in the test game the inescapable fact is that even though it's still early days (in international terms anyway) it does seem to have virtually eliminated the no ball from one day cricket. Bowlers have demonstrated that with a sufficiently severe penalty hanging over them they can easily keep their foot behind the frontline and sporadically overstepping is not just one of those unavoidable things that inevitably happens to all fast bowlers but sloppy lazy cricket.

Now whilst you really don't want to see a compelling session of tight test cricket interrupted by a sudden wild slog that belongs in the hit and giggle format you also don't want to see bowlers continuing to get away with overstepping and slowing down the already pathetic over rate.

Answer 1

Nope it will put just so much pressure on the bowlers

Answer 2

It'd be cool ,but it wont happen

Answer 3

joke

Answer 4

Na i can't see it coming into test cricket because it isn't traditional. The idea of introducing new things like that isn't a good idea. It is only for the shorter form of the game and thats it.

Answer 5

yea free hit in test cricket awesome

Answer 6

Your Suggestion is good but not acceptable !!!

Answer 7

h**l NO! (you should feel dirty for suggesting such things lol)

Answer 8

The over rate is not that bad because they are bowling for the whole day often in hot weather. But now the test cricket needs to be preserved. But all the free hit whould not improve the over rate. Cricket keeps trying to favor the battsmen in most forms with power playand good wickets and free hit's why can't we seem to give the bowlers a chance !

Answer 9

Its a good idea as atleast a few balls of of test cricket will be entertaining............................... this won't be implied by icc for sure

Answer 10

LOL...good joke

Answer 11

I read all the answers & I see you are outvoted almost 100%. You are the weakest link, goodbye! lol, Forget it boyo, cricket is being attacked enough without that coming into it.