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[FormerlyJohnnyBreadhead]

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If that is true it really is amazing.
I might well be in the minority here but the "Welsh Fire" playing cricket leaves me cold.
I suppose we get to see some world class cricketers perform for "our" team but isn't it all about the razzmataz and money?

The youngsters may well buy into it and that's probably the target audience but to me, well it's just not cricket.

Think you pretty much answered your own question.

If it gets the next generation interested in cricket - regardless of the format - then it's a good (or at least necessary) thing in my view.

Same with T20. The purists might not like it, but without it (and the money it brings in), the domestic four-day game would die a death.

[the other bob wilson]

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My answer to the question posed by this piece is yes, I’d have kicked India out of the tournament - that’s what would have happened to any other country that refused to play n Pakistan.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cly2l3j6ev2o

[Loramski]

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My answer to the question posed by this piece is yes, I’d have kicked India out of the tournament - that’s what would have happened to any other country that refused to play n Pakistan.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/...s/cly2l3j6ev2o

It's a difficult one. Happens quite a bit when a sport becomes reliant on a team or individual and the rules start getting changed or relaxed to accommodate them. Ronnie O'Sullivan and Lance Armstrong spring to mind but there can't be many sports that haven't been held to ransom by their big hitters at some point. The cricket authorities must realise the situation is starting to get out of hand but they'll be wary of killing the goose that lays the golden egg too.

Glenn Phillips' catch in that link was absolutely stunning by the way. Incredible.

[LA Bluebird]

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I read that with interest as well... I guess the next question is would you have been OK with the potential 80% loss of revenue that would have resulted that the article suggests? It's hard not to see a future where India becomes the dominant nation at every level but especially the short forms of the game given the economic and population figures at play.

[Dave Blue]

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If that is true it really is amazing.
I might well be in the minority here but the "Welsh Fire" playing cricket leaves me cold.
I suppose we get to see some world class cricketers perform for "our" team but isn't it all about the razzmataz and money?

The youngsters may well buy into it and that's probably the target audience but to me, well it's just not cricket.

I’m not sure why people get uptight about hordes of youngsters and 15-25 year old male/females packing out a ground that sees 150 as a good crowd in the 4 day game. I’m just as comfortable watching a 4 dayer as T20/100 and it doesn’t take too much brain power to see it as just another cricket occasion.

[FormerlyJohnnyBreadhead]

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I don't know the ins and outs of the relationship but surely Glamorgan would benefit from any financial growth and success that Welsh Fire have.

Seems that Glamorgan will receive around £20m from the Welsh Fire deal: https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/c78ey90876jo

[Pedro de la Rosa]

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Seems that Glamorgan will receive around £20m from the Welsh Fire deal: https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/c78ey90876jo

and all it cost was selling the entire game down the river

[the other bob wilson]

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c757yved70wo

[The Bloop]

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Shoaib Bashir signs for the first 3 games of the season as Mason Crane is out.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/shoaib-bashir-set-for-loan-spell-with-glamorgan-1477452

[the other bob wilson]

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Dunno what it's like in Cardiff, but we've got the first rainy morning in weeks up here to greet the new cricket season. Glamorgan start their four day game programme at home to Leicestershire today and the game will be streamed on You Tube as usual.

I watched two podcasts previewing Div 1 and 2 of the County Championship this week and Glamorgan did not even merit a mention in either of them, while the Guardian tipped us to finish seventh out of eight in their forecast for Div 2. I've no expectation of promotion or anything like that this year, I just hope for some pitches which provide an equal balance between bat and ball, rather than the boring run fests which have become the norm since games started being streamed - I'm not holding my breath mind.

[Hot Shot Hamish.]

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Dunno what it's like in Cardiff, but we've got the first rainy morning in weeks up here to greet the new cricket season. Glamorgan start their four day game programme at home to Leicestershire today and the game will be streamed on You Tube as usual.

I watched two podcasts previewing Div 1 and 2 of the County Championship this week and Glamorgan did not even merit a mention in either of them, while the Guardian tipped us to finish seventh out of eight in their forecast for Div 2. I've no expectation of promotion or anything like that this year, I just hope for some pitches which provide an equal balance between bat and ball, rather than the boring run fests which have become the norm since games started being streamed - I'm not holding my breath mind.

Having seen the scores in the friendly against Cardiff UCCE , where the university scored 400 plus as did Glamorgan, then it suggests the same sort of tracks as seen in recent seasons.
It was a first for me last Sunday though. I watched the afternoon session down at Sophia, which is the first time I’ve ever watched a match( in the UK) in March. It felt like the middle of June though. It’s the most I’ve enjoyed watching sport since before this dire football season started!

[the other bob wilson]

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Having seen the scores in the friendly against Cardiff UCCE , where the university scored 400 plus as did Glamorgan, then it suggests the same sort of tracks as seen in recent seasons.
It was a first for me last Sunday though. I watched the afternoon session down at Sophia, which is the first time I’ve ever watched a match( in the UK) in March. It felt like the middle of June though. It’s the most I’ve enjoyed watching sport since before this dire football season started!

I see Fernando is in the squad for today's game. I was impressed by him against England last year, so you'd think he'd add something to the bowling, but it looks like we'll be over reliant on Van Der Gugten once again - I always look forward to a new cricket season, but it looks to me like this will be another season where we'll struggle to bowl sides out twice in Championship cricket.

[poc]

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ul hasan didnt last long

[chrisp_1927]

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The middle order looks really strong again, on paper at least. Could certainly do with another quick bowler or 2. I don't think Harris and Timmy are going to be the most robust injury wise as they got on in years.

[chrisp_1927]

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ul hasan didnt last long

I'm not entirely sure what the coaches see in him if I'm honest.