I ended up shelving my plans to hit the track this evening,the weather forecast wasn't exactly a ringing endorsement and w/ each repeat between now and Worlds/Nationals crucial to my chances of making the podium I'd rather wait a day for{hopefully}better conditions than just get it in for the sake of getting it in. This leaves me free to vent about the decision of the powers that be in World Cricket who have decided that the next ICC Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in 2015 will only comprise of the 10 international cricket playing nations,the likes of minnows such as Kenya,Canada,Holland and my beloved Ireland will not be asked to take part. Asides from the obvious two fingers up to these countries it feels like a complete about face by the ICC who allowed minnows into the game to spice up an otherwise stale state of affairs w/ the likes of England,Australia,New Zealand,South Africa,India,Pakistan,Sri Lanka,West Indies and Zimbabwe and Bangladesh. Despite having test cricket status Zimbabwe are only ranked #11 in the world rankings below.....you guessed it Ireland explain that one! Aside from an obvious snub to non test cricket nations you're stifling the global growth of the game,what message is this sending to younger cricketers in Kenya,Canada,Holland and Ireland who now know that the next Cricket World Cup they can play in isn't for eight years in 2019? This rather smacks of "the old boys club" a bit like the NFL saying only the Eagles,Patriots,Bears,Cowboys,Steelers,Giants,Packers,Jets,Colts and 49ers can contest the Superbowl.....the whole nature of any sport is the unpredictable nature that anyone on any given day can win but if we keep stacking the field so that only the tried and tested teams can win the word boring is sure to be just around the corner.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
It's Just Not Cricket
I ended up shelving my plans to hit the track this evening,the weather forecast wasn't exactly a ringing endorsement and w/ each repeat between now and Worlds/Nationals crucial to my chances of making the podium I'd rather wait a day for{hopefully}better conditions than just get it in for the sake of getting it in. This leaves me free to vent about the decision of the powers that be in World Cricket who have decided that the next ICC Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in 2015 will only comprise of the 10 international cricket playing nations,the likes of minnows such as Kenya,Canada,Holland and my beloved Ireland will not be asked to take part. Asides from the obvious two fingers up to these countries it feels like a complete about face by the ICC who allowed minnows into the game to spice up an otherwise stale state of affairs w/ the likes of England,Australia,New Zealand,South Africa,India,Pakistan,Sri Lanka,West Indies and Zimbabwe and Bangladesh. Despite having test cricket status Zimbabwe are only ranked #11 in the world rankings below.....you guessed it Ireland explain that one! Aside from an obvious snub to non test cricket nations you're stifling the global growth of the game,what message is this sending to younger cricketers in Kenya,Canada,Holland and Ireland who now know that the next Cricket World Cup they can play in isn't for eight years in 2019? This rather smacks of "the old boys club" a bit like the NFL saying only the Eagles,Patriots,Bears,Cowboys,Steelers,Giants,Packers,Jets,Colts and 49ers can contest the Superbowl.....the whole nature of any sport is the unpredictable nature that anyone on any given day can win but if we keep stacking the field so that only the tried and tested teams can win the word boring is sure to be just around the corner.
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