The Hundred

[rsbaggy2]

Coming so soon  after the England India test series, it brings it even more sharply into focus what a very inferior cricket format it is. Hyped by Sky and BBC but will never come close to the ultimate in the sport.
A travesty that the ECB crammed a 5 test series into a few weeks to accommodate this circus.

[Loanee]

Not a patch on T20 blast or one day 50 over comp too (imo)

[Josh1873]

An abomination. The T16.4 format can get fucked.

I'm not opposed to franchises, as such. I don't understand why you could franchise the T20 Blast and revamp that competition, rather than shoehorn in another format, which has effectively killed off the one day format. A ridiculous move from the ECB destroying the one day game in the country whilst we were World Champions, and easily the best team in the world at the time in that format. It sums up their cluelessness as a governing body.

I enjoy T20, but it doesn't grip me like red ball and one day county games. It's ironic that a format meant to hold the attention of people makes me lose interest and concentration when watching as I'm not as invested.

County one day games are better than international one day games as it seems to be a fairer contest between bat and ball. I may be wrong, but I feel like internationally it's more often than not 350 plus being set and chased or getting close to being chased, with a plethera of boundaries and hitting. I don't find that so entertaining.

Ps. Fuck the T16.4. I know what will get more people more involved in cricket, 20 less balls bowled in an innings. A complete and utter shitshow. Fuck the format.

[Duffers]

Are all the teams still named after crisps?

[Josh1873]

Are all the teams still named after crisps?

They're not named after crisps   the shirt sponsors are all KP brands. 

I realise this was the joke, but I can't stand inaccuracies regarding franchise suffixes. It's a subject I take very seriously.

[rsbaggy2]

The bringing in of the boundary ropes by upto 5/10 yards tells you all that you need to know ... a slogfest where even a mishit is a boundary. It's not a contest between bat and ball in any way.

[Bob Fossil]

Are all the teams still named after crisps?

Brilliant!
Manchester Monster Munchers vs Nottingham NikNaks

[Josh1873]

Are all the teams still named after crisps?

Brilliant!
Manchester Monster Munchers vs Nottingham NikNaks

I've not seen a bag of NikNaks for a while now. The BBQ rib flavour was sensational.

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Just Googled them, they're called Rib'n'Spicy. My sincere apologies for any confusion.

[Heggam Bacon]

None of you cunts drink in Spoons

[wba13]

Role on November let’s get the real cricket back.