The Adelaide Oval will host the first ever day-night Test match
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The first ever day-night Test match will see New Zealand face Australia at the Adelaide Oval from November 27 to December 1.
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“The Board has made some significant decisions today which provide us with long-term certainty in relation to the future governance, competition and financial models of the ICC”
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has passed the governance and financial changes proposed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket Australia during a board meeting in Singapore.
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“It should be the topping on the cake after your career, after you’ve fought your guts out for your country, after you’ve given everything to the real form of the game”
Following former England captain Mike Brearley’s speech at the 2013 Bradman Oration, legendary Australia wicketkeeper Rod Marsh made an interesting proposition, stating that “you shouldn’t be allowed to play Twenty20 cricket until you’re 30”.
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Warne is concerned about Australia’s Test future
Former Australia leg-spin maestro Shane Warne believes that it should be mandatory for all of the country’s young talents to participate in the Sheffield Shield instead of allowing them to run wild and build their careers off domestic Twenty20 tournaments like the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Hopes wants every ODI to count for something
Former Australia all-rounder James Hopes has urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to make ODI series count towards World Cup qualifications instead of having teams battle each other for absolutely nothing.
Gilchrist believes ODI cricket will be extinct after the 2015 World Cup
Former Australia wicketkeeper batsman Adam Gilchrist believes that ODI cricket will cease to exist in three years time given its notable decline over the past number of years and the rapidly increasing number of domestic Twenty20 tournaments.
Pollard believes batsmen have the most to gain from the new fielding rules
West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard has announced that the new International Cricket Council (ICC) fielding rules have made life much tougher for most international captains and bowlers as well.
Jayawardene sees batsmen as the sole beneficiaries of the new rule
Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has announced that the new fielding restriction rules implemented by the International Cricket Council (ICC) is a massive disadvantage to bowlers and could even see spinners being used less frequently in matches.
