posted Jul 16, 2008

Thanks for the info on Jamshedpur I was basing my comments on my exp in another design city I visited - Chandigarh and that was nearly 25 yaers ago before any Chandigarh walla jumps on me

Chennai is being avoided as it is their Monsoon season

Banglore is first Test in Aus series

and Calcutta is under renovation

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posted Jul 16, 2008

India can do what they want.
The ECB can go on all they want about our fans not getting the best from India (its not like many brits go to India anyway)
The ECB should look at its own itineries, almost half of our home tests are played in London, and two thirds of the Twenty20 World Cup matches will be played in London, it's a bit difficult for a man from Stockport to go and see matches (and even more so now that Old Trafford, the best wicket in the country has been harshly dropped as a test venue)
The ECB have no right to complain.

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posted Jul 16, 2008

To teach a lesson to the Indian board, England should cancel the tour and play New Zealand again and again and again.

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posted Jul 16, 2008

Our charmain of selectors sed that even he thinks that 2 tests is not enuf and that there should b less odis! then y can he not tell his board the bcci this and y cant they listen stupid bcci! i for one would want more tests then i can go to more matches comin frm london

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posted Jul 16, 2008

Botham has slammed ECB for scheduling most tests in London (Oval and Lord's have staged about two hundred).

http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/engvrsa/content/story/361407.html

ECB is complaining that India does not follow its tradition of holding tests in only four or five cities! Wonder Botham will now praise India because India is doing what England has failed to do.

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posted Jul 17, 2008

Mr.Speaking civilised, "to teach a lesson to the Indian Board." Times have changed buddy.
Wake up. The Indian Board does not need lessons from anybody.

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posted Jul 17, 2008

SC

The irony is that it is has now turned into why not Rose Bowl for Tests counter discussion

And why not?

If BCCI can take cricket to Gauhati why can't Eng release the Lords/Oval stranglehold? In India too in the early 90s it was ODIs that broke the five city strong hold

THat has resulted in more players coming from smaller towns, that is something Eng should also welcome

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posted Jul 17, 2008

Sanbhalla, Perhaps you missed my sarcasm.

MP, Agree. I see ECB's complaints have boomeranged and biting it. More than two-thirds of the tests have been staged south of Birmingham. Northern regions should fight this discrimination! Maybe another 'Southern Man' song by Neil Young is what is needed.

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posted Jul 19, 2008

BCCI is the superpower in cricket. Other teams seem to have gone along with its bullying attitude in the past, what is the fuss now? It is the host's choice, not the visiting team. So, play ball!

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posted Jul 21, 2008

Hats off to the Indian Cricket Board.
Days have long gone where England " can teach lessons" in Cricket to the Asian countries like India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Now its teh time for England to " learn lessons" from these countries. At least how to play Cricket!!
In asia we decide! not the ECB
mano

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