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Old 21-05-2007, 01:54 PM in reply to Seamer's post starting "OK NE. I'm going to edit that section..."
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Originally Posted by Seamer
Just like the Packer days, you will find that money will talk and players will walk. Especially if guys like Lara, Warne, McGrath and Inzi are involved.
Not really fussed if any of these ex-Test players (and Inzi) get involved. Think I would be more concerned if some of the current or up and coming stars were adding their name to this.

As it is, Warne is playing county cricket, McGrath and Lara have played county cricket in the past (as have most Test stars of the last twenty years) so what is the problem if they play in a domestic league in India?

The Kerry Packer era was critical to the way the game is now played, and did the game a lot of good. The best thing it did was to make players wages on a par with what a top sportsman should be being paid. The fact is now that most top Test players can make a very good wage playing Test cricket, so why do they need to play in a rogue league??

Finally, this view that 20-20 will take over from Test cricket is nonsense. It is another format to the game, it is accessible, and great fun. ODI's were supposed to have destroyed Test cricket 30 years ago, but they haven't, in fact in England Test cricket is stronger than ever, I can't see Test cricket dying in the near future, if anything if you can get new fans through the turnstiles for 20-20, it may get those same fans watching Tests. It has certainly done a lot for County Cricket attendance figurers, we can't it do the same at International level?

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