Test cricket needs saving - but how? Anderson's replacement, ZIMvIND & T20 Blast | Wisden Podcast

[@soumyashreebiswal14]

God I can't recall the last time Australia or England toured Zimbabwe

[@theredraven]

2004. Not really helped by Zimbabwe being a basket case for most of the last 25 years either.

[@sihi5634]

Sort the funding out, it needs to be an even split, otherwise the gulf in class will only grow OBVIOUSLY!! It’s basic stuff

[@PoetofHateSpeech]

Maybe there should be ICC central contracts, especially for players in nations not in the big 3? Where say a Zimbabwean player gets paid from the ICC. With different levels of payment for their position in the team. So, the main players get x amount, fringe a different amount, and bonuses for performances. And have a payment for touring sides to cover costs.

[@Teddysounds]

It is simply astonishing that there is no revenue sharing.

[@theredraven]

It's amazing that for all the criticism American sports leagues get from outside the US they are so far ahead on the revenue sharing front. I think the Green Bay Packers in the NFL are always already in profit prior to the season starting just on account of revenue sharing.

[@PoetofHateSpeech]

Isn't it similar when England plays in Australia? One warm-up game, with little red ball cricket due to it being the English off-season

[@theredraven]

Changed so much from back in the day when you'd have maybe four or five (if not more) touring matches.

[@PoetofHateSpeech]

@@theredraven Yep. Touring used to be a prized thing

[@banditonehundred]

When was the last time England won a series against West Indies

[@theredraven]

2020.

[@CalmanJessemy]

​@@theredraven england didn't win in 2020 , last time was in 2000

[@theredraven]

@@CalmanJessemy England won the 2020 series against the West Indies 2-1.

[@CalmanJessemy]

@@theredraven yh they did. And in west indies is somewhere 2000.

[@theredraven]

@@CalmanJessemy 2004.

[@PoetofHateSpeech]

I want Salt and pepper as openers, Fish at 3, and, Chips at 4 🤣🤣

[@PoetofHateSpeech]

Last idea, the big 3 should help support teams around them. For instance, England should help support Ireland, Scotland, and the Netherlands. India should help Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Nepal. Australia should support WI and maybe Zimbabwe. I know they are really near Australia, but they are the ones that need the help

[@sachinkashyap121]

India is doing it’s part unlike other 2.

[@PoetofHateSpeech]

@@sachinkashyap121 🤣🤣🤣 nice joke

[@sachinkashyap121]

@@PoetofHateSpeech what joke? How many times Australia and england tour zimbabwe? Or even hosts bangladesh, Afganistan? It’s easy to blame BCCI on everthe truth is without BCCI money. Cricket wont survive. India alone generates 83% revenue.

[@haze5276]

England are themselves struggling in red ball and they post a video title Test cricket needs saving. LOL

[@bornstyle3282]

when Icc is only busy pleading and pleasing BCCI, what else can you expect?

[@willgoodall1529]

Why bother with a "coming up on this week's episode?" I'm already watching, just get on with it

[@lyrialrs6508]

Agree

[@spectaxxx]

very jarring

[@sneasalmaster]

youtube algorithm

[@mjs734]

Regarding Michael Pepper's fantastic 100 against Sussex, worth mentioning 19 year old Charlie Allison who scored 44 off 26 and shared in the match winning unbeaten 121 run partnership. Not 100% sure that Pepper will play for England, but there is no doubt that Allison will.

[@jamiebob]

Intro was weird

[@sachinkashyap121]

Success in their own backyard against very weak westindies side and poms getting berserk like they won everything. Calm down. England is still an average team. Can’t win against india and Australia. What kinda bazball is this where opposition hot 3 times more sixes than you.

[@priyanshuverma2749]

Sadly even india is an average side we couldn't won the series against sa, nz, eng too

[@priyanshuverma2749]

And England have won series against sa in 2020-21

[@sachinkashyap121]

@@priyanshuverma2749 no other team won or draw as many abroad series as india did. Don’t know how you label india as an average team after winning 2 consecutive BG in Australia, draw 5 match series in England. Look at what england and austria did in india they both lost.