Is there any way that the England "leg" of the Ashes could be moved to somewhere that rain doesn't always cock up a good series?
Surely there is a case for it being moved to a more civilised cricket destination like India, Bangladesh or South Africa??!?!?!?!?! I wonder if there has been any research done into whether or not the mediocre standard of English cricket is directly related to the poor weather they experience?
Anyway enough about the Ashes - it (the weather aspect) has been disappointing to say the least.
What I actually wanted to blog about was this whole West Indies vs. Bangladesh series which has left me with some real mixed feelings about world cricket - even though it fits in with my expectations of the change in the global game. For those who don't know I expect world cricket to be dominated by the likes of India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka with the likes of South Africa, Australia, Kenya and Zimbabwe fitting in amongst the top nations as the world becomes more focused on Asia and Africa.
Whether it goes the whole franchise route over international "country" route still remains to be seen.
I have previously blogged about how badly the world needs a strong West Indian cricket offering so watching this disaster of a series against Bangladesh has irritated me immensely.
On the flip side of that, I think some big pluses for the Bangladesh team. They've needed a decent international tour to build some momentum and irrespective of the quality of the West Indian side, the tourists got the job done.
Don't underestimate the value of that providing some incentive for the rest of their cricket population. The money that will keep flowing into Bangladesh cricket is likely to keep rising the more they start beating the bigger "name" sides and as the side matures and they develop a pipeline of quality players you will in turn find them becoming more and more competitive.
But still... it would be nice to see the West Indies not rolling over and becoming a drag on world cricket.
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Though Bangladesh have won the series against quite West Indies side but it did not reduces the importance of their win it still hold value.ICC should appreciate Bangladesh for their work.West Indies cricket is new problem of ICC.
I think cricketing nations that show progress should be rewarded as they go along and those who fail to achieve and develop themselves should be penalised.
Bangladesh should be invited to participate in more high-profile cricketing tournaments and the ICC should be doing what it can to try and get Bangladesh to host a few games as well...
... If you can boost cricket in the region then they should go for it.
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