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SouthpawMark

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Breaking News: ECB to dumb down cricket even further...
« on: April 13, 2021, 08:56:06 AM »
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/56724330

I think we have reached the point where the ECB have decided to focus on being condescending towards potential new spectators, rather than making cricket more accessible.
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« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2021, 09:20:34 AM »
That point passed us by a long time ago
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Re: Breaking News: ECB to dumb down cricket even further...
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2021, 09:24:21 AM »
Quote from: SouthpawMark on April 13, 2021, 08:56:06 AM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/56724330

I think we have reached the point where the ECB have decided to focus on being condescending towards potential new spectators, rather than making cricket more accessible.


The ECB have been doing it for at least 10 years now, nothing new... sadly, people still aren't going to see it and will flock to the beer head games
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Re: Breaking News: ECB to dumb down cricket even further...
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2021, 09:55:19 AM »
Ridiculous.

Imagine the outcry if the FA changed Goals to "in's".
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Re: Breaking News: ECB to dumb down cricket even further...
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2021, 09:59:16 AM »
Can't wait for the winner be be decided by who scores the most points to go with the outs
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Re: Breaking News: ECB to dumb down cricket even further...
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2021, 10:39:06 AM »
Not fussed by it at all  :D

if it helps towards making it easier for non-cricket fans.. I can live with that...  Have way more important things to stress about :)
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Re: Breaking News: ECB to dumb down cricket even further...
« Reply #6 on: April 13, 2021, 11:06:54 AM »
I feel even Mattchin Tendulkar could come up with something less condescending than “outs”
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Re: Breaking News: ECB to dumb down cricket even further...
« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2021, 11:22:03 AM »
Given the sponsor, I’d be amazed if a a duck isn’t renamed as a Hula Hoop.
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Re: Breaking News: ECB to dumb down cricket even further...
« Reply #8 on: April 13, 2021, 12:19:58 PM »
Quote from: SouthpawMark on April 13, 2021, 08:56:06 AM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/56724330

Lot of non-cricketers get confused by "wickets". The playing area is the pitch. Wickets are stumps. So, it makes sense to call "outs" outs and it removes the confusing bit.

Some of the comments here do reflect a certain elitism cricketers have about the sport. If you really want to make it popular, you'd simplify the terminology which is what ECB is doing. Some of us just refuse to acknowledge that cricket is NOT an easy sport to get into (unless you are born around people who  play it) or even stay into (gear woes, bats are schit!).

Make the terminology clean, make bats easy to ping without extensive preparation, cheaper and better safety gear are some of the things that'd help invite and keep new cricketers.

Kudos to ECB for moving in the right direction.
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Re: Breaking News: ECB to dumb down cricket even further...
« Reply #9 on: April 13, 2021, 12:21:57 PM »
I had posted in support of The Hundred on a different thread. But after reading this article, I would like to officially withdraw my support :D. This is indeed getting ridiculous now! This would not be justified even in countries like USA where people often confuse cricket with baseball, let alone the country that invented the game!
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Re: Breaking News: ECB to dumb down cricket even further...
« Reply #10 on: April 13, 2021, 12:37:22 PM »
Quote from: InternalTraining on April 13, 2021, 12:19:58 PM
Lot of non-cricketers get confused by "wickets". The playing area is the pitch. Wickets are stumps. So, it makes sense to call "outs" outs and it removes the confusing bit.

Some of the comments here do reflect a certain elitism cricketers have about the sport. If you really want to make it popular, you'd simplify the terminology which is what ECB is doing. Some of us just refuse to acknowledge that cricket is NOT an easy sport to get into (unless you are born around people who  play it) or even stay into (gear woes, bats are schit!).

Make the terminology clean, make bats easy to ping without extensive preparation, cheaper and better safety gear are some of the things that'd help invite and keep new cricketers.

Kudos to ECB for moving in the right direction.

It’s not elitism at all. It’s nothing other than dumbing down for no reason. By your rationale, anyone not familiar with the game of football would be confused when someone talks about goals...


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Re: Breaking News: ECB to dumb down cricket even further...
« Reply #11 on: April 13, 2021, 12:37:43 PM »
Quote from: InternalTraining on April 13, 2021, 12:19:58 PM
Lot of non-cricketers get confused by "wickets". The playing area is the pitch. Wickets are stumps. So, it makes sense to call "outs" outs and it removes the confusing bit.

Some of the comments here do reflect a certain elitism cricketers have about the sport. If you really want to make it popular, you'd simplify the terminology which is what ECB is doing. Some of us just refuse to acknowledge that cricket is NOT an easy sport to get into (unless you are born around people who  play it) or even stay into (gear woes, bats are schit!).

Make the terminology clean, make bats easy to ping without extensive preparation, cheaper and better safety gear are some of the things that'd help invite and keep new cricketers.

Kudos to ECB for moving in the right direction.

That's all fine except it's not the right direction.... In trying to make it more acceptable it's in danger of alienating the current fan base!
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Re: Breaking News: ECB to dumb down cricket even further...
« Reply #12 on: April 13, 2021, 12:41:07 PM »
Quote from: InternalTraining on April 13, 2021, 12:19:58 PM
Lot of non-cricketers get confused by "wickets". The playing area is the pitch. Wickets are stumps. So, it makes sense to call "outs" outs and it removes the confusing bit.

Some of the comments here do reflect a certain elitism cricketers have about the sport. If you really want to make it popular, you'd simplify the terminology which is what ECB is doing. Some of us just refuse to acknowledge that cricket is NOT an easy sport to get into (unless you are born around people who  play it) or even stay into (gear woes, bats are schit!).

Make the terminology clean, make bats easy to ping without extensive preparation, cheaper and better safety gear are some of the things that'd help invite and keep new cricketers.

Kudos to ECB for moving in the right direction.

I disagree to an extent. I think cricket could help itself out in some instances as parts just don’t make sense, even for people who play the game. Duckworth/Lewis and umpires call for example.

Changing the fundamentals just to cater to people who don’t know the sport doesn’t necessarily make it more appealing. If you want to play the sport, you learn the sport, the terminology and the rules. You don’t need it made more simple just to include people.

If you start changing wickets to “outs” where do you stop as it’s a pretty simple concept to grasp.
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Re: Breaking News: ECB to dumb down cricket even further...
« Reply #13 on: April 13, 2021, 12:57:26 PM »
Quote from: SouthpawMark on April 13, 2021, 12:37:22 PM
It’s not elitism at all. It’s nothing other than dumbing down for no reason. By your rationale, anyone not familiar with the game of football would be confused when someone talks about goals...

Not unusual to hear football commentary teams throwing around terms like "false nine", doesn't seem to harm the popularity of football.
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Re: Breaking News: ECB to dumb down cricket even further...
« Reply #14 on: April 13, 2021, 01:00:05 PM »
Quote from: SouthpawMark on April 13, 2021, 12:37:22 PM
It’s not elitism at all. It’s nothing other than dumbing down for no reason.

HAHAHHAHA

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