#scheduling

3 incidents tagged

IPL vs Test Cricket: Cricket's Existential Scheduling War

BCCI / ICC / England Cricket / Cricket Australia

2024

The 2024 cricket calendar brought the IPL-versus-Test-cricket scheduling conflict to its most acute point yet, with multiple Test series rescheduled, players choosing IPL contracts over international availability, and administrators openly questioning whether Test cricket could survive as a commercially viable format.

#ipl#test cricket#scheduling

🏏Mild

Women's Ashes Scheduling Row — Multi-Format Points System

Australia Women vs England Women

20 January 2022

The multi-format Women's Ashes points system was criticised for effectively allowing Australia to retain the Ashes before the Test match, making the flagship Test feel meaningless.

#ashes#scheduling#multi-format

🔥Moderate

Four-Day Test Match Proposals

ICC / Various Nations

1 January 2020

The ICC's proposal to reduce Test matches from five days to four sparked fierce opposition from players and purists who argued it would fundamentally alter cricket's oldest format.

#four-day test#test cricket#icc