Domestic T20 not good enough

[alji]

I wonder if the Eoin Morgan who has criticised the standard of our T20 tournament is the same Eoin Morgan who in 10 games for Middlesex last season scoring a paltry 237 runs at a well below par strike rate of 112? The standard was clearly far too good for that Eoin Morgan to cope with.

[jimmy]

He obviously needed a break...another one.

[IlfordEagle]

Perhaps it's just Morgan who isn't good enough for our Domestic T20?
Last season's stats for him do suggest that to be the case!!

[mawallace]

Seems  a compromise has been reached for the new format

Ihttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2016/07/26/ecb-plan-english-crickets-most-radical-ever-overhaul-with-t20-co/

[nat]

Seems  a compromise has been reached for the new format

Ihttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2016/07/26/ecb-plan-english-crickets-most-radical-ever-overhaul-with-t20-co/

"One televised match per week". So what happens when this game is rained off? More woolly thinking.

Several counties are very successful at filling their grounds for T20 games - see the article.

I agree that playing the games in a 4-6 week block in June/July/early August is the way to go. Get the big names in and market it properly.

[mawallace]

A slightly different take on the ecb discussions from the Daily Mail
http://dailym.ai/2axQlzt
What's interesting is the county's against a franchise model

[Valentines Park]

Food for thought for all the Surrey bashers on here.

[Crisp]

Anyone who works in London will know how well the Surrey marketing department sell the 20/20 at the Oval.
This aggresive marketing has only happened in the past 2 years and attendances are rocketing as a result.
I went to the Middlesex game and it was a full house and how much was taken in other revenues is uncountable, they had to shut the shop and let 20 in at a time, so that will give you some idea of the monies going into Surrey CCC coffers.
With average crowds of 20k for each home game its not difficult to see there opposition to the franchise operation.
If it becomes a franchise operation then it may become a bit more difficult to attract the likes of Sanga, Finch, Bravo etc and sign Stoneman and many more.

[Valentines Park]

its not difficult to see there opposition to the franchise operation.

If Surrey wanted a franchise they would get one.

So would MCC/Middlesex.

Essex would be left out in the cold which would be the final slap in the face to their fruitless T20 ambitions.

[squarelegumpire]

Essex are staging the Final of the Womens T20 ..... the Kia Suoper League. It’s on 21st August, a Sunday.

[Crisp]

its not difficult to see there opposition to the franchise operation.

If Surrey wanted a franchise they would get one.

So would MCC/Middlesex.

Essex would be left out in the cold which would be the final slap in the face to their fruitless T20 ambitions.

So why are they anti franchise?

Also there wouldnt be 2 in London so forget that one

[nat]

its not difficult to see there opposition to the franchise operation.

If Surrey wanted a franchise they would get one.

So would MCC/Middlesex.

Essex would be left out in the cold which would be the final slap in the face to their fruitless T20 ambitions.

So why are they anti franchise?

Also there wouldnt be 2 in London so forget that one

Oh yes there would. Sydney and Melbourne can accommodate two so why not London?

[Valentines Park]

So why are they anti franchise?

Maybe they can see beyond narrow self interest?

Also there wouldnt be 2 in London so forget that one

Sydney has 2 BBL franchises & Lord's & the Oval regularly sell out.

Not having 2 teams in London makes no sense unless they're looking at drop in wickets at football stadiums.

[Crisp]

its not difficult to see there opposition to the franchise operation.

If Surrey wanted a franchise they would get one.

So would MCC/Middlesex.

Essex would be left out in the cold which would be the final slap in the face to their fruitless T20 ambitions.

So why are they anti franchise?

Also there wouldnt be 2 in London so forget that one

The reasoning being that the 2 blueprints state that the franchises would include 6/8 seperate cities to accomodate cricket in all regions.

[Valentines Park]

You've answered your own question with 6/8 cities.

Plus no way will Surrey & Middlesex members get behind a combined London team.

So any franchise would have to rely entirely on pissed up office workers for a fan base.