Just when you thought it couldn't get any sillier ...

[nat]

We now have the '100 ball' competition with 16 x 6 ball overs and a 10 ball final over. Looks like it will become reality.

Loving the comments on the BBC news item.

[pieinthesky]

it will happen though.

the end of county cricket as we know it is nigh.

the a-hole's graves and Harrison have done it.

[Valentines Park]

We've had death bowling so welcome flogged to death bowling.

[jwb]

We now have the '100 ball' competition with 16 x 6 ball overs and a 10 ball final over. Looks like it will become reality.

Loving the comments on the BBC news item.

Hate to be pedantic but 16 times 6 plus 10 = ?

[bwildered]

Fifteen , six ball overs. Plus the final ten baller supplied by ACB .
Perhaps one of the main sponsors will be Ofsted .

[smandlej]

Hands up all those bowlers who want to bowl the final over.

Lynda and Steve

[bwildered]

Guess that some white ball specialists will require a extra bonus  to bowl the extra deliveries .

[nat]

It's been great reading all the comments on social media and on newspaper websites. Obviously this slog fest is not designed for proper cricket watchers so please call it something else other than cricket ... such as ...
...
baseball.

[Slogger]

Bit of an insult to baseball methinks

[Stringbok]

As usual the ECB  have shown a complete lack of imagination.   Here are a few things they could have tried.

Designated Superstar - as the new competition is going to be choc full of world cricket superstars it would be really unfortunate if,after your long journey to the Oval, the said superstar was out first ball. So lets allow each team one designated superstar whom the opposition have to get out twice.  This will appeal to traditionalists as W.G Grace once pulled this trick.

Play the whole squad  -let teams play their best 11 batsmen when batting and swap them out  for fielders and bowlers when fielding. No more pesky collapses to spoil the six fest.

Clown Outfits - Play in clown outfits this will appeal to the young family audiences whilst allowing players to represent the true spirit of their Lords and Masters at the ECB.

[Andy]

As usual the ECB  have shown a complete lack of imagination.   Here are a few things they could have tried.

Designated Superstar - as the new competition is going to be choc full of world cricket superstars it would be really unfortunate if,after your long journey to the Oval, the said superstar was out first ball. So lets allow each team one designated superstar whom the opposition have to get out twice.  This will appeal to traditionalists as W.G Grace once pulled this trick.

Play the whole squad  -let teams play their best 11 batsmen when batting and swap them out  for fielders and bowlers when fielding. No more pesky collapses to spoil the six fest.

Clown Outfits - Play in clown outfits this will appeal to the young family audiences whilst allowing players to represent the true spirit of their Lords and Masters at the ECB.

You missed the obligatory scantily-clad dancers: presumably Nat and VP are available again?

[nat]

I'm reminded of the phrase ...
...
I'm off to join the circus so that I can work with some real clowns.

[IlfordEagle]

Even by the ECB standards this has to be the most stupid, short sighted idea yet!! How the hell are yet another new audience going to be attracted by this & yes I agree it isn't cricket, well not as we know it!!
I hope this gets thrown out by the Counties & everybody else.

[Perov]

Just picture the scene at the Lord's meeting.
County Chairmen:  This 100 ball  idea is a joke, we can't vote for that!
Graves: If you do, we will bung you £1.3 million quid.
County Chairmen: Perhaps it does have some merit, yes let's go for it.

[Stringbok]

It could have been even worse....there was a rumour they were going to do away with lbws