Pakistan Oppose ICC

Views on this?

I agree. The solution isnt appeals but greater umpire competance.
6 day test is a silly idea

For once Shahryar makes sense.

6 day Tests are stupid, I agree with you.

agree with the 6 day test matches, but can't see the ICC backing down to the PCB

it'd be a different story if it was teh BCCI i'm sure

I fully agree with the PCB on both issues.

No need for 6-day thats just going too far. As for appealing, it would help Pak. Asian teams bare the brunt of umpires' decisions. This probably gives them a chance for a fairer result.

Don't understand why Shehryar Khan wants to oppose the proposed appeals system before its even been tried. I believe it could be a step in the right direction. In recent times especially far too many games seem to contain a number of umpiring shockers which have had a huge impact on the outcome of a match. The players and not the umpires should be the ones responsible for changing the tide of a game.

The system would be open to abuse. It would be used as a time-wasting ploy, and would further slow the game down. I also think introducing legalised dissent into the game, which is essentially what this move would amount to, could open up a very big can of worms, and undermine the authority of the umpires.

As for the suggestion of six day Tests (for winter games only) in Pakistan, it seems to me to be a very sensible solution to the problem of inadequate daylight hours at that time of year. I can't see why anyone would have any objection to it. The move would allow the same number of overs to be bowled as in a Test match anywhere else in the world, and allow for time lost to the weather to be made up.

The thing is bad light isnt so much of an issue in Karachi. While it gets dark before 5 in Punjab, it takes another hour for it to get dark in Karachi. SO will it be a 6 day test in all of Pakistan or just certain places?

Besides, looking at the 2 series played last season, there were 3 wins for Pakistan and 3 draws. Only 1 of those draws could be said to have been due to light issues.

I recall suggesting the 6 day test idea on this board before it was taken up by PCB. Disappointing to note that ICC has rejected it once - it makes perfect sense and hopefully sense would prevail at ICC on this issue.

Also PCB is right in my opinion in opposing the appeals system - this is a very bad idea indeed and hopefully would flop in its experimental phase and head the same way as the super sub rule - in the dust bin of cricket history.

cricket is alright the way it is, no need to change the rules

Could be some politics happening here, Pakistan will concede on the appeals and the ICC will concede on the 6 days.

instead of 6 day tests, they should just start earlier... Agree with the PCB on the appealing though

I hope you're wrong. The appeals idea is a terrible one, even by the standards of the ICC, an organisation which has clearly lost the plot.

The appeals idea is such a big can of worms of which ICC seems to have little idea - being ICC of course.

Appealing would probably mean a fairer result even though it would slow down the game a bit. I would rather waste 2 mins then see a team/player hard done by what is basically a list of mostly incompetent umpires, not to forget the "home" umpires.

6 days for me is too much. Whats next, 7 days, in places where it rains even more? If PCB is so concerned abt results, then they shd step up and produce harder pitches for the test matches. The Lahore pitch against England was a much more result oriented pitch imo and indeed we got a result, as was the Karachi pitch in the India test.

I think PCB's requests on both issues will be rejected and they will once again look like the fools that they are. Excuse the bitterness, but I just can't stand this PCB management.