tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251157054005755258.post4335597616660524651..comments2024-03-13T09:17:05.086+00:00Comments on Cricket Burble: How dangerous is bad light?Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06755797969506651900noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251157054005755258.post-76699105691103060042007-07-20T13:11:00.000+01:002007-07-20T13:11:00.000+01:00I agree that protective equipment has improved a l...I agree that protective equipment has improved a lot and this should be taken into account.<BR/><BR/>The main thing that I think is being overlooked is the fact that all sports matches are entertainment. If they don't offer entertainment, they will suffer from reduced audiences over time, even if not immediately. And as you rightly say, poor light is very rearely even considered during Twenty20.<BR/><BR/>How about this proposal:<BR/><BR/>Players are always quite happy to bat in poor light when they have a chance to win, so why early in the match or when they may lose should they be allowed to walk off? If we use the darkest that play has continued in (specific to that country) in a test match as our guide for when players should come off, there would be a lot more play.<BR/><BR/>One last thought, the media don't help with their reporting that england lost a couple of wickets due to bad light last night - Vaughan may have been affected by the constant stop start, but not the light. And Collingwood was vulnerable as a new batsman like all of them are - nothing to do with the light.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06755797969506651900noreply@blogger.com