Make England qualify for the next cricket World Cup
No progress since 1992.
Make England fight it out with the likes of Ireland and Bangladesh in a pre-qualifying tournament on a slow turner in Bangladesh in 2018.
Far fewer countries should automatically qualify.
Only the top 6 in the ODI rankings.
England no longer run the world game.
I'd be tempted to throw the West Indies into that pre-qualifying tournament as well
Make England fight it out with the likes of Ireland and Bangladesh in a pre-qualifying tournament on a slow turner in Bangladesh in 2018.
Far fewer countries should automatically qualify.
Only the top 6 in the ODI rankings.
England no longer run the world game.
I'd be tempted to throw the West Indies into that pre-qualifying tournament as well
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1 - Bangladesh don't have to qualify
2 - England are in the top 6 ODI rankings
3 - England have never run the world ODI game, in fact they have never won the ODI world cup
4 - And most importantly, the next World Cup is in England so not having them there is suicidal
Apart from the above, a very well thought out post.
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Lol 😁 😁 😁
They could set aside a week at a time for a 'best of 3' tie between two countries that are drawn against each other.........obviously every country would have to set aside the same weeks
As countries get knocked out they can use those weeks to play friendly 3 match series against other teams that have been knocked out
You could have preliminary rounds for the lower countries along the lines of the FA Cup.......with say the four semifinalists from one competition getting byes to the quarter finals of the next one.........the four losing quarterfinalists from one completion would join the 4 teams that had won through the preliminary contested by the associate members and full members that failed to qualify for the previous tournament quarter finals........that would produce 4 more winners to join the 4 'bye' teams in a quarter final, semi-final and final
Problem there though Swing is, summer in Australia is winter in England.
but they play all year round now......so I don't think that matters
it's winter in England now but England are playing !
But if Australia draw New Zealand and England draw Ireland how can they play at the same time ?
I'm hardly surprised given how you shot their argument down so conclusively.
(Deservedly so, mind.)
One of the best posts I've ever read on DS.
Game set & match I would say 😆
I think a similar format to last year's World T20 would be a good idea. A pre qualifying round played in the second half of May between the two lowest ranked major nations and the top 6 associates. 2 groups of 4 with the winners advancing to the main group stage.
The main stage would be played in June with 2 groups of 5 playing each other once. One game per day with the top 2 in each group qualifying for the semi finals.
yes, that could present logistical problems.......
would it be possible to have weeks set aside in the spring and autumn when seasons overlap........most of the Test playing nations will only need 3 or 4 weeks over 2 years.......the minor countries don't have a full schedule and can play anytime really
Bangladesh do have to qualify apart from that everything is correct.
Ah but not the current tournament. Plus they may be in the top 8 by then. I doubt it but you never know
iirc new Zealand were ranked 9th when the draw for this tournament was made
And they weren't missed. Not a single memorable game in that tournament involved England.
The progression of India's arguably more important in a World Cup held in England.