amy_p's Contributions

It's a great shame people don't watch it. I, however, am a season member of the Bulls and love watching Shield cricket. Shield cricket thrived in its first run and perhaps if Test players were involved people would attend again. Although it is fair to point out most of the Shield games are played on week days during business and school hours. Now when everyone is on holidays, there isn't a Shield game until February. T20 is on at night and during the holidays. Sometimes it's just not possible to be there, but that doesn't mean you can't still love it and defend it on news sites.

Why Test cricketers need to play Shield

14 Dec 2011

Completely agree. How can you expect players to perform at that level if they are never exposed to it? In saying that I think a lot of people playing Shield and Grade right now could probably out perform some at the international level.

Why Test cricketers need to play Shield

13 Dec 2011

I definitely agree on that. It's the high pressure, elite level games that are so taxing on the players, including the constant travel. It seems wrong doesn't it that someone should have to under perform and be dropped before having the opportunity to work on their game in a domestic or grade competition they never play in. Wouldn't it be magical if they were able to do this at the start of the season, making our Test team full of the performing 11. Unfortunately, I concede, where's the money in that?

Why Test cricketers need to play Shield

13 Dec 2011