Cricket Australia chief government Nick Hockley needs all full-member nations to play girls’s multi-format collection in a transfer that will drastically enhance the variety of Tests.
Australia’s Ashes Test in opposition to England at Trent Bridge has been a raging success, with a world-record crowd of 20,924 in attendance over the primary 4 days.
The match is one in every of three Test matches within the house of seven months for Australia, a transfer that has happy the enjoying group that has lengthy wished extra red-ball cricket.
Australia will play their first Test in India since 1984 in December, whereas a maiden Test match in opposition to South Africa in Perth awaits in February.
But there are nonetheless points beneath that.
New Zealand, Pakistan and West Indies haven’t performed a Test match since 2004, with New Zealand Cricket specifically solely having a choice for white-ball matches.
Financial points are additionally among the many different challenges, given the associated fee related to internet hosting a Test match for the house nation.
But Hockley wish to see all groups who tour Australia play the identical multi-format system that’s used for the Ashes, with one Test, three ODIs and three T20s.
“I would like to see multi-format series as a key feature against all our full-member touring opposition,” Hockley instructed AAP.
“The women’s future tour program goes out until 2025, so the forward schedule is in development.
“Compared to the lads’s there may be comparatively more room within the calendar.
“T20 is the dominant format for women’s international cricket, but I think the multi-format series is brilliant. It gives every match more context.
“Matches just like the Ashes Test right here at Trent Bridge, hopefully given the nice numbers tuning in and actually wholesome crowd, will hopefully solely encourage different nations.”
Such a move would likely give Australia two home Tests in most summers, however the scheduling of matches is another challenge.
AAP has been told players want greater structure in their scheduling, believing annual fixtures at venues would attract more fans in the same way it does for the men’s on Boxing Day or New Year’s.
Hockley would ideally have a women’s multi-format series at the start of each summer before the WBBL and another in late January or early February, but believes it is not always realistic to have it in the same slots.
“When you play them there must be a degree of flexibility given you even have World Cups within the combine,” Hockley stated.
“Equally we have to purchase into the our abroad touring commitments.
“In the past couple of years we have agreed to tour other southern-hemisphere countries during our summer. That is about being a good global cricket citizen.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
