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Go back to having more than ten teams. There’s been some good games none the less but the lower ranked sides would then have the chance of playing each other a bit more to get a win and some momentum, There will always be some sort of super 6 or super 8 or whatever so they can make money out of it but overall just change the format to say 4 groups of 4, super 8, semis, final. Would be the same number of games as now because you wouldn’t play whichever team qualified with you from the group in the super 8.
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The 2019 cricket World Cup on 20:37 - Jul 1 with 1976 views
The 2019 cricket World Cup on 20:10 - Jul 1 by Ace_High1
Make it shorter, format is too long. Needs to start and finish within a month.
Got to say, I personally like this format. The cream rises to the top and you know that the 4 best teams will qualify for the semi final as they've played every competing nation. Perhaps as a compromise for 2023, two groups of 6? This then allows a couple of the lesser nations to qualify, but doesn't dilute the overall quality of the competition.
The 2019 cricket World Cup on 20:37 - Jul 1 by christiand
Got to say, I personally like this format. The cream rises to the top and you know that the 4 best teams will qualify for the semi final as they've played every competing nation. Perhaps as a compromise for 2023, two groups of 6? This then allows a couple of the lesser nations to qualify, but doesn't dilute the overall quality of the competition.
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It is a bit long as a format.
And we need reserve days in this climate.
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The 2019 cricket World Cup on 20:10 - Jul 1 by Ace_High1
Make it shorter, format is too long. Needs to start and finish within a month.
The 2007 World Cup in the West Indies seemed to go on for far too long. Despite the ICC keep saying they will shorten the tournament it never seems to happen.
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The 2019 cricket World Cup on 20:59 - Jul 1 with 1917 views
I like the format, I like the idea of all the teams playing each other and I'm not going to lie if it meant cricket several days a week every week I'd be happy for it to be longer.
The weather is the biggest factor here along with ticket availability, I wonder if the could have moved a couple of higher profile games to bigger non cricket stadiums. I know it would have meant issues with pitches but I believe they looked at London Stadium, England v Australia or India v Pakistan with a much bigger capacity ground would have been great.
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The 2019 cricket World Cup on 20:59 - Jul 1 by itfcjoe
More teams, even if it is 2 groups of 7 and a similar amount of games.
More than 1 game on a day to speed it up, and obviously not an icc problem but for some to be on terrestrial tv
Pretty much my thoughts also. Having Afghanistan as the only genuine minnow (albeit they can give some of the better teams a run for their money), feels a little unbalanced. Adding Ireland and Zimbabwe, for example, would have given a more even contest for them, spread the major competition experience around a bit wider and increased the chances of an upset for the big boys.
The length of the competition does not bother me - all the more cricket to listen to! A few extra fixtures will not hurt in terms of people being able to go and watch and thus more revenue, too.
The 2019 cricket World Cup on 21:13 - Jul 1 by Coastalblue
I like the format, I like the idea of all the teams playing each other and I'm not going to lie if it meant cricket several days a week every week I'd be happy for it to be longer.
The weather is the biggest factor here along with ticket availability, I wonder if the could have moved a couple of higher profile games to bigger non cricket stadiums. I know it would have meant issues with pitches but I believe they looked at London Stadium, England v Australia or India v Pakistan with a much bigger capacity ground would have been great.
I must admit I thought beforehand that each team would play one day/night game but there hasn’t been any
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The 2019 cricket World Cup on 21:54 - Jul 1 with 1830 views
The 2019 cricket World Cup on 21:45 - Jul 1 by Ftnfwest
I must admit I thought beforehand that each team would play one day/night game but there hasn’t been any
I think NZ have three or four, and England none? Agree it does seem a bit odd, assume there's a reason for it.
The worry with night games is that it can make the toss too much of an advantage.
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The 2019 cricket World Cup on 20:10 - Jul 1 by Ace_High1
Make it shorter, format is too long. Needs to start and finish within a month.
Every. Bloody. Time.
The contrast with the two week burst of the Champions Trophy is stark. For all of the arguments about where is on tv it lacks the sense of constancy of a great tournament.
The Women's football WC makes that even more obvious this time round I think, although that's not at the stage of three or four matches a day that makes the start of the men's version so good.
The 2019 cricket World Cup on 21:13 - Jul 1 by Coastalblue
I like the format, I like the idea of all the teams playing each other and I'm not going to lie if it meant cricket several days a week every week I'd be happy for it to be longer.
The weather is the biggest factor here along with ticket availability, I wonder if the could have moved a couple of higher profile games to bigger non cricket stadiums. I know it would have meant issues with pitches but I believe they looked at London Stadium, England v Australia or India v Pakistan with a much bigger capacity ground would have been great.
My thoughts exactly. Although there’s something nice about it all being played in cricket venues and I’ve enjoyed the quaint Tauntons and Bristols being involved.
I’m already worried for next week when the daily cricket stops. I’m going to have to start watching Essex or Surrey County Championship again (not the worst thing at the moment as an Essex fan). Hopefully the Ashes will be with us soon and there’s t20 in the meantime, although I’m going off that in favour of a full day’s cricket.
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The 2019 cricket World Cup on 22:59 - Jul 1 with 1767 views
The 2019 cricket World Cup on 22:59 - Jul 1 by vapour_trail
I don’t think it’s too long, and I like the format where everyone plays everyone. Have really enjoyed it.
Back up days for abandoned games. How many have we lost, 4 or 5?
I think it's fine as at is, apart from the games washed out are just 1 point each and move on, washout replays can be slotted in later on. it would make sense to have a day or two at some point where you could play those games.
The 2019 cricket World Cup on 23:22 - Jul 1 by Melford
I think it's fine as at is, apart from the games washed out are just 1 point each and move on, washout replays can be slotted in later on. it would make sense to have a day or two at some point where you could play those games.
Indeed. With number of wins being used as the first criteria to rank teams on equal points, losing games to the weather unfairly penalises those teams who might otherwise have picked up victories on those occasions.
For me, under those circumstances, net run rate or head-to-head ought to come first as tie-breakers.
Ticketing - each board gets a block of 8000-10000 for each venue ( depending on ground size ) those are sold first by which ever means the boards want, any tickets unsold after that go back into the normal ballot.
2 games a day - easily hold two games a day one starting at 10.30 the other at 13.30 would shorten the tournament.
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The 2019 cricket World Cup on 08:06 - Jul 2 with 1558 views
Agree with others that the format has worked really well (for me), watching India skittle the Netherlands for 60 doesn't do a lot for me. Also means the teams that make the semis tend to be the ones that really do deserve it.
Would definitely, definitely have some reserve days as others have said, especially if we're hosting!
Definitely more teams would be the first thing I'd like to see. I'd also add I'm no fan of all the teams playing each other as it removes a sense of jeopardy and favours the bigger side. This cup feels like it was set up to ensure that India, Australia, England and a n other succeed. I appreciate that England have done their best to mess it up.
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