tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006580725547567890.post5608399497780167850..comments2023-10-09T12:18:51.816+01:00Comments on 4.5 inches of wood: How to fix this mess. Part 3, subsection 9cSpigothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03762383519982167401noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006580725547567890.post-12810775022420584132008-06-15T07:37:00.000+01:002008-06-15T07:37:00.000+01:00I agree personally, and I think I remember Martin ...I agree personally, and I think I remember Martin Crowe still advocating a 5 test ashes regardless, but it's generally about tradeoffs, and with 7 tests per season, it's never been the norm to have 5 tests anyway.Spigothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03762383519982167401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006580725547567890.post-74278810264627525542008-06-14T22:23:00.000+01:002008-06-14T22:23:00.000+01:00Maybe I'm stuck irrevocably in the past, but i do ...Maybe I'm stuck irrevocably in the past, but i do love the power shifts and twist one sometimes encounters in a classic 5 test series. A 3 match series is such a fleeting beast! I do think the idea of standardisation is one worth looking into though, especially with regard to the wildly varying no. of ODIs contested per series at present.cdakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04483443633617567622noreply@blogger.com