Yeah, but you're not engaging with the points being made, are you?

No-one at any point said that the Hundred doesn't involve elite players - of course it does, given the money on offer.

We get that you like the Hundred, and dismiss people who prefer Tests as moaners. But the fact is there a lot of people who prefer Test cricket to this. And we don't know yet what the long run effect of this will be. We do, though, know that for now it's meaning there's no Test cricket in the peak cricket season (July and the first half of August).

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on July 27th 2026 at 14:27:13

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July. onto our third heatwave. And no meaningful cricket to watch (Other Sports) - big member, Jul 27, 12:07:05
- Go Surrey (n/m) (Other Sports) - Jumbo1, Jul 27, 21:04:16
- Jeez if I hear one more person blubbing over the hundred... how many of the one day (Other Sports) - Pixelman, Jul 27, 13:22:58
  - great that you enjoy it, just seems like exhibition cricket to me. (n/m) (Other Sports) - shoddy, Jul 27, 15:11:35
    - Not sure what that means? What... non-competitive? (n/m) (Other Sports) - Pixelman, Jul 27, 15:12:57
  - glad you enjoyed it (Other Sports) - big member, Jul 27, 15:09:24
  - It's definitely working on some levels (Other Sports) - norwaay, Jul 27, 14:03:07
    - I fully appreciate the frustrations. But we had 3 tests in June and have two in August - (Other Sports) - Pixelman, Jul 27, 14:20:29
      - Yeah, but you're not engaging with the points being made, are you? (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 27, 14:27:13
        
        I'm a regular test match attendee and TB Member so by your (Other Sports) - Pixelman, Jul 27, 14:40:02
        
        I acknowledged that some like Test cricket more... so do I. I'm a member at TB. I, maybe (Other Sports) - Pixelman, Jul 27, 14:36:56
        
        (I should say - I do think it's good that it's bringing money into the sport (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 27, 14:29:31
    - Bit early to draw conclusions, but Hundred attendances (Other Sports) - jamesward, Jul 27, 14:12:05
      - Next year the Ashes tests run from June through to early August... (Other Sports) - Pixelman, Jul 27, 14:23:29
        
        Football starts in August so no complaints from me about that (n/m) (Other Sports) - jamesward, Jul 27, 14:50:43
- First test vs Pakistan not until August 19, which is ridiculous. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Jul 27, 12:12:54

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