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In observing the good ICC announcement that they will have its world test championship finally in 2017 - ICC news : Test Championship to replace Champions Trophy | Cricket News | Cricinfo ICC Site | ESPN Cricinfo, i decided to check just now when next is England & S Africa scheduled to play a test series, since obviously they are the superior test teams.
S Africa have all the tools & depth to be the next great # 1 team & England now having dominated recent Ashes series & conquering India have one more challenge for this post 2010/11 Ashes era of players to conquer.
To my shock according to the FTP - ICC news : Test Championship to replace Champions Trophy | Cricket News | Cricinfo ICC Site | ESPN Cricinfo, the next ENG vs S Africa series is until Dec/Jan 2015/16. To me that is way too long especially considering that ENG have are scheduled to play India & AUS - teams they have just wiped the floor/wiping the floor with in recent test series in home 5 test series in 2014 & 2015. That's crazy scheduling.
From a cricket point of view that England return series should not happen later than 2014. Although S Africa were worthy winners last year, many ENG fan would attest that ENG let themselves down in a few area's i.e catching.
Because if ENG & S Africa lets say dominate all en route to that 2016 series clash & even the now announced final four placing in the 2017 test championship - it would be unfair if come 2016, when the likes of KP, Smith, Swann, Steyn, De Villiers, Amla, Kallis, Anderson are closing in on 35 or possibly retired until this series is played. They should clash again when all those players as they are now are at their peaks.
Really think some bilateral series that ENG or S Africa have next year should be rescheduled so that this return series is played, the cricket world would be better if we see this heavyweight clash over 4 tests withing the next 12 months.
Thoughts??
S Africa have all the tools & depth to be the next great # 1 team & England now having dominated recent Ashes series & conquering India have one more challenge for this post 2010/11 Ashes era of players to conquer.
To my shock according to the FTP - ICC news : Test Championship to replace Champions Trophy | Cricket News | Cricinfo ICC Site | ESPN Cricinfo, the next ENG vs S Africa series is until Dec/Jan 2015/16. To me that is way too long especially considering that ENG have are scheduled to play India & AUS - teams they have just wiped the floor/wiping the floor with in recent test series in home 5 test series in 2014 & 2015. That's crazy scheduling.
From a cricket point of view that England return series should not happen later than 2014. Although S Africa were worthy winners last year, many ENG fan would attest that ENG let themselves down in a few area's i.e catching.
Because if ENG & S Africa lets say dominate all en route to that 2016 series clash & even the now announced final four placing in the 2017 test championship - it would be unfair if come 2016, when the likes of KP, Smith, Swann, Steyn, De Villiers, Amla, Kallis, Anderson are closing in on 35 or possibly retired until this series is played. They should clash again when all those players as they are now are at their peaks.
Really think some bilateral series that ENG or S Africa have next year should be rescheduled so that this return series is played, the cricket world would be better if we see this heavyweight clash over 4 tests withing the next 12 months.
Thoughts??