A Little Tradition; Please!

[archie mac]

I noticed the SS players now have a huge logo on the front of their white shirts, a big number on the back with the players name also included.

I noticed the Sth Afr. team have added a little bit of green to their Test uniform

Is this the beginning of the end for the Whites?


I don't mind the No. thing tbh, helps people work out who is who, should it be adopted in Test cricket?

 

[Mister Wright]

Doubt it will happen in test cricket in the near future, but can't say it will never happen. Don't really care tbh, as long as cricket is on the field.

 

[nightprowler10]

I noticed the SS players now have a huge logo on the front of their white shirts, a big number on the back with the players name also included.

Didn't realize the Schutzstaffel was on the rise again, much less playing cricket.

 

[howardj]

Disgusted and appalled.

However, as long as the integrity of the game itself is maintained, then I'm happy.

Please don't mess with the traditional game itself.

The shorter and longer versions can co-exist.

 

[silentstriker]

White uniforms suck. People should have jerseys with names and team colors on them. At the very least, names should be there. It's the TV age. Let's make it a little easy for the fans. It doesn't affect the game, and makes watching it a whole lot better. There is no argument for it, except the classic appeal to tradition fallacy, which I never buy.

 

[Top_Cat]

White uniforms suck. People should have jerseys with names and team colors on them. At the very least, names should be there. It's the TV age. Let's make it a little easy for the fans. It doesn't affect the game, and makes watching it a whole lot better. There is no argument for it, except the classic appeal to tradition fallacy, which I never buy.

This, for me too.

 

[silentstriker]

This, for me too.

What's your mailing address, I'll send you this:

 

[Top_Cat]

What's your mailing address, I'll send you this:

55378008 Fornicateyourself Ave, SUNDOHNTSHINE COAST

State code: GAGF, OU812.

 

[SJS]

I would prefer the whites but I can live with colours. What I certainly dont want is changing the colour of the ball. Thats not on. If they can manage some colour on the clothes (I would have avoided it) without changing the ball, I am okay, I guess.

 

[nightprowler10]

I would prefer the whites but I can live with colours. What I certainly dont want is changing the colour of the ball. Thats not on. If they can manage some colour on the clothes (I would have avoided it) without changing the ball, I am okay, I guess.

AWTA.

 

[Craig]

White uniforms suck. People should have jerseys with names and team colors on them. At the very least, names should be there. It's the TV age. Let's make it a little easy for the fans. It doesn't affect the game, and makes watching it a whole lot better. There is no argument for it, except the classic appeal to tradition fallacy, which I never buy.

What about in Test cricket? Why not get the Baggy Green and put a player's personal sponsorship logo on the side, or any Test cap from another nation?

 

[Craig]

55378008 Fornicateyourself Ave, SUNDOHNTSHINE COAST

State code: GAGF, OU812.

The funny thing is, the "street" number you gave, could very well be a phone number on the Gold Coast.

 

[silentstriker]

What about in Test cricket? Why not get the Baggy Green and put a player's personal sponsorship logo on the side, or any Test cap from another nation?

The point is to make the players easily identifiable by the spectators.

 

[Craig]

The point is to make the players easily identifiable by the spectators.

So you would support it for Test cricket as well?

 

[silentstriker]

So you would support it for Test cricket as well?

Of course. Players should have names in all formats. I haven't heard of an argument against it, other than 'It has always been this way.'

 

[BoyBrumby]

Like a nice, crisp, unsullied set of whites myself. Something very English about the bowler taking his mark in his pristine flannels and surveying the field setting whilst enigmatically rubbing the ball on his crotch.

 

[GIMH]

Of course. Players should have names in all formats. I haven't heard of an argument against it, other than 'It has always been this way.'

Yeah, bugs me no end when you see "name unknown" on an FC scorecard

 

[G.I.Joe]

I prefer all whites myself.

Its a five day game after all. Plenty of time for the uninitiated to familiarise themselves with the players without the need for tiny balancing wheels.

 

[Richard]

I can see the argument for numbers and names, certainly think that's probably a good way to go (and several Championship sides have been doing such a thing for a while over here). As for whites, well... it's one of those things that it'd be nice to keep if possible (I don't really mind a splash of colour on a seam or two) but it's far from essential. If the game can be enhanced by having multicoloured clothing, I'd be all for it.

But really, I don't think there's anything much to be gained by coloured clothing in itself. The only potential usefulness is that it enables a white ball to be used, which comes with certain caveats in itself, and I'm far from convinced I'd be keen on the use of a white ball in Test and First-Class cricket.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Not really fussed. In the TV age, anyone who fields a ball is identifiable anyway, due to cameras and stuff.