No Extended T20's on the Cards... Yet

I sometimes wonder where journalists get their information from, especially when the authorities at the centre of the story don't have a clue about what's going on. That was my experience this morning when following up the proposed double innings Twenty20 competition story.

The article is very vague in it's description about what this competition entails, merely saying it will be like test cricket... T20 STYLE!

Apparently the top brass of Cricket South Africa were going to meet in Johannesburg today to approve the proposal. But a quick call to CEO Gerald Majola proved that not only will it not be on the agenda, they haven't even heard of the proposal.

Our call to Tournament Director of next year's T20 World Cup in England and former Proteas bowler, Steve Elworthy, was a lot more fruitful shed some light on the competition and how it would possibly work. Elworthy says an extended version of Twenty20 cricket has been disc! ussed in corridors but that nothing is official yet.

"We've had many a workshop and brainstormed ideas and certainly I've heard mention of possible double innings' whether it be in twenty over or forty over cricket... "

Elworthy says one team is likely to bat for 20 overs before the opposing team bats for their alloted 20 overs. After that Team A will bat again and so then Team B as well.

Personally, I see nothing wrong with the current format of Twenty20 cricket. I think it's fun and exciting to watch and it looks like the players enjoy it too. Three hours, in and out. That's what makes T20 so good to watch. For people to start looking for ways to lengthen the game will just take away from the appeal and fun of the current format.