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Message: [QUOTE="Sproj, post: 3583769, member: 8423"] The issue isn't rocket science, just look at India to find the answer. They have the IPL and as far as I understand, their players aren't allowed to play in other T20 leagues, so they still have an emphasis on FC. They are now churning out multiple batsmen who average 50 / 60 regularly at FC level. This is making them such a strong team as a result. Meanwhile, all the other countries are churning out guys who can hit a bit or bowl a bit and then everyone wants to sign them up to play in pointless leagues around the world. Not only is their T20 on all the time, there are now T10s and The Hundred with take up more time on the cricket calendar and offer more money than any FC comp does. If T20 was around in the 90s, most of those blokes would have been playing them instead of working on their FC games. Plus, there used to be a clear demarcation between the long format and the short forms. Now they are all happening at the same time, so there is no opportunity for the young guys coming through to spend any significant time focusing on the one format before switching. You've also now got guys like Sams, David, Lynn, etc who knock back state contracts to go in search of big paydays in said pointless T20 comps around the world now. If most countries are not careful, they'll all end up like the West Indies and South Africa where the best of the best become mercenaries instead of test players in the near future. I wonder if the way England is playing tests now might end up becoming the norm to make tests more attractive to non-purists. [/QUOTE]

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