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Message: [QUOTE="Fitzy, post: 3587564, member: 9881"] Whilst I agree with everything you say the 20/20 being influential is a bit of an oversight. The money is influential but it only influences players who aren’t skillful enough to have great techniques. Sure I think the 10 year olds right now think whipping a six might be better than a beautiful cover drive or an on-drive that beats the fielder but I think that’s because our test team at the minute isn’t very likeable and there isn’t enough good teams to verse anymore. I do think it all comes with maturity that eventually they appreciate solid defence, straight bat shots, good technique. It’s a bit like expecting 10 year olds to enjoy golf, they can’t hit it very far and don’t have the patience so they just don’t give a shit about it, it’s the same with a front forward defense and the kid trying to do a ramp shot in nets. However these lot are still at an age where test cricket would have been an instrumental part of influencing their cricket love. 2013 Ashes, the home World Cup, the endless idols that excelled in test cricket as early as Ricky Ponting. Players will still lean to more traditional cricket skillsets and values for as long as Australia excels in them. Have to remember junior cricket is nearly entirely played with a red ball still, club cricket from a young age is 55 overs a day over 2 weekends. Throughout high school I think you can get as low as C’s teams and they still play 30 overs and at that low a skillset they get taught the value of staying in. Coaching is very technique and first class/test match driven on the most part at any level. Constantly being taught to respect bowlers, value your wicket, hit to the gaps, bowl top of off. From a young age these basics shift your mindset to that of similar to red ball cricket which combats the urge of whacking one over the fence. [/QUOTE]

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