Jun 11, 2010

Hussey 'not a fan' of 40-over cricket

News: Cricket Australia have set themselves an "ironclad" rule that their World Cup squad won't have its preparation hampered by a proposed new two-innings one-day format

Jun 11, 2010

CA confirms split-innings one-dayers

News: One-day cricket in its familiar form could soon become a thing of the past after the Cricket Australia board gave the green light to a trial of split-innings state games next summer

Jun 10, 2010

World Cup 2015 likely to stay at 50 overs

News: The ICC is determined the World Cup will still be a 50-over competition in 2015, despite Cricket Australia considering a new two-innings one-day format

Jun 9, 2010

Cricket Australia considers new 40-over format

News: Cricket Australia is considering introducing a completely new limited-overs format as soon as next season, in what could be another nail in the coffin of the 50-over game

Jan 10, 2010

'We need to bring context to Tests'

The Rough: The ICC's chief executive answers questions on the viability of three formats, Bangladesh's Test future and the best compliment he's received

Nov 15, 2009

TV ratings bring good news for 50-over cricket

Features: The seven-match one-day international series between India and Australia, with its sellout crowds and high TRPs, has made the talk of 'the death of ODIs' sound premature

Nov 2, 2009

Richard Hadlee fears for player burn-out

News: Legendary New Zealand allrounder Richard Hadlee fears that too much cricket could shorten the careers of top-class athletes

Oct 20, 2009

Ponting for points system to stop ODI dead rubbers

News: Ricky Ponting, the Australian captain, has urged a points system to give the format "significant meaning"

Oct 14, 2009

More innings, more fun

Rob Steen: The way to go to save the ODI would be to get rid of the various artificial restrictions and have four innings

Sep 25, 2009

Rhodes suggests Powerplay tweak to rejig ODIs

News: Jonty Rhodes suggests a simple tweak in Powerplay rules to revive interest in the format

Sep 21, 2009

A fortnight of Walkmans

Osman Samiuddin: The Champions Trophy has hardly been what it's cracked up to be, but now, with ODIs in terminal decline, it might show there's hope for the format yet

Sep 21, 2009

Captains bet on ODI revival

News: Kumar Sangakkara and Graeme Smith both believe the Champions Trophy will be crucial in directing the future of the ODI as a viable format in international cricket

Sep 16, 2009

Champions Trophy will prove ODIs belong - Lorgat

News: The ICC is confident that the Champions Trophy in South Africa will prove that 50-over cricket remains a relevant format in cricket's shifting worldscape of greater financial reward and less time

Sep 16, 2009

End 'meaningless' tours - Graeme Smith

News: South Africa's captain, Graeme Smith, believes that Andrew Flintoff's decision to turn down his ECB central contract in favour of a "freelance" career has set a precedent that the ICC cannot afford to ignore

Sep 14, 2009

PCB mulls splitting domestic one-dayers into four innings

News: The Pakistan Cricket Board has said it wants to trial one-day matches with two innings for each side during its domestic season

Sep 13, 2009

Down with formula

Ian Chappell: To be meaningful, ODIs need to stop being predictable - by cutting down on the regulations, and encouraging a close contest between bat and ball

Sep 11, 2009

ICC looking at four 25-over innings in ODIs

News: ICC cricket manager Dave Richardson believes the move could breathe life into the limited-overs format

Sep 10, 2009

There's life in the ODI yet

Peter Roebuck: No version of the game that has produced so many outstanding feats ought lightly to be tossed away in favour of a format that does not offer the possibility of greatness

Sep 4, 2009

40-over cricket not ideal - Strauss

News: Andrew Strauss, the England captain, has expressed his reservation over the decision by counties to scrap the 50-over game in the domestic circuit

Sep 4, 2009

Tendulkar for two innings each in ODIs

News: Sachin Tendulkar is in favour of one-day cricket but believes the 50-over format can be tinkered with in order to reduce the advantage gained by the team winning the toss

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