My favourite thing in the whole world is to watch test cricket for 5 days. I can’t put into words the joy I get and what it does to me for those 5 days the game is on.. I know not alone and millions of others are the same.
Me too! I've so enjoyed the Australia vs India test series this year. It's been wonderful to see the huge crowds and gives me hope that Test cricket will survive.
Funny to watch this doco in 2025, 12 years after it was made, when today we saw the conclusion of a 5 Test series between Australia and India where there were record crowds at every match. The MCG broke an attendance record that has stood for decades. Despite the concerns in this doco it's great to know that Test Cricket is very far from dead.
@@jlm4455 It was more a comment refuting the claims in the doco that Test cricket was dying as a format. Of course you're completely right about them being big nations in control, but aside from attending the games against the smaller nations (which we absolutely do) I'm not sure what we as fans and viewers can actually do to alter the situation. That change has to come from the cricketing organisations themselves. I guess we could collectively boycott the games between the big nations, but all that would achieve would be taking away the money already in the game and then the sport would die completely. Would that be a victory? No, it would not. If you have any suggestions I'm all ears.
What a wonderful documentary. I'm almost 50 now and not played for several years. There was a long period where I did not watch any cricket due to 20 20 matches. I'm sp happy that crickers now get paid a lot more due to tournaments such as the ipl. Great job ❤
We South Africans hardly get to see our team play full test series against England, India or Australia. The upshot of that is we've finished top of the ICC Test Table and qualified for the Final where Australia have no choice but to play us. I believe we are representing West Indies, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and all the other nations that have been overlooked.
@@humesy69 At least cricket SAf up held the spirit in which the tour schedule is agreed to. Unlike the characterisation of India to to SAf in this doco.
As a big big cricket fan I never knew the backend part(administration) of the game I love the most. Thank you for putting this out to us and now I know the dark and bright part of the game.. I love test cricket the most, and to keep it being played I feel all the country must have an equal say and fair chance to grow as a cricketing nation..
Just finished watching the boxing day test in Australia. India and Australia. Highest crowd ever at the MCG! Test cricket is alive and well, always was and always will be the one true form of the game! Long live test cricket!
the problem is mate that by only playing games + tours of such significance between Aus, Ind + Eng based on this revenue model you're creating a monopoly model and killing the other teams that aren't involved in those backdoor conversations at the ICC
you clearly have missed the main concerns brought up by this documentary. The big three, Ind, Aus, Eng have monopolized the game to the point where they play almost double the amount of test cricket that the other nations. Therefore there is not a fair and equal playing ground
Unfortunately the modern person is basically a cultural idiot, with a very short concentration span and shallow capacity for appreciation. T20 cricket over test cricket seems to make perfect sense to them. I wonder if it's a bit what it's like to be a zombie.
Good to see the you have choosen one of the true selfless Indian player to talk about Test cricket. Rahul Dravid is a name inked in many people's hearts.
Here in Australia these days Test matches always outsell T20 or 1-day games I mean we had just 20k shy of 400,000 people at the boxing day test at Melbourne 2024
Brilliant doco. As a West Indian supporter I now understand the reasons for the continuing decline, especially at Test level. Everything carefully orchestrated by the big three.
Interesting dcoumentary. And now we benefit from knowing what has played out over the enusing 10 years. Not saying the following is the FULL story, but today's Sydney Morning Herald had the following headline and text: "Test cricket is in another golden age - and it might be T20 that saved it: Wildly unpredictable results. Teams regularly winning away from home. Runs being scored at a remarkable rate. Test cricket is in rare form. Now we just need the spinners to get a bowl."
They cant afford to get cricket into the Olympics because that would mean countries like the US, China, Germany, France investing to develop the game locally which will totally break the stranglehold these boards have over the game.
The US are just starting the journey into cricket. Let's hope they don't get too keen on it and start pouring money and resources into it because if they do none of the current cricket nations will ever win anything ever again, lol. Seriously though, it would be great to have the US getting involved, and a few other nations too. I've chatted to a few Americans online trying to help them understand cricket better. They have been especially interested in Test Cricket because, let's face it, it's pretty unique. One guy was losing his mind over the concept of LBW, it made me think about how crazy that method of getting out actually is.
@@woopimagpie They will. 2 Billion, and growing, of the world’s 8B live on the subcontinent and they are exporting people like nowhere else. Coming to a stadium in the US/near you.
What great timing to post this after India were fed some thoroughly deserved ANZAC humble pie in 2024! Slaughtered by the Kiwis at home and utterly exposed by the Aussies away. Thanks for filling the coffers of the opposition and dropping your pants in front of the entire Indian nation. You did it with the best bowler in the world and all the worst egos along with him.
Jarrod you people are pure. But the fact of the matter is that when the "noble" profession of medicine revolves around money, then sports is nothing as compared to that. Materialism at its worst. If crowd likes sledging, the cricketers will do that, no matter if they like it or not. This is cricket Porn
Steve Waughs Aussies brought the game into distribute. This was doubled down by Smudge, Warner and the Australian seam attack thats still playing unpunished.
@@andrewwestcott9172 Then only thing I can think of is that for sure there Must have been bowlers involved with the Bancroft in South Africa, aside from that maybe this person is hard core against "sledging"
I sincerely hope this documentary was made for the sake of cricket, not financial gain. Cricket has not been immune to politics, corruption, all the human traits that are in existence at this moment in time. The reasons that the world is in turmoil are because the principles held in cricketing history have not been sustained to this day. Cricketing principles should above all, be exported from this pale blue dot that we all are born on to wherever we enjoy life upon.
The release of this documentary is perfectly timed with CA, ECB and BCCI planning to further isolate other test playing nation by introducing two tier test cricket.
Cricket was half my life (the other half being rugby) - This (excellent) documentary has depressed me beyond reasonable extent and made me wish to invent a sport where two teams of 1 billion stand and stare aimlessly at each other for eternity. Even this 'sport' will be monetised, exploited and debased by somebody.
Fantastic documentary. I love its cinematic features. Good skills. But I don't agree that IPl kills Cricket. It's a good move from several aspects. I believe cricket will be saved by the shortest format. But we have to fight with corrouptions.
The English and the ICC thinks cricket belongs to them. The IOC should just make limited overs cricket an Olympic sport without the ICC - and watch them come crawling to the table.
Same problem with rugby, IOC requires that the Olympics is the pinnacle competition for the sports included, hence the fudge with 7s, but look at Canada now, their men's 15s has absolutely collapsed. A coordinated global calendar is what is lacking from both sports
Wait wait wait, the story is not yet complete. Let's see how Indias next ICC president can ..... improve?.....the cricket landscape and steer the governing body with a even hand and a fair and open mind. *spoiler alert* world cricket does not improve under Jay Shah.
The problem with cricket is that it's heavily reliant on the international game, whereas other sports' bread and butter is at the domestic level. Anywhere you go, no one watches domestic first class cricket, and that's the gateway for players. In South Africa, if you want to follow domestic first class cricket, you have to go to Cricinfo at the end of the game because the scoring isn't even live. It's also t televised. With no one watching, it's going to be harder to entice players to unlimited overs cricket in the future because there won't be any money in it. We can talk about things like "prestige", "tradition" and "history" all we like, but at the end of the day, holding on to those won't let the sport keep the lights on.
Test cricket is also played outside Ind, Eng and Aus my friend. It's dying, and it's at a much worse condition than when this documentary was shot. West Indies players have long deprioritised it. South Africa sent its third tier team to New Zealand because their marquee stars had to play SA20. New Zealand has not played a 4-5 test match series since decades, empty stands even within India outside of test matches in 5-6 venues.. The ostrich buries their head in the sand thinking they're safe from the desert storm.
@ It’s dying because its too long and boring (maybe not for you and me but for majority) why would you also complain why people have short attention span now and its also a generational thing. Why are we watching more reels and shorts now? It’s clearly the format itself and was destined to die out with time. You can jeep trying to promote it more and more but it won’t make you enough money or engage people that have shorter attention spans now and want more thrill from shorter time.
@@Reative8 that's a very superficial view, I'm afraid. There's enough jeopardy happening at various points during the day of play. Multiple moving pieces are involved. Pitch, conditions, the ball, batting order etc., and there are many sports that run for 6-7 hours within a single day, and yet people are invested by and large. At least there should've been some effort in spreading the game to associate nations. All in all, there's no reason why test cricket has been limited to 8-9 countries, with only 5-6 being good at it for longer periods of time. The ICC should've done their work in spreading the game. They've just existed as the club of 2-3 member nations looking after their own interests. That's the whole point of this documentary, and the fact that they showed us the crystal ball so many years ago, and everything's turning out just like that, is amazing and sad at the same time.
Fakes unlimited So many oldies retired players are participating in ipl Exhibition type contests The spectators in the stands don't mind getting fooled Because they come in for fun n entertainment not to watch authentic cricket 😂
As an Indian I hope we stop the T20 mania and revert to Test cricket as our primary focus. The rest are gimmicks. Seeing that not one of our batsmen crossed 40 deliveries in Sydney while our highest individual score was 66 and our overall score was around 150 showed how the t20 game had ruined our batting and patience.
I think it’s due to caste system, Warner is from warrior caste and Cowan from the clown caste. These Indians and their caste system is to blame for cricket 🏏 downfall. Wait a minute, great idea 💡 for next Jarrod kimber hit piece. Can’t wait.
Just like everything has pros and cons, IPL also has its pros and it is, it allowed many players to earn decent money especially in India where lots of players are there and before IPL, only avenue for such players to earn was getting a slot in national team. With players like Tendulkar blocking one slot for more than 2 decades regardless of his performance, if new player could not get a place in the national team, whole his life was ending up with small job to survive, some even didn't get that small job too. Imagine one spends 10 odd years strengthening cricketing skills but fails to get a place in national team, it was waste of his life. With IPL, such players don't have to depend on national team and can earn decent income to reward his hard work.
ICC is no different than any sports administration body where individual egos clash in the quest for power and money. Take FIFA, the Olympics, Swimming, or Athletics; you will find similar wheeling and dealings behind the public eye. Cricket was never a Gentlemen's game. Rich landowners whiled away their time with tea and biscuits and occasionally hired farmhands to help them win. It was always an exclusive class-driven and elite sport in the UK. Now the balance of power has shifted and some people find it hard to digest. At least with IPL money, Cricketers like David Warner won't have to retire penniless like Ed Cowan.
I think you are misrepresenting ol'mate Ed here. I'm pretty sure he's doing ok for himself currently, still involved with writing about the game, commentary and stuff.
36:02 nope, wrong again! it’s the greed of money and the looting by the East India company that brought India together. Atleast we give that credit to the colonial oligarchs of the GB. It really emphasized our age old adage that - unity, even with diversity, is strength, and India became a nation state. Rich saying that cricket united us., it was an elite sport that the lords who came here wanted to play and kill a lot of time while the average Indian worked for their colonial masters. I mean kimber should keep to cricket and stop preaching his saddled world view from his colonial eyes.
All these comments chirping about the superiority of test cricket yet viewership keeps declining. If you love it so much, why tf don't you just watch it????
Guess what this kind of governance is not just happening in Cricket. It’s happening in sport in general. Professional sport at least anyway. And not just in sport. It’s anywhere where large amounts of money are involved. This is certainly not unique to cricket. Large amounts of money is landing in the hands of a few. Power and control is the motivation. But the big question is do you see where the world is heading??????
Loved the recent test series Australia-India, but commenters here crowing about crowd sizes seem to be missing the point COMPLETELY, ie. That these are two of the Big Three, and compared to the test match they attended in the film in Sri Lanka (where it looks like the best seats were free), there is a chasm.
Isnt that happening to pretty much everything around us? Education , Healthcare, Films, travel etc sold to the highest bidder who then rinses the end user. It would be naive to expect that sports will unaffected by rampent commercialization.
We feel in India that test cricket is still the best, there is an equal amount of interest (if not more) for both IPL and test matches. The world is crying foul just coz they can't digest the fact that India has become so powerful. Please make more money in your own countries and for the sport and become dominant , who is stopping anyone. If you can't do that then shut up already. You guys are shit scared that India won't tour your country just coz you know that's where the money is, so at the end of the day all are being money minded. So stop being a hypocrite, vote against what you believe is wrong don't let money stop you from doing that. If you can't do that, what are you cribbing about, zip it.
Oh, so your defense is that they hate us because they ain't us. Nothing about what that power is being used for, which amounts to limiting its growth and starving the associate nations of the resources required to professionalise their promising talents. What do you think will happen to cricket, if things continue to go this way. Nothing good, I imagine.
I'm not saying that the West Indies were not victims of an international campaign by bigger yet inferior cricketing countries, but I believe our problems our mostly of our own making. The administration of WI cricket is tribal, insular and reeks of the worst forms of ignorance. Barbados has been living in a stupor of their own mind even though the last genuinely great cricketer they produced, a certain Malcolm Denzill Marshall debuted close to 50 years ago and had perpetually adopted a stance of brinkmanship when it could not get its way. The Anderson Cummins boycott prior to the most important test match for a WI side in a generation emphasizes this point. Also, fighting with your best players and expecting to win is foolhardy in the extreme....look at the test careers that were either scuppered or interruppted in the last 14 years of WI cricket: gayle, sarwan, both bravos, jerome taylor, fidel edwards.......genuinely world class players wo had already participated in WI successes like the 0-0 draw in NZ(our first series in nz that did not end in defeat in 13 years;edwards had his best figures on that tour and jerome taylor scored his first test century), the wisden trophy win in 2009, the first win by a WI side over england in 11 years, a very competitive Aussie series down under which we would have drawn if not for the incomplete use of UDRS and poor umpiring. That team was making progress. So while money is an issue for the WI, maladministration is an even bigger one
Thanks for your work Jared and Sampson and also for your love of the game! I watch some test cricket but really never got into T20. The corruption in BCCI , ECB, CA and IPL appears to be quite murky. Good expose of connections between L Sivaramakrishnan , Dhoni and the India Cement fellow. Recently I could not understand why Ashwin did not get to play a test in Australia before retiring. I am sure Ashwin was sidelined as he was not on good terms with the other pawns and big shots of Indian cricket. More respect for Ashwin and his likes! The moneymakers of cricket do need to be strategic and invest in other countries to sustain and expand this gentleman's game!
the "When I feel like it" captain of Australia. Tour to the West Indies to face Garner, Roberts, Holding, Croft? ......oh ahh I've got another appointment, let Kim Hughes take this one eh?
35:27 wrong. Not Mumbai, it’s definitely Bengaluru. The for hire auto is in Kannada. Atleast put up some right footage. Now I wonder if all Kimbers analysis is really worth a look or just some cherry picked garbage to generate views.
You are correct the incorrect footage negates the message and purpose of the documentary.I wish I would have read your comment before wasting over 90 min of my time .
35:46: "Cricket had been used to spread the colonial ideal" That's a bloody stretch! '70s film paranoia' What makes you think it was unfounded and that the world has changed for the better? I think your experiences have proved otherwise. Never the less, a worthwhile documentary.
The 3 countries you want to credit as the top cricket playing nations have been the foundation of the corruption that ripped the heart out of the game, nothing but nothing was or has been done to fix this issue that arose out of India, crept into Aussie cricket, supported by England cricket. “ Paid rigging of matches” and at every expense “ winning world cups” culminating in the Hansie Cronje drama. The slander on the pitch that has driven many school boy away from the game. The buying of players to raise especially England cricket. And then….. where is all the money that CWC have made, nothing re-invested in countries like West Indies, happy to see SA cricket relegate to second rank. Nothing done to stop India and Australia rigging matches, to the contrary, Warnie is celebrated and other. The rigging of the famous SA match which required runs that could not be achieved only to ensure England could win. I followed cricket for many years, and now when I can see cricket living in Canada if ever, I wonder if the matched is rigged, passion has gone as much as trust in the stewardship of the game. Sorry but the saying ‘it’s not cricket “ has no value today and look to the top for ownership of this legacy.
This movie is full of words , accusations , apprehensions and allegations … but completely lacks SUBSTANCE …!!! Having a loose mouth, joker and a rascal like Lalit Modi who’s been embroiled in corrupt practices and is a proclaimed offender in india as the key input of the movie speaks volumes of the low standards … Only allegations that are fully unsubstantiated 🙏 It is Indian advertisers who bring in 80% of all cricket revenues to the game but you carefully chose not to spell that part clearly … what a sham of a movie
Proper sport can be entertaining, but nothing in the entertainment industry is proper sport. Take a look at WWF and all the other "pro" wrestling products.
Test Cricket is still alive and arguably in better shape now then it was 10 years ago. Whilst this documentary made some good points, its gloomy perspective has not necessarily aged that well. The president of the England and Wales cricket board whilst being arrogant and not particularly likeable made some perceptive comments when he said that Wisden was saying test cricket is dying in 1910 and that no one ever made a documentary about sporting administrators which lauded them for doing a good job because it wouldn't sell. Old media and new media have not changed much in the sense that they still skew towards the negative.
Yup, especially when the negative light is on the Indians and not on themselves who have run this sport for generations with nothing to show for… no much money generated, no new formats, no leagues and no women participation. India and BCCi is doing all that and monetizing everything and these old dudes are just dumbfounded. How could these Indians who we used to colonize be so much better at running this? Aaaargh! 😅
You’re not serious are you? You’re comparing to a time before tv had even been invented. To say that because Wisden were wrong in 1910 must therefore mean that everything is fine now shows you’re missing the point. The gap between the top three sides (Eng, Aus, India) and the other ‘tier 1’ nations is way bigger now than it was 10 or 20 years ago, and because of the lack of funding, other nations don’t have the resources necessary to turn things around by investing in new generations/grass roots. We’re heading towards a future where, outside of India, fans won’t turn up to watch unless two of the big three sides are playing against each other. That’s why people are worried test cricket is dying. Want proof? Go take a look at attendance/viewership numbers for the series between Australia and Pakistan at the end of 2023, or reported financial losses of Cricket Australia over last few years.
@@MaxMaximum-lg3xo You say that the gap between Eng-Aus-India and the rest is way bigger than it was ten years ago and that because of lack of funding that other nations don't have the resources to turn things around. This comment flies in the face of recent evidence Max. South Africa are into the World Test Championships final, and New Zealand recently beat India 2-0 in India and if SriLanka beat Australia 2-0 in the upcoming test series in SriLanka and other results go there way then I've heard that they can still leap- frog Australia and play in the WTC against South Africa next June. Pakistan nearly beat South Africa in the last test in South Africa and even West Indies drew with Australia in their most recent Test series so at the very least even West Indies and Pakistan are at least as good if not better than they were ten years ago. New Zealand is also playing test cricket as well if not better than they were 10 years ago. You mention the poor crowds in the recent test series between Australia and Pakistan but even ten years ago Pakistan didn't draw big test match crowds like India and England do and you need to take into account that last time Pakistan came here to play tests that they were pretty bad and I 'am sure that next time they come the crowds will improve if Pakistan keep on their upward trajectory under coach Dizzy Gillespie. I think you are missing my point Max, I never said everything was "fine now" but what I did say was that Test cricket is still alive and arguably in better shape now then it was ten years ago.
Well, Warner became a cheat along with Smith to prove there were no Australian gentlemen left to have a death. This precipitated cricket Australia, in the name of transparency, to make their own documentary which mainly only managed to show their players and coach all throwing their toys out of the pram.
I absolutely hate 20 20 and 50 50 is not the same test cricket is always the best , look at the 24/25 series Australia and India now some of the best cricket ever off both sides and check out the crowds, it alive and well )
My favourite thing in the whole world is to watch test cricket for 5 days. I can’t put into words the joy I get and what it does to me for those 5 days the game is on.. I know not alone and millions of others are the same.
Me too! I've so enjoyed the Australia vs India test series this year. It's been wonderful to see the huge crowds and gives me hope that Test cricket will survive.
It’s the only form I watch ..and I love it
The purest form of cricket.
The best there is by far.
Underrated documentary, deserves more recognition. Great job guys!!! 👏 👏👏👏
Funny to watch this doco in 2025, 12 years after it was made, when today we saw the conclusion of a 5 Test series between Australia and India where there were record crowds at every match. The MCG broke an attendance record that has stood for decades. Despite the concerns in this doco it's great to know that Test Cricket is very far from dead.
Between Australia and India. Ya know 2 of those 3 big nations that dominate cricket's finances and management.
@@jlm4455 It was more a comment refuting the claims in the doco that Test cricket was dying as a format.
Of course you're completely right about them being big nations in control, but aside from attending the games against the smaller nations (which we absolutely do) I'm not sure what we as fans and viewers can actually do to alter the situation. That change has to come from the cricketing organisations themselves. I guess we could collectively boycott the games between the big nations, but all that would achieve would be taking away the money already in the game and then the sport would die completely.
Would that be a victory? No, it would not.
If you have any suggestions I'm all ears.
Apparently nuance is dead if that’s your analysis
@@DunningKrugerJnr Apparently courtesy and willingness to engage in good faith is also dead if that's yours.
@ lol, wrong person 😂
This is one the best documentary on cricket.. true to its nature. This needs to reach a large audience. I hope this blows up.
@@aniketkhadapkar4592 like FIFA
Tremendous film. Cheers to Sam, Jarrod, and everyone else involved. This felt like a journey to the centre of the Earth. Fitting ending.
What a wonderful documentary. I'm almost 50 now and not played for several years. There was a long period where I did not watch any cricket due to 20 20 matches. I'm sp happy that crickers now get paid a lot more due to tournaments such as the ipl.
Great job ❤
We South Africans hardly get to see our team play full test series against England, India or Australia. The upshot of that is we've finished top of the ICC Test Table and qualified for the Final where Australia have no choice but to play us. I believe we are representing West Indies, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and all the other nations that have been overlooked.
Something wrong when a team sends a second or third string squad on a test tour to NZ, in favour of its own 20/20 comp, and they still make the final.
@@humesy69 after the big 3 shut them out, CSA they to do it in order to pay their bills.
@@humesy69 At least cricket SAf up held the spirit in which the tour schedule is agreed to. Unlike the characterisation of India to to SAf in this doco.
As a big big cricket fan I never knew the backend part(administration) of the game I love the most.
Thank you for putting this out to us and now I know the dark and bright part of the game..
I love test cricket the most, and to keep it being played I feel all the country must have an equal say and fair chance to grow as a cricketing nation..
Love this documentary. Watched it the year it came out (I want to say a decade ago?) and the repeat watch is just as good.
first time i have seen it, it's fantastic.
The most beautiful thing is that I'd no idea who Ed was before this. Such dramatic irony
Just finished watching the boxing day test in Australia. India and Australia. Highest crowd ever at the MCG! Test cricket is alive and well, always was and always will be the one true form of the game! Long live test cricket!
the problem is mate that by only playing games + tours of such significance between Aus, Ind + Eng based on this revenue model you're creating a monopoly model and killing the other teams that aren't involved in those backdoor conversations at the ICC
But only between those 2 teams..that was the point of the whole video
you clearly have missed the main concerns brought up by this documentary. The big three, Ind, Aus, Eng have monopolized the game to the point where they play almost double the amount of test cricket that the other nations. Therefore there is not a fair and equal playing ground
People have had a gutful of 20 over cricket. It’s b🤐stardised cricket.
Great documentary..loved it
This is the best documentary i saw on cricket i wish this was a series and how can people be dumb to say t20 is better than test like makes 0 sense
Jokers says T20 is best men's love test cricket bro
at the end of the day, t20 cricket helps cricket expand, test cricket is exclusive.
Because employed people don't have time to watch 5 days of cricket.
T20 brings in the money
Unfortunately the modern person is basically a cultural idiot, with a very short concentration span and shallow capacity for appreciation. T20 cricket over test cricket seems to make perfect sense to them. I wonder if it's a bit what it's like to be a zombie.
Good to see the you have choosen one of the true selfless Indian player to talk about Test cricket. Rahul Dravid is a name inked in many people's hearts.
A player who has been free of controversy and spoke with his bat more than anything else
Reality is Test Cricket is the pinnacle and will never be lost. Can't be...
Here in Australia these days Test matches always outsell T20 or 1-day games I mean we had just 20k shy of 400,000 people at the boxing day test at Melbourne 2024
Giles is such a worm.
More than a worm!
He's the King of Spain.
Gosh, Eye-opener Allright. As an avid Cricket fan, sadness have to livestream because TV local doesn't show games anymore ❤
Brilliant doco. As a West Indian supporter I now understand the reasons for the continuing decline, especially at Test level. Everything carefully orchestrated by the big three.
Fantastic documentary film
Interesting dcoumentary. And now we benefit from knowing what has played out over the enusing 10 years. Not saying the following is the FULL story, but today's Sydney Morning Herald had the following headline and text: "Test cricket is in another golden age - and it might be T20 that saved it: Wildly unpredictable results. Teams regularly winning away from home. Runs being scored at a remarkable rate. Test cricket is in rare form. Now we just need the spinners to get a bowl."
How about the Boxing Day test for the BGT almost 400,000 fans turned out and it was a thriller
Big money meets Indian ethical flexibility. What could go wrong?
Jarrod Kimber himself now is desperate to get some of that big Indian money. Ohhh, the irony..
Yeah... Australia and England had a lot of 'ethics'.... 😂😂😂😂😂... You people are l@ugh@ble...
Yeah because the whites were such gentlemen and not thugs
No one is more ethically flexible than the west
Very good documentary. You can see the attitude of the Indian cricketers on the field. They think they own the game
They cant afford to get cricket into the Olympics because that would mean countries like the US, China, Germany, France investing to develop the game locally which will totally break the stranglehold these boards have over the game.
Sure, that’s why it’s gonna be played in 2028 Olympics. How about getting abreast about current events before posting here?
@@gavigod001 You are absolutely right. Sorry for that. Glad to know I was wrong.
@@AlishbaRizviModel And it is India who single handedly put cricket in the Olympics...
The US are just starting the journey into cricket. Let's hope they don't get too keen on it and start pouring money and resources into it because if they do none of the current cricket nations will ever win anything ever again, lol.
Seriously though, it would be great to have the US getting involved, and a few other nations too.
I've chatted to a few Americans online trying to help them understand cricket better. They have been especially interested in Test Cricket because, let's face it, it's pretty unique. One guy was losing his mind over the concept of LBW, it made me think about how crazy that method of getting out actually is.
@@woopimagpie They will. 2 Billion, and growing, of the world’s 8B live on the subcontinent and they are exporting people like nowhere else. Coming to a stadium in the US/near you.
What great timing to post this after India were fed some thoroughly deserved ANZAC humble pie in 2024! Slaughtered by the Kiwis at home and utterly exposed by the Aussies away. Thanks for filling the coffers of the opposition and dropping your pants in front of the entire Indian nation.
You did it with the best bowler in the world and all the worst egos along with him.
loved it!!!!!💓💓💓💓
People with power can't abuse power,life is full of turning points
Cricket is my favourite sport
I always wondered why we rarely play countries outside of England, India and sometimes South Africa.. now I get it .. sad
Always great to see people so passionate about their sport.
Jarrod you people are pure.
But the fact of the matter is that when the "noble" profession of medicine revolves around money, then sports is nothing as compared to that.
Materialism at its worst.
If crowd likes sledging, the cricketers will do that, no matter if they like it or not.
This is cricket Porn
A correctly researched documentary would have mentioned that T20 was based on Martin Crowes' Cricket Max.
Steve Waughs Aussies brought the game into distribute. This was doubled down by Smudge, Warner and the Australian seam attack thats still playing unpunished.
How did Steve Waugh's team do that? By beating everyone? And for what should the Australian seam attack be punished?
What on earth are you talking about?
@@andrewwestcott9172 Then only thing I can think of is that for sure there Must have been bowlers involved with the Bancroft in South Africa, aside from that maybe this person is hard core against "sledging"
Cricket is a fantastic sport.Hopefully they will sort out these match fixing scandals for good
Will ALWAYS love Test Cricket
wow -great doco ---where is our world heading
Jarrod kimber is the best cricket analyst in this generation
Absolutely, I think his analysis is better than most of the retired cricketers.
Further, he does not favour the countries as retired cricketers do.
Small grammar error. Use- “was”. And start the sentence with adjective… hypocrite, seems apt.
@@gavigod001? What's your issue with Jared?
Test match crowds in Australia have never ever been higher than what they are today.
Against India and England only.
What described is the amateur game.ProfessionalSport has changed all that including cricket but still a great game to play & watch😊❤
I sincerely hope this documentary was made for the sake of cricket, not financial gain. Cricket has not been immune to politics, corruption, all the human traits that are in existence at this moment in time. The reasons that the world is in turmoil are because the principles held in cricketing history have not been sustained to this day. Cricketing principles should above all, be exported from this pale blue dot that we all are born on to wherever we enjoy life upon.
5:06 "We named our mascot Hansie, after a notorious match fixer"
As a South African cricket fan, that hit home. 😂
The release of this documentary is perfectly timed with CA, ECB and BCCI planning to further isolate other test playing nation by introducing two tier test cricket.
Test cricket is the real deal. Love it❤️❤️
Cricket was half my life (the other half being rugby) - This (excellent) documentary has depressed me beyond reasonable extent and made me wish to invent a sport where two teams of 1 billion stand and stare aimlessly at each other for eternity. Even this 'sport' will be monetised, exploited and debased by somebody.
Big Train’s Staring World Championships
Fantastic documentary. I love its cinematic features. Good skills. But I don't agree that IPl kills Cricket. It's a good move from several aspects. I believe cricket will be saved by the shortest format. But we have to fight with corrouptions.
The English and the ICC thinks cricket belongs to them. The IOC should just make limited overs cricket an Olympic sport without the ICC - and watch them come crawling to the table.
Today the teams that are there for watching test cricket are Australia, South Africa, India, England and Pakistan are coming up.
Great job guys brilliant that Giles Clarke a pompous dinosaur
Giles Clarke is like Prince Andrew 😅
Absolutely incredible
Same problem with rugby, IOC requires that the Olympics is the pinnacle competition for the sports included, hence the fudge with 7s, but look at Canada now, their men's 15s has absolutely collapsed.
A coordinated global calendar is what is lacking from both sports
BCCI really has ruined cricket afterall...
But it's happened on many other sports money and big business is priority
BCCI is saving Cricket
Wait wait wait, the story is not yet complete. Let's see how Indias next ICC president can ..... improve?.....the cricket landscape and steer the governing body with a even hand and a fair and open mind. *spoiler alert* world cricket does not improve under Jay Shah.
The problem with cricket is that it's heavily reliant on the international game, whereas other sports' bread and butter is at the domestic level. Anywhere you go, no one watches domestic first class cricket, and that's the gateway for players. In South Africa, if you want to follow domestic first class cricket, you have to go to Cricinfo at the end of the game because the scoring isn't even live. It's also t televised. With no one watching, it's going to be harder to entice players to unlimited overs cricket in the future because there won't be any money in it. We can talk about things like "prestige", "tradition" and "history" all we like, but at the end of the day, holding on to those won't let the sport keep the lights on.
Why bother posting this in 2025 after a truly phenomenal series in Australia vs India that hundreds of thousands of people came to see
Meanwhile Test cricket is breaking viewership records
Only when India is playing or it's the Ashes
Yup, before it was just the ashes and only retired old Anglo-Saxon hags used to watch them. 😂
Test cricket is also played outside Ind, Eng and Aus my friend. It's dying, and it's at a much worse condition than when this documentary was shot.
West Indies players have long deprioritised it. South Africa sent its third tier team to New Zealand because their marquee stars had to play SA20. New Zealand has not played a 4-5 test match series since decades, empty stands even within India outside of test matches in 5-6 venues..
The ostrich buries their head in the sand thinking they're safe from the desert storm.
@ It’s dying because its too long and boring (maybe not for you and me but for majority) why would you also complain why people have short attention span now and its also a generational thing. Why are we watching more reels and shorts now? It’s clearly the format itself and was destined to die out with time. You can jeep trying to promote it more and more but it won’t make you enough money or engage people that have shorter attention spans now and want more thrill from shorter time.
@@Reative8 that's a very superficial view, I'm afraid.
There's enough jeopardy happening at various points during the day of play. Multiple moving pieces are involved. Pitch, conditions, the ball, batting order etc., and there are many sports that run for 6-7 hours within a single day, and yet people are invested by and large. At least there should've been some effort in spreading the game to associate nations.
All in all, there's no reason why test cricket has been limited to 8-9 countries, with only 5-6 being good at it for longer periods of time.
The ICC should've done their work in spreading the game. They've just existed as the club of 2-3 member nations looking after their own interests. That's the whole point of this documentary, and the fact that they showed us the crystal ball so many years ago, and everything's turning out just like that, is amazing and sad at the same time.
Who was on the Australian board at the time ? I am Australian but seems they have escaped scrutiny
Wally edwards -> Malcolm Speed. My memory is a bit patchy
Haroon Lorgat was also very political in his role in South Africa. So not surprised he won't say too much of relevance.
Lorgat did a lot of damage to the performance of the South African national team. Met his makers
And they said sandpaper gate was the worst thing ever.
I think that the "whole story" at least needs a chapter on Hansi Cronji and Bob Woolmer?
"David Warners gonna be a hero" yeah kid...that comment aged real well hahaha
Cricket snd bollywood together😢
Cricket is finished..BGT is a farce..we are not interested in seeing glamour girls and movie stars
Fakes unlimited
So many oldies retired players are participating in ipl
Exhibition type contests
The spectators in the stands don't mind getting fooled
Because they come in for fun n entertainment not to watch authentic cricket
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As an Indian I hope we stop the T20 mania and revert to Test cricket as our primary focus. The rest are gimmicks. Seeing that not one of our batsmen crossed 40 deliveries in Sydney while our highest individual score was 66 and our overall score was around 150 showed how the t20 game had ruined our batting and patience.
I aways thought Ed Cowan was good enough but they wanted Warner due to the culture.
I think it’s due to caste system, Warner is from warrior caste and Cowan from the clown caste.
These Indians and their caste system is to blame for cricket 🏏 downfall.
Wait a minute, great idea 💡 for next Jarrod kimber hit piece. Can’t wait.
Of course, beer fits better into baggy green culture than wine. Stuart Magill soon learnt that lesson and drifted into obscurity.
Cricket has to step into the olympics sir I hope it will be by watching so many countries are aware and playing cricket..
Just like everything has pros and cons, IPL also has its pros and it is, it allowed many players to earn decent money especially in India where lots of players are there and before IPL, only avenue for such players to earn was getting a slot in national team. With players like Tendulkar blocking one slot for more than 2 decades regardless of his performance, if new player could not get a place in the national team, whole his life was ending up with small job to survive, some even didn't get that small job too. Imagine one spends 10 odd years strengthening cricketing skills but fails to get a place in national team, it was waste of his life. With IPL, such players don't have to depend on national team and can earn decent income to reward his hard work.
ICC is no different than any sports administration body where individual egos clash in the quest for power and money. Take FIFA, the Olympics, Swimming, or Athletics; you will find similar wheeling and dealings behind the public eye. Cricket was never a Gentlemen's game. Rich landowners whiled away their time with tea and biscuits and occasionally hired farmhands to help them win. It was always an exclusive class-driven and elite sport in the UK. Now the balance of power has shifted and some people find it hard to digest. At least with IPL money, Cricketers like David Warner won't have to retire penniless like Ed Cowan.
I think you are misrepresenting ol'mate Ed here. I'm pretty sure he's doing ok for himself currently, still involved with writing about the game, commentary and stuff.
36:02 nope, wrong again!
it’s the greed of money and the looting by the East India company that brought India together. Atleast we give that credit to the colonial oligarchs of the GB. It really emphasized our age old adage that - unity, even with diversity, is strength, and India became a nation state.
Rich saying that cricket united us., it was an elite sport that the lords who came here wanted to play and kill a lot of time while the average Indian worked for their colonial masters. I mean kimber should keep to cricket and stop preaching his saddled world view from his colonial eyes.
Ironically, it is the same Kimber who desperately wants to get an IPL gig. One his channel he can be seen sucking up to Indian players and 'viewers'.
All these comments chirping about the superiority of test cricket yet viewership keeps declining. If you love it so much, why tf don't you just watch it????
If you could trim your Test Match sized documentary into a T Twenty !!
Guess what this kind of governance is not just happening in Cricket. It’s happening in sport in general. Professional sport at least anyway. And not just in sport. It’s anywhere where large amounts of money are involved.
This is certainly not unique to cricket.
Large amounts of money is landing in the hands of a few. Power and control is the motivation.
But the big question is do you see where the world is heading??????
Loved the recent test series Australia-India, but commenters here crowing about crowd sizes seem to be missing the point COMPLETELY, ie. That these are two of the Big Three, and compared to the test match they attended in the film in Sri Lanka (where it looks like the best seats were free), there is a chasm.
Proud Australians doing it right for everyone 😊
International T20 games are the most pointless fixtures
Isnt that happening to pretty much everything around us? Education , Healthcare, Films, travel etc sold to the highest bidder who then rinses the end user. It would be naive to expect that sports will unaffected by rampent commercialization.
We feel in India that test cricket is still the best, there is an equal amount of interest (if not more) for both IPL and test matches. The world is crying foul just coz they can't digest the fact that India has become so powerful. Please make more money in your own countries and for the sport and become dominant , who is stopping anyone. If you can't do that then shut up already. You guys are shit scared that India won't tour your country just coz you know that's where the money is, so at the end of the day all are being money minded. So stop being a hypocrite, vote against what you believe is wrong don't let money stop you from doing that. If you can't do that, what are you cribbing about, zip it.
Oh, so your defense is that they hate us because they ain't us. Nothing about what that power is being used for, which amounts to limiting its growth and starving the associate nations of the resources required to professionalise their promising talents. What do you think will happen to cricket, if things continue to go this way. Nothing good, I imagine.
I'm not saying that the West Indies were not victims of an international campaign by bigger yet inferior cricketing countries, but I believe our problems our mostly of our own making. The administration of WI cricket is tribal, insular and reeks of the worst forms of ignorance. Barbados has been living in a stupor of their own mind even though the last genuinely great cricketer they produced, a certain Malcolm Denzill Marshall debuted close to 50 years ago and had perpetually adopted a stance of brinkmanship when it could not get its way. The Anderson Cummins boycott prior to the most important test match for a WI side in a generation emphasizes this point. Also, fighting with your best players and expecting to win is foolhardy in the extreme....look at the test careers that were either scuppered or interruppted in the last 14 years of WI cricket: gayle, sarwan, both bravos, jerome taylor, fidel edwards.......genuinely world class players wo had already participated in WI successes like the 0-0 draw in NZ(our first series in nz that did not end in defeat in 13 years;edwards had his best figures on that tour and jerome taylor scored his first test century), the wisden trophy win in 2009, the first win by a WI side over england in 11 years, a very competitive Aussie series down under which we would have drawn if not for the incomplete use of UDRS and poor umpiring. That team was making progress. So while money is an issue for the WI, maladministration is an even bigger one
Thanks for your work Jared and Sampson and also for your love of the game! I watch some test cricket but really never got into T20. The corruption in BCCI , ECB, CA and IPL appears to be quite murky. Good expose of connections between L Sivaramakrishnan , Dhoni and the India Cement fellow. Recently I could not understand why Ashwin did not get to play a test in Australia before retiring. I am sure Ashwin was sidelined as he was not on good terms with the other pawns and big shots of Indian cricket. More respect for Ashwin and his likes! The moneymakers of cricket do need to be strategic and invest in other countries to sustain and expand this gentleman's game!
Nothing like the Ashes or boxing Day Tests down under or at Newlands.
I wonder if these guys still feel the same now.
Azharuddin Ajay Jadeja should listen to first few seconds of this video.
My understanding is that the IPL is nylon for a short period of time of the year can’t they coexist
6:10 Greg Chappell cricket broadcaster. Not former Australian test captain😅😅
That was Ian Chappell actually, but yeah, point well made.
@@woopimagpie oops. Thanks man. Could be worse, I could've called Tugga, junior. 😄
the "When I feel like it" captain of Australia. Tour to the West Indies to face Garner, Roberts, Holding, Croft? ......oh ahh I've got another appointment, let Kim Hughes take this one eh?
This documentary old but what about today's cricket ?
35:27 wrong. Not Mumbai, it’s definitely Bengaluru. The for hire auto is in Kannada. Atleast put up some right footage.
Now I wonder if all Kimbers analysis is really worth a look or just some cherry picked garbage to generate views.
Kimber sucks up to the BCCI everyday now.
You are correct the incorrect footage negates the message and purpose of the documentary.I wish I would have read your comment before wasting over 90 min of my time .
Cricket is a universal language for all men on this planet.
35:46: "Cricket had been used to spread the colonial ideal" That's a bloody stretch!
'70s film paranoia' What makes you think it was unfounded and that the world has changed for the better?
I think your experiences have proved otherwise.
Never the less, a worthwhile documentary.
The 3 countries you want to credit as the top cricket playing nations have been the foundation of the corruption that ripped the heart out of the game, nothing but nothing was or has been done to fix this issue that arose out of India, crept into Aussie cricket, supported by England cricket. “ Paid rigging of matches” and at every expense “ winning world cups” culminating in the Hansie Cronje drama. The slander on the pitch that has driven many school boy away from the game. The buying of players to raise especially England cricket. And then….. where is all the money that CWC have made, nothing re-invested in countries like West Indies, happy to see SA cricket relegate to second rank. Nothing done to stop India and Australia rigging matches, to the contrary, Warnie is celebrated and other. The rigging of the famous SA match which required runs that could not be achieved only to ensure England could win. I followed cricket for many years, and now when I can see cricket living in Canada if ever, I wonder if the matched is rigged, passion has gone as much as trust in the stewardship of the game. Sorry but the saying ‘it’s not cricket “ has no value today and look to the top for ownership of this legacy.
This movie is full of words , accusations , apprehensions and allegations … but completely lacks SUBSTANCE …!!!
Having a loose mouth, joker and a rascal like Lalit Modi who’s been embroiled in corrupt practices and is a proclaimed offender in india as the key input of the movie speaks volumes of the low standards …
Only allegations that are fully unsubstantiated 🙏
It is Indian advertisers who bring in 80% of all cricket revenues to the game but you carefully chose not to spell that part clearly … what a sham of a movie
T20 is not cricket, it's rubbish that I don't waste my time on
India should get most money but enough money needs to be given to the smaller boards as well as the growing nations like USA and China.
Your website doesn't work?
I hate and refuse to watch 20 over cricket. It sucks
Cricket, just like all other professional sport, is part of the entertainment industry. It's about the money. Let's not romanticise it.
Proper sport can be entertaining, but nothing in the entertainment industry is proper sport. Take a look at WWF and all the other "pro" wrestling products.
@@Randombourg Cricket is sport for the players and coaching staff, however it is entertainment for everyone else.
20 20 destroyed the 50 overs comp
good film
I never thought that i would be in tears after watching something as beatiful as this
Test Cricket is still alive and arguably in better shape now then it was 10 years ago. Whilst this documentary made some good points, its gloomy perspective has not necessarily aged that well.
The president of the England and Wales cricket board whilst being arrogant and not particularly likeable made some perceptive comments when he said that Wisden was saying test cricket is dying in 1910 and that no one ever made a documentary about sporting administrators which lauded them for doing a good job because it wouldn't sell.
Old media and new media have not changed much in the sense that they still skew towards the negative.
Yup, especially when the negative light is on the Indians and not on themselves who have run this sport for generations with nothing to show for… no much money generated, no new formats, no leagues and no women participation. India and BCCi is doing all that and monetizing everything and these old dudes are just dumbfounded. How could these Indians who we used to colonize be so much better at running this? Aaaargh! 😅
You’re not serious are you? You’re comparing to a time before tv had even been invented. To say that because Wisden were wrong in 1910 must therefore mean that everything is fine now shows you’re missing the point. The gap between the top three sides (Eng, Aus, India) and the other ‘tier 1’ nations is way bigger now than it was 10 or 20 years ago, and because of the lack of funding, other nations don’t have the resources necessary to turn things around by investing in new generations/grass roots. We’re heading towards a future where, outside of India, fans won’t turn up to watch unless two of the big three sides are playing against each other. That’s why people are worried test cricket is dying. Want proof? Go take a look at attendance/viewership numbers for the series between Australia and Pakistan at the end of 2023, or reported financial losses of Cricket Australia over last few years.
@@MaxMaximum-lg3xo You say that the gap between Eng-Aus-India and the rest is way bigger than it was ten years ago and that because of lack of funding that other nations don't have the resources to turn things around. This comment flies in the face of recent evidence Max. South Africa are into the World Test Championships final, and New Zealand recently beat India 2-0 in India and if SriLanka beat Australia 2-0 in the upcoming test series in SriLanka and other results go there way then I've heard that they can still leap- frog Australia and play in the WTC against South Africa next June. Pakistan nearly beat South Africa in the last test in South Africa and even West Indies drew with Australia in their most recent Test series so at the very least even West Indies and Pakistan are at least as good if not better than they were ten years ago. New Zealand is also playing test cricket as well if not better than they were 10 years ago.
You mention the poor crowds in the recent test series between Australia and Pakistan but even ten years ago Pakistan didn't draw big test match crowds like India and England do and you need to take into account that last time Pakistan came here to play tests that they were pretty bad and I 'am sure that next time they come the crowds will improve if Pakistan keep on their upward trajectory under coach Dizzy Gillespie.
I think you are missing my point Max, I never said everything was "fine now" but what I did say was that Test cricket is still alive and arguably in better shape now then it was ten years ago.
Make cricket, cricket again. Easy, don't let india be in charge of anything
OK, IT'S NOW 2024....WHAT'S HAPPENED SINCE??
Well, Warner became a cheat along with Smith to prove there were no Australian gentlemen left to have a death. This precipitated cricket Australia, in the name of transparency, to make their own documentary which mainly only managed to show their players and coach all throwing their toys out of the pram.
I absolutely hate 20 20 and 50 50 is not the same test cricket is always the best , look at the 24/25 series Australia and India now some of the best cricket ever off both sides and check out the crowds, it alive and well )