The Cricket Thread

[Bobbins]

Off to bed then!

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

The usual formula consists of (at least) one of the following happening when we're overnight during an innings

1: Lose an early wicket
2: Get out without adding to overnight score
3: Collapse

So kudos to the lads for achieving all three.

 

[Riandor]

Urgh I hate being right sometimes...

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

You have to admire the astute comments made by Root after the game.

"We have to play better for longer"

 

[aussiespursguy]

The usual formula consists of (at least) one of the following happening when we're overnight during an innings

1: Lose an early wicket
2: Get out without adding to overnight score
3: Collapse

So kudos to the lads for achieving all three.

I think you guys should take one positive out of the game. Lurch looks a player!

 

[1882andallthat]

I don't know what is more depressing, having to listen to Australian Donald Trump style boasters and sledgers getting their own way or that constantly critical Boycott saying "I told you so " or "It would have been different if I'd have been batting" and when he's not saying those things over and over again like a parrot he's constantly banging on about how wonderful all things Yorkshire are !! Well if that's the case then why the f*ck do you support Man Utd then you bandwagon jumping critical w*nker !!!

 

[theShiznit]

I don't know what is more depressing, having to listen to Australian Donald Trump style boasters and sledgers getting their own way or that constantly critical Boycott saying "I told you so " or "It would have been different if I'd have been batting" and when he's not saying those things over and over again like a parrot he's constantly banging on about how wonderful all things Yorkshire are !! Well if that's the case then why the f*ck do you support Man Utd then you bandwagon jumping critical w*nker !!!

If Boycott had been batting we wouldn't have got the 176 in 2 days let alone 1


Glad i didn't get up early though

On the plus side it didn't last long enough to have to listen to Swann.

 

[Gb160]

I heard on the radio that Sky didn't really go in hard for this ashes as the viewing figures are always pretty low when its all played in the middle of the night, so they more or less let BT have a free run at it.
Does anyone know if this is the case or do we have more of this BT tat to put up with?

 

[Spurs_Bear]

It was always an (almost) impossible task, but to lose two wickets in the first 3 overs with a ball that's 60 overs old, having come through 2 hours batting in the dark was pathetic.

 

[UncleBuck]

I heard on the radio that Sky didn't really go in hard for this ashes as the viewing figures are always pretty low when its all played in the middle of the night, so they more or less let BT have a free run at it.
Does anyone know if this is the case or do we have more of this BT tat to put up with?

My understanding is that bt have signed a contract with an Aussie tv company for coverage of their Shield games and this tour included it.
Hope to god that’s the case as not even having basis highlights on the news channels is disgraceful, my lad is pretty upset he can’t watch any of it.
I’d love to know when this deal was signed how on earth they thought that they would be taking the game to the masses, as they claimed, when kids over here can’t even see a highlights package.

 

[Gb160]

My understanding is that bt have signed a contract with an Aussie tv company for coverage of their Shield games and this tour included it.
Hope to god that’s the case as not even having basis highlights on the news channels is disgraceful, my lad is pretty upset he can’t watch any of it.
I’d love to know when this deal was signed how on earth they thought that they would be taking the game to the masses, as they claimed, when kids over here can’t even see a highlights package.

In all honesty so far its probably for the best
I didn't even realise theres was no highlights available, thats pretty shit.

 

[aussiespursguy]

My understanding is that bt have signed a contract with an Aussie tv company for coverage of their Shield games and this tour included it.
Hope to god that’s the case as not even having basis highlights on the news channels is disgraceful, my lad is pretty upset he can’t watch any of it.
I’d love to know when this deal was signed how on earth they thought that they would be taking the game to the masses, as they claimed, when kids over here can’t even see a highlights package.

Question for all you good folk over there. When your home test matches are played, is it broadcast on terrestrial of free to air television? We have a major rule here which in effect guarantees free to air viewing for the major sports (cricket, AFL, Rugby League, Tennis). I was just wondering if that's the case there?

 

[Gb160]

Question for all you good folk over there. When your home test matches are played, is it broadcast on terrestrial of free to air television? We have a major rule here which in effect guarantees free to air viewing for the major sports (cricket, AFL, Rugby League, Tennis). I was just wondering if that's the case there?

No, Sky (PPV) have the rights to most of it, I think theres a highlights package on terrestrial TV though.
Exactly the same for the premier league.
If you aint paying, u aint watching (legally)...the irony is this is all the work of an Australian.

 

[dagraham]

See we did well then this morning .

The worrying thing is we still lost comfortably, which could and should have been even more comfortable if it wasn’t for the bizarre decision not to enforce the follow on.

And all this with the most helpful conditions we’ll have all series.

2-0 down easily with two slow pitches by Australian standards. Doesn’t bode well and I can’t see us winning a test match here.

 

[aussiespursguy]

No, Sky (PPV) have the rights to most of it, I think theres a highlights package on terrestrial TV though.
Exactly the same for the premier league.
If you aint paying, u aint watching (legally)...the irony is this is all the work of an Australian.

That really sucks for you blokes. Channel 9 has had the cricket since Packer created his war (the best thing that could have happened to be honest) which prior to was the ABC and boring as watching paint dry. Fox have all AFL games but 7 still broadcast 5 a week to Adelaide, including our 2 teams (either live or slight delay) Its one good thing about Australian content requirements on free to air TV!

 

[Arnoldtoo]

Unless it rains it's gonna be 5-0

 

[WiganSpur]

It's going to be another whitewash. This England team is spineless.

 

[Clark28]

That really sucks for you blokes. Channel 9 has had the cricket since Packer created his war (the best thing that could have happened to be honest) which prior to was the ABC and boring as watching paint dry. Fox have all AFL games but 7 still broadcast 5 a week to Adelaide, including our 2 teams (either live or slight delay) Its one good thing about Australian content requirements on free to air TV!

only thing we get dicked with is Optus having the PL rights

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

That really sucks for you blokes. Channel 9 has had the cricket since Packer created his war (the best thing that could have happened to be honest) which prior to was the ABC and boring as watching paint dry. Fox have all AFL games but 7 still broadcast 5 a week to Adelaide, including our 2 teams (either live or slight delay) Its one good thing about Australian content requirements on free to air TV!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/11...ustralia-in-protecting-free-to-air-sport.html


The list of sporting events protected for live free-to-air broadcast in this country is vanishingly small: the Olympics and Paralympics, the World Cup, European championships and FA Cup final in football, the Grand National, the Derby, Wimbledon singles finals, the rugby league Challenge Cup final and the Rugby World Cup final.

 

[Bobbins]

We used to have lots of free to air European football of course - until those total ****s at BT Sport bought it and removed the very last free to air football from British tv.

I will never, ever pay a penny to BT or get Virgin tv based on that, the biggest Dick Move in the history of sports broadcasting.

The worst thing was, they had the nerve to claim they were doing people a favour by taking their football away - claiming it would massively benefit audiences!

Total and utter ****s.