Scotty 1978
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Remember when BBC had a live game last summer, he talked absolute shite for over 4 hours
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The Hesford Diet
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If it ends up on Disney, it'll be finding a stream for me.
It’s £5.99 a month, surely worth getting for a couple of months and saving yourself the hassle/getting a good picture?
mackembhoy
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I take being blocked by him on Twitter as a badge of pride.
I think it was when he thought moeen should be single handedly fighting terrorists in the UK.
Scotty 1978
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Vaughan is an absolute bellend like
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TheRey
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Would definitely be a very positive thing
El Oso
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For so many reasons.
Personally, for the next few months I won't be able to have access to satellite TV.
But for the future of cricket, it would be great for everyone in the country to be able to have access to live Test cricket.
It should never have been sold to Sky.
chopsfc007
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Sky are brilliant with cricket
El Oso
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My point is that it less accessible. I think when Sky got the rights after the 2005 Ashes, only something like 25% of the population had satellite TV.
After what was probably the best Test series in my lifetime, instead of being able to promote the game, suddenly 75% of the population lost access to live Test cricket
Probably higher % have satellite now, but it is is split with Sky and BT, so costs more. It reduces accessibility and therefore interest in our national sport.
chopsfc007
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Buy sky if you like cricket so much
El Oso
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Had it for over 20 years.
My personal circumstances at the moment make it impossible for me to watch Sky.
But it's not just about me, Test cricket should be available for more people, so that the game gets more exposure.
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TheRey
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That's not really so simple though, is it?
We're in a deep recession and a pandemic. Some people are struggling to even put food on the table let alone pay for Sky, then pay extra for SkySports.
Same for, say the elderly on a measly pension? If they don't watch a lot of TV and all they really watch is on Dave, why would they pay for Sky Sports and all that comes with it, just to watch a few Test matches, when the money could be better spent elsewhere?
Why should these people not have the right to watch the most popular summer sport in the country? And what good does it do our game to be hiding itself?
It isn't as simple as "if you like cricket, just stump up a onner a month to watch it".
chopsfc007
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And what about the people that have payed for sky sports and are getting to see less and less
TheRey
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They can still watch cricket. They don't exactly lose out.
Did you feel bummed out when Sky gave the WC Final away FTA?
chopsfc007
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Yeh but you pay extra for a product you aren't going to be happy is you lose some of it, you also pay for quality of product which sky are excellent with, look at when it was on BBC it was embarrassing
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Article in the Sunday Times yesterday also saying Channel 4 are the front runner. The article also says that Channel 4 is expected to take the world feed rather than use its own commentators.
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