India Series on FTA?

[The Breen Machine]

The full authentic Indian experience as well

Aye, I was thinking that myself

Could murder a curry as well but I doubt Mrs.Breen Machine fancies investing in a new bathroom just yet.

 

[NorthCountryBoy]

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this sums up my feelings

Also, I am pleased others can watch it, but actually disappointed its not on Sky, I have Sky, the coverage is brilliant
Also Cook doing Tests 1 and 3

Strauss doing 3 and 4

So not sure who is doing test 2 yet

No star name presenter, I recognise his face, think he has done all sorts of sports for BBC, and C4, I think he works for C4 though now so they obviously just trying to keep costs low, they are just usuing world feed for comms

fair enough IMO when they've paid the cash

I think people inside the cricket bubble don’t appreciate how low key cricket has become in the public eye mind.

But yeah, I’ll miss Sky. They make the BBC and BT teams look crap when in reality they’re fine, just up against something superb.

 

[The Breen Machine]

I think people inside the cricket bubble don’t appreciate how low key cricket has become in the public eye mind.

But yeah, I’ll miss Sky. They make the BBC and BT teams look crap when in reality they’re fine, just up against something superb.

Good post. I still think all momentum that cricket in this country had after 2005, was lost due to the lack of FTA viewing. It was terrible timing for our game.

 

[The Rat]

I think people inside the cricket bubble don’t appreciate how low key cricket has become in the public eye mind.

But yeah, I’ll miss Sky. They make the BBC and BT teams look crap when in reality they’re fine, just up against something superb.

I get that but we get more people watching cricket live now in England than at any point in history, at grounds I mean

people seem to determined to say what bad health it’s in, maybe on participation but not crowd Wise, it’s the healthiest it’s ever been

Anyway can only be a good thing aye

 

[TheRey]

I get that but we get more people watching cricket live now in England than at any point in history, at grounds I mean

people seem to determined to say what bad health it’s in, maybe on participation but not crowd Wise, it’s the healthiest it’s ever been

Anyway can only be a good thing aye

My old man always talks about Test crowds in the 70s and 80s and apart from The Ashes, crowds were pretty sparse at Test matches even over here (according to him anyway, although he's pointed it out before when we've watched old series or things like Ashes in the 80s etc).

Meanwhile, in the middle of a pandemic and with it highly doubtful crowds will be allowed, the Oval has totally sold out for the Test (except day 5 I believe) v India and the ODI v Sri Lanka (I have tickets for both).

Test cricket is incredibly healthy in England and Aus.


I do worry about it in the Caribbean, subcontinent etc, where crowds are paltry

 

[GuestServices]

Aye, even Bothams Ashes never had huge crowds by the looks of it

Rishi Persad is presenting....

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[NorthCountryBoy]

I get that but we get more people watching cricket live now in England than at any point in history, at grounds I mean

people seem to determined to say what bad health it’s in, maybe on participation but not crowd Wise, it’s the healthiest it’s ever been

Anyway can only be a good thing aye

Viewing figures on TV (in particular amongst young people) are really bad though. It’s a ticking time bomb for cricket. So in terms of participation and overall eyeballs on the game the trends are worrying - and they’re trying to arrest them TBF.

 

[wayne entwhistle no9]

My old man always talks about Test crowds in the 70s and 80s and apart from The Ashes, crowds were pretty sparse at Test matches even over here (according to him anyway, although he's pointed it out before when we've watched old series or things like Ashes in the 80s etc).

Meanwhile, in the middle of a pandemic and with it highly doubtful crowds will be allowed, the Oval has totally sold out for the Test (except day 5 I believe) v India and the ODI v Sri Lanka (I have tickets for both).

Test cricket is incredibly healthy in England and Aus.


I do worry about it in the Caribbean, subcontinent etc, where crowds are paltry

To me it feels like international cricket in this country is a day out on the drink or a corporate day off work. I would love to see how many people would go if it was alcohol and corporate free.

 

[Silly Point]

Not sure who he is but I’ll try to ignore the fact his name is Rishi and give him an open mind

 

[The Rat]

To me it feels like international cricket in this country is a day out on the drink or a corporate day off work. I would love to see how many people would go if it was alcohol and corporate free.

Kind of the same for football like

I go for a day out, not to see us scrape a win over Lincoln

 

[TheRey]

To me it feels like international cricket in this country is a day out on the drink or a corporate day off work. I would love to see how many people would go if it was alcohol and corporate free.

I don't agree - I agree that that's what T20 is, but I think the ticket cost for a Test match means that those who go tend to be proper cricket lovers.

I'm an absolute pisshead and leave most days play staggering out of the ground, but I go because I love the cricket - the beer is just a fun bonus. I'd imagine the majority who are paying £80+ a ticket would only go for the sport, rather than a day on the piss (although I accept this may be different in the North, where tickets are a bit less pricey - I genuinely don't know).

Kind of the same for football like

I go for a day out, not to see us scrape a win over Lincoln

4-0 is hardly a scrape mind

 

[The Rat]

My old man always talks about Test crowds in the 70s and 80s and apart from The Ashes, crowds were pretty sparse at Test matches even over here (according to him anyway, although he's pointed it out before when we've watched old series or things like Ashes in the 80s etc).

Meanwhile, in the middle of a pandemic and with it highly doubtful crowds will be allowed, the Oval has totally sold out for the Test (except day 5 I believe) v India and the ODI v Sri Lanka (I have tickets for both).

Test cricket is incredibly healthy in England and Aus.


I do worry about it in the Caribbean, subcontinent etc, where crowds are paltry

absolutely aye

Some of the crowds were shocking, and it never gets mentioned

it’s not say cricket hasn’t got issues and Can do more, obviously it can

but these existed during that period too

 

[wayne entwhistle no9]

Viewing figures on TV (in particular amongst young people) are really bad though. It’s a ticking time bomb for cricket. So in terms of participation and overall eyeballs on the game the trends are worrying - and they’re trying to arrest them TBF.

That's my fear as a regular at Durham for championship cricket the people attending has dwindled and the people that still go have been attending for years. God knows what this damned disease will have done to cull a few more county cricket followers.

 

[The Hesford Diet]

Test crowds were, indeed, poorly attended, apart from Ashes tests and West Indies tests in London. Even then, though, you could still stroll up to the ground and get in on any day. My school done regular trips to the test matches and there wasn't a single time that there was anywhere near a capacity crowd.

 

[Parkside]

I think people inside the cricket bubble don’t appreciate how low key cricket has become in the public eye mind.

But yeah, I’ll miss Sky. They make the BBC and BT teams look crap when in reality they’re fine, just up against something superb.

Atherton is a superb analyst and Hussein is good but Lloyd is long past his sell by date and the remainder mediocre imo. I think both Cook and Strauss are intelligent and perceptive and should
make excellent analysts. Much will depend on who chairs the discussion, the name in the frame appears to be the Channel 4 F1 correspondent which is a bit of a concern. I'd like to see also an expert from the subcontinent,not necessarily Indian. Sangakarra,for example,is excellent.

 

[Silly Point]

That's my fear as a regular at Durham for championship cricket the people attending has dwindled and the people that still go have been attending for years. God knows what this damned disease will have done to cull a few more county cricket followers.

Hopefully they’ll forget it exists so I still have a good chance of going even if it’s heavily restricted

 

[wayne entwhistle no9]

Kind of the same for football like

I go for a day out, not to see us scrape a win over Lincoln

Funny Iam completely different I go to watch the cricket. I can't remember the last time I had an alcoholic drink at a days play. Probably why I don't attend England matches anymore just full of drunks.

 

[GuestServices]

Atherton is a superb analyst and Hussein is good but Lloyd is long past his sell by date and the remainder mediocre imo. I think both Cook and Strauss are intelligent and perceptive and should
make excellent analysts. Much will depend on who chairs the discussion, the name in the frame appears to be the Channel 4 F1 correspondent which is a bit of a concern. I'd like to see also an expert from the subcontinent,not necessarily Indian. Sangakarra,for example,is excellent.

Nah Bumble is brilliant.

 

[Ghfd]

Not sure who he is but I’ll try to ignore the fact his name is Rishi and give him an open mind

rishi has experience on horse racing, snooker, the bowls last week. He’s a steady hand who will let the ex pros talk

 

[The Rat]

Funny Iam completely different I go to watch the cricket. I can't remember the last time I had an alcoholic drink at a days play. Probably why I don't attend England matches anymore just full of drunks.

I go the cricket because of the cricket mind, but I like a drink n all situations, so it all adds to it.

I get what you are saying, but paying 80 quid a pop, plus when you add up the whole day, you have to really like England to do that

I've asked mates who might follow the scores, but have declined to go as its too big of a wedge for them for something they have a passing interest in

Atherton is a superb analyst and Hussein is good but Lloyd is long past his sell by date and the remainder mediocre imo. I think both Cook and Strauss are intelligent and perceptive and should
make excellent analysts. Much will depend on who chairs the discussion, the name in the frame appears to be the Channel 4 F1 correspondent which is a bit of a concern. I'd like to see also an expert from the subcontinent,not necessarily Indian. Sangakarra,for example,is excellent.

they'll good aye, its going to be just more low key, world feed for the commentary, then adverts at the intervals