1st ODI Australia v Pakistan, November 4 1400hrs @ the MCG

[Pakenhamsaint]

I paid $95 for shade at Adelaide Oval Friday.

I looked at best available for the G and it was 120.

30 for GA at the 38th over mark

 

[nobbyiscool]

Every time I watch Fox Sports' 3-man commentary I'm reminded of Richie's economy of words... which inevitably leads me to 12th man Richie.

"Darryl (David), any chance of you shutting the **** up?"

 

[Cleavy]

Every time I watch Fox Sports' 3-man commentary I'm reminded of Richie's economy of words... which inevitably leads me to 12th man Richie.

"Darryl (David), any chance of you shutting the **** up?"

3 person commentary teams just wrapped up in their own self-importance and the need to leave no dead air.

 

[Moonwatcher]

You on the waiting list for membership?

No, am envious of their shade though.

 

[Plugger35]

At least the Pakistan tailenders are going down swinging.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

That was a textbook pie

 

[Gough]

No, am envious of their shade though.

If you paid $95 for Friday membership was only just over $400 this year and you're sorted for all games.

 

[wagstaff]

Yeah, it's been over 15 years since an ODI outside of the 2015 World Cup drew a crowd over 55K. Bringing up crowd sizes is like beating a dead horse at this point.

Reckon ODI crowds at the MCG at least began to decline from the 1999/00 season onwards. The rise of T20 just excaberated that.

Also ODIs used to have the prime January slots that the BBL has now. Them being held this time of the year is also a factor in smaller crowds.

 

[Around the Wicket]

They must be aware that nobody in Australia outside the Warner household wants to hear from him. My only thought was they got him on because the Indian audience seem to love him, but they have their own commentary teams sent over here so Fox’s broadcast wouldn’t be shown there. Just a jobs for the boys situation I suppose.

They have to keep him happy or he’ll blow up sandpaper gate

 

[Gough]

Reckon ODI crowds at the MCG at least began to decline from the 1999/00 season onwards. The rise of T20 just excaberated that.

Also ODIs used to have the prime January slots that the BBL has now. Them being held this time of the year is also a factor in smaller crowds.

Having it behind a paywall has been disastrous for interest.

 

[Moonwatcher]

If you paid $95 for Friday membership was only just over $400 this year and you're sorted for all games.

Spent $300 all up on Day 1 of test , Pakistan ODI and NYE BBL. So the value's there.

 

[Around the Wicket]

Having it behind a paywall has been disastrous for interest.

I didn’t even know it was on so advertisement must have been non existent

 

[eltrain]

Reckon ODI crowds at the MCG at least began to decline from the 1999/00 season onwards. The rise of T20 just excaberated that.

Also ODIs used to have the prime January slots that the BBL has now. Them being held this time of the year is also a factor in smaller crowds.

We still had full houses through to 2006/07. As mentioned earlier, that was the season that security really clamped down and the wave and beach balls were banned. The following season was the last of the tri series as the writing was on the wall.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Did not think that was out!

 

[Around the Wicket]

Australia aren’t even celebrating wickets, hardly seem interested lol

 

[big_e]

I looked at best available for the G and it was 120.

30 for GA at the 38th over mark

There's a disconnect between the pricing and how CA and the public see the product.

People aren't that interested in bilateral ODIs anymore, CA do almost no promo for them, yet they charge premium prices. I've said before how I paid $90 for a family of four to a double-header at the T20 World Cup in 2022 - that should be the pricing for ODIs.

 

[MJG14]

I didn’t even know it was on so advertisement must have been non existent

I forgot it was on until I saw a CA advertisement a few days ago, either on TV or YouTube

 

[Gough]

We still had full houses through to 2006/07. As mentioned earlier, that was the season that security really clamped down and the wave and beach balls were banned. The following season was the last of the tri series as the writing was on the wall.

That season was a bit of an outlier with England coming back for the first time since the 05 Ashes, the crowds were mad for almost all games.

 

[Ross]

Having it behind a paywall has been disastrous for interest.

It's accelerated the demise but things were already terminal. As I mentioned in an earlier post, ODIs haven't drawn big crowds since T20s started in the mid 2000s. There was an ODI against Sri Lanka at the MCG in 2011 that drew less than 20K and on TV it came across like there were more Sri Lankans in attendance than Australians.

 

[NYRB]

Max Gawn

11

Max Gawn

Age

32

Ht

209cm

Wt

110kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.1

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

6.7

4star

CL

2.8

4star

HO

35.3

5star

D

18.5

4star

K

11.5

4star

HB

7.0

4star

CL

3.5

4star

HO

29.2

5star

D

8.4

3star

K

3.6

2star

HB

4.8

4star

CL

1.0

3star

HO

15.6

5star

leading the Bay 13 cheer squad after the Pakistan 9th wicket

 

[wagstaff]

We still had full houses through to 2006/07. As mentioned earlier, that was the season that security really clamped down and the wave and beach balls were banned. The following season was the last of the tri series as the writing was on the wall.

For the tri-series the opening match at the MCG was still huge in this period, but there were clear signs of weakness when the ground hosted one of the finals.

Used to be guaranteed a full house but can recall as early as 97/98 a final against SA not reaching 50k. And the finals MCG hosted in 99/00 and 00/01 i think we're well short of 50k.

 

[Gough]

It's accelerated the demise but things were already terminal. As I mentioned in an earlier post, ODIs haven't drawn big crowds since T20s started in the mid 2000s. There was an ODI against Sri Lanka at the MCG in 2011 that drew less than 20K and on TV it came across like there were more Sri Lankans in attendance than Australians.

Having it on free to air keeps it in people's consciousness, it's turned on almost unthinkingly by many and a good game or a controversy will be watercooler the next day. All that disappears when it's tucked away on Kayo and Fox.

 

[Plugger35]

Looks like Naseem has been working on his batting.

 

[Cleavy]

Having it on free to air keeps it in people's consciousness, it's turned on almost unthinkingly by many and a good game or a controversy will be watercooler the next day. All that disappears when it's tucked away on Kayo and Fox.

or when you're getting a coffee from the Cafe Bar

 

[Cleavy]

should have rolled these chumps for sub-150, but probably got the directive to make a game of it, so Fox doesn't have to dig into the Davey Warner highlights bag as standby programming.