7Cricket Vs Fox Cricket

[Gough]

I think I still owe Galaxy some money.

 

[Cleavy]

It was 30/60 minute highlights packages at various times the following day. If memory serves they were shown at 10:30am or so.

ok, that means sense why I don't recall. would have been at school

 

[Cleavy]

I think I still owe Galaxy some money.

I don't think they're coming to collect

 

[PhatBoy]

Hopefully Punter makes the trip over and one of the local ex-players. Sangakarra or Russell Arnold would be good.

Avishka Gunawardene

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Massive L for Murdochtel, what are they doing

Guessing they reckoned on there being no other bidders and were holding on as late as possible, in order to drive the price down (a lowball value is more the SLC than no sale at all).
Seven then jumped in unexpectedly, actually having the game available to near 100% of 27m people rather than just an estimated 4.8m household with Foxtel/FoxtelGo/Kayo group subscriptions has to be a win. Even if few will probably end up watching it "out of season".

 

[eddiesmith]

Depending on which channel it’s on, might do ok as people are not used to there being cricket on TV in February.

Most lack of interest comes from not seeing it rather than just not interested, the Ashes gets plenty of interest in the middle of footy season as it’s on FTA.

 

[nobbyiscool]

Pretty sure tonight's game isn't in 4K despite the obnoxiously big logo on the top right of the screen.

 

[sherb]

In the 1990s in terms of overseas non-Ashes Oz Tests on FTA:

- ABC showed the one-off Test Australa played in NZ in 1990.

- Ch 9 had live coverage of the 1991 West Indies tour.

- Ch 9 also had live coverage of the 93/94 South Africa Test series (although not all as it conflicted with other prime time shows).

- Ch 10 showed the 1995 West Indies tour

- Ch 7 had the 96/97 South Africa tour (again not all of it as it conflicted with prinetime programming)

- While they didn't have live coverage, Ch 9 showed highlights of the 1996 one-off India Test, 97/98 India Test series and the 98/99 Pakistan Test series.

My earliest memory of coverage of overseas Tests was the 1972 Ashes series.

The ABC broadcast it all live on radio. On TV, they had half an hours' worth of highlights the following day at 6pm.

Then, for the final day of the 5th test, they had live coverage. It was a big deal, as it was the first live TV Test coverage into Australia from overseas. I remember watching it.

 

[MJG14]

I would like Ponting to be there but he doesn't usually commentate these sort of tours (probably too expensive to pay for). They tend to go for inferior types as the visiting commentator, like Brendan Julian or Brad Haddin.

 

[hawkman]

Someone like Katich wouldn't be terrible

 

[nobbyiscool]

I would like Ponting to be there but he doesn't usually commentate these sort of tours (probably too expensive to pay for). They tend to go for inferior types as the visiting commentator, like Brendan Julian or Brad Haddin.

I don't even know who their d-grader host is once you get past Brayshaw, Mitchell and Lane. I don't see Maher or Richardson going, I don't really see Nicholson going, though I guess he's a possibility along with 1-2 of the cheaper special comms guys like Hodge, Katich, or even Copeland.

 

[Plugger35]

My earliest memory of coverage of overseas Tests was the 1972 Ashes series.

The ABC broadcast it all live on radio. On TV, they had half an hours' worth of highlights the following day at 6pm.

Then, for the final day of the 5th test, they had live coverage. It was a big deal, as it was the first live TV Test coverage into Australia from overseas. I remember watching it.

Who could forget that 1972 series with the great Bob Massie taking 16 wickets from behind the batsmen's arse.




Thank god for Kerry Packer that came up with the brilliant idea of putting a camera at both ends of the ground with WSC.

He said "I'm sick of watching batsmen's arses for half the overs" and Ch9 will lose the cricket to Ch7 over my dead body.

.

 

[new0066]

I don't even know who their d-grader host is once you get past Brayshaw, Mitchell and Lane. I don't see Maher or Richardson going, I don't really see Nicholson going, though I guess he's a possibility along with 1-2 of the cheaper special comms guys like Hodge, Katich, or even Copeland.

7 would be taking the broadcast from SL. So it depends on who they have as the Aus pov commentator. Maybe 7 in getting the rights might be able to send 1 of their ‘experts’ to be that person but I doubt they would have a say.

These were the commentators for the 2022 Aus tour of SL

Roshan Abeysinghe

Russel Arnold

Farveez Maharoof

Aamir Sohail

H.D. Ackerman

Brad Haddin

 

[Gough]

My earliest memory of coverage of overseas Tests was the 1972 Ashes series.

The ABC broadcast it all live on radio. On TV, they had half an hours' worth of highlights the following day at 6pm.

Then, for the final day of the 5th test, they had live coverage. It was a big deal, as it was the first live TV Test coverage into Australia from overseas. I remember watching it.

That Oval Test was the turning point for Chappelli's team. They didn't lose much after that until World Series Cricket started.

 

[nobbyiscool]

7 would be taking the broadcast from SL. So it depends on who they have as the Aus pov commentator. Maybe 7 in getting the rights might be able to send 1 of their ‘experts’ to be that person but I doubt they would have a say.

These were the commentators for the 2022 Aus tour of SL

Roshan Abeysinghe

Russel Arnold

Farveez Maharoof

Aamir Sohail

H.D. Ackerman

Brad Haddin

The context of the discussion was who Ch7 might send over to join the host broadcaster's commentary.

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Depending on which channel it’s on, might do ok as people are not used to there being cricket on TV in February.

Most lack of interest comes from not seeing it rather than just not interested, the Ashes gets plenty of interest in the middle of footy season as it’s on FTA.

First Test is basically head-to-head with the womens Ashes Test
(29 Jan to 2 Feb, 3:30 start from Galle : 30 Jan to 2 Feb, 2:30 start from MCG)

How Seven juggle both matches plus the inevitable news/home&away breaks could be interesting.

 

[happy_eagle]

First Test is basically head-to-head with the womens Ashes Test
(29 Jan to 2 Feb, 3:30 start from Galle : 30 Jan to 2 Feb, 2:30 start from MCG)

How Seven juggle both matches plus the inevitable news/home&away breaks could be interesting.

Have they said it will be on FTA, or possibly just 7Plus ?

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Have they said it will be on FTA, or possibly just 7Plus ?

Seven's own release says both broadcast and streaming. Whether that proves reliable is an open question.


https://7news.com.au/sport/cricket/...a-live-and-free-on-seven-and-7plus-c-17415224

"Cricket fans in Australia will be able to watch every ball of the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka, live and free on Seven and 7plus Sport."

 

[grumbleguts]

Once you realise that commentators don't despise Australia's opponents as much you do with England and India in particular you'll be OK.

I love India. I speak hindi. I hate their cricketers and out-there supporters nowhere near as much as Isa hates Australia. Watch footage of here in the commentary box, when Australia hits a boundary or takes a wicket. The utter disappointment and sheer malevolent hatred on her face is almost a thing of beauty.

 

[nobbyiscool]

I love India. I speak hindi. I hate their cricketers and out-there supporters nowhere near as much as Isa hates Australia. Watch footage of here in the commentary box, when Australia hits a boundary or takes a wicket. The utter disappointment and sheer malevolent hatred on her face is almost a thing of beauty.

Let's be very, very clear on one thing...

Sans for one very brief, very isolated moment of stupidity?

Everything Isa Guha does is objectively a 'thing of beauty'.

 

[CakeEater]

The Grade Cricketers add nothing

 

[Cleavy]

Now that the Women’s Ashes have already been decided, will this effect which Test takes precedence in 7’s coverage?

 

[Teen Wolf]

Seven didn't even prioritise the women's ODIs over Better Homes & Gardens / Border Security repeats (even though the ODIs rated much higher).

 

[nobbyiscool]

Now that the Women’s Ashes have already been decided, will this effect which Test takes precedence in 7’s coverage?

I wonder whether they change the fixturing in hindsight if they could've anticipated such a one-sided contest.

It's a massive bummer that the MCG test match ends up a dead rubber... but maybe a women's test match at the MCG is the one match of the entire series best placed to stand on it's own as a match that doesn't necessarily have mean much in a broader series context?

 

[010203]

I only listen to Fox Cricket if I have no other option.