7Cricket Vs Fox Cricket

[new0066]

I think this is the 7alt stream making a little fun at Fox for their studio commentary.

 

[IKnowtheDog]

Massive L for Murdochtel, what are they doing

How many people are going to sign up solely for a two test series?

No point bidding for something if it’s not going to add anything to the bottom line.

 

[Lia]

How many people are going to sign up solely for a two test series?

No point bidding for something if it’s not going to add anything to the bottom line.

Might convince a few to cancel their subscriptions for a month or so until the footy starts. At least that is what I've done. What else are you going to watch on there in late Jan/early Feb? No F1.

 

[Coops93]

Might convince a few to cancel their subscriptions for a month or so until the footy starts. At least that is what I've done. What else are you going to watch on there in late Jan/early Feb? No F1.

It's a good point. There's not much on solely for Fox. The NFL playoffs are on 7, the tennis is on 9. Big Bash is on 7, the ladies Ashes are on 7.

What is the point of paying for it now? The claims of being the nations cricket leader, even having a channel dedicated to it, have fallen to bits. The cricket channel will be showing highlights of 1980s games while the national team are literally playing a test right now, well done.

 

[IKnowtheDog]

Might convince a few to cancel their subscriptions for a month or so until the footy starts. At least that is what I've done. What else are you going to watch on there in late Jan/early Feb? No F1.

There’s women’s Ashes, India v England and Women’s Premier League in terms of cricket.

I’m sure if Foxtel thought it would be beneficial they would do it.

 

[eltrain]

There’s women’s Ashes, India v England and Women’s Premier League in terms of cricket.

I’m sure if Foxtel thought it would be beneficial they would do it.

They did though. They were hanging out til the last minute for a cheaper deal from SLC, probably not expecting there to be much interest from anyone else (as there hasn’t been for a non-Ashes overseas tour since 1997). Seven then swooped and ate their lunch.

This doesn’t necessarily mean people won’t sign up for Kayo that otherwise would have just for this series, but what it does do is slightly tarnish their credibility as the “home of the Australian cricket team”. If you were a diehard cricket fan that wants to follow the Australian cricket team all over the world, you always knew a Fox/Kayo subscription was a must. Now, that’s up in the air.

If this rates its socks off on Seven, who knows what’s in store for future tours? Because of the rights agreements Fox has with respective boards, you’re only really going to be able to watch Australia on tours of India, SA and NZ on Fox/Kayo (and who knows, away BGT series might one day have enough national significance to be on the anti-siphoning list too). The others are up for grabs. Question is, is that enough to keep cricket fans subscribed? With ICC events having been bought up by Amazon and tours of England exclusively on FTA as well, it’s not as clear cut a call as it once was.

 

[Teen Wolf]

A two-Test series = approx 10 days of cricket.

Fox pays $85m per summer for 10 days of cricket (half-dozen meaningless white ball internationals + a few BBL Saturdays).

They're bozos.

 

[new0066]

A two-Test series = approx 10 days of cricket.

Fox pays $85m per summer for 10 days of cricket (half-dozen meaningless white ball internationals + a few BBL Saturdays).

They're bozos.

+2 ODI’s too

 

[new0066]

7 will be using 7,7mate & 7two for the cricket coverage next week.

SL v Aus - Wednesday & Thursday
3pm to 5pm - 7
5pm-7:30pm - 7mate
7:30 til end - 7

SL v Aus - Friday
3pm to 5pm - 7
5pm-7pm - 7mate
7pm til end - 7

SL v Aus - Saturday
3pm to 5:30pm - 7
5:30pm-7pm - 7two
7pm til end - 7

SL v Aus - Sunday
TBA

AusW v EngW - Thursday
2pm to 3:30pm - 7
3:30pm to 7:30pm - 7two
7:30pm to end - 7mate

AusW v EngW - Friday
2pm to 3:30pm - 7
3:30pm to 7pm - 7two
7pm to end - 7mate

AusW v EngW - Saturday
2pm to 3:30pm - 7
3:30pm to end - 7mate

AusW v EngW - Sunday
TBA

 

[t_94]

Unpopular view but I actually think Mark Waugh's in-game analysis from tactics to technique is quite good and I like him.

Obviously does not do much prep other than checking the averages of NSW players but for ball-by-ball is one of the better ones.

Dude is a gun and has a wealth of cricket knowledge.
All the try hards on this board struggle to accept that and use his laconic style as a weird attempt to try and attack his credibility.

 

[PhatBoy]

Dude is a gun and has a wealth of cricket knowledge.
All the try hards on this board struggle to accept that and use his laconic style as a weird attempt to try and attack his credibility.

Yeah see here’s the thing.

There’s knowledge of what you’re watching because you played cricket at the highest level for 100 tests.

Everyone knows he has that. It’s obvious.

People, to an individual, accept and acknowledge that.

People also want and expect, for a man getting paid to commentate, that he will put a modicum of effort, into knowing who he is commentating about. Which he plainly doesn’t.

He watches the bare minimum of cricket. He knows little if anything about touring players and the ones he knows anything about are based entirely on what he’s seen when they’ve played Australia or what he’s heard from a few widely published articles.


Do you think if the upcoming Sri Lankan series was being played in Australia, that he would have a f**king clue who Kamindu Mendis is and that he was averaging north of 80 in test cricket until a few games ago?

o’Keeffe doesn’t watch a lot of non-Australian cricket but I will say this, he TRIES to prep for each series and find out who is in the touring parties and what they’ve been doing and what their form and background is.

‘I like the look of this bloke, where’s he come from’ isn’t the work of a commentator who’s done his homework.

 

[Black Diamond]

The original Mark Waugh post acknowledged that.

 

[PhatBoy]

The original Mark Waugh post acknowledged that.

Of course, and I like that about him too: his actual ball by ball and in game observation is better than basically all the other Fox guys. He knows when to talk and the stuff he says is insightful.

People who genuinely follow the game though like it to come from someone who would put as much effort into their prep as they do into the form guide, though.

 

[t_94]

Yeah see here’s the thing.

There’s knowledge of what you’re watching because you played cricket at the highest level for 100 tests.

Everyone knows he has that. It’s obvious.

People, to an individual, accept and acknowledge that.

People also want and expect, for a man getting paid to commentate, that he will put a modicum of effort, into knowing who he is commentating about. Which he plainly doesn’t.

He watches the bare minimum of cricket. He knows little if anything about touring players and the ones he knows anything about are based entirely on what he’s seen when they’ve played Australia or what he’s heard from a few widely published articles.


Do you think if the upcoming Sri Lankan series was being played in Australia, that he would have a f**king clue who Kamindu Mendis is and that he was averaging north of 80 in test cricket until a few games ago?

o’Keeffe doesn’t watch a lot of non-Australian cricket but I will say this, he TRIES to prep for each series and find out who is in the touring parties and what they’ve been doing and what their form and background is.

‘I like the look of this bloke, where’s he come from’ isn’t the work of a commentator who’s done his homework.

If I want opinions from bookish carpet
Regurgitating stats from Cricinfo, then there are many avenues where I can access that. This is does not equate to real not equate to real cricket knowledge.

While he won’t have watched him, Mark Waugh would form an incisive opinion on his strengths and weaknesses within 10 minutes. Will then deliver it in his trademark laconic tone. That is his appeal. Works particularly when mixed with someone who complements him.

Many people on this forum aren’t half as knowledgeable about the game as they think they are anyway.

 

[PhatBoy]

If I want opinions from bookish carpet
Regurgitating stats from Cricinfo, then there are many avenues where I can access that. This is does not equate to real not equate to real cricket knowledge.

While he won’t have watched him, Mark Waugh would form an incisive opinion on his strengths and weaknesses within 10 minutes. Will then deliver it in his trademark laconic tone. That is his appeal. Works particularly when mixed with someone who complements him.

Many people on this forum aren’t half as knowledgeable about the game as they think they are anyway.

They don’t have to regurgitate stats. Having a knowledge of how someone plays spin based on how they went during such and such a series, or their weakness against this kind of bowling as evidenced across two or three series when they faced this attack and this attack wouldn’t go astray.

Reading stats doesn’t equate to cricket knowledge. Marrying them with watching the game, and having played it, generally does.