Opinion Cricket thread

[gokangas]

https://www.sportingnews.com/au/cri...i-is-only-on-foxtel/opmcmykdbev7122wilx62v0na

Change from 9 to 7 and Foxtel. 7 not showing this one.

I realise the change but thought they would be contracted to show all games on FTA even if a minor channel. What is Cricket Aust doing FFS? Change providers and show less cricket. Dumb.

 

[Firestarter]

I realise the change but thought they would be contracted to show all games on FTA even if a minor channel. What is Cricket Aust doing FFS? Change providers and show less cricket. Dumb.

: looks at the past 10 years of Australian cricket : Well... where do we start?

 

[gokangas]

: looks at the past 10 years of Australian cricket : Well... where do we start?

Sold out the fans with this one. Mind you we are an absolute joke but should be on FTA.

 

[Mav]

What is the reason? I didn't even realise. Lucky I have Foxtel, although maybe not watching would be a better option right now.

Ch7 would have lost a shit load if they had of shown this!

 

[gokangas]

Gonna be a very long summer.......

 

[Mav]

How does Maxwell keeping getting a game for Australia? Not only is he shit, we want to improve the culture.

 

[gokangas]

Ch7 would have lost a shit load if they had of shown this!

Bullshit - show it on one of the other channels. 7two, 7mate and 7flix are showing garbage. Surely cricket (albeit garbage) would rate better. Should not have the option - surely the contract says you show all Aussie based first class games.

 

[Mav]

Gonna be a very long summer.......

Need to push to 200 and let’s see how we bowl under lights. There’s a fair bit in the pitch and we’ve got some class in the bowling line up.

 

[gokangas]

How does Maxwell keeping getting a game for Australia? Not only is he shit, we want to improve the culture.

He wasn't out. Played a crap shot but no way that was a clean catch. Every right to feel cheated.

 

[gokangas]

Need to push to 200 and let’s see how we bowl under lights. There’s a fair bit in the pitch and we’ve got some class in the bowling line up.

200? I'd take that now. Don't think we will bat out the overs.

 

[big_e]

What is the reason? I didn't even realise. Lucky I have Foxtel, although maybe not watching would be a better option right now.

Foxtel want exclusive content otherwise there's no reason for them to do it.

It's the sort of decision made by administrators whose bonuses are dependent on revenue.

 

[gustev]

Just sat down for a drink and watch cricket.....No cricket on TV. Gustev no lub cricket any more. I'm done (with cricket).

 

[gokangas]

Just sat down for a drink and watch cricket.....No cricket on TV. Gustev no meh cricket any more. I'm done (with cricket).

So are the Aussies.

 

[Mav]

He wasn't out. Played a crap shot but no way that was a clean catch. Every right to feel cheated.

Easily a clean catch. He was out.

 

[Mav]

Bullshit - show it on one of the other channels. 7two, 7mate and 7flix are showing garbage. Surely cricket (albeit garbage) would rate better. Should not have the option - surely the contract says you show all Aussie based first class games.

Of course they would lose. Game will be over well under time so adverting mins will be limited. Plus most people, like me, would have turned off. I went to the skate park and now watching the Football.

 

[gokangas]

Easily a clean catch. He was out.

I saw it opposite - plenty of doubt. But either way, he is out.

 

[gokangas]

Of course they would lose. Game will be over well under time so adverting mins will be limited. Plus most people, like me, would have turned off. I went to the skate park and now watching the Football.

There is stuff all money on the other 7's - so a repeat of a b grade movie or reruns of crap would not possibly be better value than live cricket.

 

[muttley45]

Stanlake should have played, is a pretty dangerous prospect in the short form of the game.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Zimbabwe have just won their first away test match in 17 years, good signs for a country that needs a little bit of hope.

 

[Marstermind]

Zimbabwe have just won their first away test match in 17 years, good signs for a country that needs a little bit of hope.

Off topic but...how is it that Zimbabwe have been playing Test cricket for 26 years yet Australia has only played them 3 times? In the same time Sri Lanka has played them 18 times. Even India & Pakistan have played each other 12 times since we last played Zimbabwe. Likewise Bangladesh - we've played them 6 times and Sri Lanka has played them 20. Sri Lanka have 19 wins, 1 loss and 8 draws in these tests. Muralitharan played 25 Tests against Zim/Ban for 176 wickets. Warne played 3 for 17 wickets.

How are the ICC rankings working if one side hardly ever plays others for no apparent reason? When do we get to play someone easy? The Bangers beat us over there last year but surely the current Australian team would fight out a win against these guys and the Zimbos. Maybe? If it was here?

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Off topic but...how is it that Zimbabwe have been playing Test cricket for 26 years yet Australia has only played them 3 times? In the same time Sri Lanka has played them 18 times. Even India & Pakistan have played each other 12 times since we last played Zimbabwe. Likewise Bangladesh - we've played them 6 times and Sri Lanka has played them 20. Sri Lanka have 19 wins, 1 loss and 8 draws in these tests. Muralitharan played 25 Tests against Zim/Ban for 176 wickets. Warne played 3 for 17 wickets.

How are the ICC rankings working if one side hardly ever plays others for no apparent reason? When do we get to play someone easy? The Bangers beat us over there last year but surely the current Australian team would fight out a win against these guys and the Zimbos. Maybe? If it was here?

Has to do with test rankings, security concerns and Zimbabwe having a test match hiatus for a number of years. Sri Lanka was ranked much lower than us towards the middle of the rankings.

The current Bangladesh side is quite good, they have finally got their cricket culture, funding and systems in place. Zimbabwe are still struggling financially, etc and they are still suffering from the effects of Mugabe's anti-white policies, which affected farming, the economy and of course the cricket team.

 

[Marstermind]

Has to do with test rankings, security concerns and Zimbabwe having a test match hiatus for a number of years. Sri Lanka was ranked much lower than us towards the middle of the rankings.

The current Bangladesh side is quite good, they have finally got their cricket culture, funding and systems in place. Zimbabwe are still struggling financially, etc and they are still suffering from the effects of Mugabe's anti-white policies, which affected farming, the economy and of course the cricket team.

Yeah. But every other nation has played them more. True that England haven't played them since 2003 either and India since 2005. And they've only played 22 Tests since with none from 2005-11. But surely in the last 7 years we'd sneak in a match here or there? I mean, our ranking is only 5th and falling. When are Bangladesh here next? Don't get me started on Ireland or Afghanistan.

 

[Firestarter]

Yeah. But every other nation has played them more. True that England haven't played them since 2003 either and India since 2005. And they've only played 22 Tests since with none from 2005-11. But surely in the last 7 years we'd sneak in a match here or there? I mean, our ranking is only 5th and falling. When are Bangladesh here next? Don't get me started on Ireland or Afghanistan.

Probs no money in it.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Yeah. But every other nation has played them more. True that England haven't played them since 2003 either and India since 2005. And they've only played 22 Tests since with none from 2005-11. But surely in the last 7 years we'd sneak in a match here or there? I mean, our ranking is only 5th and falling. When are Bangladesh here next? Don't get me started on Ireland or Afghanistan.

ICC is a weird beast. There's an element of corruption there.

Countries like Zimbabwe, Ireland, WI and Bangladesh should playing not only more tests against each other, but also more ODI's against the top-tier teams to get more exposure against the best. For example Zimbabwe did well against SA in a recent ODI series (a hell of a lot better than our dismal effort), despite not winning a game, they often pushed the South Africans.

 

[Marstermind]

Not really sure what my own point here is other than it seems to be a complete anomaly. At a time when Ireland and Afghanistan are being brought into Test cricket, other nations seem to have no time or inclination to play each other. Even next year, when Australia are spending the whole winter in the UK, there's no Test scheduled against Ireland. Not even for a warm up. Afghanistan played their debut test last June, got humiliated, but aren't scheduled to play another one until at least next September. Could Australia have snuck over there on their recent tour? Probably not - the T20 series actually drew a crowd bigger than a few dozen and if no one tours Pakistan anymore, how is anyone heading to Afghanistan?

Test cricket has a number of issues at the moment that the ICC seems to do little about and scheduling is just one of them.