Random Cricket Thread (International Cricket)

[andy]

would he play in the world cup though? because i think he would be 38/39 by then....

[dan08]

would he play in the world cup though? because i think he would be 38/39 by then....

Still better than the current lot.

Look at Hemp. He is 41 and going strong.

[andy]

well good on him then

[dan08]

New Zealand seamer Iain O'Brien has retired at the age of 35 due to a chronic back injury.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/ ... 51576.html

[Arthur Crabtree]

Four more years of Test cricket on Sky. More bad news for English cricket.

[Aidan11]

Four more years of Test cricket on Sky. More bad news for English cricket.

Terrestrial channels either don't want it or can't afford it.

[Arthur Crabtree]

What happened about some games going back on the list? No other channel would take it in competition with Sky, but it'd be different if they were removed from the equation.

[Aidan11]

I think a home test highlights package has to go on terrestrial tv.

Channel 5 have the rights to those at present but not sure if that's also up for renewal.

[Alviro Patterson]

ECB have missed a track in doing highlights packages for CB40 and T20 games for terrestial channels, even if it's on ITV4. For County Cricket to be self financing they need all the exposure they can get.

[Arthur Crabtree]

BBC is redesigning its sports pages. Since the BBC was told by the government to make its sports coverage rubbish, to stop it being competitive with other sites, it has become rubbish. Hopefully that will improve.

T20 in Aus is at 8.30 tomorrow. Might be able to have a go at that. Especially now I haven't had a drink for, um, 15 days.

[dan08]

I think a home test highlights package has to go on terrestrial tv.

Channel 5 have the rights to those at present but not sure if that's also up for renewal.

http://www.ecb.co.uk/ecb/about-ecb/medi ... 55,EN.html

[Aidan11]

I think a home test highlights package has to go on terrestrial tv.

Channel 5 have the rights to those at present but not sure if that's also up for renewal.

http://www.ecb.co.uk/ecb/about-ecb/medi ... 55,EN.html

I clicked on that link and it said it was closed for maintenance.

That just about sums up the ECB.

[HarryPotter]

ECB have missed a track in doing highlights packages for CB40 and T20 games for terrestial channels, even if it's on ITV4. For County Cricket to be self financing they need all the exposure they can get.

The only way it will be self financing is by ruining it and having too much List A and 20T cricket and basically no FC cricket. It will always be financed by the England team and primarily Sky.

[GGAS]

This guy has decent stats http://www.espncricinfo.com/regional-4- ... 30558.html

[dan08]

Found this on Twitter, "The cricket world is stunned by another scandal involving no balls, this time in England's batting line-up."