ICC Combined Associate and Affiliate (AM) XI v England. January 7-9, 2012

[smash84]

why hasn't the match started yet?

 

[Howe_zat]

yeah.....who would pay $10 to watch a side game??

Well I spent more than that on my lunch yesterday, so I figured I'd at least see if Quipu were any good. Turns out not.

 

[smash84]

Turns out the stream isn't working at all. Well that was a waste of money.

so you actually did pay for a side game??

 

[Howe_zat]

The stream isn't currently working for anyone, but Quipu haven't apologised, haven't ofered anything towards an explanation or even recognised there is a problem, but instead are giving us light-hearted commentary on a match we can't watch.

well the game has started and the match is underway! who do you fancy to win this? #cricket

Dunno, Quipu. Maybe I could offer you an informed opinion if I could watch the match I paid for.

FFS I can watch an illegal stream any day of the week without a hitch, but as soon as you try to pay for one...

 

[Doctor]

Here we go, England won the toss and elected to field, and they have dismissed Porterfield for 1.

 

[Doctor]

Quipu should have offered a free stream, with ad breaks, annoying surveys or animated banners.

 

[Howe_zat]

Got it up!

....10/3.

Holy ****.

That would've been good to watch.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

This is good for cricket!

 

[Howe_zat]

Pathetic coverage. Lag and blackouts all over the place despite switching to a lower quality, commentary fades in and out with a buzzing noise all over the audio, score displayed but stuck on 14/3 (it's actually 23/3 now) not to mention I missed all the action earlier on. Going to take a break for a while and hope they've sorted their **** out.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

I learnt about 5 years ago just because you pay for a stream it doesn't mean it will be better than the free ones.

 

[Howe_zat]

Gone completely again. Laughable.

 

[NasserFan207]

31/3, ouch, not a great start. Worse, according to cricinfo Rankin is batting at 7. Doesn't say much for our batting that

 

[Howe_zat]

31/3, ouch, not a great start. Worse, according to cricinfo Rankin is batting at 7. Doesn't say much for our batting that

That's nonesense, though - Haq, Nabi and Viljoen will all bat ahead of him. Maybe Hassan too. It's actually quite a good lower order, problem is that it's about as good as the middle order.

 

[NasserFan207]

That's nonesense, though - Haq, Nabi and Viljoen will all bat ahead of him. Maybe Hassan too. It's actually quite a good lower order, problem is that it's about as good as the middle order.

Shahzad, the keeper is supposedly a pretty talented batsman.

Gotta hope Finn sprays!

 

[Xuhaib]

Shahzad, the keeper is supposedly a pretty talented batsman.

Gotta hope Finn sprays!

yeah i have seen him bat he's a Dhoni clone.I thought him and Hamid Hassan are two cricketers Pakistan should try poaching.

 

[Howe_zat]

Anyway, another one down and it doesn't seem like much of a game. Williamson doing well against Anderson but that's about it. Considering how many runs have come from edges behind square, and how wicket-taking in the desert is supposed to be such hard work, I doubt there's to be much to shout about here.

 

[smash84]

wow.....broad looking dangerous.....beware Pakistan

 

[Spark]

Broad seems to be bizarrely good on dry-ish pitches which are supposed to be rubbish for pace bowling. This is another example, apparently.

EDIT: Either that or he still thinks he's bowling against India.

 

[NasserFan207]

Shahzad gunning it so far. Shame I can't watch this. That stream sounds like a total scam.

 

[Doctor]

Swann flying all over the park. 11 conceded from his first over.

EDIT: Just noticed Davies in the line up. Why would he travel to the UAE? According to Wikipedia,

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