S.Kennedy
International Vice-Captain
Ashes. Blah. The cup you get if you win is tiny. We should all be getting excited for the Hong Kong Blitz, shouldn't we?
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Road to the 2017-18 Ashes in Australia
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cnerd123
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The Hong Kong Blitz trophy is huge. Can easily fit dozens of Ashes urns inside it.
Plus it's streamed for free on Youtube all around the world. No need to worry about pay walls, region blocked apps, or paying an arm and a leg for a Sky subscription.
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Pff. Free to air TV here. Only have to suffer through ads and Shane Warne's commentary.
cnerd123
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Yea that's a price im not willing to pay
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Luckily someone invented the mute button.
Actually, Warne and KP aside last seasons' commentary was surprisingly tolerable. Unlike the previous one where I watched the majority of the tests with no sound. I'd like to see Waqar again but that won't be happening. I wonder who the token non-Mark Nicholas Englishman is going to be?
Edit: Oh **** we're getting Pietersen again.
Actually, Warne and KP aside last seasons' commentary was surprisingly tolerable. Unlike the previous one where I watched the majority of the tests with no sound. I'd like to see Waqar again but that won't be happening. I wonder who the token non-Mark Nicholas Englishman is going to be?
Edit: Oh **** we're getting Pietersen again.
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Adders
Cricketer Of The Year
Mate you can't sell a product that nobody wants, its free on you tube as only 20 people in the world want to watch it.
S.Kennedy
International Vice-Captain
I found it refreshing watching a shield stream recently in which there was no commentary; just the sound of exotic birds tweeting and a bloke snoring. Watching Channel Nine's coverage, we usually look forward to Mark Nicholas screaming like an excited school girl whenever England loses a wicket (he loves the Aussies doesn't he, Nicholas?); Lawry's bias; Pietersen and Warne's palsmenship, discussing things like Pizza; and Clarke's whiney voice. I'd normally say we Brits do the commentary much better but we now have Swann on Test Match Special so this is becoming a more difficult act to sustain.
BT's punditry has Vaughan, Boycott and Punter apparently. I think Swann might be there also!
BT's punditry has Vaughan, Boycott and Punter apparently. I think Swann might be there also!
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I thought Mark Nicholas was Australian for years because of the stuff he said. I wasn't old or smart enough to pick up that his accent wasn't right.
Adders
Cricketer Of The Year
If you havent heard Ponting before he's excellent........will be a great addtion to the BT team. Shame about the rest of them though.
S.Kennedy
International Vice-Captain
I do not mind Ponting.
the big bambino
International Captain
Should ask him his expert opinion on substitute fielders.
mackembhoy
International Regular
Vaughan the gobshite, Swann the gobshite and boycott the sometimes gobshite for us.
Gilchrist,ponting and Damien Fleming. So based of ponting on sky and the other 2 on BBL. I’d rather listen to the Aussies.
S.Kennedy
International Vice-Captain
Ponting is on BT. Sky have nothing but 2005 repeats and ABV ''masterclasses'' for the entire Ashes.
mackembhoy
International Regular
Yeah I know I just said who the 6 commentators are. Albeit I didn’t say BT
I said ponting based off his sky work will be good.
stephen
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
The Ashes doesn't need hype. It does need a higher quality of commentator to match the higher quality occasion. Unlike when three people are watching a Bangladesh series.