Road to the Ashes 2021/22

[Spikey]

I assume Cricket Australia loves that Michael Klinger did media today

CA faces a logistical nightmare for its NSW and Victoria Test players ahead of Ashes

With the Queensland border closed for NSW and Victoria, likes of Lyon will face some issues; 14-day quarantine looks likely

www.espncricinfo.com

 

[andruid]

I imagine doing WA first would likely only increase the problems of the families being around them for quarantine and all that. WA didn't play ball at all on that front with the AFL.

Send the WaGs to whatever state itsyno big deal in and have them meet up later in the series?

 

[Spark]

It sounds like the current plan is to book out a resort in the Yarra Valley and use it to house the families for the tour?

There are definitely worse places to spend a few months tbh.

 

[Starfighter]

Seven drops cricket commentator Michael Slater | TV Tonight

"His contract was up and I had to make a prudent business decision," says Seven exec.

tvtonight.com.au

Slats is an early casualty. Brayshaw of course is still there, poisoning both the football and the cricket.

 

[Burgey]

Straight talk won Root over to Ashes plan: Australian cricketers’ chief

England’s captain Joe Root has committed to the men’s Ashes, after the touring players’ remaining questions were answered.

www.smh.com.au

It's on. As it was always going to be.

 

[Shady Slim]

Seven drops cricket commentator Michael Slater | TV Tonight

"His contract was up and I had to make a prudent business decision," says Seven exec.

tvtonight.com.au

Slats is an early casualty. Brayshaw of course is still there, poisoning both the football and the cricket.

slats hard done by here, he's fine!!

though i note re brayshaw, as odious as he was on channel nine he's improved on seven imho

 

[TheJediBrah]

Slats is a coconut, but agree his commentary is generally fine

 

[Prince EWS]

Slater was good before he went to Nine, but dire there. We used to use him as the example of commentators being wasted, misused or ruined by bad broaded teams. No idea what he's been like on Seven because I've been a Fox guy.

 

[Shady Slim]

Slater was good before he went to Nine, but dire there. We used to use him as the example of commentators being wasted, misused or ruined by bad broaded teams. No idea what he's been like on Seven because I've been a Fox guy.

i think all the seven guys who went to nine have been better than they were at nine; it seems as if seven's editorial direction for the comms has been less fanboying about the good ole days and more cricket analysis; makes sense given nine owns all the archival footage of said good ole days one would think there. regardless, probably a bit of a turn off to a casual viewer but better for the game imho

 

[Spark]

The source of much of what ailed C9's commentary became obvious once we got a taste of what a certain man who was in charge of the commentary with Google alerts set to his own name thought was good commentary.

 

[honestbharani]

The source of much of what ailed C9's commentary became obvious once we got a taste of what a certain man who was in charge of the commentary with Google alerts set to his own name thought was good commentary.

Who?

 

[Prince EWS]

Who?

It was @TheJediBrah.

 

[honestbharani]

So, Warney?

 

[Burgey]

Lol renowned LNP booster Channel Seven dumps a bloke who had a shot at the PM over quarantine and border **** ups. Then says it's nothing to do with that at all. Stokes is bona fide evil.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Lol renowned LNP booster Channel Seven dumps a bloke who had a shot at the PM over quarantine and border **** ups. Then says it's nothing to do with that at all. Stokes is bona fide evil.

Doesn't this happen all the time now, ie. "cancel culture"

 

[Burgey]

Cancel culture is when the person who's the butt of the joke has the temerity to interrupt you laughing. This isn't that.

 

[Spark]

Who?

Brad McNamara, aka the chief producer for C9's commentary in the latter years

 

[stephen]

Doesn't this happen all the time now, ie. "cancel culture"

That's exactly cancel culture, but in this case from the right rather than left (which is more common).

 

[Shady Slim]

That's exactly cancel culture, but in this case from the right rather than left (which is more common).

ah no

 

[Starfighter]

Shady going for the 'reality is constituted by my opinion' approach.