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Cricket stuff that doesn't deserve its own thread
- Thread starter Daemon
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Riggins
International Captain
Last night on Fox they showed an extended highlights package of the Prince's 3 test hundreds.
It was awesome, and it's obvious why they're doing it, but I wish they'd do that sort of thing organically without the need for a preceding tragedy. I would have loved to watch that at any time during the last 5 years. I think they should do it more often for a range of people and centuries, 5wicket hauls etc. Instead they insist on showing highlights of useless **** like pakistan playing the champions trophy in 2006. It smacks of a producer who is not a sports fan.
It was awesome, and it's obvious why they're doing it, but I wish they'd do that sort of thing organically without the need for a preceding tragedy. I would have loved to watch that at any time during the last 5 years. I think they should do it more often for a range of people and centuries, 5wicket hauls etc. Instead they insist on showing highlights of useless **** like pakistan playing the champions trophy in 2006. It smacks of a producer who is not a sports fan.
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Cabinet96
Hall of Fame Member
One of my biggest pet hates is that companies like Sky Sports have so much footage, but you only ever see the same games during rain delays etc. Sky even have an unofficial cricket channel, which sometimes shows past highlights, but all they do is show the same five different days of Ashes cricket over and over. I never thought I'd get sick of 517/1 but I have.
Riggins
International Captain
Yeah and the thing is Fox do it here every so often anyway. You'll just be watching some average golf replay and then out of no where comes the full highlights of some Michael Clarke hundred from 2006 or something. It's glorious. It lasts 10 minutes and then it's gone. It happens like once every five months and I'd love it to happen like once a week.
I'd love an hour show once a week where they show extended highlights of three great innings or three great bowling performances or something. None of the over-produced bull****, no introduction, maybe a short interview but not much. Just the highlights all from behind the bowlers arm with the original commentary.
I'd love an hour show once a week where they show extended highlights of three great innings or three great bowling performances or something. None of the over-produced bull****, no introduction, maybe a short interview but not much. Just the highlights all from behind the bowlers arm with the original commentary.
uvelocity
International Coach
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
YouTube on the TiVo box ftw
andmark
International Captain
This is very old school, but does anyone remember ESPN Classic? They'd show some match from the 70s/80s pretty much everyday. Wish it would come back
Haha, wanted to watch this, but we have decided to cancel having electricity between 7 and 10.
Riggins
International Captain
this is a thing?
Scaly piscine
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So Durham, home of the biggest talent England have seen for quite a while, home of the best 4-day county over the past decade with a lot less interest in the short format, home of one of the best Test cricket wickets and one that also suits England, don't get a ****ing Test for 3 whole years.
What the ****.
So Durham, home of the biggest talent England have seen for quite a while, home of the best 4-day county over the past decade with a lot less interest in the short format, home of one of the best Test cricket wickets and one that also suits England, don't get a ****ing Test for 3 whole years.
What the ****.
andmark
International Captain
I'm getting sick of watching videos of the great batsman (Viv, M/S Waugh, Bradman etc) and with few only exceptions finding that there's a debate in the comments section of the video about how Sachin Tendulkar is better or worse. FFS, cricket doesn't start or end at Tendulkar. I remember when he retired and the American media were making an explicit effort to make a big thing of it (e.g: he was on the cover of Time Magazine- with a headline (clearly from wiki) of "The God of Cricket") even though there was barely a whimper when 3 ATXI worthy players (Warne, McGrath, Gilchrist) retired in the same match. It's ridiculous the media attention he gets in comparison to other great players. Rant over 