after all these years we finally get test cricket back on terrestrial tv.
but 4am...
Yeah, fancy not being able to watch it from 11 until 6pm. Those bloody Indians fault for not having triple daylight saving so they are in line with GMT
after all these years we finally get test cricket back on terrestrial tv.
but 4am...
Yeah, fancy not being able to watch it from 11 until 6pm. Those bloody Indians fault for not having triple daylight saving so they are in line with GMT
well if we're gonna be like that about it I personally would have it start at 6pm going on till 1am. shame USA don't like cricket.
Channel 4 apparently got the rights for the series for less money than BT/Sky pay to show one premier league match. That's crazy good value.
I find it difficult to believe Sky/BT pay more for 2 hrs of Premier League football, than they do for something like 40 hrs of England cricket (including one dayers/T20's), or is this not correct?
Really looking forward to this series, although India are a fantastic team, particularly at home.
Add to that the fact that England have chosen to rest & rotate players (although I can understand why), it should be a comfortable series win for India
Missed the first hour due to an urgent appointment with sleep, but enjoying the second so far. Not much happening for the bowlers, sensible batting from Burns and Sibley. 49-0.
Shame. Much of the good work now undone and would have been even worse if Root had been run out from a crazy single in the last over before lunch. 67-2 at lunch. Pitch looks a belter, so England need to go big batting first.
Burns - does all the hard work and then gives it up with a reverse sweep
Lawrence - new to the crease and he tries to clip a ball from Bumrah that was probably hitting middle/middle and off too square. What's wrong with playing in the "V" and showing the full face of the bat, especially early on and against one of the best fast bowlers in the world? Feel a bit sorry for him because we're shielding Pope at 6 when he's now played 20 Tests - Pope will be our number 3 so why not try him there now?
Decent start though and we'd have taken 127-2 all day long had this been offered to us
Channel 4 apparently got the rights for the series for less money than BT/Sky pay to show one premier league match. That's crazy good value.
I find it difficult to believe Sky/BT pay more for 2 hrs of Premier League football, than they do for something like 40 hrs of England cricket (including one dayers/T20's), or is this not correct?
Channel 4 got a cut price because sky wouldn’t pay the £20 million to buy the rights for this series. Ended up getting it for £7 million whilst sky/bt pay £9 million per premier league game.
Love the makeshift studio they have at channel 4. Clearly just a room with a couple of cardboard backgrounds and a table with “4” on it. Not bad for 38 hours notice!
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but 4am...
"F888 that, I'm going back to bed!"
shame USA don't like cricket.
Channel 4 apparently got the rights for the series for less money than BT/Sky pay to show one premier league match. That's crazy good value.
Add to that the fact that England have chosen to rest & rotate players (although I can understand why), it should be a comfortable series win for India
Burns
Sibley
Lawrence
Root (c)
Stokes
Pope
Buttler
Bess
Archer
Leach
Anderson
by Pant , tough tough chance , glance down leg
9-0 England
10-0 from 6 overs
Silbey 24
Burns 22
Burns out for 33
Lawrence out for 0
Sibley 26
Root 4
Lawrence - new to the crease and he tries to clip a ball from Bumrah that was probably hitting middle/middle and off too square. What's wrong with playing in the "V" and showing the full face of the bat, especially early on and against one of the best fast bowlers in the world? Feel a bit sorry for him because we're shielding Pope at 6 when he's now played 20 Tests - Pope will be our number 3 so why not try him there now?
Decent start though and we'd have taken 127-2 all day long had this been offered to us