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Cricket World Cup

suzisausage
suzisausage Posts: 11,505
edited March 2007 in General Charlton
surprised at the lack of discussion about this so far....

england start today at 1pm versus new zealand, i'm looking forward to listening to it.
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  • Red_Pete_in_Dubai
    Red_Pete_in_Dubai Posts: 2,764
    I've got the day off to watch it. Come on England!!
  • Medders
    Medders Posts: 5,572
    Caught the last ten mins of Zimbabwe v Ireland last night... cracking finish with the match ending up as a draw. Zimbabwe needed 1 run from the last ball....
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,505
    have tried to watch the highlights this week but usually fell asleep after a few overs. last night i didn't even try to stay up! 12.20 no chance?

    when is it all over? I miss sky sports :-(
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,298
    [cite]Posted By: suzisausage[/cite]surprised at the lack of discussion about this so far....

    england start today at 1pm versus new zealand, i'm looking forward to listening to it.

    Listening to cricket on the radio must be painful. Get yourself to a pub!

    Saw the end of the Ireland game last night. Zimbabwe needed 10 runs from 20 balls with 4 wickets remaining. And they got bowled out off the last ball with the scores level!
  • Ketman
    Ketman Posts: 6,796
    England will not make the Final.
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,505
    naah, its ok, cos they give you a score board too, and its ok to have it in the background whilst working.

    wish i could leave work at 1pm and go to the pub!
  • Sco
    Sco Posts: 2,623
    [cite]Posted By: Chris_from_Sidcup[/cite]Listening to cricket on the radio must be painful. Get yourself to a pub!

    Saw the end of the Ireland game last night. Zimbabwe needed 10 runs from 20 balls with 4 wickets remaining. And they got bowled out off the last ball with the scores level!

    I actually quite like listening to it on the radio.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,298
    [cite]Posted By: suzisausage[/cite]
    wish i could leave work at 1pm and go to the pub!


    Don't you get a lunch break? It starts at 1.30 by the way.
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,505
    yeah, but would rather listen to the whole thing then go to a pub for an hour, i woudnt' want to come back. besides, might take a late one and run out at 3.15 for gold cup that might coincide with lunch in the cricket!
  • Medders
    Medders Posts: 5,572
    [cite]Posted By: suzisausage[/cite]have tried to watch the highlights this week but usually fell asleep after a few overs. last night i didn't even try to stay up! 12.20 no chance?

    when is it all over? I miss sky sports :-(

    12.20? That game finished about 10.30 mate....

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  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,505
    [cite]Posted By: Medders[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: suzisausage[/cite]have tried to watch the highlights this week but usually fell asleep after a few overs. last night i didn't even try to stay up! 12.20 no chance?

    when is it all over? I miss sky sports :-(

    12.20? That game finished about 10.30 mate....

    is that later than the others then? other highlights been on about half 10 before.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,736
    The problem is you can't watch it on scumbag telly. If you're lucky there may be half an hour of highlights in the middle of the night.

    Cricket is no longer a sport available to working people who are unable to afford £50 a month plus for Murdochvision.
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,505
    that was my point len, you made it better than i did.

    although, hopefully in 2 weeks we'll be back on murdochvision in time for man city ! for £37 a month....
  • kinveachyaddick
    kinveachyaddick Posts: 3,978
    THe BBC could afford the rights for cricket no problems.
    The prices are nothing like football.
    They choice not too - mainly because they see it as a white, middle-class, male sport.

    Write to Mark Thompson and tell him what you think of that decision.

    In addition for 50 years before Sky was around the BBC ignored overseas tournaments and competitions such as this one in West Indies because they don't want to show cricket prime-time so it's not all down to Sky's deep pockets - certainly not in the case of cricket.
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,877
    Whatever the BBC offers Sky will offer more, they can warp the market on Cricket.

    The Super League for example costs £55m to Sky for 3 years, the BBC couldn't compete
  • Red_Pete_in_Dubai
    Red_Pete_in_Dubai Posts: 2,764
    Start delayed until 2:00 following a rainstorm in St. Lucia. May be delayed even longer.
  • Red_Pete_in_Dubai
    Red_Pete_in_Dubai Posts: 2,764
    England 1-1 after 1 no ball and 1 good ball. Great start boys!!
  • kinveachyaddick
    kinveachyaddick Posts: 3,978
    going to be hard work batting on a wet wicket
  • Chirpy Red
    Chirpy Red Posts: 7,587
    Don't think wicket is wet. It would have been covered.
  • Red_Pete_in_Dubai
    Red_Pete_in_Dubai Posts: 2,764
    The outfield is wet, wicket is fine if slow. 9-1 after 4 overs. Bowlers are on top and Vaughan / Bell are going to have to build an innings carefully.

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  • Red_Pete_in_Dubai
    Red_Pete_in_Dubai Posts: 2,764
    England 26-1 after 7 overs. The runs are starting to flow a bit now.
  • Red_Pete_in_Dubai
    Red_Pete_in_Dubai Posts: 2,764
    Bell slashes at a good ball and England are 30-2.
  • Chirpy Red
    Chirpy Red Posts: 7,587
    Bell out
  • Oakster
    Oakster Posts: 6,812
    i,m watching it for free on't internet

    not pretty viewing so far
  • kinveachyaddick
    kinveachyaddick Posts: 3,978
    how do you manage that mate?

    is there a link?
  • Oakster
    Oakster Posts: 6,812
    get TVU Player
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,505
    52-3 vaughan gone.... :-(
  • Oakster
    Oakster Posts: 6,812
    terrible shot
  • Red_Pete_in_Dubai
    Red_Pete_in_Dubai Posts: 2,764
    It's all down to Pieterson, Collingwood & Flintoff now. All the wickets so far have been down to very poor shots. Not looking good.
  • Red_Pete_in_Dubai
    Red_Pete_in_Dubai Posts: 2,764
    edited March 2007
    70-3 after 20 overs. Very slow run rate considering all 20 overs have been power plays. The batsmen are really struggling. Piteresen could have been out on that last ball of the 20th over - almost caught hitting the ball for 4. We could be struggling to get 200 at this rate.

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