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The best rebuilding cricket team ever
January 7 2010
When Australia walked onto the ‘GABBA against Sri Lanka in November 2007, it was the start of a new era. No Warne and no McGrath. All the talk was how this team was going to regularly take 10 wickets. Immediately the critics were hushed as Australia won the match by an innings and 40 runs.
Adrian, ratings may be down for Seven but it was a record attendance once again at Melbourne Park..so we have to take that into consideration.
I think the reason 5 million was lost was completely due to Seven’s coverage.
Last year for example 2 million tuned into to watch Dokic play her quarterfinal….a similar amount would have watched Stosur play Serena Williams if Seven didn’t go to the news. The same could be said when they went to the news during Federer-Davydenko.
Also I’m assuming the figures are based entirely on Seven’s coverage..but how many viewers were lost due to Fox Sports not covering this year’s event?
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February 1st, 2010
It’s not the first time Afridi has tried blatant cheating. A few years ago in a Test match he purposely scruffed up the pitch on a good length with his spikes during the drinks break.
It seems like he’s the sort of guy who has brain snaps. He’s quoted as saying that ‘everyone takes part in ball tampering’ and he knew it was wrong but he was trying to win the game for his team.
The ICC needs to be harsher with penalties for this. I remember the English using lollies in 2005 to get severe swing. Did they even get punished for that?
Pakistan now have major captaincy issues. Who will captain the Twenty20? And what will the PCB do into the future….
Afridi bites the ball in bizarre Aussie win at WACA (16)
February 1st, 2010
Jay I’m glad you mentioned Harshar Bogle. He is the Richie Benaud of Indian commentary…always insightful with some humour thrown in.
I listened to the entire 2004 India-Australia series on ABC and one of my favourite bits of commentary was when the statistician “Mr Subramaniam” kept predicting what was going to happen. Does anyone remember it?
I think it was the first test…and there was a big 2nd wicket partnership..with a flat pitch..no wickets in sight. And he said a wicket will fall this over. Sure enough it did.
Then an over later he said Damien Martyn would get out…and he did. Jim Maxwell screamed “Mr Subramaniam you are a genius!” Brilliant stuff.
Is this an exciting new era in commentary beginning? (14)
January 27th, 2010