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Sky Sports Winter Cricket Coverage
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jazzydrury3
08-11-2013
Originally Posted by mlt11:
“Looks like Ian Ward is in London studio hosting role.

SPI now fully updated.

Days 2,3,3,5:
11pm Ashes Extra Live - Ward hosting
11.30pm Live Programme starts (11pm on Day 1)

Every day:
8am Ashes Breakfast - Brookes
10am and throughout day until 8pm - 1 hour highlights programme
9pm Verdict - Colvile”

Dont think they are loosing much by having Ian Ward and not David Gower, .

Are we beginning to see the the end of Gower being the main man, and Ian Ward take over.

I thought we might have seen Bumble stay at home this winter due to his knee, or maybe that is fully sorted now following the operation.

Always thought Ian would take over.
derek500
08-11-2013
Originally Posted by jazzydrury3:
“Dont think they are loosing much by having Ian Ward and not David Gower, .”

Gower's going to be in Australia. Usually they'll do presentation from both London and on site. Wouldn't he do that?
jazzydrury3
08-11-2013
Originally Posted by derek500:
“Gower's going to be in Australia. Usually they'll do presentation from both London and on site. Wouldn't he do that?”

Yes possibly, must admit, im not overly a fan of Gower, feel he gets off lighty, especially given the amount of cricket sky show over the summer.

While the likes of Ward, Nasser, Athers, Bumble etc, must spend half there lifes, travelling up and down the country.

Gower and Botham, just do 10 days work out of 13, and then get a week off.

Botham, tends to grumble, if the match goes into the 5th day, cause he would rather be playing golf.

Maybe he needs to change the sport he commentates at
LOSG
08-11-2013
Originally Posted by derek500:
“Gower's going to be in Australia. Usually they'll do presentation from both London and on site. Wouldn't he do that?”

Not for the Ashes they don't. I'm surprised at this, the past few tours the presentation has come on-site from a studio at the ground.
Darren Lethem
08-11-2013
Originally Posted by Gurj73:
“Rachel Brooke's ?! Surprising choice isnt it !
She should stick to F1 me thinks.”

Why ?
Steveaustin316
08-11-2013
Originally Posted by jazzydrury3:
“Botham, tends to grumble, if the match goes into the 5th day, cause he would rather be playing golf.”

He wouldn't have been pleased had England not taken the last Australian wicket in the final over of Day 4 of the Lord's test and they had to come back on Day 5.
saf7321
11-11-2013
Originally Posted by mlt11:
“Looks like Ian Ward is in London studio hosting role.

SPI now fully updated.

Days 2,3,3,5:
11pm Ashes Extra Live - Ward hosting
11.30pm Live Programme starts (11pm on Day 1)

Every day:
8am Ashes Breakfast - Brookes
10am and throughout day until 8pm - 1 hour highlights programme
9pm Verdict - Colvile”

Hi what is this spi site
tim456
12-11-2013
Now Sky have got some unexpected money to spend following the loss of Champions league football from 2015, perhaps they could spend a small fraction of it on bolstering their other sports.

They could start by renewing rights to cricket from New Zealand. Two good series coming up with New Zealand hosting West Indies (help fill the gap left by the shortened SA v India series) then later in January India.

Would also safeguard the rights for when England next tour NZ in a few years time. Not that getting the rights to this series on it's own would be a problem unless BT Sport suddenly took an interest in cricket.
derek500
12-11-2013
Originally Posted by saf7321:
“Hi what is this spi site”

http://www.skyprogrammeinformation.co.uk/
hendero
12-11-2013
Originally Posted by tim456:
“Now Sky have got some unexpected money to spend following the loss of Champions league football from 2015, perhaps they could spend a small fraction of it on bolstering their other sports.

They could start by renewing rights to cricket from New Zealand. Two good series coming up with New Zealand hosting West Indies (help fill the gap left by the shortened SA v India series) then later in January India.

Would also safeguard the rights for when England next tour NZ in a few years time. Not that getting the rights to this series on it's own would be a problem unless BT Sport suddenly took an interest in cricket.”

Not sure how many Sky customers are too bothered with NZ vs West Indies. The time difference doesn't help either. I could possibly see Sky going after more India and S Africa matches.
jazzydrury3
12-11-2013
Originally Posted by hendero:
“Not sure how many Sky customers are too bothered with NZ vs West Indies. The time difference doesn't help either. I could possibly see Sky going after more India and S Africa matches.”

I quite like the New Zealand home test matches, as its somethig to watch before bed

Also pleased to see England are touring the caribbean, later on this winter, as its another tour, i enjoy, afternoon/evening cricket
hendero
12-11-2013
Originally Posted by jazzydrury3:
“Also pleased to see England are touring the caribbean, later on this winter, as its another tour, i enjoy, afternoon/evening cricket”

Agreed, England in the Windies is about as good as it gets from a time zone/TV viewing perspective. One of the challenges cricket faces is that for 3/5 of every home test match, lots of fans (probably the majority) are at work.
derek500
12-11-2013
Originally Posted by hendero:
“Agreed, England in the Windies is about as good as it gets from a time zone/TV viewing perspective. One of the challenges cricket faces is that for 3/5 of every home test match, lots of fans (probably the majority) are at work.”

My wife's introduction to cricket was the Sky One coverage of the Windies tour in 1990. She's been a committed fan since then. Mind you, the entertaining coverage helped with Boycott and Greig at their best.
hendero
12-11-2013
Originally Posted by derek500:
“My wife's introduction to cricket was the Sky One coverage of the Windies tour in 1990. She's been a committed fan since then. Mind you, the entertaining coverage helped with Boycott and Greig at their best.”

Devon Malcolm roaring in, every wicket greeted with a "Goodnight Charlie!" from Greigers. Even though England lost the series, those were good times.
Marroo
13-11-2013
Originally Posted by hendero:
“Devon Malcolm roaring in, every wicket greeted with a "Goodnight Charlie!" from Greigers. Even though England lost the series, those were good times.”

That tour was the first time i'd heard Geoffrey's " corridor of uncertainty " line too !
Marroo
13-11-2013
Thinking on re the Ashes , why don't sky sack all the commentators & get Billy Birmingham to impersonate them instead ??
Darren Lethem
13-11-2013
Originally Posted by Marroo:
“Thinking on re the Ashes , why don't sky sack all the commentators & get Billy Birmingham to impersonate them instead ?? ”

They did on The 12th Man 'Boned' CD.
Bhaveshgor
13-11-2013
sky have sent Geraint Hughes to mumbai, is this the first time sky have sent someone abroad for a test not involving England.
Harfynn Teuport
15-11-2013
Thank God this Mumbai test is nearly over.

As a Yorkshireman I'll always have a soft spot for Tendulkar, but the sycophancy has been nauseating during this test. He is simply a man with a great talent and humility... his status has been so overblown it's untrue.
Gurj73
15-11-2013
Originally Posted by Harfynn Teuport:
“Thank God this Mumbai test is nearly over.

As a Yorkshireman I'll always have a soft spot for Tendulkar, but the sycophancy has been nauseating during this test. He is simply a man with a great talent and humility... his status has been so overblown it's untrue.”

He's status has been overblown ?!

That's clearly a man who has never been to India or knows indian supporters from other areas of the globe.

Sachin has been idolised for over two decades and rightly so as we are not talking about just another sportsman here/

We will never see he's like again, not in our lifetimes anyway.
Cricketblade
15-11-2013
Yeah but he's just a cricketer who's been in decline since 2011.

It is rather hilarious to see the over the topness in India.
Harfynn Teuport
15-11-2013
Originally Posted by Gurj73:
“He's status has been overblown ?!

That's clearly a man who has never been to India or knows indian supporters from other areas of the globe.

Sachin has been idolised for over two decades and rightly so as we are not talking about just another sportsman here/

We will never see he's like again, not in our lifetimes anyway.”

Exactly the point I'm making. We most certainly ARE just talking about another sportsman here. An exceptionally talented one, but a sportsman nonetheless. It comes as no surprise to hear the likes of Shastri and Gavaskar demean themselves by hero-worshipping him like giddy school boys rather than broadcasting professionals to be honest, but it doesn't make it any easier to listen to.

I can't think of another sportsman around whom there is a layer of BS and bluster (and I realise it is absolutely not of his own making) on the same scale of Tendulkar. The carefully managed deifying of him by the BCCI, using all their instruments of war (I noticed the normally reserved Paul Collingwood was at it the other day) is a sad spectacle indeed. Let the man be revered for his deeds and not some hashtagged marketing campaign whipping up a nation into a frenzy, it all just smacks of an unseemly display of modern celebrity.

To misquote an old phrase, it's just not quite cricket.
Dips
15-11-2013
Originally Posted by Harfynn Teuport:
“Exactly the point I'm making. We most certainly ARE just talking about another sportsman here. An exceptionally talented one, but a sportsman nonetheless. It comes as no surprise to hear the likes of Shastri and Gavaskar demean themselves by hero-worshipping him like giddy school boys rather than broadcasting professionals to be honest, but it doesn't make it any easier to listen to.

I can't think of another sportsman around whom there is a layer of BS and bluster (and I realise it is absolutely not of his own making) on the same scale of Tendulkar. The carefully managed deifying of him by the BCCI, using all their instruments of war (I noticed the normally reserved Paul Collingwood was at it the other day) is a sad spectacle indeed. Let the man be revered for his deeds and not some hashtagged marketing campaign whipping up a nation into a frenzy, it all just smacks of an unseemly display of modern celebrity.

To misquote an old phrase, it's just not quite cricket.”

Nearly as bad as when England win a series against Australia and they have bus parade and start handing out MBE's. It's one series!
Harfynn Teuport
15-11-2013
Originally Posted by Dips:
“Nearly as bad as when England win a series against Australia and they have bus parade and start handing out MBE's. It's one series!”

That was certainly a pathetic episode... I think it's fair to say one that has been recognised by the cricket authorities in England and that won't be repeated.
Cricketblade
15-11-2013
Wouldn't say it was pathetic. It really changed the game in England for a whole generation who grew up with us not being very good! MBE's are handed out for anything anyway!
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