aardvark6535 Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 I like my cricket, be it a full Test, an ODI or a T20, as long as England are playing, I'll watch it, it doesn't matter if it's the Ladies or the men playing. Now I can't tell you all the players names, or their Stats, I don't watch it for that, (it makes for hard work I think) Knowing that most of the time, none of the TV channels will show a live full test match, I invested in Sky Sports. Which brings me to the "100" - Never liked the idea of this type of game from the start, heavily commercialised crap. I have tried to watch it but........... Just had a look at the first game of the season at the Oval (Ladies) Na, it's not for me, but I did hear something new to me, They have had a pay rise, Last year the best female players could earn £30,000 a year, now the top female players pay has gone up to £50,000. Yep! £50,000 - I knew it was commercialised, but not to that extent. Your Thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cressida Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 17 minutes ago, aardvark6535 said: I like my cricket, be it a full Test, an ODI or a T20, as long as England are playing, I'll watch it, it doesn't matter if it's the Ladies or the men playing. Now I can't tell you all the players names, or their Stats, I don't watch it for that, (it makes for hard work I think) Knowing that most of the time, none of the TV channels will show a live full test match, I invested in Sky Sports. Which brings me to the "100" - Never liked the idea of this type of game from the start, heavily commercialised crap. I have tried to watch it but........... Just had a look at the first game of the season at the Oval (Ladies) Na, it's not for me, but I did hear something new to me, They have had a pay rise, Last year the best female players could earn £30,000 a year, now the top female players pay has gone up to £50,000. Yep! £50,000 - I knew it was commercialised, but not to that extent. Your Thoughts. Maybe girls will request cricket in school for that amount of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark6535 Posted July 23 Author Share Posted July 23 I enjoy watching the lionesses matches as much as, and maybe even more than the men's, It was them that got me watching Ladies England football. A point I never mentioned in the OP was - There are 7 Hours of the "100" on BBC 1 today, and they can't show a test match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark6535 Posted July 23 Author Share Posted July 23 CORRECTION BBC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeHasRisen Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 (edited) On 23/07/2024 at 18:36, aardvark6535 said: I enjoy watching the lionesses matches as much as, and maybe even more than the men's, It was them that got me watching Ladies England football. A point I never mentioned in the OP was - There are 7 Hours of the "100" on BBC 1 today, and they can't show a test match. Well yes, they dont have rights to home England Test games, Sky do. Channels cant show stuff they dont have the rights to. Edited July 25 by HeHasRisen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark6535 Posted July 25 Author Share Posted July 25 38 minutes ago, HeHasRisen said: Well yes, they dont have rights to home England Test games, Sky do. Channels cant show stuff they dont have the rights to. There in lies the problem, any team, with or representing a country, by utilising their name should be free to watch, for the citizens of that country, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeHasRisen Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 8 minutes ago, aardvark6535 said: There in lies the problem, any team, with or representing a country, by utilising their name should be free to watch, for the citizens of that country, I disagree, we have dedicated channels now that can show things properly and in full. The BBC used to regularly miss balls of Test matches to show the 2.30pm from Newmarket, imagine if that happened now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staninoodle Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 (edited) Not a fan of the hundred, I barely if ever watch the games, Im not a T20 lover either, but I do watch the England T20s, Ive grown to enjoy the 50 over one dayers. But the hundreds a money spinner for the counties and apart from the sky money, its the only thing bringing cash into the counties, the youngsters love it they buy up all the merch and its promoting cricket to a younger audience, so Im afraid it looks like its here to stay. Edited July 25 by staninoodle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padders Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 1 hour ago, staninoodle said: Not a fan of the hundred, I barely if ever watch the games, Im not a T20 lover either, but I do watch the England T20s, Ive grown to enjoy the 50 over one dayers. But the hundreds a money spinner for the counties and apart from the sky money, its the only thing bringing cash into the counties, the youngsters love it they buy up all the merch and its promoting cricket to a younger audience, so Im afraid it looks like its here to stay. Owt's better than watching Sir Geoffrey labour to a ton... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Hardie Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 3 hours ago, Padders said: Owt's better than watching Sir Geoffrey labour to a ton... Now that he is one there’s no need to call him that anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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