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Does anyone else think it's an outrage that you can't watch the Ashes any longer unless you subscribe to SKY sports..? The BBC gets billion s of OUR money, how come they didn't secure this  I rather enjoyed it last year...
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« Reply #1 on: Monday 20 July 2009, 0116 » |
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Here in Oz the Ashes series are on commercial TV.It begins about 7.30pm and goes on until the end of the day's play which is in the early hours of the next day here. We can no longer view UK premier league football on free to air TV.The rights have been bought by a cable TV company. Money talks...... Hwyl,Bob.
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« Reply #2 on: Monday 20 July 2009, 1221 » |
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As a cricket lover, I miss the B.B.C.'s coverage very much. I don't have Sky either. I have to watch Ceefax and listen to Test Match Special instead.
The good news is that England have just clinched the second test to go one up in the current Ashes series.
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« Reply #3 on: Monday 20 July 2009, 1503 » |
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I've been watching the Ashes on SuperSport http://www.supersport.com/default.aspx Enjoying it so far and I am not usually much of a cricket fan.
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« Reply #4 on: Monday 20 July 2009, 1619 » |
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Bob, the English won the 2nd test. What went wrong ?. 
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« Reply #5 on: Monday 20 July 2009, 1622 » |
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An Australian told me that the 1st test is usually at Lords, this is the one that we haven't won for 75 years - and still haven't.
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« Reply #6 on: Monday 20 July 2009, 2006 » |
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I don't like cricket but you can watch it on BBC streams MB
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« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 21 July 2009, 0535 » |
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Bob, the English won the 2nd test. What went wrong ?.  Hallelujah,a new saviour has risen from the ashes at the Oval. The sight of "Saint" Freddy on his knees with arms wide reaching for heaven and waiting for all to kiss him after his fourth wicket makes me wonder if he can proceed any further up himself. The Aussies needed to let the Poms win one match otherwise they would have gone to the pub and sulked. Hwyl,Bob.
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« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 21 July 2009, 1402 » |
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The Aussies needed to let the Poms win one match otherwise they would have gone to the pub and sulked. You mean like Mr. Ponting after the Cardiff Test? 
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« Reply #9 on: Tuesday 21 July 2009, 1404 » |
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An Australian told me that the 1st test is usually at Lords, this is the one that we haven't won for 75 years - and still haven't. England won the second Test at Lord's yesterday. The first Test win for England at Lord's against Australia for 75 years.
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« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 21 July 2009, 1851 » |
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I think the Aussies are now a spent force.. So many of there top players have retiered or are now to old...
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« Reply #11 on: Tuesday 21 July 2009, 2024 » |
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As a cricket lover, I miss the B.B.C.'s coverage very much. I don't have Sky either. I have to watch Ceefax and listen to Test Match Special instead.
The good news is that England have just clinched the second test to go one up in the current Ashes series.
I thought you had moved from the mountain Mab, do you still have oracle. 
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« Reply #12 on: Wednesday 22 July 2009, 0157 » |
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The Aussies needed to let the Poms win one match otherwise they would have gone to the pub and sulked. You mean like Mr. Ponting after the Cardiff Test?  Great Australian sportsmen and women retain their ordinary titles.......they have no need to be knighted for their deeds. I'r oes hen goes,Bob.
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« Reply #13 on: Wednesday 22 July 2009, 1113 » |
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Great Australian sportsmen and women retain their ordinary titles.......they have no need to be knighted for their deeds. I think you missed my point about Ricky Ponting, Bob! You say that 'great Australian sportsmen and women retain their ordinary titles...' So, by definition, Sir Donald George Bradman wasn't a great sportsman then?
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« Reply #14 on: Wednesday 22 July 2009, 1114 » |
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I think the Aussies are now a spent force. I don't think so!
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