******Cricket Thread******

[Nightmare Walking]

Looks like Ch 4 have got it. I will miss the Sky cricket commentators for this series particularly Lloyd and Atherton, hopefully Ch4 don’t have the self absorbed team of Vaughan and Peterson

Sky and BT must be in dire straits if C4 are beatingg them to viewing rights.
I know the football coverage is nauseating on Sky, but they have been fantastic for cricket.
It is good that test match cricket is back on terrestrial TV.

 

[rowarta]

hear the radio is exclusive with Talksport. I thought TSM did a great job under the circumstances with the Sri Lanka tour

 

[joe123]

Given that everyone's trapped at home and not everyone's got Sky and/or BT sports, this could be a real shot in the arm for the game.

Having said that, I worry we're gonna get battered with our lack of good spinners, but fingers crossed.

 

[blue cigar]

Looks like Ch 4 have got it. I will miss the Sky cricket commentators for this series particularly Lloyd and Atherton, hopefully Ch4 don’t have the self absorbed team of Vaughan and Peterson

Simon Hughes is channel 4 I think, he is excellent. I'll miss Atherton and Hussein's insight though, tell you things you didn't know unlike football pundits.

 

[kippaxwarrior]

Confirmed Channel 4 have won the rights

Channel 4 wins rights for England's cricket tour of India

Test cricket will return to terrestrial television in the UK for the first time since the 2005 Ashes with the England series in India

www.theguardian.com

When i look at the planner for C4 on Friday morning its still showing Come Dine With Me!!

Brilliant from Paddy Power

 

[Trojan1962]

Confirmed Channel 4 have won the rights

Channel 4 wins rights for England's cricket tour of India

Test cricket will return to terrestrial television in the UK for the first time since the 2005 Ashes with the England series in India

www.theguardian.com

When i look at the planner for C4 on Friday morning its still showing Come Dine With Me!!

Brilliant from Paddy Power

I think it has only been announced very recently that Ch4 have got the gig

 

[kippaxwarrior]

I think it has only been announced very recently that Ch4 have got the gig

Yeah about 45 minutes ago!! Haven't given them time to update the planner

 

[kippaxwarrior]

Head of channel 4 sport now

 

[lancs blue]

Simon Hughes is channel 4 I think, he is excellent. I'll miss Atherton and Hussein's insight though, tell you things you didn't know unlike football pundits.

I guess that depends whether they're freelancers or contracted to Sky.

 

[kippaxwarrior]

I guess that depends whether they're freelancers or contracted to Sky.

Contracted to Sky Although during 2019 Rugby world cup on ITV Sky commentator Miles Harrison did the England games so maybe they could be loaned. Cant stand Vaughan though. I dont rate him and he was shite for BT during the last Ashes series