SA Footy

Bandit wrote:** The wife is happy though with no cricket on TV so they've got her on side, yay.

Bandit wrote:Had no idea the cricket was on yesterday until I saw it on the 6pm news. Had no idea ch7 don't have any ODI's or intl T20's, what a joke, didn't even think to look it up because I assumed there was no way the Aus team wouldn't be broadcast on free to air tv.
How can this TV deal be better for the game, it is all about the money - cricket Aus putting $$ over the Aus public. I cant see how this will benefit anyone going forward, especially when they are trying to re-instate some sort of faith in the national team from the younger generation. Yes they will have the $ to spend but no-one will care about cricket. Massive balls up this TV deal.

** The wife is happy though with no cricket on TV so they've got her on side, yay.

Booney wrote:I tried tuning in several times on the Cricket Australia app, but, just like our top order it kept crashing.

Nine has rejected an offer from Seven to swap the 2019 and 2020 Wimbledon Championships in exchange for the right to broadcast the Ashes exclusively.

Nine has opted to keep the Ashes series, taking place in Edgbaston in August, which marks Steve Smith and David Warner’s return to Test cricket. Timezones will mean the broadcast will take place in primetime in Australia.

The Daily Telegraph reports Nine will take take the international feed and commentary from Star Sports for the World Cup and Sky for the Ashes.

Nine will also broadcast next year’s World Twenty20 tournament to be staged on Australian soil.

Last year a deal was struck for the 2019 Australian Open, with Nine paying Seven $48.5m, when the latter’s schedule was given to summer Cricket.