Cricket stuff that doesn't deserve its own thread

[TheJediBrah]

Why is it impossible to watch full coverage of old matches anywhere? I understand the footage is copyrighted by the broadcasters but it's not like they are showing old matches anyway so what do they have to gain by blocking people from uploading/downloading full coverage of old games?

For example if someone really wants to watch a whole ODI from 10 or 20 years ago they basically can't. The footage is just gone.

What is the deal with that?

 

[Burgey]

Babar Azam.

FMD wasn't he a disappointment out here last summer? Was hoping he'd deliver a lot more than he did.

 

[Burgey]

Why is it impossible to watch full coverage of old matches anywhere? I understand the footage is copyrighted by the broadcasters but it's not like they are showing old matches anyway so what do they have to gain by blocking people from uploading/downloading full coverage of old games?

For example if someone really wants to watch a whole ODI from 10 or 20 years ago they basically can't. The footage is just gone.

What is the deal with that?

A very good question. There's really no valid reason you can't access that old stuff on the web aside from the networks being ****s about it.

 

[cnerd123]

Yea I ranted about this on one of the earlier podcasts, about one of the reasons cricket is so hard to follow is because you cannot find any legal, high quality footage of complete games online. If you can't actually watch the cricket after it happened, how do you even begin to go about analyzing it and understanding it? Highlights can only tell you so much.

It really sucks.

 

[Burgey]

This is why the world needs Robelinda

 

[vcs]

FMD wasn't he a disappointment out here last summer? Was hoping he'd deliver a lot more than he did.

Hasn't really worked out his game in the longest format. Should get there eventually, though.

 

[TheJediBrah]

The Indian captain has been hitting the gym hard lately to try and maximise his cricketing potential

 

[Starfighter]

ok

 

[Daemon]

https://www.crichq.com/matches/551742/2nd_innings

hey *****

 

[vogue]

AB being discussed again on Sky by Mr Gower and Mr Warne. Apparently he played baseball very well whilst playing cricket...is there nothing this man couldn't do ...!!

 

[cnerd123]

https://www.crichq.com/matches/551742/2nd_innings

hey *****

Tbf that's a fairly raw and inexperienced A Side. I've seen most of those kids play, and I use the word 'Kids' for a reason

Where are the players fod the SEA XI from?

 

[Daemon]

Tbf that's a fairly raw and inexperienced A Side. I've seen most of those kids play, and I use the word 'Kids' for a reason

Where are the players fod the SEA XI from?

Most of them are kids as well, the older experienced guys aren't playing. Not an A side but far from full strength too.

 

[Daemon]

https://www.crichq.com/matches/551973/2nd_innings

Too ez

 

[Daemon]

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Doug Insole has passed away aged 91. When I was growing up he seemed to be mentioned aplenty but I was never really sure who or what he was.
RIP.

 

[honestbharani]

Rip

 

[AndrewB]

Doug Insole has passed away aged 91. When I was growing up he seemed to be mentioned aplenty but I was never really sure who or what he was.
RIP.

He didn't get many favours from the England selectors in the 50s - his 4 home Tests were in 4 different years - did a lot better when picked for a whole series (1956-7 in South Africa). He apparently tried not to be so unforgiving when he was chairman of selectors in the 60s.

 

[_Ed_]

From Wikipedia:

Also during Insole's time Geoffrey Boycott was dropped, in 1967 after having scored 246 not out. Boycott admitted to still feeling aggrieved about this over 40 years later, while commenting on the third Test between New Zealand and England at Napier on 24 March 2008 and again during the Test Match Special commentary of England against the West Indies at Edgbaston on 7 June 2012, where he said that Insole "should have spelt his name with an A!"

 

[cnerd123]

From Wikipedia:

Ansole? Ainsole? Insola?

 

[Starfighter]

Ansole? Ainsole? Insola?

That was my thought too.