How much do Lords members pay for membership?

[GIMH]

To give people jobs in your **** economy.

2010 called and wants its post back

 

[Jono]

you're the bloke who goes back and likes posts from 2010 so you would know I guess.

 

[vic_orthdox]

One benefit of state governments hey? Vic government has done wonder for sporting stadiums in Victoria. Where did they get to on the Junction Oval? Has that all been secured?

Yeah, cricket only; not sure when it's starting as I'm pretty sure that they (St Kilda CC) are still playing at Junction Oval this year.

 

[GIMH]

you're the bloke who goes back and likes posts from 2010 so you would know I guess.

I go back further than that, bitch

 

[Jono]

Yeah, cricket only; not sure when it's starting as I'm pretty sure that they (St Kilda CC) are still playing at Junction Oval this year.

That's great. What a sporting state Victoria is.

 

[cpr]

To give people jobs in your **** economy.

Have you seen our Government?



The new builds at Old Trafford have been more about off pitch profits rather than on. As others have pointed out, beyond the possible test (which we're down the pecking order for ATM) and the ODI's, the ground is rarely full. However in The Point, they've got a fantastic events facility that is constantly in demand, supplimented by their own hotel for guests (which is also 5 minutes from the City Centre as the stadium is served by its own Metrolink station).

In addition, the county isn't adverse to scuttling out to the provincial grounds to allow big events such as concerts to use the stadium.

Basically the aim is to use this commercial income to boost profits enough to spend decent money on the cricketing side of things. Really its the only way forward for counties nowadays

 

[Cric123]

The game isn't popular enough for counties to spend hundreds of millions of pounds upgrading their grounds, and there's no sports that can fit onto a cricket oval to help cross subsidise improvements. The ground development that's happened in the last 10-15 years in Australia has basically been driven by AFL, not cricket.

You are probably right. The game probably isn't very popular anymore to sustain a capacity of anything much above what they are currently. If anything, test cricket is probably dying right in front of our eyes. Yesterday's Sky Ashes averaged 318,000, significantly down on the 1st match and C5 had a paltry half a million for the highlights. Frankly, a lot of teens nowadays are chavs who will never get into test cricket. It's too slow moving and not groovy enough for them. All the more reason a high profile, terrestrial TV T20 is now a must, or we could very well be witnessing the demise of the game.

Another problem is these lifeless pitches ECB prepare for matches to last as long as possible do no favours. People want to watch exciting cricket, be it with bat or ball, ideally one where bowlers have something for them and batsmen can play their strokes, not ones that offer turgid action. I know they have been going over 3.5 an over for much of this match but lot of those runs have come from edges, deflections, rather than drives, big hits, cuts and pulls, etc. Tha said, the last session yesterday was exciting.

 

[marc71178]

how much support do the local governments provide?

None in England, but a ****load in Cardiff that enables them to bid for the big games and host them.

 

[GIMH]

None in England, but a ****load in Cardiff that enables them to bid for the big games and host them.

Bloody devolution

Maybe Cornwall will get a test in the future

 

[Pothas]

Eastleigh council have had a big role in the Rose bowl, especially the building of the hotel which has caused no end of problems.