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Norwood's on Fire
I can't find prices for Headingley for next year, I am hoping they aren't £75, this year I was originally going to go to the Edgbaston Test but we opted for Headingley as it was a good £20 cheaper, so Np - unless you have found info I haven't, don't count your trip out just yet. Also, you normally get a five-day ticket at a cheaper rate than just multiplying the one-day price by five
As for the question in general, going the Test Match is expensive, no doubt, but rather than comparing to other countries, we should compare to other events in this country.
In March, I paid £21 to get into Oldham V Tranmere, a football match. For those of you who have never heard my preachings, this is a match two divisions below the Premiership, the quality is pretty poor, there was a hole in the roof, it was pissing down and superkingdave supports Oldham, who won, giving him his annual rights over my avatar. A football league match lasts 100 minutes maximum including stoppage time.
In 2005, I paid about £30-odd to watch England V Azerbaijan at football in Newcastle. Given that since 2005 cost-of-living in this country has gone up about 20% (total guess plucked from the air, my personal col has gone up about 600% so I can't accurately comment) and that no internationals are played away from Wembley now, I'd imagine that even for a ****ty fixture like that you'd be looking at around £60?
Last month I spent less than £40 to watch a full day's Test Cricket, it lasted from 11 until about half past six and you can have a beer in the stands and generally relax so much more than at a football match. £40 is less than twice the cost of Oldham V Tranmere for a much higher calibre of sportsman, better venue and facilities. You could squeeze almost five football matches into a day at the cricket, five international football matches in this country would cost you a few hundred.
I don't go and watch any other sports, so someone like steds can probably compare for RL and I know Brumby makes the odd trip to Twickenham, but really, I don't think the cost of a match is that bad, relateively speaking.
Admittedly they cost a fair bit more at Lord's and The Oval, but then that crowd down there earn about twice as much as us for the same jobs
As for the question in general, going the Test Match is expensive, no doubt, but rather than comparing to other countries, we should compare to other events in this country.
In March, I paid £21 to get into Oldham V Tranmere, a football match. For those of you who have never heard my preachings, this is a match two divisions below the Premiership, the quality is pretty poor, there was a hole in the roof, it was pissing down and superkingdave supports Oldham, who won, giving him his annual rights over my avatar. A football league match lasts 100 minutes maximum including stoppage time.
In 2005, I paid about £30-odd to watch England V Azerbaijan at football in Newcastle. Given that since 2005 cost-of-living in this country has gone up about 20% (total guess plucked from the air, my personal col has gone up about 600% so I can't accurately comment) and that no internationals are played away from Wembley now, I'd imagine that even for a ****ty fixture like that you'd be looking at around £60?
Last month I spent less than £40 to watch a full day's Test Cricket, it lasted from 11 until about half past six and you can have a beer in the stands and generally relax so much more than at a football match. £40 is less than twice the cost of Oldham V Tranmere for a much higher calibre of sportsman, better venue and facilities. You could squeeze almost five football matches into a day at the cricket, five international football matches in this country would cost you a few hundred.
I don't go and watch any other sports, so someone like steds can probably compare for RL and I know Brumby makes the odd trip to Twickenham, but really, I don't think the cost of a match is that bad, relateively speaking.
Admittedly they cost a fair bit more at Lord's and The Oval, but then that crowd down there earn about twice as much as us for the same jobs
I saw a great days cricket and was very satisfied. 75 pounds for next year however is way too much, I think at The Oval it's even more expensive, they're just trying to make too much money out of everything.
