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Old 06-15-2019, 07:08 PM   #450
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I stand corrected Baz, wrong competition. That Ashes series in 2005 was an absolute classic though. Must be one of the best ever. It was the most viewed programme on UK television that year, the publics interest in cricket was at a new high.

So what do the ECB do? Sell out to Sky. So cricket goes from Free to View to subscription. The new found cricket fans aren't willing to go as far as Pay to View. Nowadays the ECB bemoan the general lack of interest in cricket, apart from the hardcore fans. Yet they had the public in their grasp in 2005 and then were wholly responsible for letting them go. Another set of useless money grabbing bastards.

New cricket competition starting next year in England called "The 100". Unsurprisingly its franchised and the ECB have changed their mind that many times over the format that I have given up trying to understand what it will involve. But basically it seems 8 new city based teams will be involved in a 100 balls per side completion. So all the T20 mercenaries will be rubbing their hands. BUT some or all of The 100 will be on Free to View to try and regenerate the publics interest in cricket again. Basically the ECB have to set up a new competition, completely messing up County Cricket in the process, to rectify their original cock up.
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