Black Caps v Bangladesh 2021
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@nzzp said in Black Caps v Bangladesh:
@mn5 said in Black Caps v Bangladesh:
Bangladesh played their best the other night and still didn’t come that close to winning. This tour is an absolute waste of everyone’s time
except the accountants. Generates income, fills TV screens,
Cricket-wise, pretty much meh. I'm watching, but I'm feeling tragic about it
I certainly didn’t fire up a Spark Sport subscription to watch.
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@bovidae said in Black Caps v Bangladesh:
@nzzp said in Black Caps v Bangladesh:
@mn5 said in Black Caps v Bangladesh:
Bangladesh played their best the other night and still didn’t come that close to winning. This tour is an absolute waste of everyone’s time
except the accountants. Generates income, fills TV screens,
I doubt Spark Sport will release their subscription numbers but I did read that the platform is still running at a loss. A series like this isn't going to get new subscribers.
Especially with games scheduled during the day on a weekday. If it's at least at night or on the weekend it's an excuse to put your feet up with a few beers and some snacks. I doubt their numbers for today's game make pretty viewing.
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@no-quarter said in Black Caps v Bangladesh:
@bovidae said in Black Caps v Bangladesh:
@nzzp said in Black Caps v Bangladesh:
@mn5 said in Black Caps v Bangladesh:
Bangladesh played their best the other night and still didn’t come that close to winning. This tour is an absolute waste of everyone’s time
except the accountants. Generates income, fills TV screens,
I doubt Spark Sport will release their subscription numbers but I did read that the platform is still running at a loss. A series like this isn't going to get new subscribers.
Especially with games scheduled during the day on a weekday. If it's at least at night or on the weekend it's an excuse to put your feet up with a few beers and some snacks. I doubt their numbers for today's game make pretty viewing.
According to Facebook loads of people I know have taken the day off to watch though, at least they had the sense to play this one at the Basin and not the Caketin
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@MN5 yeah the crowd itself is OK but TV numbers will be poor
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@no-quarter said in Black Caps v Bangladesh:
@MN5 yeah the crowd itself is OK but TV numbers will be poor
A typically beautiful Wellington day sure has helped to be fair.
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@mn5 said in Black Caps v Bangladesh:
@nzzp said in Black Caps v Bangladesh:
@mn5 said in Black Caps v Bangladesh:
Bangladesh played their best the other night and still didn’t come that close to winning. This tour is an absolute waste of everyone’s time
except the accountants. Generates income, fills TV screens,
Cricket-wise, pretty much meh. I'm watching, but I'm feeling tragic about it
My point exactly
fair enough.
We've been there, though. Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh to us are how we have been seen by Aus, Eng, SA, India -- warmup to the proper cricket tours. So it's 'meh' but we should be playing them, and giving them teh chance to improve.
Also, they are a damn sight harder to beat over there than here. I have fuzzy memories of Vettori rescuing a test with a mammoth innings about 10 years ago
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I'd seen zero advertising of the Bangles series - and the timing of the matches has put paid to any chance of watching. But I only mooch Spark Sport off the olds so no skin off my noise.
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@nzzp said in Black Caps v Bangladesh:
@mn5 said in Black Caps v Bangladesh:
@nzzp said in Black Caps v Bangladesh:
@mn5 said in Black Caps v Bangladesh:
Bangladesh played their best the other night and still didn’t come that close to winning. This tour is an absolute waste of everyone’s time
except the accountants. Generates income, fills TV screens,
Cricket-wise, pretty much meh. I'm watching, but I'm feeling tragic about it
My point exactly
fair enough.
We've been there, though. Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh to us are how we have been seen by Aus, Eng, SA, India -- warmup to the proper cricket tours. So it's 'meh' but we should be playing them, and giving them teh chance to improve.
Also, they are a damn sight harder to beat over there than here. I have fuzzy memories of Vettori rescuing a test with a mammoth innings about 10 years ago
Yeah I see what you mean, I guess that’s the price we pay for genuinely being one of the big boys now.
Could add the Windies to your shit list although they appear to be unearthing a few decent players to go with Holder.
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@rapido said in Black Caps v Bangladesh:
I've been really surprised how good the crowds have been for all 3 Bangladesh ODIs. People still seem to like ODIs, which surprises me a bit.
Not as boring as Test Cricket can be.....not as shits and giggles as 20/20 can be. I’m not surprised in the slightest. ODI as a format has a great history and it’s not going anywhere.
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@rapido said in Black Caps v Bangladesh:
@damo they play T20 on sunday already, I think.
OK but it makes sense to play a T20 on a weeknight whereas play a day ODI during the weekend.
I know times have changed, but still, most people on average still work Monday to Friday during the day. I suggest that they should be scheduling games at times which ensures most people can watch the games.
As it happens I missed Conways first century. I suspect he will make quite a few in his career.
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@damo said in Black Caps v Bangladesh:
@rapido said in Black Caps v Bangladesh:
@damo they play T20 on sunday already, I think.
OK but it makes sense to play a T20 on a weeknight whereas play a day ODI during the weekend.
I know times have changed, but still, most people on average still work Monday to Friday during the day. I suggest that they should be scheduling games at times which ensures most people can watch the games.
As it happens I missed Conways first century. I suspect he will make quite a few in his career.
Totally. It's about grabbing the fans. I didn't watch a ball of the game yesterday
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Far be it for me to defend NZC schedulers, who I place only slightly above ground DJs.
But a T20 friday night then ODI Sunday would be only day and a half recovery compared to 2 full days the other way around.
But, I suspect its mostly just fitting in cramped schedules.
Its weird we have had 4 short tours with covid. All 4 squads doing quarantine. Obvious answer would have been fewer longer tours. But, I dont know what other commitments all 4 had before and after. Even abandoned or postponed commitments, still adds to the complexity.
End of the day. Theres been loads of 'content '.
