If you think that’s bad. Watching a test match from South Africa a couple of years ago. I swear one of them was commentating over Skype. Just sounded a little different than the other 2 in the box
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If it was a couple of years ago it could have been that he was remote?
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Interesting find: Fox have replaced the in-built wipes (and nothing else) in these old Nine-produced highlights episodes.
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Yeah, I’ve think I’ve seen them do the same thing on another Nine-era highlights package. Didn’t think much of it. Maybe it’s because Fox have done their own edit? Seems trimmed down to about 28 mins, which would be an unusual episode length for free to air.
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It’s very seamless though
Another studio commentary job today, this time seemingly from Fox Footy in Southbank for a game at the MCG
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At least the A team is rolled out tonight.
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The Grade Cricketers doing an alternate call of tonight’s Renegades v Scorchers game on Kayo.
Has that been done before?
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On 7cricket last season but not with Kayo
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Fox at the ground for the Qualifier tonight, even got a player mic’d up. Guess they show up for the finals?
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Kath hosting, Howie, Gilly and Huss on comms
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Due to Fox’s coverage of the Final starting an hour earlier, Fox was able to show the bat flip live, whereas 7 has to show it on delay, even though they’re the host broadcaster.
Do we think there’s any chance of Fox picking up rights to the upcoming handful of T20Is Australia is playing in Pakistan?
Currently it looks like nobody has it.
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I reckon either 7, Fox, ESPN or maybe P+ might nab it
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I think it’s between 7 & Fox.
ESPN got WI because the host broadcaster was ESPN WI
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Not looking good. Pakistan Cricket will probably open their streaming service up for Australians to sign up and watch
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Just heard on Seven as they went to the innings break that they’re going to preview the tour of Pakistan “coming up on the screens of Seven”. At least I think that’s what I heard…Will find out in a few minutes I suppose.
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I misheard. They were talking about the Indian women’s tour of Australia starting next month. Sorry.
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