Fox Sports launched its Cricket World Cup coverage at the SCG this morning.
Interesting they have fox sports not fox cricket on
It’s probably because the tournament will air on both Fox Cricket and the ‘regular’ Fox Sports channels since there’ll be times where two games will be played at the same time
All Aboard for ICC Cricket World Cup LIVE on FOX SPORTS
EVERY MATCH LIVE WITH NO AD-BREAKS DURING PLAY
The biggest prize in world cricket is up for grabs and Foxtel will show every game of the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup in England LIVE with no ad-breaks during play from Thursday, May 30 at 7.00pm.
Foxtel subscribers will have the best seat in the house with 336 hours of Live match coverage on FOX CRICKET and FOX SPORTS for 38 consecutive days before the Semi-finals start on Tuesday, July 9.
Keeping viewers up to speed will be cricket experts Mark Waugh, Andrew Symonds, Chris Lynn, Kerry O’Keeffe, Russel Arnold alongside hosts Brendon Julian and Tom Morris covering off all angles as the drama unfolds.
Australia’s World Cup defence will be led by Aaron Finch who will welcome back batsmen Steve Smith and David Warner to international cricket, joining a bowling attack spearheaded by Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc – 20 years on from Australia’s dramatic 1999 World Cup victory in England.
The competition will be fierce with superstars Virat Kohli (India), Faf du Plessis (South Africa), Joe Root (England), Ross Taylor (New Zealand) and Chris Gayle (West Indies) trying to spur their nations to World Cup glory.
FOX CRICKET expert and World Cup winner in 1999, 2003 and 2007, Adam Gilchrist , said: “With so many superstars spread across so many nations this will be one of the most hotly contested world cups ever.”
“Australia has got its two big guns back after a tricky 12 months and are more than capable of pulling off back world cup victories, tournament hosts England will carry the hopes of a nation on their shoulders, cricketing giants India have a very strong line up and the killer instinct of Kohli, South Africa will carry a sense of atonement for the pain of 1999 in the same country.
“Then there is Pakistan, New Zealand and the West Indies who can all rise to the occasion and beat anyone in the world when they are firing…all the ingredients are there, I can’t wait for it to start.”
Head of FOX SPORTS, Peter Campbell, said: “Foxtel is the Home of ICC Cricket World Cups in Australia. Our amazing Women’s team brought home the silverware from the West Indies last year, and our aspirations for our men are no less. What a great tournament this shapes up to be, and Foxtel has it all.”
From the opening ball between hosts England and South Africa on Thursday, May 30 through to the World Cup final on Sunday, July 14 FOX SPORTS will be the only place to capture every moment of World Cup action LIVE.
Viewers can also get closer to the game by accessing the FOX CRICKET App which delivers the latest news, fixtures, scores, stats and video from across the world of cricket. Plus, Foxtel eligible sports customers can enjoy round-the-clock live streaming of the FOX CRICKET and Fox Sports channels on Foxtel Go.
In addition, Foxsports.com.au will be the destination to follow the action online, with all the latest news and results, comprehensive video highlights and plenty of insights from the FOX CRICKET commentators with regular podcasts, columns and live Q&As.
All matches on FOX SPORTS 505 will have a changeover to or from Fox Cricket
All matches will be available in HD and ad-break free during play.
I thought Clarke had a few roles with Indian broadcasters.
According to the schedule posted on TV Tonight, seven World Cup matches will be shown live on Fox Sports 505 as they overlap with another match on the same day. They are:
June 1: New Zealand v Sri Lanka (7pm AEST)
June 5: Bangladesh v New Zealand (10pm AEST)
June 8: New Zealand v Afghanistan (10pm AEST)
June 15: South Africa v Afghanistan (10pm AEST)
June 22: New Zealand v West Indies (10pm AEST)
June 29: Pakistan v Afghanistan (7pm AEST)
July 6: India v Sri Lanka (7pm AEST)
Watching the warm up game on tonight and I’m pretty sure I just heard someone sounding like Warne describe something as “very Nine. very Nine like there.” Not sure what he was describing as it was in the background but the mics picked it all up.
EDIT: Added the uncertainty around Warne.
Which game was Warnie commentating?
Sorry, meant to say in my post that it sounded like Warne. It’s the Aus v Eng game on 501, it was a voice in the background but did sound like his but I haven’t seen if he’s there or not though so it could have been someone else or maybe even Joe the Cameraman again.
It was Mark Nicholas.
He had asked if there were ad breaks between overs and evidently was told yes hence his response that it was “very Channel Nine”.
Ahhh righto, thanks for the clarification.
Maybe Mark was unaware that Fox shows ads only during drinks/when wickets are taken?
It’s a world feed, so other networks would be in the same boat. Sounds like the mics were left up when they shouldn’t have been for a moment?
Fox Cricket channel earns its first Logie Award nomination today (most outstanding sports coverage), for its broadcast of the second test between Australia and India in Perth last December.
I would have thought that the fox cricket pre game coverage was taken from Sydney’s studios while Nine’s coverages is taken from GTV9 Melbourne’s studios. (As Bec maddern is a melbourne based)
India has revealed the fixture of its ODI series against Australia in early 2020.
January 14: 1st ODI in Mumbai
January 17: 2nd ODI in Rajkot
January 19: 3rd ODI in Bengaluru
All matches will be shown live on Fox Cricket.
The University of Otago Oval in Dunedin will host the first match on March 24, with further games confirmed for Eden Park in Auckland (March 27) and Hagley Oval in Christchurch (March 29).
All matches will be shown live on Fox Cricket.
