New graphics largely look great - especially full screens. Hope to see the score cards tweaked a bit more for a little more team colour and maybe team logos. I think you could really do some cool stuff with the bright BBL colours against the black.
For tests, will be interesting to see if they invert the colours or something to make it a little more formal.
Either way, good to hopefully see the end of the original package. Was ugly on day one and last summer’s on screen score card looked so ugly and cheap, and did not reflect a premium paid service.
The semi-final fixture of the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup has been decided after NZ’s win over Afghanistan last night.
(all times AEDT)
Thursday November 11 - semi final 1: England v New Zealand (Abu Dhabi, 1am)
Friday November 12 - semi final 2: Pakistan v Australia (Dubai, 1am)
Both matches and the final at Dubai on Sunday, November 14 (1am AEDT on November 15) will be shown live on Fox Cricket and streamed live on Kayo.
The fixture
March 17: First T20, Sky Stadium, Wellington, 7.10pm local (NZ time)
March 18: Second T20, Sky Stadium, Wellington, 7.10pm local
March 20: Third T20, McLean Park, Napier, 7.10pm local
I reckon its about time cricket Australia brought back the tri series each summer with 3 or 4 national teams playing 20/20 not 50 over cricket and it could be on free to air or streaming
A revised fixture for the 2022 men’s T20 World Cup, to be held in Australia, will be released in January. Adelaide, Brisbane, Geelong, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney will share the 45 matches of the tournament, with the final to take place at the MCG on Sunday, November 13.
The old terrace will be still under construction then which is a shame, as they’re putting in a dedicated comms box for the cricket. Would’ve been perfect for a 2023 tournament.
In the 2020 fixture Geelong was only scheduled to host first round matches (some of which were hosted in Oman this year), wouldn’t be surprised if it’s the same story here.
T20 World Cup breaks viewing records on Foxtel and Kayo
Cricket fans have rallied behind the victorious Australian men’s team with the Foxtel Group announcing record-breaking viewership of the 2021 T20 World Cup across its linear and streaming platforms.
Despite timezone challenges with matches played in Dubai– which saw a host of games starting as late as 1am AEDT – there was an average audience of 263,000 watching Australian matches on Foxtel and Kayo, up 128% on the previous tournament in 2016.
The final between Australia and New Zealand in the early hours of Monday morning was the fourth highest rating T20 World Cup match of all time on subscription television with an average audience of 299,000 tuning in on Foxtel, or streaming on Kayo, Foxtel Now and Foxtel Go. A further 120,000 unique viewers caught up on the match highlights via Kayo Minis in addition to those watching on Fox Minis.
Claiming top spot in the viewership rankings was the match between Australia and the West Indies (386,000), followed by Australia vs South Africa (376,000) and Australia vs Bangladesh (346,000).
The bumper viewership indicates strong interest in cricket ahead of The Ashes, which will air live and ad break free on Fox Cricket from December 8.
Steve Crawley, Executive Director, Fox Sports said the T20 World Cup was the perfect springboard into the much-anticipated test series against England.
“It was an incredible performance by the Aussie mens side to win their maiden T20 World Cup and pleasing to see so many proud supporters glued to the coverage back home,” he said.
“It doesn’t get any bigger than The Ashes and this recent success in the short-form of the game will no doubt generate even more buzz ahead of the summer. This series will be unmissable television on Fox Cricket.”
The Foxtel Group’s 2.4 million sport subscribers will have access to watch more than 1,300 hours of live cricket during the 2021/22 season, with every game of the Ashes and select other matches available in 4K UHD on Foxtel.
