Would be great if they could put a third pillar in that graphic to make stumps…
Who are the presenters with Roz Kelly?
Steve O’Keefe and Aaron Finch
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Not entirely relevant to Nine, but I feel like this is one of the weakest commentary panels I’ve seen from Sky (who I usually find to be very good). I’m not a fan of Pietersen, and I find Sangakkara to be insufferably pro-England.
It’s a real relief when Ponting and/or Atherton come on.
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I would agree.
No David Gower, “Bumble” or Michael Holding. They HSIE to have a classy line up.
Pietersen is beyond rubbish. He’s just terrible at it.
Sky Sports are a shadow of their former selves. Not a fan of their current graphics package either.
It’s a shame Nine couldn’t mount their own coverage. I think they did a half decent job in 2015 when they last did the coverage with their own commentators and graphics.
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This suggests that Nine will show some matches of the ICC Cricket World Cup from India in October and November this year. (Fox Sports has full rights)
The fixture release has been delayed several times but reports suggest we will see the full fixture next Tuesday, June 27.
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This deal to show Australian matches for the ODI World Cup was apparently done in conjunction with the T20 World Cup rights from last year (which of course had anti-siphoning implications; the 50-over one doesn’t as it’s not in AUS or NZ):
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Roz Kelly hosting Women’s Ashes test coverage on WWOS set, with Rachael Haynes and Elyse Villani.
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Isa Guha on sky sports for the commentary. Shame she didn’t do the men’s test. She’s by far one of the best cricket commentators in the world.
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Agreed - but she is with the BBC for the men’s tests for their daily highlights is my understanding. Not sure if she also has TMS commitments as well.
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Isa was part of TMS commentary team for the first Ashes test.
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She has been heard on the ABC radio coverage, which is joint with the BBC.
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The Longest Feud: Chappell v Botham
Update
From the ashes of the oldest rivalry in sport comes an insight into cricket’s lasting conflict when The Longest Feud: Chappell v Botham goes to air on Tuesday, June 27, on Channel 9HD and streams on 9Now.
This hour-long Wide World of Sports special presentation unpacks the bitter rivalry between Australian cricket legend Ian Chappell and English champion all-rounder Ian Botham – a part of sporting folklore that spans five decades.
Put simply, Chappell and Botham detest and loathe each other and have never settled their differences.
In the middle of the 2023 Ashes series on Nine, and for the first time since their infamous pub fight that started it all back in February 1977, The Longest Feud: Chappell v Botham brings these two Ashes icons together, face-to-face, in an attempt to settle their entrenched differences.
“An Ashes series is the perfect time to peel back the layers and explore what started this monumental feud, and why it has gone on for so long. It’s compelling and in many ways it’s also very confronting.”
Cos Cardone, CEO of the program producers, JAMTV, said: “The two Ians personify everything about the Australia versus England rivalry. But they go way beyond that – they make it very personal, very real, and very raw.
Will old habits die hard, or after 46 years can they finally manage to break bread? There’s only one way to find out as this classic sporting rivalry bubbles to the surface for all to see in a riveting match-up on television.
The Longest Feud: Chappell v Botham was produced by JAMTV for Wide World of Sports.
BROADCAST DETAILS – THE LONGEST FEUD: CHAPPELL V BOTHAM
Tuesday, June 27
Sydney 7.30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now
Brisbane 7.30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now
Melbourne 7.30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now
Adelaide 7.30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now
Perth 7.30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now
The 2023 Ashes is available exclusive, live and free on the 9Network or to stream on 9Now.
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Surprised Nine didn’t go to an ad break during this (between overs), also surprised this goes out on the world feed at all. Was up for a good 15 seconds.
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Don’t tell me there cutting back on ads?
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Australia have won the Test by 89 runs at Trent Bridge, with spinner Ash Gardner taking 8/66 for the innings, the best Australian performance of all time plus the second best of all time (8/53 Neetu David for IND v ENG Jamshedpur 1995), and 12/165 for the match, the second best of all time again (13/226 Shaiza Khan for PAK v WI Karachi 2004). The match was also the highest-scoring Women’s Test of all time, 40/1371, beating the previous best of 17/1143 between the same opponents at Guildford in 1998.
Australia takes a 4-0 series lead to start their Ashes defence.
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I think Nine doesn’t actually still have the graphics package they last used in 2018 and these are in fact knock-offs. Words are misaligned all-over the place, the font is all wrong, elements are sized incorrectly and don’t match:
Yep, she hosts “Today at the Ashes” (normally “Today at the Test” or “Today at the cricket” for limited overs highlights) for BBC Two, and calls for that coverage plus radio Test Match Special.
Viola:
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It will be a busy period for Nine with its coverage of Rugby World Cup (covering all Wallabies matches plus the final on October 29) and Billie Jean King Cup finals (November 7-12) in the same period as ICC Cricket World Cup.
As for Cricket World Cup, Nine will show all the Australian matches, plus the opening match (England v New Zealand), both semi-finals and the final as the minimum, with other matches to be decided closer to the tournament opening.
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Wouldn’t be surprised if they also show India v Pakistan & a few more (2? Blockbuster match ups)
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