T20 Internationals. Nz v Aus
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@shark said in T20 Internationals. Nz v Aus:
Level 2 disruption aside, this has been the most appalling scheduling by NZC. Starting on a Monday night was ok just because it was Australia and it was Hagleys' lights' debut so we sold it out. But then a day game midweek followed which is ludicrous at the best of times and worse still is thoroughly disrespectful to cricket fans who subscribe to Spark Sport wholly to follow the game but can't watch it because (hello, NZC, do you fucking realise this??) they have jobs. This is then followed by a week long break including a weekend with no games.
Not only that, but the Aussies only came out of MIQ on Sunday night, so it was less than 24 hours to playing.
You'd think it'd be far better to go
Weds evening Hagley
Friday avo Dunedin (finish at 5, to allow the rugby double header)
Sunday 4pmthen , if you really need a break, fun a Friday/Sunday double again - or a Fri/Sat game at the same venue.
bah, bloody humbug
@nzzp Yep much better plan, that one.
It was really weird going to a cricket game after work, and on a Monday night. We had discussed getting a marquee and making it a customer event, but it was a bloody Monday night. One of our competitors got a large quantity of GA tickets and had food and drinks on prior at a nearby bar but the turn-out wasn't great, being a Monday bloody night.
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@nzzp Yep much better plan, that one.
It was really weird going to a cricket game after work, and on a Monday night. We had discussed getting a marquee and making it a customer event, but it was a bloody Monday night. One of our competitors got a large quantity of GA tickets and had food and drinks on prior at a nearby bar but the turn-out wasn't great, being a Monday bloody night.
@shark said in T20 Internationals. Nz v Aus:
@nzzp Yep much better plan, that one.
It was really weird going to a cricket game after work, and on a Monday night. We had discussed getting a marquee and making it a customer event, but it was a bloody Monday night. One of our competitors got a large quantity of GA tickets and had food and drinks on prior at a nearby bar but the turn-out wasn't great, being a Monday bloody night.
I went along with some clients, and we had a surprisingly good turnout. Covid has canned so much sport that it was a bit of an event.
Superb venue, loved it - it's like the Basin but with a nice surround. And a short walk to town afterward
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@shark said in T20 Internationals. Nz v Aus:
@nzzp Yep much better plan, that one.
It was really weird going to a cricket game after work, and on a Monday night. We had discussed getting a marquee and making it a customer event, but it was a bloody Monday night. One of our competitors got a large quantity of GA tickets and had food and drinks on prior at a nearby bar but the turn-out wasn't great, being a Monday bloody night.
I went along with some clients, and we had a surprisingly good turnout. Covid has canned so much sport that it was a bit of an event.
Superb venue, loved it - it's like the Basin but with a nice surround. And a short walk to town afterward
@nzzp said in T20 Internationals. Nz v Aus:
@shark said in T20 Internationals. Nz v Aus:
@nzzp Yep much better plan, that one.
It was really weird going to a cricket game after work, and on a Monday night. We had discussed getting a marquee and making it a customer event, but it was a bloody Monday night. One of our competitors got a large quantity of GA tickets and had food and drinks on prior at a nearby bar but the turn-out wasn't great, being a Monday bloody night.
I went along with some clients, and we had a surprisingly good turnout. Covid has canned so much sport that it was a bit of an event.
Superb venue, loved it - it's like the Basin but with a nice surround. And a short walk to town afterward
Our customers might have different philosophies on life
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Read somewhere yesterday that the weird scheduling of this tour was originally based on avoiding a clash with the Australia vs South Africa test that would have been on last weekend.
@donsteppa said in T20 Internationals. Nz v Aus:
Read somewhere yesterday that the weird scheduling of this tour was originally based on avoiding a clash with the Australia vs South Africa test that would have been on last weekend.
No. Not what I heard.
NZC jigged it so the last 3 T20s would be double headers with the women's T20s.
So, on the weekend just been - the NZ and England women were still playing (and finishing) their ODI series. Now have 3 match T20 series. All 3 will be double headers. Hence the huge gap and the empty weekend for the men.
Is it worth it? The covid timing is just bad luck, so can't plan for that. But, they left last weekend entirely blank for their premier money-earning product. Wouldn't have been a catastrophe if only 2 of the 3 women's T20s were double headers and NZC had taken advantage of a blank weekend in Auckland and got 30k paying punters.
Playing T20 double headers doesn't increase the product value, as in the tickets aren't priced higher. But they do get 2 games worth of TV content for the price of only setting up the cameras etc once.
And maybe the women's game is seen as growth area.
Personally, I'm not interested. But I only have so much interest. I'm also not interested in BBL, by the time IPL rolls around in autumn I'm sick to death of the sport anyway, but if I wasn't , doubt I'd have the interest.
I've been to 2 Super Smash double headers last 2 seasons, as my daughter has started to play and is more interested in the women. But, lets call her 'interest' very vague and fleeting, she's young. Amelia Kerr getting a hat-trick with googlies is good sport, unfortunately I couldn't pick up that nuance from the bank with an 8 year old distracting me ....
Gee, they make it a long day though if you plan to stay for the men's game.
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Santner ruled out for today with
covidhead cold -
Finch gets a huge life first ball. That’s the sort of DRS decision that does the technology, and Chris Gaffney, few favours.
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@gunner said in T20 Internationals. Nz v Aus:
And another one goes straight up and finds the dirt...
Almost another repeat but Guptill takes a great catch
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Got to feel for big Kyle as well, trying to manage his nerves. His last over had 2 great scoring shots off him, then an inside edge and 3 other deliveries that could have been out any other day, but go for runs.
