Comments on: SBS TV Coverage of the Ashes Cricket series Australia vs England

By: gordon williams

gordon williams — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:10:10 +0000

Great coverage. Rodney Hogg was fantastic, I’m still laughing. I must say that I am disappointed in the Aussie bowlers in the test series. “At the stumps” was not applied. Not good enough from test level bowlers ! Well done Stuart, Damian and Mo.

By: Neerav Bhatt

Neerav Bhatt — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:36:21 +0000

Now that the Ashes are over I’d just like to thank everyone who commented on this page, the discussion may have been heated at times but no one got unruly and was rude to another commenter

PS Australia may have lost the Ashes Test series but don’t forget there’s a followup 7 match One Day International Series AUS vs ENG

Thankfully SBS TV have the rights to these matches so we’ll continue to enjoy the excellent analysis by host Stuart MacGill and his co-presenters Greg Matthews and Damien Martyn + Rodney Hogg on the ground in England.

The matches are on these days during September: 4th, 6th, 9th, 12th, 15th, 17th and 20th

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:08:14 +0000

Lew Comment 64 is spot on and seems to have a similiar approach to my earlier comment 74.
Great opportunity for a cleanout. I agree Hilditch must go. Take responsibility for the mess-up.
Merv Hughes (the travel agent) was always out of his depth. Neilsen….very low credibility.
And Pup must go. Captains and vice-Captains are supposed to score when the going gets tough. Pup goes to water in these circumstances only scoring when someone else has softened up the bowlers

By: mick

mick — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:08:23 +0000

Has anybody heard any comentator talk about the 2007 ashes or is that not the ashes? Im begining to think the last time we played was 2005? is it every 4 years?

By: E.E.Cummings

E.E.Cummings — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:55:57 +0000

Mr Wintle,
Sir, if you are a concerned Grammar Teacher, why are you asking us these questions? That you should sit there finding grammatical fault in the comments of former international cricketers is inappropriate. I’m more interested in listening to their assessments regardless of whether they are in slang, colloquial or formal English. Not too many of us have been lucky enough to attend a elite private schools. Hitting children with straps is a no-no in our public system!

By: Norman Lindwall

Norman Lindwall — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:17:24 +0000

Pointing out the substandard nature of the dustbowl is hardly whinging. To those suggesting that this wicket was adequately prepared and suitable for an ashes decider, I would say this. The condition of the pitch on the second day was abysmal. Michael Holding and Rod Hogg both admitted to that.

We need only to look at the record number of ENGLISH and Australian wickets which fell during that day. The positive aggression of the English batsmen in the second is obvious to me; they had a 150 plus surplus of runs on the the board and a good chance of winning the test. They could afford to throw the bat!

The English curators are competent; they know how to prepare a first class wicket. Why haven’t we one for this ashes decider? I’m plumping for a Australian win none-the-less, dustbowl or no. Maybe next ashes decider could be played on the beach. We could put the barbecue ashes in a bucket and give them to the winner.