Re: The new look Cricinfo

by skully Tue 02 Jun 2009, 11:40

The poor lad spends quite a deal of time on the road travelling to his next job. Hence T'internet ain't available, and his boss is too cheap to spring for a Net-connected phone. So ABC Radio is his lifeline to his beloved cricket.

by Zat Tue 02 Jun 2009, 11:42

Farq. Between 702, 774 and 612, there's usually enough staticky AM signal to hear the cricket. Especially if he's not in towns during the quntry hour.

by Hass Tue 02 Jun 2009, 11:47

With the (slow) emergence of digital radio, we'll hopefully get a "Grandstand" channel in years to come.

That way ABC Local Radio can continue on as normal while the majority of listeners switch over to the dedicated sports channel.

by Zat Tue 02 Jun 2009, 11:48

Hope springs eternal, Hass.

The govt gave nothing for extra digital radio services in the budget this year, though.

by PeterCS Tue 02 Jun 2009, 18:45

Carp. Absolute carp. Lazy bastards don't bother updating any more.

Carp. What can I say?

by PeterCS Tue 02 Jun 2009, 19:15

Does anyone know of a decent running scorecard site?

by DJ_Smerk Wed 03 Jun 2009, 02:18

Exactly my point Pete, you have to refresh constantly and even then it's very erratic and really is totally unreliable.

All talk no walk. Mad

by Zat Wed 03 Jun 2009, 02:39

Get Sky TV, problem solved.

by Bradman Wed 03 Jun 2009, 02:44

skully wrote:
Bradman wrote:I wasn't knocking it. Without the ABC the bush would've been farked for outside news.

I was making a comment on that I didn't need gee whiz technology to get my fix of cricket, and then bitch about the limitations of it.

I still use a portable radio in the summer and I get the score before anyone using dicinfo.
Still, wouldn't mind a poll showing how many country folk say "Ah fark" when the cricket goes off for the Country Hour. I mean we all know the price of wethers and calves is much more rivetting listening than the 2nd hour of the opening session of a home Ashes series.

It can be skulls for those people whose livelihood depends upon it. Still it's quirky, I love quirky. Having the cricket interrupted for the Country Hour or a the fifth at Randwick was a rite of passage. Plus it let you know whether you should bother going into town to collect.