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  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,331
    PragueAddick said:
    Woke up to rain...not good.

    Switched on the TV..holding my breath...cloudy skies weakens the signal to my dish, especially on C4...

    but it's coming through sharp and clear. 

    First cricket I'll be watching since 2005 and the subsequent pathetic sell-out to Sky. Can't wait. 
    Do you get More 4 too?  The cricket is being switched during the GP.
  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,143
    edited July 2019
    MrOneLung said:
    PragueAddick said:
    Woke up to rain...not good.

    Switched on the TV..holding my breath...cloudy skies weakens the signal to my dish, especially on C4...

    but it's coming through sharp and clear. 

    First cricket I'll be watching since 2005 and the subsequent pathetic sell-out to Sky. Can't wait. 
    Hope you get good signal on More 4 too as coverage switches over there when the British Grand Prix is on. 
    @Chizz Thanks, mates, checked it, all good. Sun is out here now, so signal will be fine.

    I use Freesat, so no Sky at all. That's why the last time I saw that bastard Shane Warne on my TV, he had the ball in his hand and I was in a state of continuous low level panic :-)
  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,143
    Now i' m gonna sound like I'm quibbling, but is the main C4 channel not an HD, and if not, do they have an HD channel, I could not find one?
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,835
    Channel 4 HD was removed from freesat last year after freesat increased the fee charged to channel 4 
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,331
    Both C4 and More 4 have HD channels
  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,143
    MrOneLung said:
    Channel 4 HD was removed from freesat last year after freesat increased the fee charged to channel 4 
    Thanks again mate. Not to worry. Really enjoying this. All the tech...for someone like me it's like waking up after 14 years asleep :-)
  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,143
    Damn, passing thunderstorm has knocked out the signal, and on Radio 5 too, although R5 is now just about back...
  • Danepak
    Danepak Posts: 1,628
    Why not just watch a stream?
    Plenty of them around. 
    Vipbox.tv and cricfree.sx just to name a few 
  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,143
    Danepak said:
    Why not just watch a stream?
    Plenty of them around. 
    Vipbox.tv and cricfree.sx just to name a few 
    The picture is back now, and the storm looks like it was just a passing squall. Streams are usueful when all else fails but all that battling with the "adverts" bugs me. I also need to have another word with my VPN provider, as I ought to be able to watch C4 on the web.

    Pity we didn't get a wicket while I was knocked out... starting to fret a bit...
  • Bigbadbozman
    Bigbadbozman Posts: 1,775
    Fantastic last 5 overs from Archer
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  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,143
    Bloody hell. What a way to bring cricket back to us paupers after 14 years. Now give us the bloody Ashes back!
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    edited July 2019
    Chizz said:
    Bournemouth Addick said:
    For you nostalgia fans here's a nice piece about the 1st World Cup in '75...

    https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jul/13/everything-we-wished-for-boyhood-memories-of-the-first-lords-final

    I can remember watching this game myself and was of a similar age as the writer. 

    Blimey how things have changed though. I'd completely forgotten that Clive Lloyd scored a 100 playing against Lillee and Thompson without a helmet...and wearing glasses.
    That's a really nice piece. I remember the feeling of absolute unfairness that England weren't in the Final.
    Really? I cannot imagine that anyone who remembers the 1975 World Cup ever wore a helmet whilst playing club cricket. Do you really remember? Why would you feel an injustice? Gary Gilmour stuffed us, with bat and ball. 
     How old are you? Who did you play cricket for? 
      
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,331
    Riviera said:
    Chizz said:
    Bournemouth Addick said:
    For you nostalgia fans here's a nice piece about the 1st World Cup in '75...

    https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jul/13/everything-we-wished-for-boyhood-memories-of-the-first-lords-final

    I can remember watching this game myself and was of a similar age as the writer. 

    Blimey how things have changed though. I'd completely forgotten that Clive Lloyd scored a 100 playing against Lillee and Thompson without a helmet...and wearing glasses.
    That's a really nice piece. I remember the feeling of absolute unfairness that England weren't in the Final.
    Really? I cannot imagine that anyone who remembers the 1975 World Cup ever wore a helmet whilst playing club cricket. Do you really remember? Why would you feel an injustice? Gary Gilmour stuffed us, with bat and ball. 
     How old are you? Who did you play cricket for? 
      
    Unfair, because, as a kid, I was desperate to be able to see my team in the works cup final. Things often seem unfair when you're a kid! 

    I'm sorry that you can't imagine someone who remembers the 1975 World Cup wearing a helmet in club cricket. That's very weird. When do you think club cricketers started wearing helmets? 

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