How can I watch the Ashes without Sky?

[alltorque]

How am I gonna watch this - it starts at midnight tonight! I'm don't really fancy paying £35 a month for a year just for the priviledge, and listening on the radio sucks.

Do Sky have the TOTAL monopoly on showing it live, or is there any Aussie stations that might stream over the web? Any bars likely to be open all night?

Anyone in Leamington Spa/Warwick on here who'll be watching it? I'm desperate!

[unrepentant]

You could find a neighbour who has SKY and stand outside their window looking in whilst listening to the R5 radio coverage through your walkman. The upside of this is its free. The downside is that everyone will think you are sad and you stand a good chance of getting arrested as a peeping tom.



Pay up like the rest of us you tight git.

[craggers]

Still listening to radio is lots better than keep checking cricinfo website for the update !!

[ewenm]

Listen to it on Radio 5, watch live commentary on www.cricinfo.com, watch highlights on BBC2 (on late at night for some stupid reason - if I could stay up late I'd watch it live you numpties!).

Or pay for Sky.

[unrepentant]

satch said:

can't beat test match special - radio 4 long wave imho.

"and he runs up, he bowls, and there's no run. Now we have in front of us a lovely cake sent to us by mrs miggins of drury lane london....."

priceless

I used to really enjoy Brian Johnstone and John Arlott etc.. and I like Vic Marks and co but I have to say I cannot listen to Blofeld. His pompous etonian voice and patronising manner are totally out of step with modern sports commentary IMO. He also makes numerous mistakes which are annoying and his stupid asides about fkin cakes and pigeons are just boring.

Apart from that he's ok.

[AllTorque]

OK, how about someone (Unrepentant perhaps? ) setting up a webcam in front of their tv, and me watching over MSN Messenger.

It's the least someone could do for a man in need

Agree it's gonna have to be Messers Blofeld, Agnew and Frindall on LW....

[AllTorque]

Thanks for all your help guys (who am I trying to kid?), but I appear to have found the solution to my dilemna.

http://cricketon.tv

30$ US gets me the whole match unless it's a whopping scam! Am praying it works....

[percy flage]

Yeah, cricketontv, they bought the rights to the stump cam at the pavillion end.

[alltorque]

got the whole 5 days for £16 and it's working a treat!! Read it and weep Sky boys....

[FourWheelDrift]

Costs me about £1.50 a day on Sky, plus I'll get all the games

[alltorque]

Nice one Darren - enjoy the other 340 days when there isn't any Ashes cricket!

[FourWheelDrift]

I'll be watching the live motor racing, Scrubs and anything else I enjoy for the other days

[vette_1978]

There's always the computer generated coverage on TheSun.co.uk website. Live ball by ball footage played out on a computer. Just have a few beers and sit far enough away so you can't tell who's who.

Might be a better option going on Harmissons first few deliveries...

[alltorque]

I'm depressed already. We're getting hammered around

[antony moxey]

Well first go the airport and buy yourself a plane ticket....

[sleep envy]

alltorque said:

I'm depressed already. We're getting hammered around

no change there then

you're a tight git!

[Podie]

Setup camp outside Dixons...

[TVRED]

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[TVRED]

Done mate any problems email me and will send again