Comments on: A farce waiting to happen http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2006/06/01/a-farce-waiting-to-happen/ Peering down the corridor of uncertainty. It's about cricket, sport and journalism Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:26:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Caroline http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2006/06/01/a-farce-waiting-to-happen/comment-page-1/#comment-54242 Caroline Fri, 02 Jun 2006 08:51:13 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2006/06/01/a-farce-waiting-to-happen/#comment-54242 Um . . . I got tickets in Perth . . . only took an hour and a half . . . Sorry to throw a spanner in the whinging. Bit totally agree with Scott's original post. Aussie fans just don't tend to get as worked up as English, or perhaps other nations. Good for their mental health, but not so good for their cricket team . . . Um . . . I got tickets in Perth . . . only took an hour and a half . . . Sorry to throw a spanner in the whinging. Bit totally agree with Scott’s original post. Aussie fans just don’t tend to get as worked up as English, or perhaps other nations. Good for their mental health, but not so good for their cricket team . . .

]]> By: japaddy http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2006/06/01/a-farce-waiting-to-happen/comment-page-1/#comment-54131 japaddy Fri, 02 Jun 2006 06:04:16 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2006/06/01/a-farce-waiting-to-happen/#comment-54131 Yes a big fuck up on many counts, but mainly a complete mis-read of the psyches of the buying public; an earlier post had alluded to the fact that only gnarled and fanatical ex-pats would queue for 5 hours on the phone, i tend to agree. Yes a big fuck up on many counts, but mainly a complete mis-read of the psyches of the buying public; an earlier post had alluded to the fact that only gnarled and fanatical ex-pats would queue for 5 hours on the phone, i tend to agree.

]]> By: Colin Sandell-Hay http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2006/06/01/a-farce-waiting-to-happen/comment-page-1/#comment-54073 Colin Sandell-Hay Fri, 02 Jun 2006 02:46:33 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2006/06/01/a-farce-waiting-to-happen/#comment-54073 Once again Cricket Australia, and in particular its boss James Sutherlad, has shown its total disregard to the people of Western Australia. It was obvious that WA members of the “cricket family" were the ugly cousins when CA decided that those wanting to book for the Perth Ashes test had to book two hours after ticket sales opened on the east coast. When you add on the fact that the WA tickets were being sold via the same phone number and Web page that was being used to sell tickets to the eastern States tests it was no wonder WA cricket lovers were left out. I do not know of anyont in Perth who was able to acquire a ticket. Unfortunately they were all gone snapped up by those in the east who had first crack, scalpers and English Fans. Australian cricket has gonje from disaster to disaster since Mr Sutherland took the reigns (ie the poor itineraries for the Ashes series in England and the debacle in Bangladesh). Do the honourable thing Mr Sutherland. Fall on your sword. Yours Sincerely Colin Sandell-Hay Once again Cricket Australia, and in particular its boss James Sutherlad, has shown its total disregard to the people of Western Australia.
It was obvious that WA members of the “cricket family” were the ugly cousins when CA decided that those wanting to book for the Perth Ashes test had to book two hours after ticket sales opened on the east coast. When you add on the fact that the WA tickets were being sold via the same phone number and Web page that was being used to sell tickets to the eastern States tests it was no wonder WA cricket lovers were left out. I do not know of anyont in Perth who was able to acquire a ticket. Unfortunately they were all gone snapped up by those in the east who had first crack, scalpers and English Fans. Australian cricket has gonje from disaster to disaster since Mr Sutherland took the reigns (ie the poor itineraries for the Ashes series in England and the debacle in Bangladesh). Do the honourable thing Mr Sutherland. Fall on your sword.
Yours Sincerely Colin Sandell-Hay

]]> By: Rae http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2006/06/01/a-farce-waiting-to-happen/comment-page-1/#comment-54047 Rae Fri, 02 Jun 2006 00:47:09 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2006/06/01/a-farce-waiting-to-happen/#comment-54047 I agree the blame should be clearly sheeted home to Cricket Australia. I have no idea why they didn't decide to sell tickets to the 5 different tests on 5 different days. Its obvious they have little concept of the issues involved. I wouldn't leave Ticketmaster out of the loop when it comes to blame either. As a broker they have a responsibility to advise Cricket Australia that their facilities would be unable to handle such a load. I agree the blame should be clearly sheeted home to Cricket Australia. I have no idea why they didn’t decide to sell tickets to the 5 different tests on 5 different days.

Its obvious they have little concept of the issues involved. I wouldn’t leave Ticketmaster out of the loop when it comes to blame either. As a broker they have a responsibility to advise Cricket Australia that their facilities would be unable to handle such a load.

]]> By: Oisin http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2006/06/01/a-farce-waiting-to-happen/comment-page-1/#comment-53982 Oisin Thu, 01 Jun 2006 22:14:35 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2006/06/01/a-farce-waiting-to-happen/#comment-53982 Despite having friends offer to buy me tickets I took the decision to miss this tour and do NZ the following year instead. Cricket Australia created this frenzy which has led to an unknown quantity of tickets being in the hands of people who have no intention of using them but view them as a means to a profit. This will kill the backpacker following England in Australia and scatter fans throughout the ground destroying the atmosphere. Perhaps this is what Cricket Australia wanted but despite having the cash I for one won’t put money in the pockets of touts and carpet baggers. There’s plenty of good tours out there to do and I’m just glad I did Aus before they ruined it. Despite having friends offer to buy me tickets I took the decision to miss this tour and do NZ the following year instead. Cricket Australia created this frenzy which has led to an unknown quantity of tickets being in the hands of people who have no intention of using them but view them as a means to a profit. This will kill the backpacker following England in Australia and scatter fans throughout the ground destroying the atmosphere. Perhaps this is what Cricket Australia wanted but despite having the cash I for one won’t put money in the pockets of touts and carpet baggers. There’s plenty of good tours out there to do and I’m just glad I did Aus before they ruined it.

]]> By: Russ http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2006/06/01/a-farce-waiting-to-happen/comment-page-1/#comment-53961 Russ Thu, 01 Jun 2006 20:04:30 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2006/06/01/a-farce-waiting-to-happen/#comment-53961 Quite right Scott. Even leaving aside the balloting issues though, whaty genius decided to sell <i>all</i> the tickets on the same day. As if putting 3 million tickets on sale and then telling everyone how hard it will be to get them wasn't going to fry the servers and phone lines. Quite right Scott. Even leaving aside the balloting issues though, whaty genius decided to sell all the tickets on the same day. As if putting 3 million tickets on sale and then telling everyone how hard it will be to get them wasn’t going to fry the servers and phone lines.

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