Online radio commentary for the Ashes

As I calm down from the hysteria of being the first to leave a comment I have to say that the ABC has had some great commentary teams. I heard on the grapevine that Botham might be lending a helping hand this summer. It can depend on which city the Test is being played in as to who will be commentating.

I’m with Sean. Currently, outside the UK we are f**ked and I am considering Direct TV internet service for 99US although I much prefer an internet radio link, it seems so much more appropriate.

I have researched like mad and Rick’s comment is sad but true. Pay or go without. Can anyone help?

Blogs like this and Cricinfo mean that online is going to have a great advantage over written media this winter.

Cricket World will have live free audio throughout the Ashes:

http://www.cricketworld.com/radio/

I’m sure it will also be worth a listen to the links below during each city’s Test, only to see if any Barmy Army fans are causing mayhem on breakfast show’s and live phone-ins.

http://www.mikesradioworld.com/oceania.html

I’ve got one – but people at work might wonder why I’m a violent shade of red and permanently shaking!

Laugh! Sean, think you got us mixed up. We do have Red Bull here in Hunland visiting the games in their nifty little vans. First time I ever tasted the stuff was at a League game in Duesseldorf. Gonna get me in a crate of it for the Ashes!

Farmer, sorry if I have to smile over your dilemma. Suffering on a boat in the Caribbean? Oh dear. Think you may be st*ffed. As we quake in the North European frost & snow at midnight with TMS, we’ll be thinking of you

You got me there, Dave, though the decision was made more by my bank manager than me

Jeez, sometimes life is a beach, sometimes a bitch.

Hi – my brother lives in Toronto and is cricket mad…he wondered how he could watch/listen to the ashes? Who owns the ex:UK online rights? Or, is there a cable channel which might show the live coverage? Any help appreciated.

Apparently you can listen on the ABC australian broadcasting company radio. Hope so anyway.

You can try setting your browser/media player to operate through an anonymous proxy server (Google ‘public proxy servers’). Ths has worked for me intermittently in the past although I think the BBC have got wise to it. It used to be that they couldn’t tell you were outside the UK so the broadcast would come though, but now I suspect they have a list of approved servers/providers and unless the proxy server is on that list (unlikely) it’s rejected. However, ABC might not have got wise to this yet so could be worth a try. Must say, I’ve seen nothing obvious on ABC’s pages saying there will be any live commentary from them.

you can hear it here..

http://www2b.abc.net.au/utilitycentral/oziponly.asp?dir=grandstand/streaming&doc=/cricket.asx

I can’t get abc.net.au commentary here in Canada. They give a list of countries that do not allow commentary and Canada and the US are on the list.

Anyone have any other thoughts? I’m desparate to catch the Ashes action.

any ideas where I can get live visual streaming of the 1st test – no issues paying for it?!

thats what I’m listening to, its garbage!! I miss TMS! Surely there must be a pay per view web streaming of the skysports coverage?!

Go here it’ll cost you 30 USD per Test but it is the Sky Sports coverage and better than the free commentary mentioned above.

http://www.livesportson.tv

I agree, listening in the US, Stan James is much better than cricketworld.com. The latter was like listening to the World Cup on the Sun’s delayed, “off TV” comentary.

Guys,

first time here. Found commentary on this url in NZ. Has adverts but otherwise seems reasonable.

http://www.radiosport.co.nz/

thanks,
Bill

Guys I’m from Holland. I’ve got ecb tv but that doesn’t do any live coverage of the ashes so that s*cks. I’m now listening to the link Bill gave, thnx for that Bill, much better than the binocular boys (like Bermuda said lol).
Last year i saw some live cricket via some streaming site (i’ll look up which one that was) but a few months after that it changed for the worse and i didn’t return there anymore, and u gotta pay there now i believe.

i’ll keep looking and i hope someone finds something really good greets Stef

http://www.cricbuzz.com carry live, unofficial commentary. It is a couple of Indian guys sitting in front of a TV so no atmosphere, no passion but it is live and it is free!

griff/steff, try acessing abc via this penguin site. i live in ireland and couldn’t access it directly…

http://www.penguinradio.com/search/keyword.php?search=cricket

I’m using http://www.willow.tv for a feed from Channel 9 in Aussie. It’s $99US for the series but I think it’s only available in the US and Canada.

It’s worth it so far!

Bill – fabulous tip chap, cheers. Had a stressful few hours here in the Philippines trying to find coverage. Now… back to work..mmmm….

don’t listen to the 2 Indian guys!!! The 2 other options are far far better and the NZ link is the best; it has abc commentary, and Agnew is currently commentating!!! they do have adverts tho, so switch to stan james when there’s a break. Cheers again to Bill for sending the link. Great news about the wicket! Get in Freddie!

NZ commentary is fine for ten minutes per hour…

I’m in China. So far I can only get the Cricketworld commentary, not great but better than nothing. I even got satellite tv installed only to discover that none of the sports channels are carrying the ashes – espn, eurosport, star sports…..argghhhhh! Anyone else here in Beijing?? I’d love to listen to TMS, does anyone know a good proxy server that will give me a UK IP address?

Kiwi station is better, but ads and Wellington darts results drive you nuts. Comments from my Indian mates like ‘Giles removes his sunglasses, or shades as we call them today,’ make it all worthwhile. Shame about the bloody score……..

Yeah have to admit, Penguin Radio is the definitely the way to go (thanks roli). The New Zealand station is very good, but far too many commercials, most of them for the upcoming JJ Cale/Eric Clapton release “The Road To Escondido”. Probably a great album, but it caused them to miss Flintoff getting Hayden out ??!!

Big Al, I was just jumping for joy when I got TMS on R4 longwave via penguin radio, and now you’ve got me worried it’ll switch off after lunch! Arghhh!

live commentary on penguin before lunch so should be ok after unless as you say the BBC catch on – tms have already wondered how somebody was listening in NZ.

go to penguin radio and scroll down to radio 4 LW live

Maybe it’s an American thing because neither of the Radio 4 LW links are working for me at the moment

I got it to work off the ABC Cricket Radio site, Windows Media Player. None of the BBC sites seem to work for me here in the US-maybe it’s a Mac thing. I really want TMS rather than this Australian coverage.

Roli, thanks – I’m listening to TMS via R4 LW on Penguin, still can’t access ABC on Penguin or otherwise, who cares? Misery guts Boycott’s better!

Well, first over after lunch and R4 LW is still live through penguin here. I’m assuming that if I were to close it and reconnect I’d be blocked out – therefore I will be leaving my computer on and connected to the radio until Jan 7th.

This Penguin thing seems to work best here in Singapore. I’ve managed to get both the BBC LW and the ABC coverage. Tried the BBC first but I nearly puked when the comentators kept going on about their autobiographies and how wonderfull they were.
I did have to download an updated version of Real onto my machine, so this could possibly help those who are having difficulty with Penguin.
thanks,
Bill

if anyone’s closed and reconnected penguin without a problem let us know. Don’t fancy leaving my computer on until jan 7!

I know we’re getting greedy but has anyone found a free satellite tv link?

thanks jennifer

What’s the link for that Griff?

http://www.cricketaustralia.tv/page/loginOrBuy

Jim, I emailed Cricket Australia asking them to CONFIRM 100% I’l be able to view live from here in Tokyo with Broadband
If they reply I’ll try and subscribe, i previously watched Test cricket on Willow tv so the technology shouldn’t fail…

griff, jim, I’m in the same position. We just spent $25 to get the full ashes coverage through cricketaustralia.tv and it doesn’t work. We used to use willow but now it’s unavailable. Sent out a couple of emails and am waiting nervously for a reply. If anyone has any joy please post and let the rest of us know.

Griff, I can’t see where it says there is live streaming video on cricket Australia. I’ve found another service which looks tempting: http://www.freewebs.com/kool2007

“Sign-up today and get
Live Channel 9 footage of The 3 mobile Ashes Series and every COmmonwealth Bank Series ODI this summer &
live ABC audio commentary for just $24.95 for the whole summer”

Still wating to get email reply from Cric Aus – they were happy to email me a fortnight ago to see if I needed to buy any of their leftover tickets…

C’mon Aussie etc

yes, Canada & penguin – good match. It’s tea at the Gabba, has anyone on here actually WATCHED any play? How’s it all looking?

i’m not able to listen the bbc tms… only abc. Which one can i try to hear tms again???

thnx all, greets stef

Oh great, now hearing the shipping forecast on penguin TMS, comes in very useful here in the concrete jungle of Tokyo

Gales all over the place, something or other falling quickly – unlike Aussie wickets unfortunately

same here

griff can u give me ur link 2 tms, i only hear football or news all the time

please help me with a new feed…shipping forecast just cut me…help!!!

If you are trying penguin and having no luck, keep trying! I have clicked the link about ten times now, getting the contractural message, and suddenly, it connected after a few clicks and whistles.
I am in Thailand, one of the blacklisted countries. BTW, the TMS from the BBC UK is almost impossible to crack unless you can get a link to Radio 4 Long Wave.
For those who have given up with penguin, here it is once more.
http://www.penguinradio.com/search/play.php?id=110630
Good to hear the Ozz news again!

Bugger. ABC it is then, which is ok, but they’re no Blowers and Aggers. Plus I have to constantly listen to “3 for 292″ instead of “292 for 3″…..I’m new to this blog, but I’m sure that discussion has already taken place! This is a great blog though, I’ll be sticking around!

300 for 3!!! Not looking to good for us Poms!

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Give em some stick Aggers

this(www.penguinradio.com) is really helped me to hear the ashes live from india .thanks to every one.

Came across this site,seems to cover the ashes pretty well & promises live audio & video, with several links given which actually work! Basic windows media player, real player & sopcast links are all thats required.

whats happened to TMS on penguin??!!!! Any advice to get it back?

Well done Freddie!!
I just heard the commentator invite people to contact them and tell them where they are listening to the cricket. I trust no-one will tell them they are in Argentina and listening on the internet!! I am wondering just how long it will be before the BBC/ABC combo gets their fingers on this site and blocks it somehow. I keep my fingers crossed.

great blog listening on abc via penguin i think on real…in florida cme on u england

no

mastered your own language I see.

Forgive me, I am a little annoyed cos I am sitting in my office…beautiful weather outside….beer garden with plasma screen out my window just far enough away that i can’t see the tv.

I’m giving up on work. Its 30 degrees and I need some beer and sunshine.
Always nice to watch the poms lose something/everything.
I am going to be popular aren’t I?

I can’t even get Penguin radio now, anyone else having the same problem?

Hi TaiTai, I lost the connection some time ago but after a few tries I managed to get reconnected. Just as a matter of interest, where are we all listening from? Phil is in Bermuda, lucky guy. I was there in the 70s for a holiday, staying just across the bay from Hamilton. It was a great holiday but expensive I seem to recall.
Mickey is in Florida, where I just left a few weeks ago after doing some work in Miami. The look on the hotel receptionist face when I asked her how far was the walk to the nearest diner just about sums up the US of A attitude to energy consumption. I’ll call you a cab sir. It was all of one mile and took me about fifteen minutes in the pleasant sunshine.
Btw, I am in Thailand now, back home, where the temp is 32C, the breeze is coming off the sea and all is well with the world out here apart from the fact that the Dingoes have a fair few runs.

Bermuda’s just as expensive, but a pretty cool place to live for a few years. I agree with Sid on McGrath. What a Tw*t, but at least he can bowl it on the middle bit. Don’t worry lads Freddie will get us a draw out of this………..

Since y’all are wondering where people are I’m in Singapore. Like Rufus I am supporting the Antipodeans. Nothing wrong with a bit of light hearted banter, part of the crack I think and fully in keeping with the occasion. Mr. Flintoff is singlehandedly keeping the poms in the game and deserves much kudos and respect for doing so. Harmey deserves everything he is getting re his performance at the moment. Seems to me the poms should be kicking themselves for leaving out The Monty: you could do with an attacking and thus potenitally wicket taking bowler at the moment.
Prediction: Oz declares for 6 for 600 or so and has a go at after tea. England will be 3 for 60 at stumps.

My wife’s just shouted ‘don’t forget to tell them Warnes’ a bit of a tw*t as well.’ Nah, he’s ok.

I’m English, but I just can’t stop watching this…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63ydh7Gn3YM

Gives me hope I’ll be called up!

Cool, works again for me now. Cheers.

Did you hear that stat about Ponting? Last time he scored 200 in an inninigs, the Dingoes lost the match. Great news!!

What a pity, out for 196. I was hoping he would make 200 bearing in mind that the last time Ponting made 200 the Dingoes lost the match!

I say old chap, there’s no need for that!

Seems like someone at TMS is a bit sharper than blowers, so I’m back on ABC but keep it up guys, I’m for one very grateful here in Waterloo, Ontario

Here’s the bloody shipping forecast again, hope I don’t get booted like yesterday!

Booted! Arrrgggghhhhhhh!!!!

Hey guys, am listening in from China! Thank goodness for penguin_radio! Was getting worried that I would miss out on listening to the poms getting battered a bit. Yeah, i’m with rufus and reidman. But hey, thanks for this thread.

hours.a

3 for 47! Nostradamus is my middle name!!!

Tai Tai, talking of hats you need to pull that rabbit out (off the air conditioning unit) to bring us luck, especially to our own rabbits Jones, Giles, Hoggster, Anderson & Harmie!

Five feet? It’s late and I reckon you’ve been on the old Maotai….
Get back to your tai tai!

On Thursday during a bank holiday over here in Japan I managed to find TMS online via a link the bbc seemed to have missed. On Friday I had to go to work and couldn’t find the same link so resorted to ABC commentary via Penguin – thanks to this blog I might add. But back at home this weekend and I’ve re-found it today, so hopefully this will help a couple of you guys out.

We’re 79 for 5 now and Boycott is predicting the end of the world….he might be right. Anyway, the link is

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sol/ukfs_sport/hi/av/nb_wm_fs.stm?news=1&bbram=1&bbwm=1&nbram=1&nbwm=1&nol_storyid=6162564

Hope it works for you guys too!

It seems there is no rhyme or reason to if and when you can get TMS from BBC Radio4 or the ABC from Oz. I have tried flipping between the two and now I am back with the BBC. It seems to be blocked at the beginning of each session but if you try later you might get lucky, like I have now. 142-6. What a long way to go!!

Aha, ta for the beeb link, working just now

- now I’m listening to beeb feed, not abc, the match is gonna swing our way…

With abc via penguin, I found realplayer started cutting out after 3 mins or so, windows media better.

Hope at least some feeds survive (seems the limitations on official feeds are daft; the 05 ashes was on beeb internet worldwide), esp as pub here on island I’m on doesn’t have the ashes, and I don’t wanna fork out extra for cricket channel on basis of this test so far!

I’m in Japan too, Cricket Australia emailed me this morning to flog me the whole series & ODIs with good ch9 Ocker coverage for $24.95 – I swallowed it and am now watching the carnage on my pc : (

Pigeon now being interviewed on the boundary edge as Hayden flays the bowling to all parts…

Roll on the tea-break

Radio Australia ball by ball is available here in Madras, India- jim maxwell, glenn mitchell, kerry o keefe…..

sorry i should have said BBC TMS ball by ball is available here in Madras India- Henry blofeld, Geoff Boycott and others

Hey, Mr. Prabhu please let me know how u r able to hear TMS or Radio australia in Madras. I am in Bangalore and unable to tune in. Whats the way to listen?

Link by Phil in Japan, for bbc, worked for me at first; but then, got nothing with it. No fun just now for England fanz, even if could be magically transported to the ground.

we need an atherton style stand for the draw here.

I agree with Griff, although it’s Chelsea we should be talking about, and how they’ll take Scum apart tomorrow afternoon !!!!.

Anyway, I’m off to see Gov’t Mule tonight at a local theatre in Wallingford CT, so no listening to cricket on Penguin radio for me thankfully. And unlike the bloody 1st Test, I know that this gig won’t be an embarrassing disappointment (not with Warren Haynes running things anyway !!!).

And for Christ’s sake, the damn Rugby team aren’t any better either ???!!! Pains me to say it, but you almost have to be thankful for that d*ckhead Robbie Williams – and Englishman who’s every bit the arrogant tosser that Glen McGrath is…at least we can compete in something ???!!!.

Enough from me – over & out !!!!

Cheers Griff, though it looks like It’s radio only for me!

Can someone please post the link to get ABC via Penguin on Windows Media Player?

Real Player keeps cutting out and I’ve not yet been able to figure out how to play it on Media Player.

Hello

I am listening in stockholm. Well not listening at the moment. I have a mac and all that happens when I open a link on penguin is some weird download.

Can anyone help me with this. I want to hear pietersen give it to the ausies again.

Help!

Don’t think “luckily enough” is very apt, do you? One nil down, four to play.

Ok, further to Simon’s suggestion, I have downloaded the Sopcast gizmo, and I have to say it’s excellent. BUT…

There’s an announcement from their admin here: http://forum.sopcast.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1259

asking people to stop broadcasting the cricket on their service, so it looks like a no go for tomorrow. I will try and if it’s on there will let you know on here.

Cheers

Simon, I too am in Stockholm and using a Mac. I had all sorts of difficulties las test… Unfortunately I didnt find this thread. Am ready for the 2nd test but still dont know how I am going to listen/watch (other than above suggestions). i went into sopcast and it said that they dont support macs at this stage. How did you get to work? Are you using your mac to watch?

Simon, I got on to cricket world first. How desperate am i to listen to a couple of Indian guys watching a TV god knows where! Stan James was slightly better with its fake crowd background. I’ll try penguin tonight. I seem to remember Ive had luck with that in the past. Cant believe we’re being shut out. I mean cricket isnt exactly a world sport (we’re probably 2 of a dozen or so trying to listen in this country). Why are they bothered? As if Swedes could give a damn about the ashes (no one’s heard of them anyway)! Anyway, I’ll be trying tonight. Would love to get either ABC or BBC. we’ll see. Anyone get any interesting avenues tonight please let us know. Good luck everyone!

Will, Cricinfo is a great site. But we need audio man…

now I realize there’s 2 simons and that youre the one with the mac in stockholm. Or? I have a Mac in Stockholm and I can get cricket world and stan James. havent tried penguin yet but I’ll let you know if anything works. Let me know what you come up with. Cheers.

Have you not tried Stanjames or cricketworld? BTW, I’m Australian, but I agree that this whole thing is a load of crap.

I was in sweden until a couple of months ago, right now I am in canada

I listened to the last ashes in my flat in the wenner gren center at the end of sveavagen, hope to go back one day, although you’ve probably not got past the grey wet bit yet, have you?

Exiledpom, it was great last year. I just loved the BBC commentary. But we’ve been cut out from that now. Yeah Sweden’s not bad. Very dark in November.

I was going to try and listen…then i heard monty is out…. so i’d rather get some sleep than listen to another defensive, none believing performance… Anderson? You’ve got to be joking haven’t you?!

…still….if you find an active link tonight…please post it!…I am in Zurich and there is nothing

for the moment getting ABC grandstand on

http://www.radiosport.co.nz/

Simon, if you find that channel again for the 2nd test, please let me know on here, I’d really appreciate that.

anyone watching cricket on sopcast? i cant find a stream supplying…
greets steff

edblack thanks. Thaat seems to be working at the moment. Listening to ABC through Penguin.

and now the video has gone down – just audio

TMS is working again now http://www.penguinradio.com/search/play.php?id=102608

I expect it will be ok until “attention all shipping”

I couldn’t agree more Neil!
The idea behind the internet was for the free exchange of ideas and information – at least it still seems to winning over the money men!! (ahem, for now)

StickAm is back on now… he’s streaming his desktop…nice of him!

Thanks to Tom R!

The streaming video on Stickam is working well.I can see clearly bell and collingwood batting
Video quality aint bad either. Listening to Botham after a Long time.
Go England!!

I’m listening to day of one of the 2nd test in Southern California on:

http://www.abc.net.au/streaming/events/live720.asx

That should get you around the not-in-Oz IP blocking if you connect though a radio station website.

The Stan James teamtalk “in studio” commentary is not bad at all, and serves as my fallback if I can’t gatecrash anything else:

http://stanjames.teamtalk.com/StanJames/Ashes_Popup

Go Collingwood!

to add further comments…stickman is the best out there right now…plus bumble is on form!

For those of us without tv coverage during the day and would like to watch online highlights, I can recommend Sky Sports:

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid340480114

Cheers, see you tomorrow no doubt.

Guys

Anyone out there in Spain with a mac?

Trying to get some kind of coverage and I’m afraid those two Indian chaps commentating from their bedroom is too much for me.

Any ideas would be much appreciated gents.

Come on England…

norman tebbit got to norway?

shove him in a fjord for me

yea we need stickcam back

Phil – Link doesnt work for me – Shame!!

WAKE UP STICKAM!!!!!

Our boys are on top and we are missing it!!

I just saw this link on the Guardian website – what do people think of it:

http://stanjames.teamtalk.com/StanJames/Ashes_Popup

Anyone know of any live video feed available in the USA to watch the ashes???

Stickam last night was quality!

Any help gratefully received.

He’s scared that he’s going to get slapped around the park.

He’s fat, he’s round, he gets hit out the ground………

Come on Stickam, this is too good to miss!

stickam is killing it for us lol.

Get the brother home as quick as possiable so we can enjoy the game

Thanks for the penguin link . Works bloody well here in Vietnam on the ABC feed .

If I was in Oz , I could listen online direct , but as an expat I cant !!!!

Shouldnt it be the other way around .

( wait ,, a boundary has just been scored,,, action at last)

Just sat at home in good old blighty watching Collingwood chip Clarke M over Mid for 200, on Sky sports listening to the downstreaming from ABC ( about 1 1/2 ball delay). Enjoying watching the Aussies getting a taste of their own medicine. KP is very special at the moment. Long may it last.

Phil in Japan. Wonderful link to TMS.Listening now in Korea. Cheers.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sol/ukfs_sport/hi/av/nb_wm_fs.stm?news=1&bbram=1&bbwm=1&nbram=1&nbwm=1&nol_storyid=6162

Chaps – for all of those in Canada (and maybe the US too)the CARIB channel on cable/satellite is showing the Australian feed live! Channel 640 on Rogers. Need to subscribe at $14.95 but a small price to pay hopefully!

go to Sopcast – downloads – click the US link, then downalod the “Sopcast 1.0.1 Webplayer for Windows” (not the first one -second on the list).

then when it starts the Sopcast webplayer, on the right go down to the test group and pick channel ‘13117. Live Cricket’, click on this – be patient as it loads, and then it will stream – it’s not perfect but its the best I’ve found.

tip – close all other web pages and applications and close all the quickstart menu stuff that sits in the memory – come on ENNGGGGERRRRRLAND!!

oh, and clear your cache and your temp internet files – will help a LOT

“and so australia are now 3 for 65 in response to england’s 6 for 551″ – aggers on ABC, he was doing so well being impartial, but when that sentence came out, he couldn’t keep it supressed

Tom, do you suppose that clearing your cache and your temp internet files may help at all?

If you have a Mac, running OSX, you’ll need RealPlayer (the free version ) for Mac, and also the Windows Media PLayer for MAc, and they should cover most of what you encounter.

I am listening to the ABC website stream –
http://www.abc.net.au/streaming/events/live720.asx

running on the WMV for Mac free software.

Penguin Real Player link also works – http://www.penguinradio.com

Its 88-3 and the Aussies dont look so good! Pity Giles just dropped Punter….

Just found Sopcast channel and it is awful.
I use it for Football and it is great.

I am stuck listening to BBC via the telephone (I called me mum in Manchester)

Jeremy,
Blue or Red?

Red4Ever

rich, yeah she does that every day – bloody annoying! I can usually get it back eventually but only about 30 minutes before stumps.

Tom – now watching the incricket channel on sopcast and it’s nigh on perfect streaming – even looks ok in full screen. I’m virtually in Adelaide…

feed coming through off

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/sportsextra/wmp.shtml?6lo

This is pretty cool. listening to abc and watching this. it is pretty cool.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,20864052-23217,00.html

Looks like both the Spocast cricket feeds abruptly went off the air. Oh well… back to the ABC radio feed at:

http://www.abc.net.au/streaming/events/live720.asx

At least it’s reliable and has high quality content.

please tell about radio commentary india tour south africa

Help, can’t find any TMS feeds, just that bloody voice saying that rights issues prevent broadcasting and Sopcast is terrible. Yes, it’s probably going to be a drw, but it would still be nice to listen to some tonight. Has anyone got any current links that work???

ABS radio link is working, watching on directv in Texas

I suggest that those of us outside the UK & Oz bookmark both the ABC grandstand and Stan James teamtalk links.

TMS on Penguin back on

The Stan James team are giving very insightful commentary right now just after lunch — as Jones is caught close in by Hayden off Lee to make it 6 down for 94. If you’re not getting a good TMS feed, try them. ABC has dropped for me, so I’m down to my “decent” backup.

Bugger. This is why I don’t go to Church.

The penguin link a bit higher still works, number 110630

Penguin working ok for me in the USA. Shocking display though, OZ need 89 from 21 overs to win. A magnificent capitulation from England, only thing to do is hit the booze before the tears flow.

This defeat could be up there with Dennis Taylor over Steve Davis in the snooker. Wonder what shane Warne would look like with those upside down Dennis Taylor specs on. Maybe the England batsmen could have done with those specs in the second innings. Aus 108/2, 60 needed for victory.

HOWZAT….Ponting out caught for 49. Just after the drinks break, our lads may have had a wee nip in their tea. Always said we could do it…….:)

Another one, Strauss catches Damien Martyn off Flintoff. Come on lads. Dare we dream, dare we believe. 121/4

Currently praying for rain

Well its worked, its absolutely lashing down in my study, I’m soaked. Off to bed. Its currently 148/4

I’m in germany and apparently eligible to watch CA vid stream but either CA has enough subscribers or the registration process and the site is the mess it seems to be: First, my registration with CATV was apparently successful but the system denied access but offered an access upgrade link which again denied access..And you can’t use your ACF log-in details to enter the TV site as you have to wait “up to” 7 days for your ACF registration details to go on the system. But perhaps if you put CA- in front of your CFA log-in name you “can try” to log in to CATV (huh?? just join up the wires under the dash if the key doesn’t work – what sort of backyard job is that?). Well that doesn’t work either. And the CATV FAQ is a total rambling dog’s breakfast with a customers service link that doesn’t exist (a small link at the bottom of the page exists for technical problems). Please stick with knocking a pencil on the desk to simulate bat striking ball CA, you are now out of your depth.

The Ashes in Perth, all five days sold out according to my sandgrouper associates.

http://www.penguinradio.com/search/play.php?id=110630
http://www.penguinradio.com/search/play.php?id=102608

Both the BBC and ABC realplayer links above are working.

I’m listening to the soapdodgers due to their superior private school education. With their polish and vocab it sound like a shakespearean tragedy when the inevitable happens.

Oh balls! Jeff “valium” Lawson. Back to the ABC.

I’m quite possibly the only person still following this thread, but: TMS working via Penguin Radio this morning:

http://www.penguinradio.com/search/play.php?id=102608

And I have finally succumbed and paid $60 to watch Willow TV. Probably a foolish move considering the Ashes will more than likely be settled in the 3rd test. Hohum.

still following as well tai tai!

looking for TMS if anyone has found it?

Go Monty

Smart move Tai Tai to start up a ’save Flopsy campaign’ and use the dosh collected to fund your viewing of a ‘dominant’ England on Willow tv…

Are they using the Sky UK commentators?

right ok.. lets not get carried away with monty’s first five wicket haul, versus australia…..at perth…………..where no spinner from england has ever taken five wickets!… any link… all live links… gimme gimme gimme

Keep the dream alive… as long as we’re in with a chance… i’m here.

Rich
(Still following this link despite the lack of sleep it may cause… how i miss sky)

2 maidens to start the day,the aussies are sounding(give me a picture link anyone) serious
COME ON ENGERLAND

Sopcast at channel 15408 under test channels.

it is possible to listen to the abc ashes coverage from China?

Try these links ChinaMan

http://www.penguinradio.com/search/play.php?id=110630
http://www.penguinradio.com/search/play.php?id=102608

you’ll need realplayer.

Sopcast keeps bouncing me offline – any ideas?

For ashes radio coverage use the ABC internet streaming feed:

http://www.abc.net.au/streaming/events/live720.asx

That should get you around the not-in-Oz IP blocking if you connect though a radio station website.

The Stan James teamtalk “in studio” commentary is not bad at all, and serves as my fallback if I can’t gatecrash anything else:

http://stanjames.teamtalk.com/StanJames/Ashes_Popup

They’ve improved enormously with each test.

You don’t need a TV card to see the streaming feed from Sopcast. I can’t connect to Sopcast right now. It’s highly likely that the person broadcasting simply has too many people connecting for the horsepower of his “service”.

time for some KP fireworks!!

Trevor is effusive in his thanks – wonder if he is thankful to Duncan Stanley Fletcher for preparing the team so well and holding back Monty til the 3rd Test…

For ashes radio coverage use the ABC internet streaming feed. Pay attention. Unless you are hidden behind a proxy server pretending to be in Oz you must go directly to the feed at the source. So go to:

http://www.abc.net.au/streaming/events/live720.asx

That’s the one I use to get to it in Southern Califnornia. It will get you around the not-in-Oz IP blocking if you’ve been trying to connect though a radio station website.

Failing that, the Stan James teamtalk “in studio” commentary is not bad at all, and serves as my fallback if I can’t gatecrash anything else:

http://stanjames.teamtalk.com/StanJames/Ashes_Popup

They’ve improved enormously with each test.

Thought: you might want to try clearing your browser cache before trying to connect.

Dan Make sure you are using ie not firefox….

Indian stuck in Chicago:
The penguinradio link at
http://www.penguinradio.com/search/play.php?id=110630
works; it streams the ABC Radio. You will require Real-Player

Thanks to everybody who shared links to the broadcasts. And thanks to the ‘broadcasters’ of cricket4u.net. I really enjoyed watching the matches on Sopcast, and suspect the final two matches will be interesting too (unless either side gives up their pride in the game).

As for the being “thankful to Duncan Fletcher,” what I saw was the best cricket I have seen in 30 years of memories of the game. I hadn’t seen the brilliant TV replays of both side’s spinners before. Ihave been out of touch for the last decade, no cricket in California, up until now. The era I last seriously watched the game was the era of Lillian Thompson, and I didn’t get the chance to appreciate the art of the spin bowlers back then. Speed was the media focus.

So thanks to everybody for the links. I was in Australia last month, and I was appalled when I got home and found the tests were blacked out…

Any TMS Feeds?

The ABC internal feed at
http://www.abc.net.au/streaming/events/live720.asx
is working again now…

Great thread. I’m now in business for World Cup commentary while listening from Canada.