Anyone, like those in the Sky commentary box, expressing surprise at the number of people who turned up at the Oval for around half a days play today should bear in mind that over EIGHTY per cent of the British population have to get by on a thirty minutes highlights package of the days play.
So for a lot of that 15,000 at The Oval, it was actually a cheap chance to watch full-scale test cricket - a chance not to be sneezed at.
The recent announcement from the ECB confirming that the BBC are not bidding for the new TV rights package, means that cricket is effectively limiting its target audience to a very small minority of the population.
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You forgot to add that the ticket prices have just been announced for the Ashes next year at the Oval. To sit in the OCS stand and have the priviledge of watching KP get most likely thrashed by the Aussies, will set you back £100. Perhaps getting sky isn't such a bad option after all...
OCS was just under a hundred quid this year, so no surprise it's making the jump in '09... especially with a guaranteed sell out. Presume cheapest will be around 45 quid.
I think it's disgusting having cheap seats for the final day, I thought finally i'd have some room to stretch my legs.
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