Should stump mic audio be the default viewing experience for Test matches?

[ahmedwaqas92]

Yesterday, someone shared a very interesting clip on one of the Social Media platforms I am a part off in which they showed a 1 over clip where there was no commentary & just audio from the stump mic to go along with the rest of the cricketing footage

I genuinely enjoyed that experience and wanted more of it as it felt much more natural and I could feel I was very close to the action myself. Also let's be honest here, I don't pay to have a viewing exprience where I get to hear some has been cricketer share his opinion, I pay to watch athletes going toe to toe against each other and I would rather have than folks telling me the action that I see on the screen myself.

I fully believe that if Stump Mic Audio is implemented it could garner more interest in audiences as that would make them feel much more into a game rather than watching other people narrate to them.

Thoughts?

 

[Mamoon]

The novelty will wear off and it will get boring quickly, with plenty of awkward phases and periods of complete silence.

There is a reason why commentary is a key component of pretty much every sport that is aired on tv. It enhances the experiences and keeps the entertainment level high.

Besides, the vast majority of the audience are causal viewers who do not get into the intricacies of the game. Most of them would not be very invested in hearing what the players say to each other on the field.

Cricket without exciting commentary will be boring for them, and viewership of Test cricket will die. Test cricket without commentary would be torturous to watch even for keen followers of the game.

 

[ipl_fan]

It should be a red button option. Should be able to watch the matches that way for whatever length of time I want to ans be given an option to switch back to commentary when I want to.

 

[Itachi]

Nope. For one time, it may be ok but commentary does exist for a reason. Watch WWE without commentary.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

It could get really boring, really fast.

 

[cricketindiafan]

Naah thats not needed. The clips we see on internet now a days are of a minute or two's play or a collation of many remarks made by player/players which is why it looks funny. Keeping it on all the time will kill the fun.

It's a bit like how the chat between TV umpire and field umpire during DRS reviews started out as a great innovation but the novelty is wearing off as there are standard templates being used for the conversation.

 

[Madplayer]

Censoring the unparliamentary words would be a problem. How do you control what comes out of a player's mouth in heat of the moment?

 

[Sachin136]

It should always be turned up. It is better than the commentary.

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

He cooled down Asad Shafiq and told him to be patient and less expensive and look for his hundred.

 

[Abdullah719]

He cooled down Asad Shafiq and told him to be patient and less expensive and look for his hundred.

Asad didn't listen

 

[Varun]

Pant is annoying.

What will truly be the future is several 360-degree cams hoisted around the ground. We as the viewer can take hold of any of them and view as we like by clicking on screen. This will be in addition to some default view settings as well.

Probably 7-10 years away though.

 

[BaankeJi]

The viewing should be undiluted. No muting and no specific angle. Let viewer choose what he wants to see and hear. Just like being in the stadium.

 

[CadPakFan]

Yesterday, someone shared a very interesting clip on one of the Social Media platforms I am a part off in which they showed a 1 over clip where there was no commentary & just audio from the stump mic to go along with the rest of the cricketing footage

I genuinely enjoyed that experience and wanted more of it as it felt much more natural and I could feel I was very close to the action myself. Also let's be honest here, I don't pay to have a viewing exprience where I get to hear some has been cricketer share his opinion, I pay to watch athletes going toe to toe against each other and I would rather have than folks telling me the action that I see on the screen myself.

I fully believe that if Stump Mic Audio is implemented it could garner more interest in audiences as that would make them feel much more into a game rather than watching other people narrate to them.

Thoughts?

May I ask for the link to this clip?

 

[Hasan123]

No. But we should hear more from the stump mic than we do at the moment.

 

[Baigel]

There was 1 minute today after Hash got hit, that you could hear amir as clear as day talking about trying to hit a crack...was really fascinating to listen to the on field chatter between the fielsets

 

[Bhaijaan]

We live in the age of online streaming services that could allow different camera angles and commentary modes in future. The technology is definitely there. It’s up to the service provider what level of experience they are willing to give to viewers.

You do know there is a guy sitting in the broadcasters room who has access to all the dozens of cameras and mics they put out there. He decides in fraction of second which angle and footage is best for viewers/commentary team.

Future technology could possibly give that control to the viewer itself.

 

[The Viper]

It might be fun for a while but it would lose its appeal quickly.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

It might be fun for a while but it would lose its appeal quickly.

This inference is based on???

 

[Speedster1]

Would get boring after a while although I do enjoy the stump mic talk a lot of the time. Think it's down to because we don't hear it much. Imagine hearing it all the time. You would get sick of it I would imagine

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Would get boring after a while although I do enjoy the stump mic talk a lot of the time. Think it's down to because we don't hear it much. Imagine hearing it all the time. You would get sick of it I would imagine

Just like the commentary you mean??

 

[happydavy]

Well if the commentators are any of Gavaskar, Manjrekar, rameez, Sidhu, Botham, a couple of South Africans can't recall their names, then I anyway watch it on mute.

 

[JibranAnsari]

I would much rathar hear nasser hussain , micheal holding or even mike haysman talking. Silence is preferred over likes of ramiz raja , wasim akram or say waqar younis commentating.

 

[giri26]

Do you still think turning the stump mic on is a good idea?

 

[MenInG]

In hindsight maybe not! Do we really need to hear what people say in their moments of madness?

 

[jagatk]

In hindsight maybe not! Do we really need to hear what people say in their moments of madness?

You should be mindful of what you say then, you are playing a game, no need to spout nonsense just play it.

 

[Abdullah719]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">1/2 - I wish to extend my sincere apologies to any person who may have taken offence from my expression of frustration which was unfortunately caught by the stump mic during yesterday's game against SA. My words were not directed towards anyone in particular and...</p>— Sarfaraz Ahmed (@SarfarazA_54) <a href="https://twitter.com/SarfarazA_54/status/1088100753208758272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Stump mics causing havoc

 

[jnaveen1980]

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/cricket/news/article.cfm?c_id=29&objectid=12200517

Usman Khawaja's recent dry spell with the bat has been a particularly big thorn in Australia's side this summer — and boy did Sri Lankan wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella enjoy pointing it out in the field midway through day three.

Khawaja was victim to a barrage of banter over his noticeable lack of from behind the stumps as he battled his way early in his innings yesterday.

"I really want you to get some runs here. I don't want you to feel bad ... after that series (against India) watching your team play on TV," he said.

"This is his last innings boys. Like (the) Marsh brothers. Remember (the) Marsh brothers?"

Speaking to Neroli Meadows as he walked off for the tea break, Dickwella said the tourists were hellbent on restricting Khawaja from scoring in the second innings.

"He's trying to get some runs under his belt and I know he was struggling in the series and we want to make it harder for him," Dickwella said.

But after all the ribbing on-camera, a passing moment from the Sri Lankan keeper proved the respect the tourists had for the 31-year-old as he overcame a mental hurdle and passed fifty for just the second time this summer before reaching triple figures.

For all the banter.... nice to see Dickwella clap Khawaja’s fifty just now. Great bunch of guys in this Sri Lankan team.

— Neroli Meadows (@Neroli_M_FOX) February 3, 2019
Khawaja looked to have retained his Ashes spot with his seventh test century and second in the last 12 months.

"Cricket has been frustrating, the Indian series, especially losing 2-1," said Khawaja, who was out for a third-ball duck in the first innings. "It was a bit better last game because we won but by the same token you always want to feel like you're contributing. And that's the hardest thing, getting lots of starts and not going on with them. It was nice to get a start today and go on with it."

Australia set Sri Lanka a victory target of 516 runs late on the third day after declaring for a second time, at 196-3.

 

[mastersaan10]

they need to turn this off because in west indies vs England, ben stokes was throwing off the f bombs and my young nephews turned to me and were like " did you hear that". and we were watching the highlights so it is becoming dangerous when we watch games live.

 

[Abdullah719]

Sky Sports breached Ofcom rules by broadcasting swearing at cricket matches before watershed

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Sky Sports breached Ofcom's broadcasting rules on swearing during their cricket coverage this summer, but have been cleared over David Gower using the f-word in his final Test.

Following an investigation, the broadcast watchdog explained that the first breach came during the Ashes Test at Headingley, when a player who had been bowled out was heard shouting 'f*** off…f***ing *****…f*** you' as he walked off the pitch.

The second breach was in a T20 Blast match on 4 September when a player shouted 'f***'.

Then, in the final Ashes Test, 62-year-old Gower was overheard saying 'they haven't got a f***ing clue'. Ofcom said complaints were made about all three incidents.

In its defence, Sky said it 'fully acknowledged the seriousness of such strong language being broadcast before the watershed' but that swearing in its live coverage was 'extremely rare'.

Shane Warne apologised for Gower's language immediately but no apology was given for the other swear words, which were picked up by an on-board camera microphone and a stumps microphone respectively.

Gower is said to have thought his microphone had been muted when he made the remark, and Sky blamed the incident on an 'error by the Sky production team on the day'.

As a result, presenters have been reminded about not swearing and all sports directors have been reminded about the importance of immediate apologies.

On the swearing at Headingley, Sky argued that it would have been clear to viewers that the player was angry with himself and the language was not directed at the bowler, though Ofcom countered that it was ambiguous and it was said in an 'aggressive manner'.

They said: 'In our view, the majority of viewers at these times would have been unlikely to have expected to hear the most offensive language.'

Sky have since decided not to use on-board camera microphones live when in close proximity to a player, which they told Ofcom was a 'clear indicator' of how seriously they had taken the incident.

An Ofcom spokesperson said: 'Our investigation found that these programmes broke our rules on offensive language. While we took into account that the language had been broadcast in error, in both broadcasts the most offensive language was used and no apology was given on air.'

It is understood that there will be no further sanctions but the breaches will be recorded on Sky's record.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/s...cket-coverage-cleared-David-Gower-remark.html

 

[MenInG]

To be honest, this is a little OTT - if people swear then they should be heard - we cannot sanitize our lives like that.

 

[ElRaja]

given how levels of commentary have slipped i would love to have just the cricket noises, ball on bat, stumps shattering, etc, vs listening to (the vast majority of) modern commentators. when i can i just put music on in the background, much better viewing experience.

 

[Shazzam]

given how levels of commentary have slipped i would love to have just the cricket noises, ball on bat, stumps shattering, etc, vs listening to (the vast majority of) modern commentators. when i can i just put music on in the background, much better viewing experience.

Sounds like you would rather watch a Cricket montage than actually cricket.

 

[ElRaja]

Sounds like you would rather watch a Cricket montage than actually cricket.

even if its live chances are im chuntering and arguing to mates abt the goings on rather than listening to commies, who are dire!

 

[Abdullah719]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">For what’s it worth..I think having the stump mics turned up has added to cricket Broadcasts & given the viewer an insight into players/tactics & some banter.. If a player swears and abuses someone and it’s caught surely it’s the players stupidity not the fact we have stump mics!</p>— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) <a href="https://twitter.com/MichaelVaughan/status/1216871630183383041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2020</a></blockquote>
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