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We all know that the Australia v Pakistan First Test at The Gabba broke the ground's all-time record for non-Ashes attendances, with just under 80,000 tickets sold.

The good news is that this has extended to the TV ratings, which have annihilated all opposition, as follows:

Sunday 18 December 2016

1 SEVEN NEWS 1,162,000
2 FIRST TEST – AUS V PAKISTAN S3 931,000
3 NINE NEWS 902,000
4 60 MINUTES 875,000
5 CAROLS IN THE DOMAIN 721,000

Saturday 17 December 2016

1 NINE NEWS 924,000
2 FIRST TEST – AUS V PAKISTAN S2 885,000
3 FIRST TEST – AUS V PAKISTAN S3 872,000
4 SEVEN NEWS 819,000
5 FIRST TEST – AUS V PAKISTAN S1 709,000

Friday 16 December 2016

1 SEVEN NEWS 938,000
2 FIRST TEST – AUS V PAKISTAN S3 905,000
3 SEVEN NEWS / TODAY TONIGHT 893,000
4 NINE NEWS 849,000
5 FIRST TEST – AUS V PAKISTAN S2 726,000

Thursday 15 December 2016

1 SEVEN NEWS 1,048,000
2 SEVEN NEWS / TODAY TONIGHT 998,000
3 NINE NEWS 824,000
4 ABC NEWS 664,000
5 FIRST TEST – AUS v PAKISTAN S3 652,000

It's a further triumph for the Day/Night format.

But it's also a massive boost for Pakistan, because it underlines their marketability as a team after a gap of almost 20 years.

The evening sessions were in the same time slot as the Perth Test against South Africa's final sessions, but were watched by considerably higher viewer numbers.
 
If you think this is huge, just wait for next year's Adelaide Day/Night Ashes Test.

I have been both years, staying at the hotel beside the ground where the teams and Channel 9 crews stay.

I knew that it would sell out fast in an Ashes year, and that I'd need to book as soon as it opened for booking at 52 weeks out. So as soon as we reached 351 days, I tried to book it. Sold out.

So I rang the hotel and explained that I'm a loyal and reliable return guest, and they sold me a room at an eye-watering price with immediate payment and no cancellation allowed.

Next year's Ashes will be big, but the Adelaide Day/Night Test will be gigantic.
 
Great news! I hope our team realizes its potential now and carry its fighting spirit to the next Test matches.
 
It was a nail biting thriller..

Perfect way to end 2016 which has been an awesome year for Cricket
 
If we win in Melbourne, Sydney will be packed and that test might get the highest ratings of all time.
 
Good.

The marketability factor that [MENTION=132916]Junaids[/MENTION] mentioned is pretty important.

It means Pakistan may be invited for more tours after the next one(in 2019).

However we have to do well in the next matches as well.
 
Great to see tests getting the crowds and eyeballs on tv in both the ongoing series - Aus. vs. Pak. and Ind vs. Eng.

Does this mean test cricket has made a comeback?
 
This is amazing stuff. There was this thread some time back that if Australia would even bother inviting Pakistan again and this pretty much shuts up those critics. If you play fighting cricket, people would always watch you. Need to win at MCG.
 
Convict said:
These are the usual sort of ratings though?
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They are a bit higher than non-Ashes Perth Test ratings against South Africa or India, which are probably the best benchmark for time slot reasons.

And they are almost double the ratings for recent Day Tests against West Indies and New Zealand and India, which strikes me is about the time slot more than the opposition.

They are comparable with the Adelaide Day/Night Test v South Africa, and lower than the inaugural Day/Night Test v New Zealand, for obvious reasons.

But the ratings beat every non-news TV show, which is incredible really.
 
Junaids said:
They are a bit higher than non-Ashes Perth Test ratings against South Africa or India, which are probably the best benchmark for time slot reasons.

And they are almost double the ratings for recent Day Tests against West Indies and New Zealand and India, which strikes me is about the time slot more than the opposition.

They are comparable with the Adelaide Day/Night Test v South Africa, and lower than the inaugural Day/Night Test v New Zealand, for obvious reasons.

But the ratings beat every non-news TV show, which is incredible really.
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Basically we can make the assumption that only Pakistan can draw in crowds after England and rest of the teams suck.

No need to put such a deep effort to convince otherwise.
 
Junaids said:
If you think this is huge, just wait for next year's Adelaide Day/Night Ashes Test.

I have been both years, staying at the hotel beside the ground where the teams and Channel 9 crews stay.

I knew that it would sell out fast in an Ashes year, and that <b>I'd need to book as soon as it opened for booking at 52 weeks out. So as soon as we reached 351 days,</b> I tried to book it. Sold out.

So I rang the hotel and explained that I'm a loyal and reliable return guest, and they sold me a room at an eye-watering price with immediate payment and no cancellation allowed.

Next year's Ashes will be big, but the Adelaide Day/Night Test will be gigantic.
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Perchance you did not realize that 52 weeks equals 364 days.
 
Junaids said:
They are a bit higher than non-Ashes Perth Test ratings against South Africa or India, which are probably the best benchmark for time slot reasons.

And they are almost double the ratings for recent Day Tests against West Indies and New Zealand and India, which strikes me is about the time slot more than the opposition.

They are comparable with the Adelaide Day/Night Test v South Africa, and lower than the inaugural Day/Night Test v New Zealand, for obvious reasons.

But the ratings beat every non-news TV show, which is incredible really.
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NZ at the WACA drew 975,000
 
Thats the result of pakistan playing excellent cricket in england and even though we were annihilated in newzealand but it can be ignored given that we didnt really have much time to prepare.
 
Gilly said:
Only a little bit less than NZ but more than SA.
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It was more that the SA figures were lower than usual.

In part because of the early start (first test started Melbourne Cup week) and because we were really bad.
 
JibranAnsari said:
Thats the result of pakistan playing excellent cricket in england and even though we were annihilated in newzealand but it can be ignored given that we didnt really have much time to prepare.
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Other factors come into play, this is the first day night test on the East coast which means that it is a new time slot. That is the whole idea of playing the D/N tests to increase the TV viewers ability to watch matches. At this point in time it is comparing oranges to cheese.
 
Dr_Bassim said:
Basically we can make the assumption that only Pakistan can draw in crowds after England and rest of the teams suck.

No need to put such a deep effort to convince otherwise.
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Pakistan was the only team apart from the all-conquering West Indies which used to be invited for full Five Test tours of England (1987, 1992) and Australia (1983-84).

The team earned that right with competitive performances there based on excellent pace bowling and good batting.

I accept that the economic power of Indian private TV networks has left India and the Ashes as the predominant Test cricket marketable events.

But Pakistan has done almost everything right in England and Australia this year to try to rejoin the big league.
 
Searching around [MENTION=132916]Junaids[/MENTION] and I can't find any evidence whatsoever that these ratings are particularly high.
 
Junaids said:
Pakistan was the only team apart from the all-conquering West Indies which used to be invited for full Five Test tours of England (1987, 1992) and Australia (1983-84).

The team earned that right with competitive performances there based on excellent pace bowling and good batting.

I accept that the economic power of Indian private TV networks has left India and the Ashes as the predominant Test cricket marketable events.

But Pakistan has done almost everything right in England and Australia this year to try to rejoin the big league.
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That was Pakistan of yesteryears though.

I like to think that any team can draw in crowds as long as they play the right cricket.
 
Gilly said:
Other factors come into play, this is the first day night test on the East coast which means that it is a new time slot. That is the whole idea of playing the D/N tests to increase the TV viewers ability to watch matches. At this point in time it is comparing oranges to cheese.
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Except it was timed to have a 6 pm to 8 pm Queensland final session, making it the same as the Adelaide Day/Night Test (actually thirty minutes earlier) and the same as every Perth Test.

I think people like the Australian Day/Night format due to convenience and because it has ended the horrible non-spectacle of innings of over 450 runs. And I think that Pakistan is similar to NZ, SA and England in terms of competitiveness here currently. (I think SA got a bit lucky, to be honest, in going 2-0 up before the selectors realised how unsuitable Burns, Voges and Marsh were).
 
Junaids said:
Except it was timed to have a 6 pm to 8 pm Queensland final session, making it the same as the Adelaide Day/Night Test (actually thirty minutes earlier) and the same as every Perth Test.

I think people like the Australian Day/Night format due to convenience and because it has ended the horrible non-spectacle of innings of over 450 runs. And I think that Pakistan is similar to NZ, SA and England in terms of competitiveness here currently. (I think SA got a bit lucky, to be honest, in going 2-0 up before the selectors realised how unsuitable Burns, Voges and Marsh were).
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The first two tests this summer had no innings of over 450 runs and they were day tests.
 
Convict said:
Searching around [MENTION=132916]Junaids[/MENTION] and I can't find any evidence whatsoever that these ratings are particularly high.
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The evidence is the original post. Every non-news broadcast beaten.

We will presumably see quite a big fall for the Day Tests.
 
Junaids said:
The evidence is the original post. Every non-news broadcast beaten.

We will presumably see quite a big fall for the Day Tests.
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What exactly is it competing with at the moment other than the news?

Until the tennis starts cricket never has any competition during the summer.
 
Junaids said:
Except it was timed to have a 6 pm to 8 pm Queensland final session, making it the same as the Adelaide Day/Night Test (actually thirty minutes earlier) and the same as every Perth Test.

I think people like the Australian Day/Night format due to convenience and because it has ended the horrible non-spectacle of innings of over 450 runs. And I think that Pakistan is similar to NZ, SA and England in terms of competitiveness here currently. (I think SA got a bit lucky, to be honest, in going 2-0 up before the selectors realised how unsuitable Burns, Voges and Marsh were).
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Based on what? England and SA have won series here and Pakistan have not won a single test for 21 years. Lets keep it real.
 
Gilly said:
NZ at the WACA drew 975,000
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But that is the same time slot on the East Coast. I meant the Gabba Test. Sorry, I picked my words badly.

Let me be clear, I don't think that Pakistan are the Barcelona of cricket. I think that Day/Night Tests do well mainly due to time slot, and partly due to the lower scoring nature - although this year's Pink Ball is a step backwards according to the players.

I don't think Pakistan are a great magnet. I just don't think they have the audience-repelling ability of Sri Lanka, the West Indies, Zimbabwe or Bangladesh.

I think they are in an unofficial Top Division in terms of cricketing attraction (not financial) with England, Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa.
 
Gilly said:
Based on what? England and SA have won series here and Pakistan have not won a single test for 21 years. Lets keep it real.
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Yes, I agree. Regarding the recent past.

But for the last two years I have been consistent in writing that I think that currently England, Australia, South Africa, Pakistan, India and New Zealand are overall roughly of equal strength.
 
Junaids said:
But that is the same time slot on the East Coast. I meant the Gabba Test. Sorry, I picked my words badly.

Let me be clear, I don't think that Pakistan are the Barcelona of cricket. I think that Day/Night Tests do well mainly due to time slot, and partly due to the lower scoring nature - although this year's Pink Ball is a step backwards according to the players.

I don't think Pakistan are a great magnet. I just don't think they have the audience-repelling ability of Sri Lanka, the West Indies, Zimbabwe or Bangladesh.

I think they are in an unofficial Top Division in terms of cricketing attraction (not financial) with England, Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa.
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This is the only line I agree with.

Sri Lanka doesn't attract spectators and for the life of me, I guess no one wants to see trundlers running at 120 km/h and trying to dislodge batsmen..

West Indies is West Indies.

Zimbabwe is meh.

Bangladesh needs to win more often to be considered attractive enough.

But in your opening post, you made it sound like, that ONLY PAKISTAN had the ability to draw huge numbers and no one else did.

We all realize Pakistan has ability to draw more crowds than Lanka, West Indies or Zimbos.
 
Good to see Tests consistantly getting better ratings than ODI.
How does Test tv ratings vs ODI tv ratings compare in India?
 
That's very very interesting piece of news since to an Aussie, Pakistan probably doesn't rank higher than number 5 in the list of rivals. Australia's biggest rivalries are as follows:

1. England
2. India/South Africa
3. India/South Africa
4. New Zealand

Daylight


5. Pakistan


We must have played a very interesting brand of cricket to garner this much of viewership (which we did)..
 
Syed1 said:
That's very very interesting piece of news since to an Aussie, Pakistan probably doesn't rank higher than number 5 in the list of rivals. Australia's biggest rivalries are as follows:

1. England
2. India/South Africa
3. India/South Africa
4. New Zealand

Daylight


5. Pakistan


We must have played a very interesting brand of cricket to garner this much of viewership (which we did)..
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Currently, yes. But historically? No.

BCCI financial power has made India a "rival" in terms of drawing power by ensuring that even non-Indian broadcasters are forced to give high exposure to the Indian team (hence Indian players), otherwise they don't get any broadcasting deals from the BCCI for matches played in India.

I recall some years ago how the BCCI refused to grant Sky Sports a deal to televise the England tour of India unless Sky Sports also made a commitment to bid for and televise Indian matches played against any of the other Test nations, whether played in India or in the opposing teams home country.
 
I am not convinced by these numbers as I have no basis for comparison. It's a bit of navel gazing if you can't compare vs last year or some other frame of Reference
 
Pete Rose said:
I am not convinced by these numbers as I have no basis for comparison. It's a bit of navel gazing if you can't compare vs last year or some other frame of Reference
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He compared with other things on the telly at that same time and on that day.
 
Syed1 said:
He compared with other things on the telly at that same time and on that day.
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That's not a valid comparison. If the hypothesis is that Pakistan is a blockbuster team or plays blockbuster cricket, the comparison won't be vs news or say, late night comedy. It has to be vs other teams
 
Pete Rose said:
I am not convinced by these numbers as I have no basis for comparison. It's a bit of navel gazing if you can't compare vs last year or some other frame of Reference
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Pakistan got more ratings than SA and on par with NZ. I couldn't care less about the ratings with the perspective of a pakistani team fan but these ratings make me happy as a test cricket fan.
 
Gilly said:
Based on what? England and SA have won series here and Pakistan have not won a single test for 21 years. Lets keep it real.
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Just a one or two months back Pakistan were ranked the number 1 test team and enter this series as the 3rd ranked team. It shouldn't be hard to understand why there would be an air of interest. Also, not to mention, Pakistani team got a lot of hype due to the exploits in the land of fog aka England.
 
Yossarian said:
Currently, yes. But historically? No.

BCCI financial power has made India a "rival" in terms of drawing power by ensuring that even non-Indian broadcasters are forced to give high exposure to the Indian team (hence Indian players), otherwise they don't get any broadcasting deals from the BCCI for matches played in India.

I recall some years ago how the BCCI refused to grant Sky Sports a deal to televise the England tour of India unless Sky Sports also made a commitment to bid for and televise Indian matches played against any of the other Test nations, whether played in India or in the opposing teams home country.
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Nah. There is genuine rivalry between Australia and India after a whole bunch of heated incidents in recent years.

It doesn't have the natural rivalry of England or even New Zealand and South Africa but it is a strong rivalry.
 
Convict said:
Nah. There is genuine rivalry between Australia and India after a whole bunch of heated incidents in recent years.

It doesn't have the natural rivalry of England or even New Zealand and South Africa but it is a strong rivalry.
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Yup. I agree. Aus-India rivarly is similar to Pak-England rivalry. Had it been a relationship status; it would have been complicated.
 
StarWolf said:
Yup. I agree. Aus-India rivarly is similar to Pak-England rivalry. Had it been a relationship status; it would have been complicated.
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Pak vs Eng matches are better to watch than Aus vs India match (which are generally one-sided affairs depending on whose home the matches are being played in)
 
StarWolf said:
Just a one or two months back Pakistan were ranked the number 1 test team and enter this series as the 3rd ranked team. It shouldn't be hard to understand why there would be an air of interest. Also, not to mention, Pakistani team got a lot of hype due to the exploits in the land of fog aka England.
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Look I wasn't downplaying Pakistan but Junaids compared their record here to that of England and SA who have recently won series in Australia. If you look at the build up to the series there has been quite a bit of referencing to Pakistans record in the last twenty years but no mention of their recent tour of England. Why, because the average Joe here wouldent even know that Pakistan toured England.

If Pakistan want to engage with the crowds in Australia and play a exciting brand of cricket then the crowds will come. SA don't realise the impact that Grahame Smith had on the Australian public with his attack on the crowds, it is taking effect now and people are not that keen on going to SA matches. Its up to SA they can call out the public whenever they want but at the same time its the public that put money in their pockets.
 
Syed1 said:
Pak vs Eng matches are better to watch than Aus vs India match (which are generally one-sided affairs depending on whose home the matches are being played in)
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Thats a good point tbh. Pak vs Eng is definitely more competitive and thus more enjoyable than the Aus-India series. Also, another factor that dampens the Aus-India series is the frequency with which it is played.
 
Gilly said:
Look I wasn't downplaying Pakistan but Junaids compared their record here to that of England and SA who have recently won series in Australia. If you look at the build up to the series there has been quite a bit of referencing to Pakistans record in the last twenty years but no mention of their recent tour of England. Why, because the average Joe here wouldent even know that Pakistan toured England.

If Pakistan want to engage with the crowds in Australia and play a exciting brand of cricket then the crowds will come. SA don't realise the impact that Grahame Smith had on the Australian public with his attack on the crowds, it is taking effect now and people are not that keen on going to SA matches. Its up to SA they can call out the public whenever they want but at the same time its the public that put money in their pockets.
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I based my comments related to Pak-Eng series from the views on the Cricket AU website/page. I don't think winning is a sufficient factor in itself. I mean how many matches has India won in Australia for instance? It was you who mentioned that Pak's match got more ratings than the SA one. So, i dont know which reasoning to follow.

I was also following a DBC 17 stream on youtube and couple of aussies were talking about Amir. I think you under-rate the average joe way too much. A cricket fan is usually more knowledgeable than a footy rules fan for instance. Now, i dont have any data to back this up but these are just my view.
 
Yossarian said:
Currently, yes. But historically? No.

BCCI financial power has made India a "rival" in terms of drawing power by ensuring that even non-Indian broadcasters are forced to give high exposure to the Indian team (hence Indian players), otherwise they don't get any broadcasting deals from the BCCI for matches played in India.

I recall some years ago how the BCCI refused to grant Sky Sports a deal to televise the England tour of India unless Sky Sports also made a commitment to bid for and televise Indian matches played against any of the other Test nations, whether played in India or in the opposing teams home country.
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The important question is did Sky cave in?
 
USofA said:
The important question is did Sky cave in?
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Yes they did.
That's why for a period most, if not all, Indian Test series (to my recollection), including India's away series, were telecast by Sky in the UK. It was said that part of the reason was in order to enhance the visibility, and hence marketability to sponsors, of Indian players in places like the UK.
 
We are box office draws, no surprise at all; who wouldn't want to see Pakistan play? entertainment is always guaranteed, I can't imagine cricket without pak I can imagine cricket without India and New Zealand though
 
Convict said:
Nah. There is genuine rivalry between Australia and India after a whole bunch of heated incidents in recent years.

It doesn't have the natural rivalry of England or even New Zealand and South Africa but it is a strong rivalry.
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That's why I wrote "Currently, yes. But historically? No."
Yossarian said:
Currently, yes. But historically? No..
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Yossarian said:
Yes they did.
That's why for a period most, if not all, Indian Test series (to my recollection), including India's away series, were telecast by Sky in the UK. It was said that part of the reason was in order to enhance the visibility, and hence marketability to sponsors, of Indian players in places like the UK.
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But given the Indian population in the UK, I would expect them to show every Indian series in any case.
 
The way I look at it, CA only looks at the TV ratings in order to decide whether they would like to hold day night tests. In the end, people in stadium, even though add to the atmosphere, do not add to the revenues. If CA keeps getting positive ratings for day/night tests they might think of holding half of test matches as day/night, including those for the ashes.

Also remember, a day night test means, they can also get audiences in India/Pakistan and England. An ashes starting in Aus at normal time would mean that, in the UK, one might be able to watch at most one session before sleeping. Whereas, with the day/night test even two sessions is a possibility.
 
Sidilicious said:
But given the Indian population in the UK, I would expect them to show every Indian series in any case.
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Not enough for Sky Sports to telecast every Indian series, even those against other Test nations.
 
Yossarian said:
Yes they did.
That's why for a period most, if not all, Indian Test series (to my recollection), including India's away series, were telecast by Sky in the UK. It was said that part of the reason was in order to enhance the visibility, and hence marketability to sponsors, of Indian players in places like the UK.
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Therein lies the problem. If you let BCCI have its way, they will continue to push others around. If you do not stand up for yourself and accept the status quo, then you have no one to blame but yourself.
 
MenInG said:
I expect better or same in Melbourne.
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The crowd will be good due to the public holidays on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

TV ratings will fall by at least 40% due to the shift from Sydney/Melbourne/Brisbane/Adelaide prime time to daytime.

Lots of people will be at the Sales, at the beach, in the pool or visiting friends and family.
 
Gilly said:
If Pakistan want to engage with the crowds in Australia and play a exciting brand of cricket then the crowds will come. SA don't realise the impact that Grahame Smith had on the Australian public with his attack on the crowds, it is taking effect now and people are not that keen on going to SA matches. Its up to SA they can call out the public whenever they want but at the same time its the public that put money in their pockets.
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what is this about Smith attacking the Aus crowds?

Also theres a bit of contradiction. You said the average joe doesnt even know abt Pak's tour to England and the results, but you also claim that the fan remembers minute things like Smith's supposed attack against crowds, or earlier, Broad not walking or Faf calling Aussie players 'pack of dogs.'
 
Slog said:
what is this about Smith attacking the Aus crowds?

Also theres a bit of contradiction. You said the average joe doesnt even know abt Pak's tour to England and the results, but you also claim that the fan remembers minute things like Smith's supposed attack against crowds, or earlier, Broad not walking or Faf calling Aussie players 'pack of dogs.'
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What is the contradiction?

The average Australian fan follows Australia
 
Convict said:
What is the contradiction?

The average Australian fan follows Australia
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So you are saying they know minute things abt who said what but they dont even know the result of a big series :))
are Australian cricket fans living in North Korea?
 
Not sure about the TV ratings for today but the stadium was almost empty!! Shocking to see that only 2000 folks turned up to watch the final day of a boxing day test.
 
Slog said:
what is this about Smith attacking the Aus crowds?

Also theres a bit of contradiction. You said the average joe doesnt even know abt Pak's tour to England and the results, but you also claim that the fan remembers minute things like Smith's supposed attack against crowds, or earlier, Broad not walking or Faf calling Aussie players 'pack of dogs.'
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Probably becuae Smiths attack was bake page news in Australia and on national TV along with Broad not walking and Faf calling Aussie players 'pack of dogs but Pak's tour of England didn't make the news.
 
Slog said:
So you are saying they know minute things abt who said what but they dont even know the result of a big series :))
are Australian cricket fans living in North Korea?
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Mate there was a thread about the ODI team of the year on this site and Hastings was included, some posters had never heard of him.
 
Second Test ratings.........

Thursday December 29th, 2016
1 SEVEN NEWS 1,016,000
2 NINE NEWS 6:30 971,000
3 SEVEN NEWS / TODAY TONIGHT 959,000
4 NINE NEWS 908,000
5 SECOND TEST – AUS V PAKISTAN S2 791,000


Wednesday 28th December 2016
Rankings are T.B.A

Tuesday 27 December 2016
1 SEVEN NEWS 1,109,000
2 SEVEN NEWS / TODAY TONIGHT 1,083,000
3 NINE NEWS 6:30 950,000
4 NINE NEWS 938,000
5 SECOND TEST – AUS V PAKISTAN S3 759,000


Monday 26 December 2016
1 SECOND TEST – AUS V PAKISTAN S2 1,045,000
2 SEVEN NEWS 966,000
3 SECOND TEST – AUS V PAKISTAN S1 937,000
4 SEVEN NEWS / TODAY TONIGHT 923,000
5 NINE NEWS 6:30 882,000
 
Well yeah. This happens every single year Junaids
 
Record attendances for all three Pakistan Tests in Australia

I very much doubt that any of us expected these numbers......

First Test at Brisbane
78,085 = Pakistan attendance 2016-17 (record for a non-Ashes Test)
(53,572 = New Zealand attendance 2015-16)

Second Test at Melbourne
142,188 = Pakistan attendance 2016-17 (of which 63,478 on rain-affected Boxing Day)
(127,069 = West Indies attendance 2015-16)

Of note, Melbourne is nowadays the city with the most Indians in Australia, so whereas until 2003 attendances for Pakistan used to dwarf those for India, the opposite is true now:

1983-84 Pakistan: Boxing Day = 40,277 total = 111,611
1984-85 West Indies: Day 1 = 15,504, total = 97,271
1985-86 India: Boxing Day = 18,146, total = 77,715
2014-15 India: Boxing Day = 69,993, total = 194,481

Third Test at Sydney
112,029 = Pakistan attendance 2016-17
(Last year's West Indies Test was rain-ruined, but the Day 1 attendance of 30,305 was up by more than 10,000 on when India visited the previous year, source http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/great-exp...han-half-full-on-day-one-20150106-12itqv.html ).
 
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Ok what is the point of this?

What's the takeaway according to you?
 
Slog said:
Ok what is the point of this?

What's the takeaway according to you?
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That all non-South African tourists to Australia tend to get smashed, but these 2016-17 Pakistanis were popular and highly watchable tourists who also had the good grace to put up a fight in the first two Tests and then lose!
 
Not too long ago Pakistan was #1 in the test rankings.

Azhar Ali has been making a name for himself lately, YK & Misbah are widely respected players (even if at the end of their careers). I think Aussie fans had higher hopes from Wahab & Yasir than we saw from them.

There was also curiosity about Amir- his first tour here he impressed hugely (even if his figures may not have been too hot) so with his comeback a lot of people thought he would be worth watching.

So I'm not too surprised there were some decent turnouts.

Interesting the Test series also rated much higher on TV than the Big Bash League so far also.
 
Good numbers.

Pak could have done wayyyyyyyyy better in terms of performance on the field. And that would've raised the attendance numbers much more.

Rain at the MCG also affected these, I'd say by as much as 50 thousand.

We were really good in the first two tests, barring the last day at the MCG, which is THE WORST in probably our entire history. I'll never forget it, worse than Sydney 2010.
 
leatherface58 said:
How many of those asked for a refund?
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Why would anyone ask for a refund after the first 2 tests? The first one was a thriller and we could've drawn the second. We didn't lose as badly as people are making out. The real demolition will take place in the ODIs but the Aussies will pay to watch for that.
 
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