Arthur Crabtree wrote:Which is causing disquiet as it isn't on free to air for the first time.
It is. Luckily for me, I can watch it for free on my phone - because Cricket Australia like me.
Watching sport on my phone is not ideal for long periods though.
It was a gamble by CA when they last negotiated the broadcast rights .This summer starts with CA really needing to get the cricket watching public back on side. This was not the ideal start for them - the series behind a paywall, and then Aus getting off to a disastrous start.
CA are lucky that there is a dearth of pro-sports on in Aus atm. Not really counting the A League, domestic football is not likely to poach many viewers from most other sports, they have their select fan base, but are very much a niche sport in Aus.