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dan08 wrote:

bhaveshgor wrote:

dan08 wrote:Kent are expecting the fixtures to be released in the last week of November or first week of December. More likely the latter.

Should expect Sky to announce the live games the week later or in the same day.

I expect Sky will announce the TV games next year. Think it's usually between February and April.

Took them a while last season.

Aidan11 wrote:We should have a sweep on when they are officially released.

I'm going to say 19th November.

I think it's safe to say that isn't going to happen.

@DurhamCricket still not certain when fixtures are released but best guess is early December.

Not sure why it should take this long.

A bit of toys-out-of-the-pram because they couldn't change the domestic season around perhaps?

Aidan11 wrote:Not sure why it should take this long.

A bit of toys-out-of-the-pram because they couldn't change the domestic season around perhaps?

Head honchos too busy swapping Jos Buttler and Samit Patel's urine samples?

Still waiting....

Aidan11 wrote:Still waiting....

Patience. They still compile fixtures manually at ECB and the compiler's pencil keeps snapping. It's looking increasingly like you hit the nail on the head with your toys out of the pram suggestion.

westoelad wrote:

Aidan11 wrote:Still waiting....

Patience. They still compile fixtures manually at ECB and the compiler's pencil keeps snapping

don't be silly........ blooming pencils.... they haven't used pencils for years, not since the start of the digital age, at least




now that they use gel pens, the compiler probably keeps leaving the top off every time he goes for a coffee, letting the pen dry out, and prompting him to submit a triplicated stationery request to Andrew Strauss, personally, for a new pen, before he can continue

Someone tweeted the ECB (not me this time) to ask when the fixtures were coming out.


ECB reply....

Date of their release to be announced soon

That's cleared that up then.

England potentially hosting India v Pakistan next year is only going to add to the delays.

ECB twitter says fixtures will be out next week but no definite date.

Aidan11 wrote:ECB twitter says fixtures will be out next week but no definite date.

Next Wednesday.

dan08 wrote:

Aidan11 wrote:ECB twitter says fixtures will be out next week but no definite date.

Next Wednesday.

get the tinnies in the fridge in readiness

dan08 wrote:

Aidan11 wrote:ECB twitter says fixtures will be out next week but no definite date.

Next Wednesday.

I'm also hearing Thursday.


I heard Wednesday but that was from the Middlesex board and could have been quoted by their resident idiot on there.

do they still have their resident idiot?