Years ago somebody brought in a radio controlled car and taped a packet of smokes on it, leaned over the boundary fence and then drove the little car towards an Australian player they knew was trying to give up smoking to distract him from the game whilst he was fielding. It is now a legendary story at the MCG.
Were the smokes being delivered to Warney? I don't think he ever tried to stop smoking, but, he once signed a $200,000 deal with nicotine substitute manufacturer Nicorette to quit smoking for four months, and stopped publicly smoking for a while. He lost that deal when he was busted smoking in a West Indian bar with months still to go!
It's a 17 year wait for 'restricted' membership & 31 years for 'full' membership, which gets you access to the Long Room.... As someone else said, it's common for people to have their names put on the waiting list at birth by a parent or other family member who is a 'full member'. A couple of friends in High School were put on the waiting list by their Grandparents at birth, around 17 years later, they were advised that their turn to be a restricted member had come. It is literally a money can't buy membership, you have to wait your turn, no matter how much money you can throw at them. And then there's the dress code. Collared shirt in most areas, for the Long Room & Dining Rooms, it's a full suit & tie....
Hi Ashleigh, glad to see you at the cricket. As a Canadian who came to Australia in the mid 60s, my first exposure to cricket was very underwhelming. But from my Yorkshire father I learned that my Yorkshire grandfather was a well known district cricketer in the East Riding of Yorkshire. I then started taking more interest. Cricket gets under your skin over time. Christmas day just past was spent at my son's house in the Adelaide hills. There was the obligatory backyard cricket match, followed by watching the grandchildren cool off in the backyard pool, while I replenished vital body fluids with cold beer. Then cold cooked meats, prawns, fresh salads and melon, followed up with ice cream cake, (it was a very hot day).
ALL Yorkies would know about the great fast bowler Harold Larwood who became despised by Aussies when instructed to bowl in a certain manner to the great Bradman. Ironically Harold migrated to Australia later and is buried in a church at the Randwick end of the SCG.
Having British parents who were from Yorkshire, cricket is just part of your life. Love the game & the Boxing Day test was brilliant. Glad you went to the game Ashleigh.
as a proud Melbournian it breaks my heart to see “Great Northen”, “Mountain Goat”, “Two Bays Gluten Free” & “Pirate Ultra Low” as the beer sold at the ‘G. the faaark?
That was cool to get the feel of the MCG. it's really as big as those numbers. Too bad you didn't catch the roar when someone hit a six. As a US immigrant I played half a dozen cricket games on a local school ground when I was in my 20s. You only need a good bowler, though, and it's hard to hit off him, just like a pitcher with a fastball in baseball.
various technology that used in other sports came from cricket. like the technology which is used to predict where would the ball would have gone used in tennis
Gee, spoiled aren’t we! When I first went to the cricket, the scoreboard actually had people inside changing the names and numbers. No giant TV screens so, you either saw the action or you missed it! Glad that you had a good experience 🏏👍
Test cricket is real big picture stuff. Ideally in the best games are when the tension builds to a climax on the final day when every ball becomes an event that could decide the outcome of a five day battle and either the runs are scored by the batting team or the bowling team get the required wickets to win. What sets cricket apart from baseball is that batsmen in cricket have to constantly be making risk/reward judgements throughout their innings to build a score of at least 50 (considered decent) whereas in baseball they have to judge only 4 balls at a time for each inning.
RE standing areas, they’re usually open for any ticket holder to walk up to, except during sellouts, like certain AFL finals or Anzac Day. When I attend AFL games with my mates we generally get cheap tickets and just get the the game early enough to reserve a good standing spot behind the cheer squad at the Punt Road end. Often meet plenty of characters during the game. Fun times.
In baseball hits and runs are fairly uncommon and outs are common. In cricket its completely the other way around hits and runs are very common, outs (wickets) are uncommon.
@Dave_Sisson "chose not to live in" like the considerable amount the population weren't enslaved and transported by the English because of their selfishness.
Hi Ashleigh, glad you got to see the Boxing Day Test. I was there on days 1 and 2. Just to clarify a couple of things: We definitely do not root for a team here. That would be out of line, since to root means to have sex (same in the UK, I think). We barrack for our team here. You can become an MCC member but you might be a grandma by the time it happens. There are way more people on the waiting list than slots become available (presumably mostly when a member dies) per year. I had to wait 17 years to become a provisional member (which means you can't go to blockbuster AFL games or the first 2-3 days of a test match), and then another 6 years until I was offered restricted membership, which gets you into most games except for the AFL Grand Final. Another aspect of becoming an MCC member is that you have to be nominated by a full member to even go on the waiting list. So yes, it is possible but not easy or quick. The next test series in Australia next summer is an Ashes series, played against England. These are pretty historic ( the first ever test match was an Australia-England test at the MCG in 1877) and very popular. It might be worth keeping an eye out for when tickets become available to the public. Boxing Day itself is a special day at the G.
Ashleigh at least you can say that you were part of the biggest crowd to ever attend a test cricket match in Australia - over those 5 days 373,691 people attended. It broke the previous crowd record of 350,534 which was also set at the MCG way back in 1937.
I grew up playing and watching it but will admit that Cricket is an acquired taste. I took my then Japanese girlfriend to a game, I think it was the fourth or fifth day of a Sydney test and it blew her mind that a game could run for five days. She was adamant that the Japanese would not see the point of any game taking five days to reach a result. Cricket as a game originated in England in the medieval period, became recognisable as the game we play in the mid-19th century. The English exported the game as their empire grew and the first historically recorded games in Australia (in NSW) were played in the 1820’s. Interestingly it didn’t take hold everywhere the Brits set up shop, e.g. Canada, Ireland. And it’s never been big in Scotland, just ask my Scottish relatives (football=soccer is the thing there)! As a kid when visiting with my mum I made my relatives laugh by asking if they played the game. The game continues to evolve, e.g. T-20 and various ‘big bash’ leagues here and overseas and is much more international than the baseball World Series.
There is also a sports museum at the MCG that you can go to. If you also go on the right day (when there are no events generally) you can also get a tour through the members section as well as through the players area's like the change rooms and will also take you down the playing surface. Would definately recommend it if sport is your kind of thing.
Definitely worth doing. It covers many many sports, not just those played at the MCG. Also the G was the host stadium for the 1956 Olympics, the first one where the Closing Ceremony has participants all mixed together (a suggestion by a school kid I think).
A little tip when in Australia: avoid using terms like "rooting for Australia". It would be interpreted completely differently to what (I imagine) you intended. In fact, it would be safest to avoid using the word "root" entirely (except if you are talking about the bits of a plant that go into the ground).
I'm pretty sure plenty of aussies say 'rooting for...'. It's not an uncommon phrase at all. That said, I did move to Melbourne for the first time a couple of years ago, and have noticed people saying 'baracking'. Rarely heard that in Canberra, Brisbane or Sydney which are the other places I've lived, so maybe it's a Victorian thing not to say 'rooting for'.
@@michaelmccluskey2044 I'm not saying Australians don't say it. It's a question of what they mean by it. It's very unlikely they'd say it, in that context, to another Australian. Maybe they said it to you because they found it amusing. For example, this woman is in Sydney: ruclips.net/video/FZOmG4qcnpQ/видео.htmlsi=24b83a4jj0iYiG_z&t=287
The ‘wanga “ or “ wanger “ is the dog ball throwing thing they were using in the practice nets. They come in different sizes , one for spin and one for pace .
You were there for Day Four? I am SO jealous. Day Four is excellent because it is so much quieter than Boxing Day itself when it just goes crazy, and the stadium is full. Those who are unfamiliar with cricket, they don't realize just how much of an experience attending first class cricket is. I remember a lot of years ago taking my young son to the Sydney Cricket Ground, and that morning Dean Jones knocked a century before lunch. As he got closer to the century the whole stadium became electrified with every delivery. You never forget those kinds of things.
Australia has pioneered most of the cameras that are used in sports around the world. Spider cam - Australian In car cam for motor racing - Australian etc
Yeah I didn't think spider cam was ours. But race cam (2 way communication between commentators and drivers, while they're driving!) is definitely Australian. Channel 7 invented it for the Bathurst 1000, its now used worldwide even things like brake-cam, stump cam (channel 9), and all the other mini cans used in broadcasts.
As to the cleanliness .... well that is a modern phenomenon. In the 70s and 80s there were signs at the entrance "Patrons are restricted to one Esky per person". Lol! The drunken yobbos urinated where they stood, threw beer cans and glass bottles at each other, at the fielders and were barbarians .The Hill at the SCG, and Bay 13 at the MCG were definitely not places for women and children . I can remember the game in the 80s where spectators just pummelled the ground with bottles and cans, and play was stopped.This led to beer only being sold in plastic glasses. As the grassed areas were built up with stands, cameras and security guards, the modern game is a pale, tame shadow of what it was 40 years ago.
May I post just a simple question? How were attendees supporting both sides? This ground is one of my favourite in the Antipodes. Only The Gabba and Basin Reserve are better for atmosphere. You picked up cricket more rapidly than my son and I did baseball when we moved to the US for six years.
Melbourne (and Australia overall) has a pretty large Indian population/community so they tend to support India even when they live here. Indians will also come to Australia just for the cricket. So yes, both sides get plenty of support. It happens for most international teams, but India and England are probably the most prominent.
Yes I guess that the breaks might be confusing. So nothing like NFL where the players get a break every 5 seconds and a game lasts about 17 minutes game time.
I completely get (and agree with) wanting more replays or even having a feed of the telecast on the main screens, but from AFL experiences the 2x massive screens at the MCG are enough (and they are clearly visible in detail to the naked eye). Plus the fundamental idea of attending in person is that you are there to watch a match live and soak in the game and its atmosphere (even though I admittedly personally prefer less screens and projected audio than most people). I hope you enjoyed the day, and that you can go to and enjoy many more days at the G, particularly for AFL matches as they can be wonderful matches to behold...18 people per team at any given moment running freely throughout that huge playing surface!
Cricket has the most advanced technology of any sport in the world, I'm talking military grade equipment and they still keep improving it, in order to make sure that the game is fair between teams.
Attendance for Day 4 of the Test was the lowest at 43K, with over 87 K on Day 1, 85K on Day 2, 83K on Day 3 and 74K on the 5th day. The total attendance over the 5 days of the Test of 373,691 is a new attendance record and surpassed the old record of 350,534 set in 1937.
Traditional test cricket doesn't have replay screens, probably never will, however T20, big bash cricket/ rock-'n'-roll cricket thrives on loud music, audience participation and replays
G’day Ashley 💕. I live in a northern suburb of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia. I just joined your channel today. It is common to have standing areas at any cricket ground. As Aussies, most of us don’t want to sit all day. It’s really a social gathering & you never know who’s gonna strike up a conversation with ya😉. Maybe one day, go see a 50 over One Day International match (ODI). It’s usually only about 4 hours long👍 Our ladies play cricket too & they are good 😊. Your new microphone is working great. Bloody good sound & excellent picture. Stephen 🇦🇺
Paying for a drinks carry tray is to discourage unnecessary waste. Most people pay for a carry tray when they get the first round and then use it throughout the day to bring drinks back and forth. If you get 5 or 6 rounds of drinks over the day, that's multiple trays that are saved from landfill.
Hi Ashleigh great video to show people what the MCG is like and that little area that you can't walk in is The MCC members only it stands for Melbourne Cricket Club and anybody can be a member you just put your name on the list and I think at the moment it's a 30 year wait so most people put their kids names down when they are born. I went that really hot Boxing Day. So now you're just got to see a football game and are you going to pick a team?
For the record. If you check the web sites of the global governing bodies of both sports...the ICC and the WBSC you will find there are almost 130 nations affiliated for the ICC and the WBSC has over 190 affiliated nations.
@flamingfrancis I suspect that cricket pulls much larger viewing audiences because of it having more international matches not to mention 1.2 billion fanatical India supporters.
I’ve played cricket my whole life, I even played professionally for a short while before injuring myself and retiring. Test cricket is not the way to get into the sport though, maybe start with a 20/20. My wife is Ukrainian and I took her to a 20/20 to introduce her to my favourite sport and she asked if she can go home 1/2 way through. Some people just don’t like it.
Have you decided on which AFL team you want to support. If not can I recommend that you choose one of the smaller Melbourne Clubs (Bulldogs, North, St Kilda). There are too many Collingwood and Hawthorn supporters IMO.
Please Ash, I know this might be hard to do lol but can you please remove 'rooting' when talking about barracking from your American vocabulary hahaha. It just sounds Fkn weird lol. It's ok, I know you can't help it and I'm just taking the piss! Sounded like you enjoyed your day out, and the standing room is part of your ticket price, it's handy for a ranga like me, if I'm stuck in the sun, to go for regular breaks in the shade which is an excuse to get more beers of course lol. I haven't been to the G for a while so not sure if they sell standing only general admission tickets. I think you sound/mic/volume was good and great to see you're both F1 fans - Go Oscar and Doohan!!!
@coffeeenut we have the same but it's still not acceptable to deliberately leave rubbish. We have a motto drilled I to us as kids "keep Australia beautiful" it was an 80s campaign to reduce litter across the country and its done a great job to change our habits with rubbish and litter
@@coffeeenut Australians have been brought up not to litter so most of us would find it quite a painful mental challenge to actually just throw or leave anything on the ground even if someone was going to clean it up
It sounds like you were not that interested in cricket. Cricket is a sport you grow up with, you have to realise in test cricket the slow days are often batsmen trying to survive and make runs. Strange how you like baseball but they score even slower there and it seems to be more outs and missing the ball most of the time. Tried to watch baseball and I was bored. All I remember was balls and walks and teams going back in to bat without the score changing. Try 20 20 cricket first just to get to know the rules and then progress to one day internationals and tests. Being a melbournite I used to have the backward cricket at christmas time until my parents got too old and the children grew up. Try it with a tennis ball to see the difference in trying to hit a bouncing ball.
i wasn’t very interested in cricket at first, but i’m definitely much more appreciate of it now and open to learn more! i enjoy the games more than i thought i wouls
"To each his own" but many Indian folk appear to not like baseball simply because it emanated in USA. They don't judge based on knowledge of Rules or what's going on on the field. They definitely won't recognise baseball is played in far more nations but of course, not in the most populous one. (Latter can be verified easily)
You didn't talk enough about the actual cricket. The internet wont be able to pile on telling you how you got everything wrong. This isn't good enough lolz
@@coffeeenut Not all of us like cricket ;) To me, its like watching grass grow. But I have an aunt who can cite every international batsmans' stats all the way back to WC Grace. Dont be like my aunt!
Baseball is boooorrrring. Not only that, but the rules make no sense. We were forced to play baseball at school. Playing was traumatic. Everyone shouted a bunch of stuff.. and me, standing around confused. Then people ranted because I did the wrong thing. To this day, the game makes no sense. And why to the players wear pyjamas?
Except they kept on playing cricket. So, not really. Yes, the game can be slow, especially in a test match (which I never watch), but the shorter forms are not boring at all.
You certainly picked an amazing Test Match to attend. Our mighty Aussies were strong and superb! 💪 RECORD ATTENDANCE over 5 days for any Aussie Test. 👍🌟 BTW, the NFL uses the 'sky camera'. Has done for years. Copied AUS. Always be responsible for your own crap. Always in life. NEVER LITTER. M 🦘🏏😎
Years ago somebody brought in a radio controlled car and taped a packet of smokes on it, leaned over the boundary fence and then drove the little car towards an Australian player they knew was trying to give up smoking to distract him from the game whilst he was fielding. It is now a legendary story at the MCG.
Were the smokes being delivered to Warney? I don't think he ever tried to stop smoking, but, he once signed a $200,000 deal with nicotine substitute manufacturer Nicorette to quit smoking for four months, and stopped publicly smoking for a while. He lost that deal when he was busted smoking in a West Indian bar with months still to go!
The members is the Melbourne Cricket Club. It's a 27 year wait list to be a restricted member.
WHAAAAAA
@@coffeeenut Yup. It's something you get added to by a parents or relative when you're born.
but It's more fun to boo the members when they don't join in on a wave.
It's a 17 year wait for 'restricted' membership & 31 years for 'full' membership, which gets you access to the Long Room.... As someone else said, it's common for people to have their names put on the waiting list at birth by a parent or other family member who is a 'full member'. A couple of friends in High School were put on the waiting list by their Grandparents at birth, around 17 years later, they were advised that their turn to be a restricted member had come. It is literally a money can't buy membership, you have to wait your turn, no matter how much money you can throw at them. And then there's the dress code. Collared shirt in most areas, for the Long Room & Dining Rooms, it's a full suit & tie....
And I think you have to keep paying while you're on the waiting list?
Hi Ashleigh, glad to see you at the cricket. As a Canadian who came to Australia in the mid 60s, my first exposure to cricket was very underwhelming. But from my Yorkshire father I learned that my Yorkshire grandfather was a well known district cricketer in the East Riding of Yorkshire. I then started taking more interest. Cricket gets under your skin over time. Christmas day just past was spent at my son's house in the Adelaide hills. There was the obligatory backyard cricket match, followed by watching the grandchildren cool off in the backyard pool, while I replenished vital body fluids with cold beer. Then cold cooked meats, prawns, fresh salads and melon, followed up with ice cream cake, (it was a very hot day).
ahhh!!
ALL Yorkies would know about the great fast bowler Harold Larwood who became despised by Aussies when instructed to bowl in a certain manner to the great Bradman. Ironically Harold migrated to Australia later and is buried in a church at the Randwick end of the SCG.
Having British parents who were from Yorkshire, cricket is just part of your life. Love the game & the Boxing Day test was brilliant.
Glad you went to the game Ashleigh.
as a proud Melbournian it breaks my heart to see “Great Northen”, “Mountain Goat”, “Two Bays Gluten Free” & “Pirate Ultra Low” as the beer sold at the ‘G. the faaark?
Time you embraced Great Northern.
That was cool to get the feel of the MCG. it's really as big as those numbers. Too bad you didn't catch the roar when someone hit a six. As a US immigrant I played half a dozen cricket games on a local school ground when I was in my 20s. You only need a good bowler, though, and it's hard to hit off him, just like a pitcher with a fastball in baseball.
So many sixes were happening at one point 🤣
various technology that used in other sports came from cricket. like the technology which is used to predict where would the ball would have gone used in tennis
Gee, spoiled aren’t we! When I first went to the cricket, the scoreboard actually had people inside changing the names and numbers. No giant TV screens so, you either saw the action or you missed it! Glad that you had a good experience 🏏👍
Test cricket is real big picture stuff. Ideally in the best games are when the tension builds to a climax on the final day when every ball becomes an event that could decide the outcome of a five day battle and either the runs are scored by the batting team or the bowling team get the required wickets to win. What sets cricket apart from baseball is that batsmen in cricket have to constantly be making risk/reward judgements throughout their innings to build a score of at least 50 (considered decent) whereas in baseball they have to judge only 4 balls at a time for each inning.
yes so fair
RE standing areas, they’re usually open for any ticket holder to walk up to, except during sellouts, like certain AFL finals or Anzac Day.
When I attend AFL games with my mates we generally get cheap tickets and just get the the game early enough to reserve a good standing spot behind the cheer squad at the Punt Road end. Often meet plenty of characters during the game. Fun times.
ahh interesting! thank you
In baseball hits and runs are fairly uncommon and outs are common. In cricket its completely the other way around hits and runs are very common, outs (wickets) are uncommon.
yes!! such a good point
Melbourne has a large Indian diaspora. A large portion of the audience were supporting India.
gotcha!
There's an old quote "Indians are very proud of their country, especially those who choose not to live in it".
@@Dave_Sissonthe cumskin cope is high on this one.
@Dave_Sisson "chose not to live in" like the considerable amount the population weren't enslaved and transported by the English because of their selfishness.
Hi Ashleigh, glad you got to see the Boxing Day Test. I was there on days 1 and 2. Just to clarify a couple of things: We definitely do not root for a team here. That would be out of line, since to root means to have sex (same in the UK, I think). We barrack for our team here. You can become an MCC member but you might be a grandma by the time it happens. There are way more people on the waiting list than slots become available (presumably mostly when a member dies) per year. I had to wait 17 years to become a provisional member (which means you can't go to blockbuster AFL games or the first 2-3 days of a test match), and then another 6 years until I was offered restricted membership, which gets you into most games except for the AFL Grand Final. Another aspect of becoming an MCC member is that you have to be nominated by a full member to even go on the waiting list. So yes, it is possible but not easy or quick. The next test series in Australia next summer is an Ashes series, played against England. These are pretty historic ( the first ever test match was an Australia-England test at the MCG in 1877) and very popular. It might be worth keeping an eye out for when tickets become available to the public. Boxing Day itself is a special day at the G.
Forgot to mention that there is a one off Women's Ashes Test at the MCG starting on 30 January, so just over 2 weeks away.
so much respect. showing up at a cricket game. Thank you
Ashleigh at least you can say that you were part of the biggest crowd to ever attend a test cricket match in Australia - over those 5 days 373,691 people attended. It broke the previous crowd record of 350,534 which was also set at the MCG way back in 1937.
yes i saw there were a lot of records broken! so cool!
I grew up playing and watching it but will admit that Cricket is an acquired taste. I took my then Japanese girlfriend to a game, I think it was the fourth or fifth day of a Sydney test and it blew her mind that a game could run for five days. She was adamant that the Japanese would not see the point of any game taking five days to reach a result.
Cricket as a game originated in England in the medieval period, became recognisable as the game we play in the mid-19th century. The English exported the game as their empire grew and the first historically recorded games in Australia (in NSW) were played in the 1820’s. Interestingly it didn’t take hold everywhere the Brits set up shop, e.g. Canada, Ireland. And it’s never been big in Scotland, just ask my Scottish relatives (football=soccer is the thing there)! As a kid when visiting with my mum I made my relatives laugh by asking if they played the game. The game continues to evolve, e.g. T-20 and various ‘big bash’ leagues here and overseas and is much more international than the baseball World Series.
And the first international cricket match was between the US and Canada in 1844.
Baseball has the World Baseball Classic which is played between nations. Japan is the current world champion.
There is also a sports museum at the MCG that you can go to. If you also go on the right day (when there are no events generally) you can also get a tour through the members section as well as through the players area's like the change rooms and will also take you down the playing surface. Would definately recommend it if sport is your kind of thing.
Definitely worth doing. It covers many many sports, not just those played at the MCG. Also the G was the host stadium for the 1956 Olympics, the first one where the Closing Ceremony has participants all mixed together (a suggestion by a school kid I think).
A little tip when in Australia: avoid using terms like "rooting for Australia". It would be interpreted completely differently to what (I imagine) you intended. In fact, it would be safest to avoid using the word "root" entirely (except if you are talking about the bits of a plant that go into the ground).
I'm pretty sure plenty of aussies say 'rooting for...'. It's not an uncommon phrase at all. That said, I did move to Melbourne for the first time a couple of years ago, and have noticed people saying 'baracking'. Rarely heard that in Canberra, Brisbane or Sydney which are the other places I've lived, so maybe it's a Victorian thing not to say 'rooting for'.
@@michaelmccluskey2044 I'm not saying Australians don't say it. It's a question of what they mean by it. It's very unlikely they'd say it, in that context, to another Australian. Maybe they said it to you because they found it amusing. For example, this woman is in Sydney:
ruclips.net/video/FZOmG4qcnpQ/видео.htmlsi=24b83a4jj0iYiG_z&t=287
Hmm when I watch test matches in Adelaide there is a replay screen.
Great vlog Ash.
The MCG is pretty wild when it's at capacity. Hearing the stadium roar when you are in the city is surreal.
Good luck in 2 weeks.🤞
thank you!
The ‘wanga “ or “ wanger “ is the dog ball throwing thing they were using in the practice nets. They come in different sizes , one for spin and one for pace .
You were there for Day Four? I am SO jealous. Day Four is excellent because it is so much quieter than Boxing Day itself when it just goes crazy, and the stadium is full.
Those who are unfamiliar with cricket, they don't realize just how much of an experience attending first class cricket is. I remember a lot of years ago taking my young son to the Sydney Cricket Ground, and that morning Dean Jones knocked a century before lunch. As he got closer to the century the whole stadium became electrified with every delivery. You never forget those kinds of things.
yes! a great day
who the hell allowed taylor swift to conduct a concert in such a prestigious ground
hundreds of thousands of people…. odd you didn’t hear about it before
Love that you are finding so many Melbourne things to do
thank you! me too!
Australia has pioneered most of the cameras that are used in sports around the world.
Spider cam - Australian
In car cam for motor racing - Australian etc
NFL pioneered remote cameras with SkyCam, SpiderCam which is arguably more Euro than Australian was a bit of a copy
interesting!!
Yeah I didn't think spider cam was ours. But race cam (2 way communication between commentators and drivers, while they're driving!) is definitely Australian. Channel 7 invented it for the Bathurst 1000, its now used worldwide even things like brake-cam, stump cam (channel 9), and all the other mini cans used in broadcasts.
Also Hawkeye, but not really a camera
They weren't rooting for Australia. That role was retired when Warnie died 😂😂
That's just childish....
Cricket is our national sport so, so good to see you experiencing the game.
It's footy or rugby league I guess
@@SoumyabrataSahoo-m9x Another Indian that thinks he knows everything about Australia I guess. You guys know nothing about Australia so butt out.
That’s cool I watch cricket and didn’t know you could watch them warm up , up close
yessss
As to the cleanliness .... well that is a modern phenomenon. In the 70s and 80s there were signs at the entrance "Patrons are restricted to one Esky per person". Lol! The drunken yobbos urinated where they stood, threw beer cans and glass bottles at each other, at the fielders and were barbarians .The Hill at the SCG, and Bay 13 at the MCG were definitely not places for women and children .
I can remember the game in the 80s where spectators just pummelled the ground with bottles and cans, and play was stopped.This led to beer only being sold in plastic glasses. As the grassed areas were built up with stands, cameras and security guards, the modern game is a pale, tame shadow of what it was 40 years ago.
May I post just a simple question? How were attendees supporting both sides? This ground is one of my favourite in the Antipodes. Only The Gabba and Basin Reserve are better for atmosphere. You picked up cricket more rapidly than my son and I did baseball when we moved to the US for six years.
Melbourne (and Australia overall) has a pretty large Indian population/community so they tend to support India even when they live here. Indians will also come to Australia just for the cricket. So yes, both sides get plenty of support. It happens for most international teams, but India and England are probably the most prominent.
Yes I guess that the breaks might be confusing. So nothing like NFL where the players get a break every 5 seconds and a game lasts about 17 minutes game time.
the scheduled breaks are different!
MCC members is 103,000 with a 188,000 on waiting list.
I completely get (and agree with) wanting more replays or even having a feed of the telecast on the main screens, but from AFL experiences the 2x massive screens at the MCG are enough (and they are clearly visible in detail to the naked eye). Plus the fundamental idea of attending in person is that you are there to watch a match live and soak in the game and its atmosphere (even though I admittedly personally prefer less screens and projected audio than most people).
I hope you enjoyed the day, and that you can go to and enjoy many more days at the G, particularly for AFL matches as they can be wonderful matches to behold...18 people per team at any given moment running freely throughout that huge playing surface!
Standing room tickets are cheaper than seats.
the spots i showed weren’t tickets! just people watching there temporarily i think
MCG hallowed sacred ground of Cricket.
Cricket has the most advanced technology of any sport in the world, I'm talking military grade equipment and they still keep improving it, in order to make sure that the game is fair between teams.
Attendance for Day 4 of the Test was the lowest at 43K, with over 87 K on Day 1, 85K on Day 2, 83K on Day 3 and 74K on the 5th day. The total attendance over the 5 days of the Test of 373,691 is a new attendance record and surpassed the old record of 350,534 set in 1937.
interesting!
They use those camera's both at the AFL and also the Australian Open Tennis, not sure if it's just a Melbourne thing but I wouldn't think so.
Traditional test cricket doesn't have replay screens, probably never will, however T20, big bash cricket/ rock-'n'-roll cricket thrives on loud music, audience participation and replays
Oh wow - the family!! How exciting! And Yes Luna is very special! Great to see u r assimilating 🩷 Sam
The cricket ball throwing sticks are called "Wangers".
omg 🤣🤣
fr? I call it a side arm
Common site at dog parks for throwing balls for dogs to fetch.
Thought to emanate from the Australian aborigines Woomera sticks for launching spears.
Chukka.
The Boxing Day test is a great introduction to the sport, especially when it involves Australia playing England in the battle for The Ashes.
yes!! if only
G’day Ashley 💕. I live in a northern suburb of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia. I just joined your channel today. It is common to have standing areas at any cricket ground. As Aussies, most of us don’t want to sit all day. It’s really a social gathering & you never know who’s gonna strike up a conversation with ya😉. Maybe one day, go see a 50 over One Day International match (ODI). It’s usually only about 4 hours long👍 Our ladies play cricket too & they are good 😊. Your new microphone is working great. Bloody good sound & excellent picture.
Stephen 🇦🇺
Also the reason there are so many seats is because the MCG was built for the Melbourne Olympic Games in 1956.
Except everything there has been demolished and rebuilt in the 70 years since the Olympics, some parts of it two or three times.
@@Dave_Sisson My bad, I'm a cockroach from way back.
@@Dave_Sisson Could be worse, a banana bender, lol.
@@Dave_Sisson Or a Sand Groper.
May as well tune her in on the rest, like what do Rugby League supporters call AFL, answer Fairyball, lol.
Paying for a drinks carry tray is to discourage unnecessary waste. Most people pay for a carry tray when they get the first round and then use it throughout the day to bring drinks back and forth. If you get 5 or 6 rounds of drinks over the day, that's multiple trays that are saved from landfill.
so fair!!
That robotic overhead camera is from a US organisation called SkyCam. It has been active at NFL games for almost 40 years now.
ahhh no way
Hey Ash your channel doings gr8 keep it real darl like and subscribed 🎉
i went to an AFL Game collingwood vs Richmond and the atmosphere was electric
MCC membership is something your dad puts your name down for when you are born.
Well done. Smart girl I liked your hat Much smarter than a cap. You are fitting in well.
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Just don’t use honey
Hi Ashleigh great video to show people what the MCG is like and that little area that you can't walk in is The MCC members only it stands for Melbourne Cricket Club and anybody can be a member you just put your name on the list and I think at the moment it's a 30 year wait so most people put their kids names down when they are born. I went that really hot Boxing Day. So now you're just got to see a football game and are you going to pick a team?
interesting about the 30 year wait that’s so crazy! and eventually i’ll going to an AFL game but not super interested
@coffeeenut didn't you get to see a game down in Tassie?
Adding this to my watch later to watch later tonight. Sure it will be very good
thank you!
watching the video now, well made and quite enjoyed it. new sub :p
You register your kids for and MCC membership before they're even conceived 😂
Baseball isn't like cricket would be more appropriate given cricket is older and more popular worldwide.
For the record. If you check the web sites of the global governing bodies of both sports...the ICC and the WBSC you will find there are almost 130 nations affiliated for the ICC and the WBSC has over 190 affiliated nations.
oh wow
@flamingfrancis I suspect that cricket pulls much larger viewing audiences because of it having more international matches not to mention 1.2 billion fanatical India supporters.
Would I be right in thinking the Big Bash cricket format and general vibe would be more like a Baseball experience?
yes!
Rooting has a different meaning in Australia.😂
Which part of Aus are you from? People I know use it in both contexts all the time.
Enjoy your time with your family x
thank you!
Are you going to the tennis? It's a really good day out. Lots to do there
i want to!!
Fun fact. Bill Ponsford was scouted by rhe Yankees.
Go for Carlton blues AFL 😊
I’ve played cricket my whole life, I even played professionally for a short while before injuring myself and retiring. Test cricket is not the way to get into the sport though, maybe start with a 20/20. My wife is Ukrainian and I took her to a 20/20 to introduce her to my favourite sport and she asked if she can go home 1/2 way through. Some people just don’t like it.
Have you decided on which AFL team you want to support. If not can I recommend that you choose one of the smaller Melbourne Clubs (Bulldogs, North, St Kilda). There are too many Collingwood and Hawthorn supporters IMO.
Thanks for this
Nice video. I’m glad you had a good time.
thank you!
I could send you an AFL scarf if you are happy enough to barrack ( root) for the Adelaide Crows. 😂
NFL games have that kind of camera.
Non cricket person should never watch test as their first cricket match
Great advice.
it was my second as i said in the video!
Cricket is a science.
fair
Hi Ashleigh will you be going to the tennis in Melbourne. 😊
i want to!!
Please Ash, I know this might be hard to do lol but can you please remove 'rooting' when talking about barracking from your American vocabulary hahaha. It just sounds Fkn weird lol. It's ok, I know you can't help it and I'm just taking the piss!
Sounded like you enjoyed your day out, and the standing room is part of your ticket price, it's handy for a ranga like me, if I'm stuck in the sun, to go for regular breaks in the shade which is an excuse to get more beers of course lol. I haven't been to the G for a while so not sure if they sell standing only general admission tickets. I think you sound/mic/volume was good and great to see you're both F1 fans - Go Oscar and Doohan!!!
Can you create mix game Basscric?
The score doesn't change all that much ?????
Points in cricket don’t hold as much wait as they do in baseball, where it’s a lot harder to get 1 run
You have to be in pre-birth registered to get a MCG Membership...😮
omg
You should have gone to watch 1day or 2day
too expensive!
Its just not cricket is it. 😂 If you want a laugh listen to 12th man. You'll find it on RUclips. 😂
Rubbish is socially unacceptable and not common in public places and venues.
fair, in the states there’s people that are hired to go around and clean up around the seats
@coffeeenut we have the same but it's still not acceptable to deliberately leave rubbish. We have a motto drilled I to us as kids "keep Australia beautiful" it was an 80s campaign to reduce litter across the country and its done a great job to change our habits with rubbish and litter
@@coffeeenut Australians have been brought up not to litter so most of us would find it quite a painful mental challenge to actually just throw or leave anything on the ground even if someone was going to clean it up
It sounds like you were not that interested in cricket. Cricket is a sport you grow up with, you have to realise in test cricket the slow days are often batsmen trying to survive and make runs. Strange how you like baseball but they score even slower there and it seems to be more outs and missing the ball most of the time. Tried to watch baseball and I was bored. All I remember was balls and walks and teams going back in to bat without the score changing. Try 20 20 cricket first just to get to know the rules and then progress to one day internationals and tests. Being a melbournite I used to have the backward cricket at christmas time until my parents got too old and the children grew up. Try it with a tennis ball to see the difference in trying to hit a bouncing ball.
i wasn’t very interested in cricket at first, but i’m definitely much more appreciate of it now and open to learn more! i enjoy the games more than i thought i wouls
"To each his own" but many Indian folk appear to not like baseball simply because it emanated in USA. They don't judge based on knowledge of Rules or what's going on on the field. They definitely won't recognise baseball is played in far more nations but of course, not in the most populous one. (Latter can be verified easily)
You didn't talk enough about the actual cricket. The internet wont be able to pile on telling you how you got everything wrong. This isn't good enough lolz
but viewers who watch this likely have an understanding of cricket and therefore don’t need me to explain
As an Australian, the best way to watch live cricket is with a book.
omg whaa
@@coffeeenut Not all of us like cricket ;) To me, its like watching grass grow. But I have an aunt who can cite every international batsmans' stats all the way back to WC Grace. Dont be like my aunt!
Yeah about as interesting as washing the sand out of a Centipedes toes. And that's why Baseball is the preferred sport of choice in the Summertime.
Baseball is boooorrrring. Not only that, but the rules make no sense.
We were forced to play baseball at school. Playing was traumatic. Everyone shouted a bunch of stuff.. and me, standing around confused. Then people ranted because I did the wrong thing. To this day, the game makes no sense.
And why to the players wear pyjamas?
you take your rubbish with you
Cricket ------------- the most boring game ever invented ------------- No wonder the British empire collapsed 😑
Except they kept on playing cricket. So, not really.
Yes, the game can be slow, especially in a test match (which I never watch), but the shorter forms are not boring at all.
Attention span??
As a born and bred Aussie, I couldn't think of a worse thing to do than watching a cricket game.
I feel sorry for you.
Its not compulsory
Totally agree with you, rather watch paint dry.😊
🤣🤣 it’s ok it’s not for everyone
Then I guess you're not a real Aussie.
Just remember. The bowler bowls on the wicket, aiming to hit the wicket, so he takes a wicket. Hope that’s made it easier understand 🤭
yes!!
You certainly picked an amazing Test Match to attend. Our mighty Aussies were strong and superb! 💪
RECORD ATTENDANCE over 5 days for any Aussie Test. 👍🌟
BTW, the NFL uses the 'sky camera'. Has done for years. Copied AUS. Always be responsible for your own crap. Always in life. NEVER LITTER.
M 🦘🏏😎
yay!!