Russell Crowe

You've got to stop that little red ball from going between the players and therefore preventing the batsman from scoring runs.

But that five-day game, the way that it ebbs and flows, once you're into it, it's the only way you want to watch cricket.

Because it's like, you know, at one moment, your team can be just so far ahead.

You're like, just, you know, and then it'll turn on a dime.

And day two, things get really dark for your team.

Day three, you got an edge back again.

Day four, it's fantastic, man.

And as a kid, I used to go and attend every day of a five-day game.

Yeah, it was crazy.

No, no.

I mean, it really requires, I mean, just look at the five-day game.

It's like five news cycles, right?

Yeah.

We're not really set up for that sort of patience and persistence.

Is it streaming?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

I mean, you know, there's cables and companies and stuff have got involved now, but it used to be national network radio.

And when cricket season was on, I mean, back in the day, people would come from overseas and into Australia in the summer and ask the question, is there anything else on television except sport?