What's at the top of your viewing list?

[NZTailender]

In the gear grinding thread, there was talk that Eng-NZ is a dull competition. I was wondering what would be peoples favourite encounters (tests) and least favourite (or rather, most uninteresting).


For mine, top:
1. Ashes
2. NZ-Aus
3. Ind-Aus
4. NZ-Eng
5. Pak-Ind
6. Aus-RSA
7. WI-Aus
8. SL-NZ

Don't really have a series that I don't find some interest in. Though I wasn't particularly into the last RSA-Pak/Ind series.

 

[chaminda_00]

1. SS
2. SL-Ind
3. SL-Pak
4. SL-Aus
5. SL-Ban
6. SL-Eng
7. SL-NZ
8. SL-WI

 

[Precambrian]

Ind Aus
Ashes
Ind Sri Lan
Ind Eng
Ind Pak
Ind SA
the rest.

 

[_Ed_]

My top 5 would be:

NZ-Aus
Ashes
NZ-Eng
India-Aus
NZ-WI

 

[pup11]

Well some real mouth-watering contests are in store, but my pick would be:
Aus-Ind
Ashes
Rsa-Aus
Ind-Eng (can't wait to see KP v Dhoni clash)
Aus-SL (Mendis and Murali v Aus batsmen and Sanga and Mahela v Aus bowlers)

 

[Speersy]

Ashes
Aus-Ind
Aus-SA
Aus-NZ
Ind-Pak
WI-Everyone

 

[Shaggy Alfresco]

Ashes
Eng-WI
Eng-SAF
Eng-NZ
Eng-Ind
Eng-Pak
Ind-Aus
Pak-Ind

Oblivion

 

[zaremba]

Ashes

Eng v SA
Eng v India
Eng v Pakistan
Eng v WI
Eng v SL
Eng v NZ

Eng v Bang or Zim

Aus v SA
Aus v India

Edit: completely forgot about the Champions Trophy which is obviously Number 1 every time

 

[Jamee999]

Ashes
Eng-Ind
Aus-Ind
Aus-SA

Then all England matches vs the Big 8.

Then Ind-Pak

Then all Australian matches vs the Big 8.

 

[Raghav]

NZ vs Rest of the World
NZ vs India
NZ vs Australia
NZ vs Srilanka
NZ vs England

 

[GIMH]

I'd pretty watch England ahead of anything, aside from that I try to watch as much of the Aussie home season as I can, and basically enjoy watching the top sides face off rather than having set favourites.

 

[Ahmed_Tariq]

Ashes

Pakistan vs India
Pakistan vs Australia
Pakistan vs South Africa
Pakistan vs England
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka (Will be interesting to see how the Pakistani batsmen handle Mendis.)
Pakistan vs West Indies
Pakistan vs New Zealand

Sri Lanka vs Australia
Sri Lanka vs South Africa
Sri Lanka vs England
Sri Lanka vs West Indies
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand

(Will be interesting to see how Mendis tears apart the teams. )

 

[masterblaster]

1. India vs Australia
2. The Ashes
3. India vs England
4. India vs Pakistan
5. India vs Sri Lanka
6. Australia vs New Zealand
7. Australia vs Pakistan
8. England vs New Zealand

 

[fredfertang]

I cant even walk past a village green with a game of cricket in play without stopping to watch for a few minutes so I am easily pleased but these days the Ashes are the ultimate because its England against the best - 20 years ago it was England against the Windies - who will it be in 20 years time?

 

[Perm]

Ashes
Chappell-Hadlee
Australia-India

Australia-South Africa
India-South Africa
South Africa-England
England-India

Bangladesh v anybody

Don't really like watching Sri Lanka, Pakistan, West Indies or NZ all that much.

 

[NZTailender]

I cant even walk past a village green with a game of cricket in play without stopping to watch for a few minutes so I am easily pleased

Yeah, same. Sometimes I have to refrain from calling out fielding changes though. "If you're going to bowl there, put in a third man, ffs!"

 

[BoyBrumby]

The Ashes is the tops, obv & then I'm parochial enough to prefer to watch anything that includes us over anything that doesn't. As the Windies were the gold-standard when I was growing up they always used to be the other big series, but since their demise I suppose the yarps are now our no.2 series.

Will watch whatever's on tho; Sky carries pretty much all Oz, West Indies & NZ domestic internationals, which I always follow, sleep & work permitting.

 

[GIMH]

Yeah, same. Sometimes I have to refrain from calling out fielding changes though. "If you're going to bowl there, put in a third man, ffs!"

 

[Uppercut]

The Ashes comes first. After that, i'm up largely for a competitive series where i have an interest i who comes out on top.

The problem with Eng-NZ is it went on for SO LONG. 10 ODIs and 6 tests. It was easy to forget that sometimes these teams play others. Equally, there isn't anyone, bar KP who didn't seem overly bothered about performing against NZ most of the time, who i'd pay to watch on either side. There was also the continuous feeling that the real New Zealand retired to play in the ICL/IPL and this is their second team. And when NZ inevitably choke from a winning position, that's always painful to watch.

There's been some really good series between the two that i've much enjoyed, but this particular one was not one of them- and it should never have gone on for six tests and ten ODIs. Generally i enjoy series in England because of the timing problems of watching them anywhere else. But right now, out of Australia, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa and NZ, NZ are easily the last team I want to see tour.

 

[sanga1337]

Definitely the ashes. Then any other competitive series including Australia or Sri Lanka.