Where to watch The Ashes series around Frankfurt

I'm not up to too much during the days and new in town so have been busy looking for a job, learning Deutch, checking out the city etc

The ashes are coming up and as a lover of all good cricket I am excited by the prospect of being able to watch the lot . Not often you have time to watch five days of cricket. I'm a Kiwi so am not really too concerned who takes the prize but I'm definitely keen to find a decent pub to watch and have a few beers.

Any suggestions appreciated.

No such thing as a good cricket, those little buggers keep me awake at night with always chirping, rubbing their little legs together.

Lucky they don't bite.

On Bugs, Eddie Vedder said:

... And now the question's:
Do I kill them?
Become their friend?
Do I eat them?
Raw or well done?
Do I trick them?
I don't think they're that dumb
Do I join them?
Looks like that's the one ...

Bugs, Vitalogy.

good advice.

Sadly, these two concepts seem to be mutually exclusive in FFM. The bars that show BritSports are either of the rip-off-pseudo-Irish pub variety (O'Reilly's / Waxy's / etc.), the soul-less airport lounge that is the Fox & Hounds, or in the case of Cricket the most likely suspect, to wit Yours Australian Bar near the Bourse - which is equally characterless (but with the twin saving graces that it sells VB (albeit @ €3.50 a stubbie) and you can sneak downstairs to "IrishLand" for a smoke).

If you DO find somewhere that's got a little more character, then I'd love to know about it - and would probably join you for a couple to watch the Oz attack scything through our middle order. Again.

K

And here's the fixture list, timings adjusted for CET

July

1st Test, Cardiff
Wed 8 - Sun 12
Play starts at 1200 CET

2nd Test, Lord's
Thu 16 - Mon 20
Play starts at 1200 CET

3rd Test, Edgbaston
Thu 30 Jul - Mon 3 Aug
Play starts at 1200 CET

August

4th Test, Headingley
Fri 7 - Tue 11
Play starts at 1200 CET

5th Test, The Oval
Thu 20 - Mon 24
Play starts at 1100 CET

1st Twenty20 international, Old Trafford
Sun 30
Play starts at 1530 CET

September

2nd Twenty20 international, Old Trafford (d/n)
Tue 1
Play starts at 2000 CET

1st ODI, The Oval (d/n)
Fri 4
Play starts at 1400 CET

2nd ODI, Lord's
Sun 6
Play starts at 1115 CET

3rd ODI, Rose Bowl (d/n)
Wed 9
Play starts at 1530 CET

4th ODI, Lord's
Sat 12
Play starts at 1115 CET

5th ODI, Trent Bridge (d/n)
Tue 15
Play starts at 1530 CET

6th ODI, Trent Bridge (d/n)
Thu 17
Play starts at 1530 CET

7th ODI, Chester-le-Street
Sun 20
Play starts at 1115 CET

...and that's a $h1tload of cricket!

K

anyone going to Yours?

Is Yours definitely showing it? I'd be well up for heading down there next weekend to watch England go 2-0 up!

Has anyone heard of any other places other than Yours showing it?

Cheers

I am veeeery tempted by the idea of a few VBs on the Saturday for the afternoon session...I have mailed Yours to get a definitive answer.

K

And, any joy? Are they showing it?

No reply to my e-mail

Anyone work near the Bourse willing to pop their head round the door and ask for the benefit of the Cricket-loving <cough> masses of Frankfurt?

K

Lucky I didn't venture into town, then, given yesterday's wash-out...

K

I think I found somehwre that shows it - Sam's Sports Bar in Sachsenhausen! It's near Frankensteiner Platz by the river I think.

The issue with Sam's - and please understand that I love the place - is that they have SO many screens, they usually have the commentary turned off (except for really popular events like the Superbowl, World Series, or anything involving Eintracht when they crank it up to 11. Worth calling them, tho'

K

I've just found another place - An Sibinin Darmstadt will def be showing the final test this week.