The "Channel 9 Commentary Is Hurting Brain" Thread - Page 4

Dasa · 03-11-2010, 03:50 AM

That's not a surprise though. It seems a lot of commentators certainly don't keep up with cricket news as you'd hope they would and seem to simply not have basic knowledge that just about anyone on CW would have.

Debris · 03-11-2010, 03:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Craig

Mark Taylor isn't so flash. Last year in the Boxing Day Test, he kept mentioning how New Zealand were going to improve as a Test team because they had Shane Bond, when unknown to Taylor, that Bond had actually pulled the pin on Test cricket.

I always give Taylor some slack as he was the best on-field captain I have seen. At least some of that insight has to come through into his commentary, right?

I add my vote to those that want Greig and Lawry gone. I think Lawry is a shattered man since Warne retired - just not the same.

Jono · 03-11-2010, 04:02 AM

Don't mind Taylor. He's no Atherton or Nasser, but he's decent enough. Would probably be better with a different commentary team around him.

Also reckon he suffers from having a bad voice.

robelinda · 03-11-2010, 04:34 AM

Commentators in other countries always seem to have their finger on the pulse, our guys have no idea whats happening outside of our summer, been going on for years and years this garbage.

Gotta say, Ian Chappell is the man for me, great commentator. The rest are hopeless. Love Nasser and Athers too on Sky.

GingerFurball · 03-11-2010, 04:35 AM

Taylor's the one who sounds like he's talking whilst stuffing his face with pies, isn't he?

benchmark00 · 03-11-2010, 04:36 AM

Ian Chappell is ****ing hopeless. He's my least favourite out of the lot. Such a negative ****.

Outside of Healy and Chappell there's nothing wrong with the channel 9 commentary.

Flem274* · 03-11-2010, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by robelinda

Commentators in other countries always seem to have their finger on the pulse, our guys have no idea whats happening outside of our summer, been going on for years and years this garbage.

Gotta say, Ian Chappell is the man for me, great commentator. The rest are hopeless. Love Nasser and Athers too on Sky.

Not the case at all tbh. I remember when Grant Elliott made his test debut the commentators had no idea who he was.

Prince EWS · 03-11-2010, 04:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Flem274*

Not the case at all tbh. I remember when Grant Elliott made his test debut the commentators had no idea who he was.

That's better than Bill Lawry not knowing who he was in the third game he'd featured in of the summer - all of which Lawry commented in, and two of which he was in the box during Elliott's innings for.

Jono · 03-11-2010, 04:46 AM

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Originally Posted by benchmark00

Ian Chappell is ****ing hopeless. He's my least favourite out of the lot. Such a negative ****.

Outside of Healy and Chappell there's nothing wrong with the channel 9 commentary.

It is when you compare it to Sky though.

robelinda · 03-11-2010, 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Jono

It is when you compare it to Sky though.

Absolutely, you gotta compare it to other broadcasters. Sky is fabulous.

Flem274* · 03-11-2010, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Prince EWS

That's better than Bill Lawry not knowing who he was in the third game he'd featured in of the summer - all of which Lawry commented in, and two of which he was in the box during Elliott's innings for.

Really?

All I remember of the commentary that ODI series is Tahny Greeg screaming "HE'S FROM JOBURG! DID YOU KNOW HE'S FROM JOBURG?" and Mark Nicholas creaming his pants over McCullum and Guptill's strokes.

And Ian Chappell going "Elliot? Why did they pick him?" the day of his 60 odd against Aus

Joao · 03-11-2010, 05:01 AM

I skimmed through and was extremely dissapointed to note that no one dislikes Mark Nicholas. Hyperbole trash that doesn't even make sense 90% of the time and keeps crapping on about how you "sense" things. I'd rather listen to Ian Healy and that is saying something.

GingerFurball · 03-11-2010, 05:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Joao

I skimmed through and was extremely dissapointed to note that no one dislikes Mark Nicholas. Hyperbole trash that doesn't even make sense 90% of the time and keeps crapping on about how you "sense" things. I'd rather listen to Ian Healy and that is saying something.

He's not worth getting worked up over.

Bobisback · 03-11-2010, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Joao

I skimmed through and was extremely dissapointed to note that no one dislikes Mark Nicholas. Hyperbole trash that doesn't even make sense 90% of the time and keeps crapping on about how you "sense" things. I'd rather listen to Ian Healy and that is saying something.

I'm with you, Mark Nicholas is the worst commentator, if not person, in the world. Hate the ****.

GotSpin · 03-11-2010, 05:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Bobisback

I'm with you, Mark Nicholas is the worst commentator, if not person, in the world. Hate the ****.

Agree with this. His flowery, lengthy, drawn out descriptions make puppies die.

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Dasa International Vice-Captain Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Melbourne Posts: 4,955	That's not a surprise though. It seems a lot of commentators certainly don't keep up with cricket news as you'd hope they would and seem to simply not have basic knowledge that just about anyone on CW would have.

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Jono Request Your Custom Title Now! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Virat Kohli Posts: 47,482	Don't mind Taylor. He's no Atherton or Nasser, but he's decent enough. Would probably be better with a different commentary team around him. Also reckon he suffers from having a bad voice.

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Joao U19 12th Man Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 270	I skimmed through and was extremely dissapointed to note that no one dislikes Mark Nicholas. Hyperbole trash that doesn't even make sense 90% of the time and keeps crapping on about how you "sense" things. I'd rather listen to Ian Healy and that is saying something.

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