Commentary thread

[Furball]

Strauss says some good stuff but his tone of voice needs working on, a bit like Boring Bob. Early days though and may well improve in time.

At least Strauss doesn't sound like he's going to slink off to a dark, lonely corner to kill himself.

 

[Arachnodouche]

Was Bumble always this funny? He's really grown into the clown role over the years..does it superbly too, I might add. Was going on yesterday about how he ran down the pitch to whack a dead ball to the fence in his playing days.

 

[Uppercut]

I'm quite liking Strauss. The polar opposite to Botham in that he's intelligent and nice.

Bumble gets on my nerves more and more every year. He just chats rubbish, he's like the old relative no one listens to anymore.

 

[King Pietersen]

Agreed on both counts, definitely prefer Strauss to Botham. Bumble was funny in 2007, but his schtick is getting old. He's irritating as hell on Twitter, and just seems to talk constant crap on commentary.

 

[TNT]

Listening to the English commies on the radio one could think the Ashes started in 2005 then played again in 2009 and 2010/11.

 

[King Pietersen]

It did didn't it?

 

[uvelocity]

not commentary as such but keep hearing clunk noises that sound like the ball hitting stumps or a hit wicket, can they **** this off please

 

[superkingdave]

If you have ever had the displeasure of having to listen to Alec Stewart commentate then Strauss' voice is positively vibrant.

Listened to a bit of TMS in the car and, even though I have never liked him, Blofeld has got even worse of late. McGrath seems OK, and even Vaughan has got a little better

 

[fredfertang]

Strauss isn't too bad for a bloke who has just started out - if he improves as much as Nasser has over the years (he really was piss poor when he first started) then he's going to end up as one of the best

 

[greg]

If you have ever had the displeasure of having to listen to Alec Stewart commentate then Strauss' voice is positively vibrant.

Listened to a bit of TMS in the car and, even though I have never liked him, Blofeld has got even worse of late. McGrath seems OK, and even Vaughan has got a little better

I don't think you can appreciate quite how bad Blofeld is as a commentator (as opposed perhaps to a general entertainer/raconteur which is undoubtedly why he is still there) unless you listen to him whilst watching the cricket live. It is not an exaggeration to say that often there are simply two completely different games going on - one as described by Blofeld and one that is actually happening! A large amount of the time he simply doesn't have a clue what has happened to a delivery and so just makes it up! It's amazing. I can be sitting square to the wicket off a fast bowler and be able to tell through cricket experience and reaction of the players that a player has been given out caught at slip, and he'll be telling the world that he's been given out LBW! Or he'll spend a whole over not noticing who is batting or even who is bowling! Or something else.

 

[Burgey]

Yeah Blowers is a relic of a bygone age when radio commentators could basically make it up as they went because no one had television and could tell what the hell was going on

 

[Burgey]

Strauss isn't too bad for a bloke who has just started out - if he improves as much as Nasser has over the years (he really was piss poor when he first started) then he's going to end up as one of the best

Quite interesting how that can go. When Healy first started I thought he gave some good insights and because he spoke quite clearly he was a good addition. There was also a fair level of novelty about it because he and Tubby were the first additions to the Nine commentary team in literally decades.

Since then though, he's just got worse and become a cheer leader and little else.

 

[Flem274*]

blofeld is awesome. i dont care how bad he may be, his accent/voice make him worthwhile.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Quite interesting how that can go. When Healy first started I thought he gave some good insights and because he spoke quite clearly he was a good addition. There was also a fair level of novelty about it because he and Tubby were the first additions to the Nine commentary team in literally decades.

Since then though, he's just got worse and become a cheer leader and little else.

Slats has been a bit the same too.

 

[Burgey]

Slats has been a bit the same too.

Very much so.

 

[Adders]

Slats has been a bit the same too.

Slats in 2005 for Ch 4 in England was excellent.......eventually Ch 9 corrupted him.

 

[GIMH]

Slats in 2005 for Ch 4 in England was excellent.......eventually Ch 9 corrupted him.

Yeah he and Atherton were superb that series

 

[GIMH]

That reverse swing bit was quality

 

[Furball]

Slats has been a bit the same too.

There's a few commentators who I think would be better behaved, for lack of a better word, in the Sky box.

Warne was dreadful during the Champions Trophy, but he's always excellent in the Sky box. Slats was excellent for Channel 4 in 2005.

 

[Howe_zat]

This thing they've got with interviewing players in front of the replay screen is a brilliant idea. Just need to work on the questions