Cricket commentary: Has its standard gone down?

[GotSpin]

Three commentators at once is just way too much. Bunch of school girls in the com box

 

[Jono]

I don't know why everyone does loads over Sky's coverage tbh. I think they may be one of the better outfits compared with a squalid field, but Botham and Lloyd are respectively boorish and jovial cheer leaders; Willis (when he has been on with them in the past - haven't heard him in a while) sucks on a lemon all day and Hussain is awfully smug as an analyst for a bloke whose claim to fame as a skipper is sending Australia in and watching us rack up 2-360 at stumps on day one in Brisbane. Atherton is all right, but having met him in the nets at the SCG in the 90-91 series and had a chat, I can confirm he has questionable personal hygeine tstl. Holding is good, though and I think Gower is a good conversationalist as the intro guy. Reckon he'd be a great raconteur tbh.

Who cares. He's a good commentator now.

Beefy was a gun cricketer and is a **** commentator. If Nasser is a good commentator but was a mediocre player I couldn't care less.

He analyses, he knows what's happening around the world with game changes, he's willing to debate points and disagree with other commentators, and he knows what players have achieved.

Compared to other networks and coverage that is above and beyond brilliant.

 

[Burgey]

Who cares. He's a good commentator now.

Beefy was a gun cricketer and is a **** commentator. If Nasser is a good commentator but was a mediocre player I couldn't care less.

He analyses, he knows what's happening around the world with game changes, he's willing to debate points and disagree with other commentators, and he knows what players have achieved.

Compared to other networks and coverage that is above and beyond brilliant.

Nah ****.

 

[sreeku7]

Who cares. He's a good commentator now.
If Nasser is a good commentator but was a mediocre player I couldn't care less.

He analyses, he knows what's happening around the world with game changes, he's willing to debate points and disagree with other commentators, and he knows what players have achieved.

Compared to other networks and coverage that is above and beyond brilliant.

Doe he enjoy the job?It always looks as though he is trying to prove something

 

[Tricia McMillan]

Hard to say. Lately I've been watching cricket on ESPN3 where they have a single commentator who doesn't know anything at all.

 

[hazsa19]

Vintage Nass.


Naseer Hussain Insult & Revenge Ravi Shastri during commentary live Cricket match Donkey & Insult - YouTube

 

[DingDong]

just watching the india wi game commentary team is just about perfect imo

gavaskar - batting analysis
bishop - fast bowling analysis
shiva - spin bowling analysis
dujon - wicketkeeping analysis
arun lal - medium pace all rounder analysis
shastri - spinning all rounder analysis

most balanced commentary team ever imo

 

[Shri]

And its still all Flem's fault!

 

[Spikey]

just watching the india wi game commentary team is just about perfect imo

gavaskar - batting analysis
bishop - fast bowling analysis
shiva - spin bowling analysis
dujon - wicketkeeping analysis
arun lal - medium pace all rounder analysis
shastri - spinning all rounder analysis

most balanced commentary team ever imo

Could have sworn we had a thread to post posts undeserving of a thread, but no we don't so I'll throw this in here:

@the_topspin Lawrence Booth
Tony Greig to give next summer's MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture at Lord's on June 26...

Twitter

I literally can not wait for this. What will we get? 1 hour Sri Lankan tourist ad? 1 hour of trolling the BCCI? 1 hour of him confirming that he has never ever been wrong? Bring it on

 

[benchmark00]

Will use the opportunity to explain what reverse swing is imo. In particular the difference between the rough side and shiney side of a cricket ball.

 

[smash84]

just watching the india wi game commentary team is just about perfect imo

gavaskar - batting analysis
bishop - fast bowling analysis
shiva - spin bowling analysis
dujon - wicketkeeping analysis
arun lal - medium pace all rounder analysis
shastri - spinning all rounder analysis

most balanced commentary team ever imo

Are you serious?

 

[robelinda]

Complete fail commentary team, of the highest order.

 

[Shri]

Are you serious?

Do you know DingDong well?

 

[DingDong]

Could have sworn we had a thread to post posts undeserving of a thread, but no we don't so I'll throw this in here:

@the_topspin Lawrence Booth
Tony Greig to give next summer's MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture at Lord's on June 26...

Twitter

I literally can not wait for this. What will we get? 1 hour Sri Lankan tourist ad? 1 hour of trolling the BCCI? 1 hour of him confirming that he has never ever been wrong? Bring it on

just what r u trying to say spikey that my post was rubbish or something

if u were u need to pull ur head in mate

 

[DingDong]

And its still all Flem's fault!

i think we can give him a pass on this shri

 

[Shri]

i think we can give him a pass on this shri

Don't tell me you are doing this now just because he's a mod.

 

[Spikey]

just what r u trying to say spikey that my post was rubbish or something

if u were u need to pull ur head in mate

 

[DingDong]

Don't tell me you are doing this now just because he's a mod.

he's let the job get into his head he's not the same guy anymore

 

[DingDong]

yes i think u need to pull it in asap spikey

 

[Shri]

he's let the job get into his head he's not the same guy anymore

True, true.