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BBC Test Match Special RIP

Langeveldt

Langeveldt

Soutie
Wow, I was scared there for a minute, TMS is a cut above every other broadcasting medium in cricket, although I totally agree that its gone downhill recently, Gooch and Mark Saggers are not fit to shine the shoes of Aggers and Boycs who are brilliant in duo..

TMS is the only surviving relic of the time before cricket sold itself out to Talk Sport and Sky Sports, I love listening to TMS in my car without having to put up with adverts, promotions.. And the banter is generally top notch, way ahead of any other sports radio programme going.. It also evokes fond memories of when I first became interested in cricket (Listening to TMS at Manchester airport during the Donald v Fraser over when I had left the ground early, and the England tour to the WI in 1997)

My commentary dream team

Jon Agnew (TMS)
Kerry o'Keefe (Nine?)
Geoffery Boycott (TMS)
Victor Marks (TMS)
David Lloyd (Sky Sports)
Graham "Foxy" Fowler (Sky Sports/TMS)
 
Lillian Thomson

Lillian Thomson

Hall of Fame Member
Anna said:
The full quote:
"Inzamam - has he lost his wicket? I think he has - massively! He tried to swing Panesar to leg, lost his balance and, rather like an elephant attempting to hurdle, down he went - slowly, inexorably, painfully, dramatically. Inzamam has fallen on his stumps - what a way to go!"

I think that's pretty good :)
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Commentators are supposed to paint a picture for the listener. John Arlott was Rembrandt, Jonathan Agnew is Rolf Harris.
 
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greg

International Debutant
I was listening just before lunch today. In a period of play when Pakistan went from c. 60-2 to 80-5 Mark Saggers managed to commentate on precisely zero deliveries. He was interviewing the chief executive of Yorkshire Cricket Club about ground improvements at Headingley, you see. They used to at least leave this sort of thing to the lunch interval. Saggers is a journalist, not a commentator and shouldn't have been allowed anywhere near the live commentary on TMS on a matchday.
 
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