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Devil Fish
31 Aug 2005, 15:28
I love this guy with a passion. I find myself just repeating everything he says. It's the `way' he says things which is so entertaining.
I think his best call of the tour thus far was when Mark Nicholas suggested, "Warne certainly seems full of beans..." Richie replied, "He may well be?"
eddiesmith
31 Aug 2005, 15:35
Richie is the reason I dont watch SBS's coverage
Devil Fish
31 Aug 2005, 15:46
Richie is the reason I dont watch SBS's coverage
Are you for real? Richie is to cricket what Anabel Chong is to the sex industry.
Bartram_Class
31 Aug 2005, 15:47
Richie is the reason I dont watch SBS's coverage
Why? because hes not byast towards England?
eddiesmith
31 Aug 2005, 15:53
Because he is the worst commentator ever and is ********ing annoying, listening to him on CH9 is bad enough, but now I have a choice, I dont have to listen to him all year round
Funny, you praise Richie and complain about other commentators being biased
I can just imagine if MacGill doesnt play Richie will spend the entire English innings talking of how good Stuey is and how he should be out there and how England would be struggling if he was
embleygirl
31 Aug 2005, 15:54
Richie's world class. :)
Bartram_Class
31 Aug 2005, 15:55
Richie >>>>>> Paul Allott, Bob Willis, Ian Botham et al.
Benaud is a pretty good commentator.
I have said this before.............
I cannot imagine summer in Australia with out Richie's mug on the box. His wit & knowledge is second to none.
Such is him warm, grandfatherly like demeanor, i would not feel uncomfortable giving the man a big hug in the street.
How will i describe him to my children ??? It will be hard.
He really is the King.
peternorth
31 Aug 2005, 17:02
Because he is the worst commentator ever and is ********ing annoying, listening to him on CH9 is bad enough, but now I have a choice, I dont have to listen to him all year round
Funny, you praise Richie and complain about other commentators being biased
I can just imagine if MacGill doesnt play Richie will spend the entire English innings talking of how good Stuey is and how he should be out there and how England would be struggling if he was
and the pommy commentators arent? funny, where have they been all the time when the ashes were a one sided affair (aussies way)
Power21
31 Aug 2005, 17:38
Because he is the worst commentator ever and is ********ing annoying, listening to him on CH9 is bad enough, but now I have a choice, I dont have to listen to him all year round
Funny, you praise Richie and complain about other commentators being biased
I can just imagine if MacGill doesnt play Richie will spend the entire English innings talking of how good Stuey is and how he should be out there and how England would be struggling if he was
Oh boo hoo, we have to put up with atherton and greig and f******* boycott talking about how good flintoff is and how they want to father his child etc.
Cooldude
31 Aug 2005, 17:40
I'm surprised that people still responds to what eddiesmith says
He makes a retard look exceptionally intelligent
And frankly, if you argue with idiots, you become an idiot, and they'd beat you on experience
Ritchie Benaud = champion.
Both as bowler, and commentator.
stokesy
31 Aug 2005, 18:29
I have said this before.............
I cannot imagine summer in Australia with out Richie's mug on the box. His wit & knowledge is second to none.
Such is him warm, grandfatherly like demeanor, i would not feel uncomfortable giving the man a big hug in the street.
How will i describe him to my children ??? It will be hard.
He really is the King.
I feel the same way. :D
During the last Test there was a group of blokes wearing stripey 'convict' clothes with big blown up Richie Benaud masks on.
One of the commentators says something to Richie about it & he replies
'I don't mind the bit on top, but it's the garb below I'm not too keen on'
Pause
'The Benauds came over from France actually'
The way he said it all of us watching just burst out laughing, he has a certain style, laconic is the word.
Devil Fish
31 Aug 2005, 18:36
During the last Test there was a group of blokes wearing stripey 'convict' clothes with big blown up Richie Benaud masks on.
One of the commentators says something to Richie about it & he replies
'I don't mind the bit on top, but it's the garb below I'm not too keen on'
Pause
'The Benauds came over from France actually'
The way he said it all of us watching just burst out laughing, he has a certain style, laconic is the word.
It's just the way he says stuff. I could listen to him all day.
Another ripper many years ago was when Greg Ritchie was doing his `Mahatmacoat' character. He had hopped into an army tank which was driving away from the camera. On the back of the tank was a sticker which read, "Wide Load". Richie then commented, "Wide Load? How appropriate."
I laughed that much I was boiling my eyes out.
spanky ham
31 Aug 2005, 18:42
Cricket wouldn't be the same without Richie.
I love this guy with a passion. I find myself just repeating everything he says. It's the `way' he says things which is so entertaining.
I think his best call of the tour thus far was when Mark Nicholas suggested, "Warne certainly seems full of beans..." Richie replied, "He may well be?"
I think what Richie actually said "Depends what was on the menu"
Funny eitherway and he certainly is one of the few good commentaters on 9
I love this guy with a passion. I find myself just repeating everything he says. It's the `way' he says things which is so entertaining.
I think his best call of the tour thus far was when Mark Nicholas suggested, "Warne certainly seems full of beans..." Richie replied, "He may well be?"
Yea i know what you mean... love his commentary, will be a sad day when he retires.
apollo_creed
31 Aug 2005, 23:18
JB.
It's time for the master to take over.
agitator
1 Sep 2005, 08:25
Richie >>>>>> Paul Allott, Bob Willis, Ian Botham et al.
ch4 have a much better commentary team than sky.
bob willis sounds like a funeral director and i dont have much time for beefy.
my favs on ch4 are boiks and nicholas and the analyst.
watching the telecast shows just how crappy ch9 has been over the years especially with tony greig's cricket memorabillia fire sales and tubby taylor struggling to spit a sentence out and chapelli's droning style.
TigerCraig
1 Sep 2005, 08:36
TMS is better than both
Ch9 commentary team is top of the tree by far
agitator
1 Sep 2005, 11:43
TMS is better than both
yeah it's great but the abc's constant news updates and station promos p|sses me right off so i rarely listen these days.......i've lost count of the number of times over the years the abc come back from an update only to find a wicket has fallen.
He's the voice of cricket.
You turn on Ch9 in summer and you hear him and he's a welcomed voice.
Devil Fish
1 Sep 2005, 13:44
He's the voice of cricket.
You turn on Ch9 in summer and you hear him and he's a welcomed voice.
How do you reckon Richie would go commentating AFL?
How do you reckon Richie would go commentating AFL?
Hehe...lol
Him and Cometti - perfect match. ;)
Devil Fish
1 Sep 2005, 15:37
Hehe...lol
Him and Cometti - perfect match. ;)
It would be chocolate for the ears.
It would be chocolate for the ears.
You sound like him....you've got Benaud on the brain.