Fantastically scathing article about Channel Nine

[blackcat]

Well if the article is anything to go by, the directive to be vacuous idiots has come from McNamara.

What a tosser, who (apart from someone with severe narcissistic tendencies) sets up a google alert on their name?

how could they be anything other than vacuous idiots, they could not be sensible polymaths as cricketers.

 

[jefffff34]

Does not bode well for the Ashes coverage...

 

[The_Reaper]

Does not bode well for the Ashes coverage...

Well McNamara won't be in charge of the production.

Sky probably will be

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Well McNamara won't be in charge of the production.

Sky probably will be

If that many of Nine's "talent" are going over, don't be so sure. It might be a co-production with MadNamara at the helm.

 

[Cleavy]

too many, should cut it by half

 

[The_Reaper]

If that many of Nine's "talent" are going over, don't be so sure. It might be a co-production with MadNamara at the helm.

Sky has to satisfy paying customers remember.

So it won't deliver up s**t

 

[Hellgood]

Does not bode well for the Ashes coverage...

Worrying.

But will be interesting to see how they go outside of Channel 9 with different producers.

 

[04 Durif]

Brad McNamara

 

[Smeg Head]

Brad McNamara is a great big douche.

 

[Mr Meeseeks]

Sky has to satisfy paying customers remember.

So it won't deliver up s**t

Kidding right?

Says a lot for the depths 9 has plummeted to that people itt are putting genuine faith in Sky providing decent commentary. I will have the radio on from start to finish this Ashes.

 

[Weagleman]

Soon we'll have commentary XI, a 12th man and a few subs.

 

[Phone]

Well McNamara won't be in charge of the production.

Sky probably will be

It appears that C9 will be taking the Sky feed and using their own commentators, so it'll still have the McNamara touch to it. Would laugh if Ponting chooses to only commentate on Sky.

 

[Billy ray]

Bump
Cos its all still true

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

The worst part is that it's clearly a directive coming from someone or something higher up.

It's been that way for quite some time. I recall throughout the Muralitharran debate, Channel 9 commentators wouldn't even consider his action was dubious, and would never show his bowling from side on, like they did for every other bowler. Obviously instructed not to add any fuel to the fire.

 

[Hellgood]

It's been that way for quite some time. I recall throughout the Muralitharran debate, Channel 9 commentators wouldn't even consider his action was dubious, and would never show his bowling from side on, like they did for every other bowler. Obviously instructed not to add any fuel to the fire.

It's more a throwing thing in general. There's no doubt that all commentators have been told it is completely taboo to bring it up. I remember watching domestic cricket a while back when Cameron Gannon, Aaron Bird, Johan Botha were plying their trades and not a word was spoken. It's no different for overseas commentary teams either. Even when guys return to bowling like Narine, Ajmal or Shillingford, it seems they have a directive to discuss the story of them coming back, but can't actually make comment on the legality of their remodelled action.

 

[Kram]

When Ajmal was playing over in England they were showing extreme close up replays of his doosra and the commentators were all going on about how great it was. So obvious that he was throwing it but they were all too chicken to even question it.

 

[ioppolo]

When Ajmal was playing over in England they were showing extreme close up replays of his doosra and the commentators were all going on about how great it was. So obvious that he was throwing it but they were all too chicken to even question it.

His Teesra when England toured the UAE. Baseball pitcher stuff that was.