2012/13 Nine Commentary team bagging thread

[Caesar]

Only the greatest lock forward ever to play the game, and don't let any Queenslanders tell you different.

 

[Kram]

How is it pronounced? lol

 

[Parquet Court]

Only the greatest lock forward ever to play the game, and don't let any Queenslanders tell you different.

What's a lock?

 

[iluvparis]

Presumably a guy that is first named every game.

 

[Parquet Court]

Presumably a guy that is first named every game.

Ahhh I see

 

[TassieEagle]

I know they have been told to say it but the "We now say goodby to our NSW and Vic viewers" grinds my gears a Tasmanian and we leave for the news at the same time.

 

[BluesMan]

Presumably a guy that is first named every game.

Well played lol

 

[Super Hans]

What would everyones ultimate cricket commentary line up be? Mine would be Fleming, Holding, Maxwell, Lawry, Grieg (pitch report specialist) O'Keefe, Richards and Nicholas.

 

[BluesMan]

What would everyones ultimate cricket commentary line up be? Mine would be Fleming, Holding, Maxwell, Lawry, Grieg (pitch report specialist) O'Keefe, Richards and Nicholas.

Fleming is a knob. Other than that, Sounds good. I love Warney too.

 

[DrVanNostrand]

What would everyones ultimate cricket commentary line up be? Mine would be Fleming, Holding, Maxwell, Lawry, Grieg (pitch report specialist) O'Keefe, Richards and Nicholas.

How many are we allowed? If it's eight....

David Gower (host), Bumble (pitch), Ian Smith, Michael Holding, Kerry O'Keefe, Pommie Mbangwa, Ian Chappell, Bill Lawry.

Honourable mentions: Fazheer Mohammed, Ian Bishop, Mike Haysman, Tony Greig, Andrew Symonds, Mark Richardson

 

[Righteo]

Needs more Warne Dr VN.

 

[Super Hans]

How many are we allowed? If it's eight....

David Gower (host), Bumble (pitch), Ian Smith, Michael Holding, Kerry O'Keefe, Pommie Mbangwa, Ian Chappell, Bill Lawry.

Honourable mentions: Fazheer Mohammed, Ian Bishop, Mike Haysman, Tony Greig, Andrew Symonds, Mark Richardson

Shit I forgot bumble, him in Greig out. As many as you like.

 

[imadodgyumpire]

You don't like Gideon Haigh either?

Just to be clear. Sometimes, for the supposed cricket intellectual/romantic that he is, I've heard him too often be quite cheap with his comments, particularly regarding lesser players.

Who do you like?

Just gong back to Maxwell and KOK. It's not that i don't like him, it's more I can take or leave him. KOK? I've often found myself not agreeing with him, rather than being someone offensive. So it's not that bad. As far as the local scene atm goes, I think Geoff Lawson and Neil Manthorp is the best combo. I don't pick up on what others do, when criticising Geoff.

 

[Ill Chicken]

Warne is a disgusting commentator.

Nicholas, Lawry, Chappell? The whole team is unbearable.

Steyn, wicket in the first over, 5th ball, short and wide. Watson plays and misses. Lawry "he is bowling to short". Just shits me.

You know why Test cricket is dying, because they keep telling people it is dying with lines like "anyone who tells you test cricket is dying is wrong". You'll hear this comment or something like it from one of the C9 commentators every single test. They have to talk up a player every time, especially Australian players, the minute Tom Moody started talking about Philander ability to the move the ball both ways, what did Slats started referencing Warners bat and what name it had. They're absolute ******s, the lot of them.

 

[peternorth]

bring back stacky and tim lane

 

[MrKK]

Harsha Bhogle has to be in any fantasy lineup (IMO).

 

[peternorth]

oh for some impartiality in our commentary team.

and for ex players to keep pumping up their mates. can other posters who are more familiar with international commentators advise if they talk about football codes, what players like to do etc?

 

[imadodgyumpire]

Warne is a disgusting commentator.

What's so bad about? Everytime I hear him commentate (not often), it becomes much clearer to me as to why he was such a powerful player.

 

[Ill Chicken]

What's so bad about? Everytime I hear him commentate (not often), it becomes much clearer to me as to why he was such a powerful player.

I haven't listened to him since last summer and at that time, I didn't last long enough. Flirting with Lily Allen during the Ashes was one of the reasons.

 

[peternorth]

What's a lock?

 

[imadodgyumpire]

I haven't listened to him since last summer and at that time, I didn't last long enough. Flirting with Lily Allen during the Ashes was one of the reasons.

Ewww...Yuk!

 

[BarneyBent]

What would everyones ultimate cricket commentary line up be? Mine would be Fleming, Holding, Maxwell, Lawry, Grieg (pitch report specialist) O'Keefe, Richards and Nicholas.

Needs a sprinkle of Mo Matthews for flavour.

 

[DrVanNostrand]

You know there's an issue when the addition of Tom Moody improves the commentary.

 

[Parquet Court]

Quite liked terry alderman. Is very wa centric but it's good to minimise that nsw flavour that lawson, okeefe, maxwell all bring.

Intricate knowledge of the waca and its quirks, doesn't say too much either. Thoroughly enjoyed his work last night

 

[Simple Jack]

You know there's an issue when the addition of Tom Moody improves the commentary.

Harsh, Moody was good and wouldn't be out of place in a half decent commentary.