Yeah Slater has disappointed me, been poor in the box this test. Flem I can deal with
Nannes would be great on the tests, even getting Tufnell on there wouldn’t be too bad
Channel 7 commentary whinge thread 2018-19
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Nannes would be great on the tests, even getting Tufnell on there wouldn’t be too bad
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You're forgetting McGrath who has the personality of a brick.
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of course they are, they have nothing else in the interim.
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How Channel 7 could possibly have managed to assemble an even worse collection of commentators and analysts than the veteran numbskulls over at 9 beggars belief.
Glenn McGrath is not an articulate man. He could out-bore Ian Chappell.
Michael Slater is an absolute numpty, of all the commentators to have poached from 9, this guy would be your dead last choice, surely.
The Trent Copeland stuff is painful.
Damien Fleming needs to dial it down.
Did I imagine hearing Brayshaw? Please tell me it wasn't Brayshaw.
Alison Mitchell is just ok; Mel McLaughlin at least has the decency to look embarrassed for Slater and co. at times.
The way-too-streamlined scoreboard annoys me, give us a look at the full card occasionally; is 7 paying by the word?
Glenn McGrath is not an articulate man. He could out-bore Ian Chappell.
Michael Slater is an absolute numpty, of all the commentators to have poached from 9, this guy would be your dead last choice, surely.
The Trent Copeland stuff is painful.
Damien Fleming needs to dial it down.
Did I imagine hearing Brayshaw? Please tell me it wasn't Brayshaw.
Alison Mitchell is just ok; Mel McLaughlin at least has the decency to look embarrassed for Slater and co. at times.
The way-too-streamlined scoreboard annoys me, give us a look at the full card occasionally; is 7 paying by the word?
McGrath is at least inoffensive. The Copeland stuff doesn't really work, whether because its bland or needs more time than is available I'm not sure.
Get rid of Slater, send Fleming off to the BBL or horse racing, and its not that bad. Slater and Fleming together, though, * me that's truly Ninebad.
Mitchell seems to get stuck with those two a lot, and can't get a word in about the actual cricket. And for some reason Slater seems to be doing every second commentary stint. Its like Seven decided cricket needed a BT like *******, or maybe someone whose brain works on the same level as the Australian top six..
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And missing the first ball of the over more than they should. Used to happen all the time in the Tennis and nothing’s changed.
As has been mentioned before, because they aren't the host broadcaster, they're basically guessing how long the break between overs is going to be. Overseas broadcasters are in the same boat. Fox is the host, and because they have no ads between overs they aren't signalling for play to wait.
I’ve enjoyed their over of stump mic, did it on day 1 as well.
I’d love to go back to the early days of active on Fox when you could just listen to the stump mic or the umpires only on NRL/AFL games
They had that for a few english cricket summers as well, was great when gower was on.
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Michael Slater is an absolute numpty, of all the commentators to have poached from 9, this guy would be your dead last choice, surely.[/QUOTE]
first choice if you need someone to sell their soul for some cross promotion or act like a child
Michael Slater is an absolute numpty, of all the commentators to have poached from 9, this guy would be your dead last choice, surely.[/QUOTE]
first choice if you need someone to sell their soul for some cross promotion or act like a child
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Annnnnnd mute.
Coverage when the game isn't being played continues to be an issue. What does foxtel do during the lunch break?
Coverage when the game isn't being played continues to be an issue. What does foxtel do during the lunch break?
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Mel McLaughlin is shockingly bad. Always has been.
What's the go with Channel 7 commentary team at the ground calling it "Perth Stadium" while the people in the newsroom call it "Optus Stadium". Also when Ch 7 talk about "Perth Stadium" they show the graphic of the stadium with the Optus sign clear and centre.
Not a big deal, but I'm just curious.
Not a big deal, but I'm just curious.
dialogue of diarrhoea
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Soliloquy of shitness
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I still don't understand the point of that animated Apple ad where the papers are blown out the window
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Clearly she was drawing anti-semetic caricatures which took the old lady back to the good old 30's.
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Discourse of deadshittery
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Sermon of sewage
Tim Lane is appalling, keeps stuffing up when he is commentating
examples please
There have been others on the other days but today he went on about Shami on his second hat trick ball for the innings before being corrected a couple of minutes later
The only examples I can think of is that he thought there was an edge behind yesterday when there wasn't and that he called an over one ball early today.
However, I think he is the best lead commentator at Seven, better than Brayshaw and Mitchell.
