Channel 9 commentary whinge thread 2013

[Doodlesweaver]

Greg Blewett is a good pundit. Not sure who he works for in Australia ,but he did a good job on Sky TV over here. Way better than Warne ,who completely lost the plot in the last series.

Depends who Warne is with. He is going to be horrid with Healy and that lot as they'll encourage his drivel, but when he's with someone like Atherton he can be very good as Atherton 'leads' him well.

 

[Doodlesweaver]

They should look at recruiting Mark Waugh just to annoy the Victorians.

Just the Victorians? You underestimate his power.

 

[frankrizzo]

The 3 man commentary team has made nine even worse, they seem to think they are back in the dressing room and act accordingly.

I remember when slater started as a commentator before he joined nine, he did some stuff in new zealand when we toured and he was actually pretty solid but get him with healy and taylor and ugh.

 

[Donnie Darko]

Depends who Warne is with. He is going to be horrid with Healy and that lot as they'll encourage his drivel, but when he's with someone like Atherton he can be very good as Atherton 'leads' him well.

I previously thought that Warne was OK ,but in this last series something had changed. He became a big time whinger and was constantly going on about the umpires and Cooks captaincy non stop.

 

[Tulip]

I'm going to miss Michael Holdings sweet Jamaican baritone

Johhhhh Wrooooot

 

[Slax]

They should look at recruiting Mark Waugh just to annoy the Victorians.

Problem with that is he'll annoy everyone else too.

Hoping that Hussey is alright, but really not looking forward to it this summer, just seeing the names Healy, Brayshaw, Nicholas & Warne as commentators is making me reach for the mute button and the cricket isn't even on.

 

[Costanza_]

Oh man, I was getting so pumped for Thursday morning, then I see this thread and the horror of what's to come from a certain I. Healy sets in...

 

[Matt121]

Oh man, I was getting so pumped for Thursday morning, then I see this thread and the horror of what's to come from a certain I. Healy sets in...

I so remember that picture

 

[Mr Meeseeks]

JB will be good.

 

[Smoooothy]

Is sky doing their own coverage again?

 

[Doodlesweaver]

Do you mean in the UK? I'd hope so, no reason why English fans should have to put with the drongos from nein. It's bad enough Aussie fans do.

 

[damochandler]

bskyb have the right for everything to with cricket in england

 

[Mr Meeseeks]

Do you mean in the UK? I'd hope so, no reason why English fans should have to put with the drongos from nein. It's bad enough Aussie fans do.

Haha what about us aussie fans in the UK?!

Sky's comms are as bad/biased as the 9 team. If not worse.

 

[Doodlesweaver]

Haha what about us aussie fans in the UK?!

Sky's comms are as bad/biased as the 9 team. If not worse.

They aren't as annoying as the Slats/Heals/Tubbs triumvirate. No one on this earth is.

 

[Mr Meeseeks]

They aren't as annoying as the Slats/Heals/Tubbs triumvirate. No one on this earth is.

Agree to disagree. At least the 9 guys are biased my way.

BBC/ABC all the way anyway.

PS I like tubby.

 

[Dont be a lemon]

Is sky doing their own coverage again?

Yes

 

[JUBJUB]

no visiting commentator again

A few weeks ago the Herald-Sun ran a story saying that Pommy arseh*le Piers Morgan was joining the Nine commentary team.

 

[hcd199]

Can't wait for the inevitable instance of a wicket being overturned when the third umpire discovers it's a no ball, only to hear certain commentators decide that the whole front-foot no ball rule is wrong because of it.

 

[brisbane13]

Is sky doing their own coverage again?

there is an English Broadcasting mob out here. because i heard an interview with Ian Botham. talking about how he is out here commentating for them.

 

[Dont be a lemon]

Sky's Ashes coverage will include commentary from David Gower, Michael Atherton, Sir Ian Botham, Nasser Hussain, Andrew Strauss, David Lloyd and Shane Warne.

http://www1.skysports.com/cricket/n...ir-channel-pick-to-show-daily-test-highlights

 

[Costanza_]

Sky's Ashes coverage will include commentary from David Gower, Michael Atherton, Sir Ian Botham, Nasser Hussain, Andrew Strauss, David Lloyd and Shane Warne.

It should feel so unpatriotic and shameful but I'd much rather listen to those lads than Slater, Healy et al.

 

[Dont be a lemon]

It's not. Nine's commentators talk shit and act 'matey'.

 

[Plugger35]

Yeah the Sky commentary team is much better than Nine, they have more actual cricket analysis and less annoying cheerleading, promos etc.

 

[brisbane13]

It's not. Nine's commentators talk shit and act 'matey'.

they do speak shit as well as being matey!
personalty ill be watching a stream of the English sports cast, even if the quality isn't that great, my head won hurt so much after listening to channel 9's brain drain team

 

[Kram]

They aren't as annoying as the Slats/Heals/Tubbs triumvirate. No one on this earth is.

The only combination of commentators I could think of that could give them a run is something like having Haydos and Langer together..