Radio coverage

[010203]

I've enjoyed ABC thus far. In regards to their experts, two bowlers and two ex batsmen is a nice balance. Not convinced they need 4 ball by ball callers but Alison Mitchell being doing 40 minute stints on 7 may make that a necessity of sorts.

 

[010203]

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricke...r-abc-s-cricket-coverage-20181207-p50kty.html

 

[Cleavy]

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricke...r-abc-s-cricket-coverage-20181207-p50kty.html

as long as they don't bring back Lawson, we're good.

 

[GeelongFTW]

Cricket and radio will always go together.

You mean having a live feed up on my phone whilst driving isn't a good idea?

 

[The Speaker]

Did enjoy Katich’s inability to keep it together when Hudson was reading the ads.

What was he doing?

 

[Ohitsthatguy]

I started with Seven's coverage but couldn't stick through Slater so I went to ABC. Shame because I think Punter is an excellent commentator but Slater just ruins any coverage.

Ed Cowan is fantastic and really love his insight on ABC.

 

[Registered User]

If anyone's interested, Glenn Mitchell and Terry Alderman have been on Macquarie today. I dunno if it's all day or just guest spots.
It sounds like the old days on 3LO

 

[Demosthenes]

ABC have improved massively since last season. It's a seriously impressive effort, what with the TV rights deal diluting the talent and Whateley/Rogers jumping ship.

 

[BRWB]

If anyone's interested, Glenn Mitchell and Terry Alderman have been on Macquarie today. I dunno if it's all day or just guest spots.
It sounds like the old days on 3LO

Mitchell is elite and possibly the best cricket caller in the country.

Alderman actually made me turn off even when Mitchell was calling...that bad.

Call it the Spud-Huddo effect.

 

[peternorth]

i enjoy ian chappels stories

 

[Freo Big Fella]

I shouldn't really be this surprised, but 6PR's commentary for the Scorchers games is like having your ears gouged out with a skewer.

Karl Langdon's ignorance of any sport other than AFL (and even there he struggles when he's not in a position to do his paid cheerleading for the Eagles) is astonishing for someone ostensibly being paid for ball-by-ball commentary. Hogg sounded like he was about to deck him at some points.

Bring back ABC for the BBL!

 

[troybe]

i enjoy ian chappels stories

Is that you, Trevor[emoji12]


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[damochandler]

Is Kerry okeefe back on the abc

 

[010203]

Is Kerry okeefe back on the abc

No, it was just to commemorate 300 tests for Jim Maxwell as a commentator.

 

[Jascave]

Seeing that Jim Maxwell has called his 300th Test for the ABC, how many Tests did the late Alan McGilvray done by comparison?


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[troybe]

In the car today listening to the cricket on 1116 AM and they were still having ads for the Stars/Gades NYE Derby. Do the producers even listen to their own broadcast?


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[sandeano]

Driving home from work tonight and was listening to the coverage of the Strikers vs Stars match on Big Bash Nation which seems to be shared by SEN and Macquarie Sports. So I tuned in to hear the last five minutes of Seb Gotch's innings. At no time did I hear what score he was on or how many balls he had faced. Even when he was out I had no idea how many runs he had made. And then for the next 4 or five wickets - never did the commentators state how many runs they had made or were out for.

Oh, I did learn that co-commentator Shaun Tait was bought to us by Red Energy, as that was mentioned every over.

Geez, how hard is it? "Smith departs for 26 from 19 balls, caught Bloggs of the bowling of Brown. It is 4/113"

Not that bloody hard.

 

[010203]

I've enjoyed hearing Darren Lehmann on Macquarie Sports radio this summer. ABC has improved but it still needs some improvement.

 

[imadodgyumpire]

Ian Chappell doesn't sound so much like a dour campaigner on radio.

 

[JimDocker]

ABC have improved massively since last season. It's a seriously impressive effort, what with the TV rights deal diluting the talent and Whateley/Rogers jumping ship.

I would say the ABC have improved largely because Whateley and Rogers jumped ship.

 

[010203]

I would say the ABC have improved largely because Whateley and Rogers jumped ship.

I won't bother asking you about why you think ABC has improved without Whateley but why do you think they're better off without Rogers?

 

[JimDocker]

I won't bother asking you about why you think ABC has improved without Whateley but why do you think they're better off without Rogers?

He was very boring. When he wasn’t being boring, he used to giggle. When he was on with Whateley and Dirk Nannes, it was unlistenable

 

[troybe]

Just listening to 1116 AM in the car and it took a full 2 minutes to name the fielder who caught the Sri Lankan opener. Then after the second wicket fell wouldn’t/couldn’t/hadn’t named the incoming batsman I reckon for 5 minutes but by that time I was out of the car. Strange considering these are the fundamental stats/info that listeners need and want to know.


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[Plugger35]

Just listening to 1116 AM in the car and it took a full 2 minutes to name the fielder who caught the Sri Lankan opener. Then after the second wicket fell wouldn’t/couldn’t/hadn’t named the incoming batsman I reckon for 5 minutes but by that time I was out of the car. Strange considering these are the fundamental stats/info that listeners need and want to know.


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ABC radio not much better, tuned in to hear the score and they spent about 5 minutes waffling on about the pink ball before they bothered to mention it.

 

[Registered User]

For those interested, SEN are broadcasting games on radio..... " games.....will be available across 1116 SEN, 1377 SEN+, 1629 SEN SA and DAB+ platforms. "
I'm not sure which commentary feeds they'll be using