Certified Legendary Thread The absolute brilliance that is the C9 commentary team. CC: Brad McNamara
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Chappell doesn't like Bradman. Some run ins when he was captain and Bradman was ACB, and family history with V Richardson IIRC.
But then Chappelli seems to have had run ins with most people.
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Yeah, it's useless taking stock of anything Chappelli says about Bradman. Insufferably biased against him.
Not that I think Bradman was a particularly pleasant guy from a lot of the stories I hear, but still. That's the one thing that has always sullied Chappelli; once he takes a set against someone, all objectivity is lost, forever.
I wonder if he and Botham will renew their acquaintances this summer?
Not that I think Bradman was a particularly pleasant guy from a lot of the stories I hear, but still. That's the one thing that has always sullied Chappelli; once he takes a set against someone, all objectivity is lost, forever.
I wonder if he and Botham will renew their acquaintances this summer?
He then went on to dice his brother Greg who they named as the number four batsman in the best Ashes team and Chappelli says " I remember my Grandfather saying to us even if you cant bat you should look good out there and Greg certainly did that "
Ian Chappell is or was a great cricketer and seems highly competitive which probably made him one of our best ever captains also ....and he is part of probably our best ever cricketing family untill Shaun and Mitch take over
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Ian Healy becomes a bigger legend in his own mind every summer. Slater is the *ing pits...yabber yabber yabber do these guys ever STFU. To much yap to fill airtime it is so bad. I am another who mutes the tv to just watch the cricket.
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Imagine Slats off his meds.
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Bradman was pretty good, but he was no Doug Walters...
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Don't need to joke about his mental illness
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Fair enough. But gee if he's hard work now...
And if I turn on the TV and have a choice of Isha (let's be honest, she's not exactly got a 'radio' face) or a giggling, smug KP/Clarke/Slater/Healy, then it's a no-brainer.
She really is the complete package, as far as calling goes. Massive win for MMM having her on.
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Honestly, when I'm watching I don't really think the commentary is that bad. It doesn't affect my viewing experience for the most part.
Maybe it's not great, but the hyperbole on here is always entertaining.
Maybe it's not great, but the hyperbole on here is always entertaining.
And neither was half as good as bloody Les Favell.
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Bradman was a campaigner who didn't want to pay him.
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Is BBC feed still appearing on the Cricket Australia app?
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Thanks. I'll try again. It wasn't one of the options at 1:30.
Edit: yep there now. Thank you.
I can't stand the over the top shouting that happens every time Australia gets a wicket, it doesn't add anything to the moment at all, and in many cases it actually ruins it. Slater, Healy and Tubby to an extent have inherited this from James Brayshaw and it stinks. Greig and Lawry could get away with it on the occasions they got fired up because they could build up a moment correctly, these clowns can't.
James Brayshaw and Ish together on MMM are fantastic.
Channel 9 don’t know what they are going for at the moment feels like an identity crisis
Channel 9 don’t know what they are going for at the moment feels like an identity crisis
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It's not like he was a legend. 5000 runs at an average of 42, only 14 centuries. Plenty of cricketers with far better records than him.
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What they are, are amateurish and unprofessional. The commentators are way too familiar with their Jonny B's, Uzzies and the Big Show. It's alright to talk like that when you're at BBQ at Christmas. How many times can Pietersen say nick, nick, nick in a row. Warne with his pathetic 12th man Bill Lawry impression. We put up with these people because they were our heroes on the cricket field and we didn't hear all that much from them. Yes they affable good guys but geez these blokes need a bit of media training. Gone are the days of pros like Peter "Smooth" Booth, Richie Benaud and Clinton Grybus. Now we have Michael Slater, Michael Clarke (ugh) and Ian Healy.
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It's kind of funny that McNamara is now in charge of the clearly best commentary team.
They're still pretty bad, but they've actually improved from 2-3 years ago. Which goes to say just how bad they were 2-3 years ago
I'm starting to warm to channel 9 again but i wish KP would just shut up from time to time. He's not on the radio he doesn't so he to talk when his co commentator isn't talking. Some silence isn't the worst thing in a cricket commentary.
