The Battle of the Commentators

[cameeel]

Against: Benaud

 

[Unattainableguy]

Cozier

 

[Perm]

For: Richie Benaud

 

[Jono]

For Benaud.

 

[Pratters]

Tony Cozier.

 

[Perm]

Against: Benaud

Aganist Benaud

May I ask why?

 

[biased indian]

May I ask why?

he has good knowledge of the game.... but i dont like his way of presenting..always the same as far as i have seen..

havent seen/heard much though..becuse for the last 12-15 years we in india get our owm people to comment but wht ever i have seen on BBC and channel 9 havnt impressed me much...and always felt he is over rated....

as i have stated earlier

 

[Blackadder]

For: Benaud

 

[Perm]

as i have stated earlier

Fair enough. Can't argue with personal opinion I suppose.

 

[cameeel]

May I ask why?

I understand that he's supposed to have been a brilliant commentator in the past, but in the last 5 years or so (the period in which I've actively watched Test cricket) he's done little but tell the viewer exactly what I can already see on the television. Most of his commentary is along the lines of "Australia need a wicket", or "cracking shot"; with no depth beyond that.

So the reason I'm vocally anti-Benaud is because in my opinion he adds absolutely nothing to the game for the viewer, and I'd gain the same idea of what's going on by watching with the TV on mute as with him providing the commentary.

 

[pasag]

Lol, I'll never forget Cozier after the first Twenty20 championship match after Gayle's innings:

'That was one of the greatest knocks in any form of the game'

I can't believe he got past the first round or that he's competing with Benaud here. They're not in the same league.

 

[Zinzan]

Benaud

 

[archie mac]

Benaud

 

[Olwe]

For: Tony Cozier

 

[Lillian Thomson]

These are the only two decent commentators that have got very far in this battle. It's probably a generation thing, but I much prefer the older style commentating to the pompous ranting of the newer brigade.

Benaud (for the time when he was great)

 

[Mister Wright]

For: Richie Benaud, due to lack of competition.

 

[The Sean]

Benaud

 

[neville cardus]

These are the only two decent commentators that have got very far in this battle. It's probably a generation thing, but I much prefer the older style commentating to the pompous ranting of the newer brigade.

Indeed. There's no way that we can take this competition seriously anymore. Ideally, we'd have an Arlott-Benaud showdown.

As it is, though, my vote goes to Richie.

 

[Salmon Butt]

For Benaud.

 

[grecian]

benaud