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International Debutant
Who can we replace them with though? There aren't many good TV commentators in Australia which is pretty bad.
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KiWiNiNjA
International Coach
'That' NZ supporter who is at every match with the NZ flag with the silver fern sewn onto it.
He also got punched by a rugby player, or something.
profernity
U19 Debutant
Do NOT go to Sonny Shaw's website. I made the mistake of going to it once years ago and it was a whole lot of perverted rubbish.
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And is a convicted rapist, I believe.
Smudge
Hall of Fame Member
Brayshaw's highlight is an Australian win in a dead rubber? Colour me shocked!!
Slater's highlight is Warner's slog? Colour me shocked!
Healy's highlight is Johnson's 7-fer? Colour me... you know the rest. And Healy throws back to "Nicho" with "two great performances from us". Who needs objectivity, eh?
Slater's highlight is Warner's slog? Colour me shocked!
Healy's highlight is Johnson's 7-fer? Colour me... you know the rest. And Healy throws back to "Nicho" with "two great performances from us". Who needs objectivity, eh?
vic_orthdox
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Nicholas is reminding me more and more of Jason Bateman in Dodgeball.
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Haha, yeah.
KiWiNiNjA
International Coach
Flem274*
123/5
He has been better in domestics iirc.
Athlai
Not Terrible
masterblaster
International Captain
Sky Sports England's team of Gower, Lloyd, Hussain, Botham, Atherton and Holding are officially the best television commentary team going around now following Channel 9's dramatic regression. Take Ian Botham out and add Harsha Bhogle and Ian Bishop to the mix and you've got a pretty good commentary box.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
IMO Mark Taylor's pretty good in the box. He's pretty bland but he's much better than the rest. His main problem is that he always gets stuck with Healy and Slater and their bull**** brings him down.
Nate
You'll Never Walk Alone
Haha, rubbish. So many blokes on Fox would do a much better job. Love Fox Commentary.
Haha, one of the best calls I've ever read on this site.
My hat is off to you Jacko.
Burgey
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Slats has a breakfast radio show in Sydney. He was saying t'other day that in the commentary box they now call Nicholas "Smashing", in an OTT Austin Powers-type accent. Kind of suits him.
I think Nicholas has gone backwards tbh. I thought when he first joined he was OK (nothing flash, but OK). Now he's way OTT, like Healy or Ian Smith (to use two of any number of examples).
When Healy first started (talking really early doors in commentating) he offered some good insights into the workings of an international team, but he quickly went down hill. Tubby was a tactically brilliant skipper but conveys so little of that in his commentary. It's like they've all consciously decided to take any worthwhile analysis out of their work, and are all just trying to be "entertaining".
For all his jokes, etc. it's obvious Skull researches the players and offers some insight into the game. The TV guys just don't do that these days.
masterblaster
International Captain
Greg Blewett and Damien Fleming are pretty good commentators. Even Allan Border and Brendon Julian are better than this crap that Channel 9 keeps serving up.