The "Channel 9 Commentary Is Hurting Brain" Thread

[GotSpin]

Foxsports have AB, is it? He was realy good when he did a stint here in India in 2008.

Yeah he seems to drift in and out. Good commentator though. Mark Waugh and Flem are brilliant.

 

[howardj]

Flem is building a really good career for himself - ABC, Fox Sports cricket, Before the Bounce (AFL).

He's very witty, and enjoys as all the Fox Sports crew does, taking the piss out of BJ.

 

[howardj]

I can confirm that Ben Dorries is back on Shield duties, and covered the WA v Qld game here at the Gabba just passed.

Crash Craddock has stepped in.

 

[honestbharani]

does Thommo do commentary regularly for any network? His opinions are sometimes a little too controversial and his style a little too blunt but I quite liked him as a commentator. Was refreshing to see someone who was not afraid to speak his mind.

 

[Burgey]

does Thommo do commentary regularly for any network? His opinions are sometimes a little too controversial and his style a little too blunt but I quite liked him as a commentator. Was refreshing to see someone who was not afraid to speak his mind.

Nah I think he went by the way side when Optus Vision went out a few years back now.

He was OTT sometimes but, well, you could never accuse him of being less than forthright

 

[honestbharani]

Nah I think he went by the way side when Optus Vision went out a few years back now.

He was OTT sometimes but, well, you could never accuse him of being less than forthright

yeah.. what I meant by my last few sentences.. You managed it in a single word.

 

[four_or_six]

does Thommo do commentary regularly for any network? His opinions are sometimes a little too controversial and his style a little too blunt but I quite liked him as a commentator. Was refreshing to see someone who was not afraid to speak his mind.

He was doing radio over here last summer, mainly the Pakistan-Australia series iirc. I think he was on during the Ashes in 2009 a bit too.

 

[honestbharani]

Loved how the 9 commies talked up Ponting. Nicks his first scoring shot between 5 guys behind the wicket on the offside = lucky. Nicking to first slip and not taken = lucky, even though it would have been a good catch had it been pulled off. And apparently, he doesn't have any luck and is batting beautifully..



I have said this before.. Channel 9 is worse than any commentary team out of India, EVER. And I am including the stupid hindi commentators here...

 

[Mister Wright]

does Thommo do commentary regularly for any network? His opinions are sometimes a little too controversial and his style a little too blunt but I quite liked him as a commentator. Was refreshing to see someone who was not afraid to speak his mind.

Think his career was done when he was caught (on camera) picking his nose in Sri Lanka. It wasn't just a pick, it was a big dig.

 

[vcs]

Think his career was done when he was caught (on camera) picking his nose in Sri Lanka. It wasn't just a pick, it was a big dig.

That's not a good enough reason to end someone's career IMHO...

 

[vic_orthdox]

Loved how the 9 commies talked up Ponting. Nicks his first scoring shot between 5 guys behind the wicket on the offside = lucky. Nicking to first slip and not taken = lucky, even though it would have been a good catch had it been pulled off. And apparently, he doesn't have any luck and is batting beautifully..



I have said this before.. Channel 9 is worse than any commentary team out of India, EVER. And I am including the stupid hindi commentators here...

Drop was off Watson.

 

[GIMH]

You need to post that two more times now Jack

 

[Redbacks]

Drop was off Watson.

and with regards to the awesome catch Collingwood took, the term unlucky was far from the most outrageous thing a commentator could say.

 

[social]

Interesting that both Slater and Taylor are both starting to stick the boot into the Aussies and not toeing the traditional party line

 

[Spark]

Slater's been very honest, articulate and insightful this summer. After being quite poor last summer and before he's actually been very impressive this summer. Was very good in his TMSpecial stint as well, can see why the English posters rated him highly after his work on their media.

Taylor - I'm not surprised to see him calling it like it is.

 

[GotSpin]

Overall I find the Nine presentation **** house. Aside from missing play for the news, too many replays overlap the beginning of a delivery, incessant talking during deliveries and long boring monologues

 

[GIMH]

Overall I find the Nine presentation **** house. Aside from missing play for the news, too many replays overlap the beginning of a delivery, incessant talking during deliveries and long boring monologues

SO annoying. We may have our commentators but we get your pictures, and that happens over and over again.

 

[GotSpin]

SO annoying. We may have our commentators but we get your pictures, and that happens over and over again.

Way too many replays and fancy graphics so we miss the run up. Just let me watch the damn cricket. Camera work is pretty poor

Classic Catches. what a joke too

 

[Spark]

Yeah those used to be good but now they're just showing every catch that isn't a complete sitter

 

[GIMH]

Yeah those used to be good but now they're just showing every catch that isn't a complete sitter

TBF, when Australia are fielding they don't have much to choose from