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Commentating Standard thread
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CricAddict
Cricketer Of The Year
I like the discussions between Wasim Akram and Sourav Ganguly. Pretty decent compared to other commentators now.
Johnners
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
AWTA, but in saying that, it's no surprise as the ABC team is almost always excellent.
Coney, one of the greats. What's he doing now?
There's a few good NZ commentators, and none of them are on SKY now. Smithy apart..sometimes.
Stephen Fleming, great. Reads a game like few others. Peter Sharp, Allen Mac, Ron Snowden, Bryan Waddle (when he's well fed) etc. And another I heard briefly who was brilliant was Matt Horne. Funny and analytically sharp
wellAlbidarned
International Coach
One of the blokes doing the SA/Aus match just compared Siddle to McGrath.
Burn him at the stake I say.
Burn him at the stake I say.
Johnners
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
AWTA, McGrath most certainly didn't run in hard all day with the heart of a Lion. Preposterous
Crazy Sam
International 12th Man
I believe he is 'semi-retired' these days. Only did the tests last summer here iirc.
Shane Warne is probably my favourite of the aussie commentators.
Nigel Benjamin
U19 12th Man
I love the Kiwi commentators with the exception of Danny Morrison who find pretty annoying
smash84
The Tiger King
Mark Taylor is my favorite Aussie commentator atm
Outswinger@Pace
International 12th Man
AWTA! And Bhogle was good, at least the most erudite of them all; seems to have lost it a bit of late though.
Outswinger@Pace
International 12th Man
I had given some suggestions in the past about how to improve global commentary standards and introduce concepts like objectivity and accountability to viewers. Let's just say they were not very well received! 
Furball
Evil Scotsman
Bhogle talks far too much.
Andre
International Regular
Reckon Manjrekar is a joke. Talks to the viewers like 3 year olds but at the same time tries to be far too analytical and ends up finding problems or attempting to come up with talking points that simply aren't there. He is a pest who carries on like some sort of absolute guru of the game.
Ranjit Fernando and Robin Jackman should be pensioned off, and Mike Haysman is a clown.
Really like what I've heard from Andrew Symonds - not one I would have predicted.
Ranjit Fernando and Robin Jackman should be pensioned off, and Mike Haysman is a clown.
Really like what I've heard from Andrew Symonds - not one I would have predicted.
BoyBrumby
Englishman
Nah, I like Manjrekar. Safe pair of hands. Wasn't out of place in Sky's team for the Indian tour up here. Wasn't afraid to knock India or the BCCI, which some formerly decent Indian comms (Gavaskar, Shastri...) are loath to do.
Gilchrist has been **** on whenever I've caught him too. Clever bloke, a cricketing nerd & no obvious personal axes to grind, which makes for a good starting point.
Gilchrist has been **** on whenever I've caught him too. Clever bloke, a cricketing nerd & no obvious personal axes to grind, which makes for a good starting point.
smash84
The Tiger King
Furball
Evil Scotsman
I'd still have preferred Sky to have nabbed Ganguly.
Cevno
Hall of Fame Member
Ganguly(out of all people) playing the diplomatic proverbial Senior Citizen in between Shastri and Gavaskar was so strange.
Don't mind Bhogle that much tbh, has some interesting things to say in between the blabber. Also, enjoy Akram's views on bowling and when he talks about the technical aspects of bowling/swing etc.....
Don't mind Bhogle that much tbh, has some interesting things to say in between the blabber. Also, enjoy Akram's views on bowling and when he talks about the technical aspects of bowling/swing etc.....