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same can be said for Taylor, Healy & LeeHow did Slats get a gig then?
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same can be said for Taylor, Healy & LeeHow did Slats get a gig then?
Another Lawson fan here. A straight shooter, much like Chappell, which I like. Anyone who is critical of India has a fan in me.
Love how Jim Maxwell pauses. After. Every. Word.
It's a quality coverage. Does anyone know who the Sri Lankan commentator is?
Roshan 'Bjorn' Abbasinghe
Not sure on the spelling though
ABC Grandstand- Providing good sporting coverage all year round, saving me from the horror of channel's 7 and 9I like how there are more discussions ITT about how good the ABC commentators are. Suck shit petty haters.
"And there's cricket, on the radio..."
I enjoyed Brett Geeves (?) too. Thought he had good things to add.
I'm not a huge fan of Geoff Lawson as a commentator but I can tolerate him in small doses, I really can't stand some of the subcontinental guest commentators they get though. I know they like to get a commentator from the visiting teams but they are mostly painful to listen to, that includes Harsha Bhogle who everyone seems to love for some unknown reason. Ravi Shastri is about the only Indian commentator I can tolerate but he only does tv and not radio, hopefully Sangakkara becomes a commentator when he retires, I've heard him do some guest stints in commentary and he's been terrific.
Before I get accused of racism I don't like Bryan Waddle either who ABC usually rope in for the NZ test series or Neil Manthorp who was here for the SA test series. Barry Richards was great though and I also like Danny Morrison who occasionally does guest stints on the ABC.
What on earth?
Whenever I think of Shastri, I think of the 2007 World Twenty20 semi where India beat Australia, and Sharsti yelling at the top of his lungs: WHERE ARE THE MEN IN YELLOW???!!!1111. Awful commentator who does nothing but encourage Indian chest-beating and tell the world how great the BCCI and IPL are. Although, Gavaskar and Arun Lal would make a good sitcom pairing.
I agree. Especially Glen Mitchell. Knew the game and certany prefer him to Drew Morphett. His combination with KOK was priceless. Knew how to play the straight man perfectly.I miss Glen Mitchell & Peter Roebuck
Yeah Shastri does tend to pump up India at times but that's his job as a commentator on the Indian channels, especially in the T20s. He's still a very intelligent and articulate commentator and he's not afraid to criticise Indian players at times either when it's warranted. I respect his opinion more than Harsha Bhogle who has played no test cricket and spends most of his time clowning around with Kerry O'Keefe and offers very little in the way of genuine cricket insight or humour.
You misunderstand the ABC radio commentary philosophy: one guy calls the action and the other provides the commentary. Harsha Bhogle doesn't need to have played cricket to do his job.