It really depends which Warne you get. When he's in England commentating on Sky he is professional and his analysis is pretty good. When he is in Australia he cranks up the blokeiness and becomes a bit of a knob.
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Thats just bullshit, warne comes into each summer with pre conceived ideas of who deserves to be dropped and who deserves their spot he then ignores what actually happens in the matches in front of him so he can continue to push the blokes who he rates and hammer the ones he hates while his fellow commentators either cringe or try and change the subject or once in a while like with mark waugh actually call him out on his bullshit.
Warne of course has a wealth knowledge but he talks way, way too much shite and he has fantastically biased opinions on players.
This as well, they obviously tend to reign in the rubbish aspects of his commentary over there and he is far better.
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He has one of if not the sharpest cricket minds on the planet. Id rather listen to him do that than your Gerard Whately types who do the same without the cricket knowledge
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You must be watching someone else or you cant get over your Warne offended
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Does he actually?
Starc being dropped isn't a controversial opinion. Fairly commonly held. He got a wicket first ball but was otherwise fairly underwhelming in my opinion for the match
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He is very bullish on players who take the game forward at all costs or display the attitude that they will. But every commentators have their types they favour and those they don't.
He has rightly been critical of Starc, rightly been critical of the field placings and strategy of Lyon
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I thought it was a fair call from him. The ball wasn't anything amazing and it was played horribly. Good on him for getting the wicket but it certainly wasn't Ryan Harris to Alastair Cook type delivery or even Starc removing Mccullum in the WC final
You've got that backwards, I'm certain you're listening to someone else.
Warne is the epitome of great players don't always make great analysts.
He's crickets version of Magic Johnson except Magic isn't a twat.
Anyone else noticed a creeping in of commentator-read ads in Fox's BBL coverage? Felt like listening to commercial radio at times.
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I'm still a bit bewildered by Warne's graceless rant when Hobart got the last Ashes test, I mean too bad if you were happy to see an Ashes finally come to Tassie, instead you had to listen to Warne go on and on about how you can get more people into the MCG as if that's the be all and end all. Let's face it, it all came down to the fact that it was personally more convenient for him if it was in Melbourne and he didn't get his own way so had a big sook.
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Lol at saying Warne isnt a great analyst
He's not.
A pink ball Test at the G would've been amazing but it had to be Tasmania.
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Munro, Marsh, Philippe: *crickets*
Munro, Marsh, Philippe: *crickets*
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Sounds like offended. Maybe he was watching the stars game (given he played for them) and not the others
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Philippe was in the same game, for the winning side. That's the whole problem with Warne a a commentator, he can't give praise where it's due when it is not one of his guys.
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Praising one player doesn't diminish the performance of others
Philippe is "one of his guys" though.
Nobody is saying that, however not even acknowledging a player that made 99 not out and won the game for his team in the same game does.
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I hope channel 7 can get McGraths average correct when they bring up the all time wicket takers list again.
Twice I have seen those lazy idiots put up that he has the exact same 27 average as that dud Broad.
27, what as insult to a great.
Twice I have seen those lazy idiots put up that he has the exact same 27 average as that dud Broad.
27, what as insult to a great.
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I shift between the two, but I reckon 7 slightly edges Fox in terms of commentary.
Warne is seriously average as a commentator.
Used to think he was one of the best, but he’s plainly insufferable these days.
Can’t stand Kerry O’Keefe and never have.
Isa Guha is terrific on Fox. The ex players Fox have, aside from Warne, are all good.
7 don’t really have anyone bad now that Slater has gone.
I hate James Brayshaw as an AFL caller but he’s ok on the cricket.
Mel McLaughlin is an excellent host.
On the whole, Seven slightly better.
Warne is seriously average as a commentator.
Used to think he was one of the best, but he’s plainly insufferable these days.
Can’t stand Kerry O’Keefe and never have.
Isa Guha is terrific on Fox. The ex players Fox have, aside from Warne, are all good.
7 don’t really have anyone bad now that Slater has gone.
I hate James Brayshaw as an AFL caller but he’s ok on the cricket.
Mel McLaughlin is an excellent host.
On the whole, Seven slightly better.
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