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Agreed mostly and yet its still better than the cluster**** of a commentary team 7 has put together. Havent noticed the women only being treated like eye candy but do sometimes wonder how Isha keeps her cool when with Warne or Junior. Shes the best they have just aboutFox has been absolutely awful this year. The ball by ball commentary has been inadequate - I genuinely do not care how fast Wood's bowled in this spell, his pace aids the batter if he refuses to bowl a fuller length. He's taken 8 wickets; Robinson has taken more, as has Lyon, Bolland, Cummins and Starc - and gets distracted by inanities. The women are treated like eye candy, with Howie's obsession with Kat Loughnan's feet in Brisbane being crass.
The segments during the breaks have been the worst they've ever been. They had their first segment that had something to do with how to play the game in this test, with Warnie and Skull talking about legspin. The only useful thing within it was the fielding graphic; all else was stuff that is either obvious, has been said endlessly in commentary by Warne - 'Your task as a spinner is to stay on' - or was Skull trying to make a sh*t joke. They spent no time on variations. This was meant to be a legspin bowling clinic. 'Pitch it middle and leg, if you spin it further you can bowl further down leg. Hold the ball more loosely than your coach tells you to,' was the extent of the advice given.
The old tape from Warne describing how he used to do things they'd plug in at Ch.9 was infinitely more valuable than this piece of sh*t is. There is nothing wrong with premade or packaged content, but they don't have an issue with premade stuff if it's advertising for a camper van.
So, just to be clear, the above segment - Warnie and Skull standing in the middle of the SCG with Howie - was the only segment they've actually talked about the cricket. Everything else has been something else; an interview, some bullshit. Then you get to the inanity that is reviewing tiktoks. Who in utter fu** thought this sh*t was a good idea?
Lets not go too far, sir. It isnt footy season so you've simply forgotten just how bad Derm is but come April, you'll be regretting this call (even though Warnie is a shocker)I've gone from huge fan of Fox to not being able to handle them this summer, and it really comes down to one thing... Shane Keith Warne.. Deadset the bloke has made them unwatchable, he must get paid by word.. He just loves the sound of his own voice, talks for the sake of talking and also cannot in anyway give credit to someone he doesn't like or admit he is wrong. He's as bad as bloody Derm is on Fox Footy.
It's a shame for the kid in me who idolised his bowling growing up that I now cannot at all stand him, but to be fair it all went down hill when he discovered Twitter I think![]()
No I won'tLets not go too far, sir. It isnt footy season so you've simply forgotten just how bad Derm is but come April, you'll be regretting this call (even though Warnie is a shocker)
epot onTV commentary in Australia - they don't actually commentate the play.
warne is so ego driven, his perception of himself is awful.He just loves the sound of his own voice, talks for the sake of talking
Fox's coverage of the final five overs was outstanding today.
James Brayshaw sounded heartbroken when India won at the Gabba last summer and he was in despair when England held out for a draw today.
Agreed mostly and yet its still better than the clusterfu** of a commentary team 7 has put together.
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What has annoyed me as much as anything is they keep pairing him with Isa, I love Isa and could listen to her all day.. I can't cop Warne and with her he also has the added element of trying to flirt with her non stop.Have noticed the whole summer that Warne and Waugh have not been paired together when they used to all the time. They were unbearable together, constantly agreeing with each other while endlessly bashing the opposition. Now unfortunately you have to listen to the same dross but over two seperate stints.
Mark Waugh is more unbearable then Warne I think. His commentary stints are literally him just whinging and complaining, and then when anyone challenges him (usually Hussey) he salts up and bullies them into believing what he's saying.
The agenda driven stuff from Warne is almost equally unbearable though. Constantly criticising Lyon because he has a hard on for Swepson, shitting on Starc at any opportunity because he hates him. The funniest one was the Adelaide test when during his whole commentary, stint him and someone else (think it was Kerry) were talking about how a wicket for England this late in the day would be enormous and they might even share the honours if they can snag one. Marnus on 95 nicks to Warne's best pal Buttler who drops an absolute soda and all Warne could talk about was how you just "have to feel sorry for him". No mention of how big a moment it was, how embarrassingly regulation the catch was (as would be normal for him), nothing. Could you imagine if anyone else had put a chance like that down? He wouldn't be able to shut up about how that drop was reflective of how England have a loser's mentality, or that how moment just cost England not only the current Ashes but the next 7 series as well.
They were together on Day 1 at the GABBA as it was Waugh who was trying to tell Warne that the ball from Starc did in fact swing. Since then they've like to pair Waugh with Hussey and Waugh just tries to bully him the entire time. Hussey is one of the only ones who tries to tell the viewer why a team is doing a particular tactic which is in stark contrast to Waugh who just spends his stints shitting on everything.Have noticed the whole summer that Warne and Waugh have not been paired together when they used to all the time. They were unbearable together, constantly agreeing with each other while endlessly bashing the opposition. Now unfortunately you have to listen to the same dross but over two seperate stints.
I think the English commentators in general shit all over what Australia has produced since the days of the Ch9 team of Richie, Bill, Tony et al.How was Mike Atherton not in 7's A team? He's excellent.
Yep, prime example was when Jack Leach was bowling. Yes, he was bowling a defensive line and to weird fields, but Hussey was trying to explain that perhaps he'd been told to do a holding job. Waugh took that as his opinion (as opposed to Hussey just analysing what's in front of him) and continued to bully him into saying that the tactic was bad and he should be trying to take wickets with an umbrella field. You can hear Waugh getting frustrated by Hussey simply analysing why a particular tactic may be in place no matter how "bad" or defensive it is.They were together on Day 1 at the GABBA as it was Waugh who was trying to tell Warne that the ball from Starc did in fact swing. Since then they've like to pair Waugh with Hussey and Waugh just tries to bully him the entire time. Hussey is one of the only ones who tries to tell the viewer why a team is doing a particular tactic which is in stark contrast to Waugh who just spends his stints shitting on everything.
Notice Warne mention Steve Waugh when they were talking about the most not outs in cricket? He was clearly trying to mention how much he hates him and that he shouldn’t have dropped him