He'd be overexplaining things if he was talking to a blind man. He loves reading what's written on the screen "well he's 42, he's faced the 60 balls, they've bowled 72 overs, made 267 runs and lost only the 3 wickets..."
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He'd be overexplaining things if he was talking to a blind man. He loves reading what's written on the screen "well he's 42, he's faced the 60 balls, they've bowled 72 overs, made 267 runs and lost only the 3 wickets..."
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To be honest, it was such an epic catch I don't mind them bending the rules on that one.
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Too funny... Sherb sent me this link from an article written last year in the test match thread, as Johnny Watkin came up in conversation. I was just about to close a tab in my browser then noticed this paragraph.
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/pssst-20130112-2cmy3.html
WHAT THEY SHOULD DO ...
... is limit the word count of Channel Nine's commentary team. Television is a visual medium. Test cricket is gripping on its own. It does not need to be called like a horse race. The viewing experience is certainly enhanced by the spare elegance of [Richie] Benaud and the excellent Mark Nicholas. But why the tolerance for pubescent s******ing over the size and weight of retired players, debate over stats from yesteryear, and stating what we can all see, over after over? Less is often more, gentlemen. - CHRISTOPHER VOGT, via email
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/pssst-20130112-2cmy3.html
WHAT THEY SHOULD DO ...
... is limit the word count of Channel Nine's commentary team. Television is a visual medium. Test cricket is gripping on its own. It does not need to be called like a horse race. The viewing experience is certainly enhanced by the spare elegance of [Richie] Benaud and the excellent Mark Nicholas. But why the tolerance for pubescent s******ing over the size and weight of retired players, debate over stats from yesteryear, and stating what we can all see, over after over? Less is often more, gentlemen. - CHRISTOPHER VOGT, via email
I ****ing hate James Brayshaw. I mean, I ****ing hate all of them, but all of them have been around for years, you get used to the hate…adding James Brayshaw to the team over the last couple years has been like taking a piece of shit, and then doing another shit on top of that shit, like a double scoop shit ice cream. Adding James Brayshaw is like taking a sloppy shit, going to wipe your arse and accidentally putting your finger through the toilet paper and ending up with shit on your finger. James Brayshaw is like leaving a dump on someone's porch, going to set it alight, but somehow accidentally blowing the shit up and getting a faceful of ****ing shit.
sherb
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That could be me - well, except for the love for Nicholas - but it isn't.
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Other than that, no problems with James?
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Which catch was that?
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Faf's. Was off a no ball and he took a one handed screamer
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if not appropriate please let me know and if there's enough support, a thread on the summer of cricket on the radio (ABC, 3AW fairfax) shall be created.
as mentioned here and on another thread trent copeland has got himself a gig on the abc. curious to hear more of him, particularly given that cricketers arent heard as much on radio as footy players. been quite good really. something new to the table is brought that is refreshing as a cool change in january.
this comment about pat cummins debut did bring me lols today: "made smith and kallis look like they weren't even there"
Ha, ha, I heard that too in the small amount of cricket I was able to tune into today. I don't mind Copeland. What I do like about the ABC radio commentary is they go to the effort to get commentators from the opposition country and they use local commentators as well depending on what state they are are in. My only problem with the latter is that in SA this means Peter Walsh who is an absolute idiot! Not sure about the special comments from Catherine McGregor either, don't think they add anything really.
Have pretty much boycotted the channel 9 commentary, tend to have the radio on with the TV on mute.
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Hoggy was on ABC
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when you consider as well their struggles with the laws of the game, it's not hard to imagine that they simply didn't follow that particular tour. they don't exactly strike me as rigorous students of the game.
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ABC sucks without skull but they are still way ahead of c9. Hope ABC can somehow get Ganguly for a bit in the upcoming Tests.
I have really grown to love Chappellis ramblings.
I have really grown to love Chappellis ramblings.
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Dammit, I was just in the middle of posting "Faf's was ok by me because technically it's classic catches, not classic dismissals" only for Nicholas to beat me to the punch.
At least Healy or Brayshaw didn't say what I was thinking, that would have scared me.
At least Healy or Brayshaw didn't say what I was thinking, that would have scared me.
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it's classic catches, not classic fielding.
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He caught it didn't he?
Doubt it will win anyway because enough people won't want to vote for it out of principle. That's assuming people actually vote for these? Probably the same three people who sit on Fango during the footy season.
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is it all through the app now, or are dingbats still calling/texting for these things?
Father Jack
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Show me on the scorecard where he caught it. If it doesn't appear there, it's just a piece of fielding. You can take a smart catch off someone's shoulder and no one cares. Unless the umpire is a s00z and gives it out, I guess.
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To me it's a bit like still appreciating a beautiful cover drive even if a fielder dives and cuts it off.
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As long as they don't try and include it in a list of greatest fours ever hit, there's no problem there either.
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They're way too interested in this bird...
