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#61 |
International Material
Join Date: Mar 2007
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#62 |
Posting Goddess
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: North West England
Team(s): England, Lancashire
Posts: 42,646
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Being confined mainly to radio commentary at the moment, I am getting very annoyed at the lack of professionalism these days. Some of these newer commentators don't even cover every ball. They start chatting to the summariser and sometimes a couple of balls are bowled and they talk about them retrospectively.
Then that most frustrating thing, wanting to know the score when you've missed some play. Today, the Irish commentator and also Arlo White decided to repeat the score after every ball, so you couldn't fail to know the score if you listened for a minute or two. But no scorecards read out, no bowling figures, so having left the game with two wickets down and rejoining with the sixth wicket falling I actually had to wait till I got to a TV to look at Ceefax to find out who took the wickets. This simply is not good enough. Why, when CMJ and Aggers are in town, was so much of the commentary left to these amateurs? |
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#63 |
Banned
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: London/Cambridge
Team(s): Worcestershire FC and Charlton Athletic CCC (well, they might as well be on current form)
Age: 32
Posts: 8,823
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After tonight's highlights program, I have a new hero. Step forwards Manish Bhasin, binoculars at the ready. "But what's that flag? It couldn't be! It's...*long, anticlimactic pause*...the IRISH flag! Ireland are in the World Cup! They couldn't upset ENGLAND, though...could they?????"
Then follows an inexplicable montage of our hero from countless different angles, all whilst still holding his binoculars. Yours truly creases up big-time. |
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Self Confessed Mentalist
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Hitchin
Team(s): England and Liverpool
Age: 42
Posts: 43,820
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#65 |
Self Confessed Mentalist
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Hitchin
Team(s): England and Liverpool
Age: 42
Posts: 43,820
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Oh and while I'm here, Colin Croft was a great bowler but he didn't sound like a man who had watched any ODI cricket. He was talking about the middle overs as the time to thrash the bowling around for at least a run a ball (in a game where England had lost plenty of wickets already). I mean, try to pay attention. Just posting in your commentary doesn't impress me.
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#66 |
Posting God
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i enjoyed the commentary team for Austrlia the other day well putting you know who aside....
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Posting Goddess
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: London
Posts: 21,354
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#68 |
County Pro
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: None of your business!
Team(s): Meself
Age: 48
Posts: 598
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When Mark Nicholas came out with "Shaun Tait you little ripper" the other day, I thought I was going to be sick.
I managed to get by with a stream of invective at the Television, but it was a close run thing. |
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#69 |
Administrator
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Castleford
Team(s): Yorkshire
Posts: 14,317
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The BBC highlights program is dire
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#70 |
Posting God
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why do i find myself liking Damien Fleming, i used to hate him as a player!! the two Indian dudes are also pretty good.
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#71 |
Posting Goddess
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: London
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#72 |
International Cricketer
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Redbridge and Leamington Spa
Team(s): England, Essex, West 'am
Posts: 2,060
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Indeed. They drag it out so much, just get on with the cricket! They are trying too hard to be cool, when the only thing they really need to do to be loved, is show some proper cricket with proper presenting and proper analysis.
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#73 |
Administrator
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: south coast
Team(s): England, Hampshire, Yorkshire, Pentyrch
Posts: 10,131
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I totally agree with Michelle on some of the newer radio commentators - Kevin Hywel's (sp?) drivel last night - when he should have been doing ball by ball - was so awful I actually switched off.
Part of the problem is that they need a lot of commentators to cover the different islands at this stage of the tournament - and presumably they are stretched for experienced producers to keep them in line as well. But surely, surely, there must be some better people somewhere...
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#74 |
International Material
Join Date: Mar 2007
Team(s): Bangladesh
Posts: 1,897
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Sanjay Manjrekar apparently flew out day before the bangladesh aus game, from india, to commentate. They thought india would be playing, so they contracted him from the super 8's to commentate on india games and in turn Athar ali khan the bengali commentator, was only contracted to the group stages commentary.
So now Manjrekar will be commentating in all the Bangladeshi games. |
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: la sala de opinion equivocada
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#76 |
Administrator
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Castleford
Team(s): Yorkshire
Posts: 14,317
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It's Howells (
![]() Him, Jonny Saunders and Arlo White are the triumvirate of evil in TMS form. And it's not a 'new' v 'old' thing, as Simon Mann is a fine commentator. Those three are just Five Live football commentators who have found themselves watching cricket instead.
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#77 |
Posting God
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Sunny Sussex
Team(s): Sussex, England
Posts: 11,156
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I never found Mark Nicholas this irritating before but he really is starting to get my goat as the tournament progresses.
I loved the in depth look into the problems with West Indian cricket during the rain delay yesterday, Charles Colvile and Jimmy Adams are legends
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#78 |
Posting God
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: SW17
Team(s): Northants
Posts: 13,522
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WHAT A RIPPER! GLENN MCGRATH YOU BEAUTY.
STFU Mark. |
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#79 |
International Cricketer
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 2,123
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Okay, as my reputation is shot to bits on here anyway....
What is it with the commentators and the open shirts on Sky during this WC. I am not complaining but watching Nasser now, he may as well have a medallion on, and Michael Slater practically had a forest peeking out of his shirt yesterday. (Not that I am complaining you understand). Even Bob Willis is showing his chest. If it carries on like this, by the end of the world cup, will they be sitting there in teabag shirts and tight thongs? I ask you! It's a family station! |
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#80 |
Posting Goddess
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: London
Posts: 21,354
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