Comments on: Channel 9 Commentary is the Worst in TV Sporting History

By: David Siddall

David Siddall — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:06:01 +0000

Greggy, thanks for your comment. I really think you’ve hit the nail on the head there. Channel 9 has a mixture of very good and very bad commentary.

Benaud’s “absolute chaos” has to right up there with the golden moments of commentary. Assad shares your pain and has written a brilliant article on when the words fit the moment. Check it out here:

http://worldcricketwatch.com/stories/feature/5-golden-cricket-commentary-moments/

By: Greggy

Greggy — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:39:01 +0000

1. Please stop caling players and commentators by nicknames: it is unprofessional, makes it seem like you are having a privtae conversation and confuses the viewers who may not be familiar with the nick-names
2. How does a ball “shape” away? It can swing, spin, cut, seam or many things but “shape” is not a cricket term
3. Two commentators are enough, why you need 3 I don’t know
4. I thought the cricket was the entertainment, not the commentators’ banter
5. Why is Richie Benaud the best commentator? Because he says the least but makes it relevant, and lets the game do its own talking.
6. I am sure an option to remove the commentary and just have the game and crowd noises (as you can do on some Fox Sport coverage) would show people how wonderful the game is without a bunch of screeching hyenas as a distraction

By: nique

nique — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:34:38 +0000

Found this sight by accident and this is the most pathetic unfunny article I’ve ever read. I’m 35 and have grown up on these guys watching cricket my entire life and they have always done an awesome job of keeping the cricket entertaining while still maintaining professionalism. I can’t believe anyone would call them biased especially when you hear some of the commentators from overseas countries and people like Holding and Gavaskar … but oh yeah thats right only white people can be considered racist! And so what they call players by their nicknames are they just supposed to pretend they dont know these guys away from the field and treat them as complete strangers. It will be the saddest of days when legends such as Benaud, Lawry, Greigy and Chappelli hang up their microphones then maybe some of the people whinging hear might realise how good we have had it and how lucky we have been to hear such great commentators for the best part of the last 35 years.

By: David Siddall

David Siddall — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:17:18 +0000

Hey Dean. I feel your pain. Did you see Healy stack it being a clown on the Segway?

By: Dean

Dean — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:03:13 +0000

if you want to hear a 63 year old weep, please put your ear ouside my door when Healy and Slater are “commentating”
If they were on togetherI could probably handle it,but there is no respite- they alternate then come together for the “cricket show”.
Please,please, “Slats” a drinks break is NOT fucking exciting!
Healy, every time you open your mouth is a NOT the opportunity to deliver yet another fucking lecture!

The young guys in the bowling comp DO NOT need you geeing them up Healy or,as it seems to me, just another opportunity to hear your own FUCKING voice.
Channel 9 here’s a useful tip: sack these two clowns!
Here’s what is truly traditional about cricket: if the game is in a low spot;we nap! Slater and Healy have made this impossible.
Every ball,it appears, according to them, is masturbatable.They’re NOT.
Ah well, over to silly Kerry O,keefe heeeeheeeeheeee.

By: Omair Tariq

Omair Tariq — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:24:47 +0000

Extreme shit article…Bill Lawry and Tony Greig r the best commentators ever,who can make a dead match alive by their brilliant commentary!!They do not make a match boring by remaining quite like many other poor commentators!!Channel 9 commentary team is simply the best in cricket mainly because of Bill Lawry and Tony Greig!!Bill Lawry is specially the best in thrilling stages,whose breathless fast commentary makes the match ten times more interesting!!

By: Wade

Wade — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:13:42 +0000

True, ture ,true!

By: Wade

Wade — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:12:34 +0000

I agree, except about Bill he is the best one of the lot! At least he get excited and tells the rest that their is a game of cricket being played on the field in front of them!

By: michael chamberlain

michael chamberlain — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:04:59 +0000

mark nicholas shud be put down. what did he look like in his light blue suit doing the ashes highlights? fell in love with himself while at school and been faithfull ever since!

By: simon massey

simon massey — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:59:26 +0000

absolute bullshit. Lawry, greig, slater and taylor show more entheusiasm than the likes of the tedious gavaskar,chappell, botham, manjrekar, sohail, cullinan, wessells, gower etc etc. wot do u want? i want to b entertained not sent to sleep!