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OK thanks I had a feeling that ESPN may show it on delay at least I can see the match
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Sky Sports Australia Vs South Africa.
Presenter Paul Allot, Pundits Dominic Cork, Mark Butcher. Commentators, Ian Healy, Mark Taylor,Richie Benaud, Michael Slator, Mark Nicholas,Ian chappell and Glenn McGrath. Look like Channel 9 have changed their graphic from last year, and still not employing an touring commentator. |
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Were they still using 3 comms at a time ?
McGrath was good, but was struggling to commentate with Slater and Healy. |
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I know Tony Grieg isn't well but whats happened to Bill Lawry?
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I know Tony Grieg isn't well but whats happened to Bill Lawry?
As with all these things i'm not sure whether that's just PR or whether it was actually what he wanted to do |
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Ian Healy
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Yeah, they were using 3 comms at a time, would have been funny to see the Supersports feed when Ackerman was taking the mickey of Channel 9 boys not knowing how to use the technology.
McGrath was good, but was struggling to commentate with Slater and Healy. This was almost totally, and I really mean this, ruined by the excruciating commentary of Ian Healy who was inexplicably the main commentator for the first half an hour. He wouldn't stop talking. It was a stream of consciousness which featured "banter", english which often made no grammatical sense, a massive and flagrant pro aussie bias and even talking OVER deliveries. He talked and talked and talked, adding pretty much no tactical insight, destroying the natural tension, at one point he even did a (terrible) Bill Lawry impression. Why couldn't he let the cricket speak for itself? He was in the commentary box with Richie Benaud (much missed in the UK) and the comparison was staggering; Benaud said maybe three things in the whole half an hour, each one of them concise and insightful (about Pattinson's bowling action for example), the rest of the time he just shut up. He knew that the viewer was there to watch the cricket, which Healy clearly didn't understand. It was the first time I have ever counted down the minutes to a change in the commentary box. I'm sorry if this seems harsh, but, I was genuinely seething after last night. I was so looking forward to relaxing and watching the test. I know commentators often get flak for talking too much but Healy was the next level last night. Just please, please shut up. |
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I was so excited about watching this game, stayed up until pretty late to catch the first session. In my mind the first hour of the opening morning is THE most engrossing and interesting period of a test match; batting's tricky (you only get thoroughbred strokes) and the new ball means that there is so much going on to keep you interested and excited.
This was almost totally, and I really mean this, ruined by the excruciating commentary of Ian Healy who was inexplicably the main commentator for the first half an hour. He wouldn't stop talking. It was a stream of consciousness which featured "banter", english which often made no grammatical sense, a massive and flagrant pro aussie bias and even talking OVER deliveries. He talked and talked and talked, adding pretty much no tactical insight, destroying the natural tension, at one point he even did a (terrible) Bill Lawry impression. Why couldn't he let the cricket speak for itself? He was in the commentary box with Richie Benaud (much missed in the UK) and the comparison was staggering; Benaud said maybe three things in the whole half an hour, each one of them concise and insightful (about Pattinson's bowling action for example), the rest of the time he just shut up. He knew that the viewer was there to watch the cricket, which Healy clearly didn't understand. It was the first time I have ever counted down the minutes to a change in the commentary box. I'm sorry if this seems harsh, but, I was genuinely seething after last night. I was so looking forward to relaxing and watching the test. I know commentators often get flak for talking too much but Healy was the next level last night. Just please, please shut up. |
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The official line from Channel Nine last year was that he wanted to 'ease his workload' and started to do a few less games than previously.
As with all these things i'm not sure whether that's just PR or whether it was actually what he wanted to do There was a live in-vision interview with Tony Greig from his home in Sydney. He is having major surgery next week, to be followed by chemotherapy. He said that he aims to rejoin the team for the Sydney test in the new year. |
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I was so excited about watching this game, stayed up until pretty late to catch the first session. In my mind the first hour of the opening morning is THE most engrossing and interesting period of a test match; batting's tricky (you only get thoroughbred strokes) and the new ball means that there is so much going on to keep you interested and excited.
This was almost totally, and I really mean this, ruined by the excruciating commentary of Ian Healy who was inexplicably the main commentator for the first half an hour. He wouldn't stop talking. It was a stream of consciousness which featured "banter", english which often made no grammatical sense, a massive and flagrant pro aussie bias and even talking OVER deliveries. He talked and talked and talked, adding pretty much no tactical insight, destroying the natural tension, at one point he even did a (terrible) Bill Lawry impression. Why couldn't he let the cricket speak for itself? He was in the commentary box with Richie Benaud (much missed in the UK) and the comparison was staggering; Benaud said maybe three things in the whole half an hour, each one of them concise and insightful (about Pattinson's bowling action for example), the rest of the time he just shut up. He knew that the viewer was there to watch the cricket, which Healy clearly didn't understand. It was the first time I have ever counted down the minutes to a change in the commentary box. I'm sorry if this seems harsh, but, I was genuinely seething after last night. I was so looking forward to relaxing and watching the test. I know commentators often get flak for talking too much but Healy was the next level last night. Just please, please shut up. |
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Russia V USA & Samoa V Canada (IRB Rugby National Series, Cowyn Bay)
Wyn Gruffydd and Chris Horsman (also post match interviewer) for IRB.com FIBT Bobsleigh World Cup Lake Placid Martin Haven and Curtis Tomasevicz (Men's 2 man) John Morgan (Women's 2 man) for FIBT.com / British Eurosport. FIBT Skeleton World Cup, Lake Placid Martin Haven and David Kurtz (although Bree Schaaf did race 1). |
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[b]Russia V USA[b] & Samoa V Canada (IRB Rugby National Series, Cowyn Bay)
Wyn Gruffydd and Chris Horsman (also post match interviewer) for IRB.com FIBT Bobsleigh World Cup Lake Placid Martin Haven and Curtis Tomasevicz (Men's 2 man) John Morgan (Women's 2 man) for FIBT.com / British Eurosport. FIBT Skeleton World Cup, Lake Placid Martin Haven and David Kurtz (although Bree Schaaf) did race 3 |
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Was there any coverage online for this I understand Sky New Zealand showed it
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Bother I missed them I hope the IRB has highlights available
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Any idea why SSN are going so big on the England v Fiji match this morning?
I know it's an international but I wouldn't have thought it was THAT big a match to justify the number of people they have there and the amount of time they have spent on it. |
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Any idea why SSN are going so big on the England v Fiji match this morning?
I know it's an international but I wouldn't have thought it was THAT big a match to justify the number of people they have there and the amount of time they have spent on it. |
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Italy V Tonga (RU friendly from Brescia)
Jonathan Harris-Bass and Pete Richards for ESPN |
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Saturday 9 November- International Rugby Union
Wales v Argentina (live on BBC 1)- John Inverdale introduces. With commentary by Alastair Eykyn and Jonathan Davies. Commentary comes from Huw Llewellyn Davies and Dr. Gwyn Jones, with Dot Davies interviewer. |
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Any idea why SSN are going so big on the England v Fiji match this morning?
I know it's an international but I wouldn't have thought it was THAT big a match to justify the number of people they have there and the amount of time they have spent on it. |
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Jon Harris-Bass was not bad on the Italy game today.
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Ireland v South Africa (live on BBC 2)- Gabby Logan presents. With commentary by Eddie Butler and Phillip Matthews, and analysis by Keith Wood.
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France v Australia - ESPN
Studio: Mark Durden-Smith with Brian Smith and Pete Richards Comms: Simon Ward and Ollie Phillips I like how they've used a presentation team. Albeit (not surprisingly) they've used their football offtube cheapness tactic of having co-comm (Richards from earlier game) appear in studio just couple hours later. |
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France v Australia - ESPN
Studio: Mark Durden-Smith with Brian Smith and Pete Richards Comms: Simon Ward and Ollie Phillips I like how they've used a presentation team. Albeit (not surprisingly) they've used their football offtube cheapness tactic of having co-comm (Richards from earlier game) appear in studio just couple hours later. Scott Mackinnon presenting with Matt Burke commentary from Andy Smith Fox Sports 1 (HD) Nick McArdle presenting with Greg Martin commentary from Greg Clark, Tim Horan and Rod Kafer |
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Anyone know why theres no live LV cup game this (or next) weekend?
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Network 10
Scott Mackinnon presenting with Matt Burke commentary from Andy Smith Fox Sports 1 (HD) Nick McArdle presenting with Greg Martin commentary from Greg Clark, Tim Horan and Rod Kafer |
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Anyone know why theres no live LV cup game this (or next) weekend?
Next Saturday Scarlets vs Cardiff is on S4C and Newport/Gwent vs Northampton is on Sky Sports on the Sunday |
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