OK thanks I had a feeling that ESPN may show it on delay at least I can see the match
Sports Commentators (non-football) (Part 2)
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Originally Posted by Bhaveshgor:
“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.”
“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.”
Were they still using 3 comms at a time ?
Originally Posted by Darren Lethem:
“Were they still using 3 comms at a time ?”
“Were they still using 3 comms at a time ?”
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.
Originally Posted by Hayden:
“I know Tony Grieg isn't well but whats happened to Bill Lawry?”
“I know Tony Grieg isn't well but whats happened to Bill Lawry?”
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
Originally Posted by Bhaveshgor:
“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.”
“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.”
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.
Originally Posted by thelastword:
“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.”
“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.”
you not the only one Channel 9 must be one of the worst commentary team ever, they even make the worst Indian commentator look good, At least Shastri and Gavaskar talk about cricket and know when to shut up.
Originally Posted by Alex2606:
“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”
“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”
Richie Benaud said that Bill would be back for the remaining five tests of the summer.
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.
Originally Posted by thelastword:
“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.”
“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.”
Good summary. Commentary, like all broadcasting, is not just about what you say but also about what you don't say
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).
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).
Originally Posted by Ian Cleverly:
“[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”
“[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”
Was there any coverage online for thr Rugby match I understand Sky New Zealand showed it
Originally Posted by MGBCTV:
“Was there any coverage online for this I understand Sky New Zealand showed it”
“Was there any coverage online for this I understand Sky New Zealand showed it”
I watched both of them through the IRB website. TSN (Canada) also showed the Samoa V Canada game, and I believe the Russia V USA game was on Universal Sports' (USA) website.
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.
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.
Originally Posted by Hayden:
“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.”
“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.”
It does seem a little bit over the top. I guess it's all part of the countdown to the Lions tour next summer, and these are the only international matches they'll have before then.
Originally Posted by Tony Yeboah:
“Saturday 9 November- International Rugby Union
Wales v Argentina (live on BBC 1)- John Inverdale introduces. With commentary by Alastair Eykyn and Jonathan Davies.”
“Saturday 9 November- International Rugby Union
Wales v Argentina (live on BBC 1)- John Inverdale introduces. With commentary by Alastair Eykyn and Jonathan Davies.”
S4C - Gareth Roberts hosting pitchside at the Millennium stadium, close to a Male Voice Choir behind him. With him for analysis is/was Dafydd Jones, Nicky Robinson and Gareth Edwards, whilst Brynmor Williams is tactics analyst.
Commentary comes from Huw Llewellyn Davies and Dr. Gwyn Jones, with Dot Davies interviewer.
Originally Posted by Hayden:
“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.”
“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.”
it could be because, these next 4 matches decide if england get seeded as 1 of the top 4 nations for the 2015 world cup...
Originally Posted by Tony Yeboah:
“Ireland v South Africa (live on BBC 2)- Gabby Logan presents. With commentary by Eddie Butler and Phillip Matthews, and analysis by Keith Wood.”
“Ireland v South Africa (live on BBC 2)- Gabby Logan presents. With commentary by Eddie Butler and Phillip Matthews, and analysis by Keith Wood.”
Supersport Sooth Afreekar - Not sure who the presenter was, but in the studio with him was Nick Mallett, Victor Matfield and Stefan Terblanche, with Naas Botha analysing tactical play. Commentary was from Matthew Pearce, Vernon Komani (?) and John Smit.
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.
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.
Originally Posted by pakokelso93:
“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.”
“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.”
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
Originally Posted by djpower:
“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”
“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”
I'd imagine Clark and co offtube?
Originally Posted by LOSG:
“Anyone know why theres no live LV cup game this (or next) weekend?”
“Anyone know why theres no live LV cup game this (or next) weekend?”
There are/were. Last night's game, I think between Ospreys and Gloucester was on Sky Sports while London Welsh/Exeter is on S4C tomorrow.
Next Saturday Scarlets vs Cardiff is on S4C and Newport/Gwent vs Northampton is on Sky Sports on the Sunday
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