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Murray vs. Lu : David Mercer & Tim Henman
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DAY 4
Del Potro vs. Levine : Chris Bradnam & John McEnroe Williams vs. Garcia : Nick Mullins & Tracy Austin Lisicki vs. Vesnina : Sam Smith & Virginia Wade Li vs. Halep : Mark Petchey & Anne Keothavong (god knows why the BBC hired her- maybe they feel sorry for her?) |
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Del Potro vs. Levine : Chris Bradnam & John McEnroe Williams vs. Garcia : Nick Mullins & Tracy Austin Lisicki vs. Vesnina : Sam Smith & Virginia Wade Li vs. Halep : Mark Petchey & Anne Keothavong (god knows why the BBC hired her- maybe they feel sorry for her?) Shows how confident you are in your playing ability when you sign up to commentate as well as play in a tournament doesn' it ? |
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Blake Vs Tomic --- David Mercer and Paul Hand
Stosur Vs Puchkova --- Guy McCrea and Elizabeth Smylie |
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Live @ Wimbledon ( Website )
Presenters: Mats Wilander, Annabel Croft, Rob Walker, Cara Robinson, Lynsey Hipgrave Reporters: Rob Walker, Cara Robinson, Lynsey Hipgrave its good to watch, they show live action too |
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Shows how confident you are in your playing ability when you sign up to commentate as well as play in a tournament doesn' it ?
She was awful (not unlike her tennis, I suppose ) and Petchey seemed to be doing both roles- she's certainly a woman of few words. "fluid shot", "good footwork" is hardly the cutting-edge analysis the viewers want, is it?Radwanska vs. Johansson : Simon Reed & Lindsay Davenport Dimitrov vs. Zemlja : Ron McIntosh & John Lloyd Brands vs. Berdych : Karthi Gnanasegaram & Mark Cox |
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Wimbledon Day 5
Robson v Marino - Matt Chilton, John McEnroe + Sam Smith Ferrer v Agut - Simon Reed + Tim Henman Kanepi v Kerber - Chris Bradnam + Tracy Austin Dimitrov v Zemlja - Ronald McIntosh + John Lloyd Chardy v Struff - Andrew Cotter + Peter Fleming Wang v Haas - Paul Hand + Jo Durie |
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Unfortunately we have to put up with the awful Andrew Castle on Murray's match today, he's alongside John Lloyd and Pat Cash. When will the BBC and other channels who employ him, realise that Castle is as bad a commentator as he was player. Will have to watch it in silence then.
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I've got the 5 Live commentary on instead now. AC is simply unlistenable. It will be awful for us all when he has the final that Murray *could* win.
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I know Mark Petchy wasn't an amazing player either but he is heaps better than Castle on commentary.
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I know Mark Petchy wasn't an amazing player either but he is heaps better than Castle on commentary.
lets hope if he makes the final John Mc will do the final depending which final he does for US... |
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I know Mark Petchy wasn't an amazing player either but he is heaps better than Castle on commentary.
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Janowicz vs. Almagro : Barry Davies & Peter Fleming ( )Robredo vs. Murray : Andrew Castle ( ), John Lloyd & Pat CashQuote:
I know Mark Petchy wasn't an amazing player either but he is heaps better than Castle on commentary.
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i think bbc give them all a Andy Match.
lets hope if he makes the final John Mc will do the final depending which final he does for US... Unfortunately, we'll be left with the usual trio of Castle, Henman and Becker. Castle and Henman just bore me to death- awful commentators. McEnroe is doing Wimbledon primarily for ESPN in America so the BBC get to use him on the matches ESPN don't need him for. He'll probably be doing the women's final with Petchey and Davenport. |
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Janowicz vs. Almagro : Barry Davies & Peter Fleming
Robredo vs. Murray : Andrew Castle ( ), John Lloyd & Pat CashCompletely agree. Petchey has a far better turn of phrase and is infinitely more knowledgeable than Castle. He also doesn't have a smug or self-important tone and lets the co-commentators, the real experts, analyse and do most of the talking. Can't understand Castle's continued status as No1. Petchey is excellent- a much better choice for the men's singles final IMO. Unfortunately, we'll be left with the usual trio of Castle, Henman and Becker. Castle and Henman just bore me to death- awful commentators. McEnroe is doing Wimbledon primarily for ESPN in America so the BBC get to use him on the matches ESPN don't need him for. He'll probably be doing the women's final with Petchey and Davenport. why is Castle rated highly this year hes done BBC,Sky Sports and Eurosport..... |
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well he did the womens last year.. so lets hope he does the mens this year...
why is Castle rated highly this year hes done BBC,Sky Sports and Eurosport..... So sadly i feel for a few years we will be stuck with the 'dream' team of Castle, Henman and Becker for the mens final at SW19. Becker i can live with, but as for the other 2, well i concur with others sentiments on here. It seems to be an obsession over here than any ex player can make the commentary box or as a summariser, whether it is cricket, golf, football, rugby etc, never mind whether they are any good or not. Sky are guilty of this as well. |
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Saturday 29th June - Sky Sports 1
British & Irish Lions Tour Live: Second Test Match: Australia v Lions Alex Payne presenting from the Etihad Stadium, Melbourne alongside Paul Wallace, Sir Ian McGeechan, Will Greenwood and Scott Quinnell, with Will, Scott and Brendan Cannon doing links from pitchside Commentators: Miles Harrison and Stuart Barnes, with Will Greenwood and Scott Quinnell providing "special comments" from pitchside Reporters: Rod Kafer (Fox Sports Australia) and Will Greenwood Payne presented last night's preview show from the Melbourne docklands, joined at various points by Wallace, McGeechan, Greenwood, Quinnell and Barnes, with Dean Ryan contributing analysis from the SkyPad in Isleworth. |
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Yey! The Rugby World Sevens is live streaming through their website today. Yesterday it was geo-blocked for me.
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Saturday 29th June - Sky Sports 1
British & Irish Lions Tour Live: Second Test Match: Australia v Lions Alex Payne presenting from the Etihad Stadium, Melbourne alongside Paul Wallace, Sir Ian McGeechan, Will Greenwood and Scott Quinnell, with Will, Scott and Brendan Cannon doing links from pitchside Commentators: Miles Harrison and Stuart Barnes, with Will Greenwood and Scott Quinnell providing "special comments" from pitchside Reporters: Rod Kafer (Fox Sports Australia) and Will Greenwood Payne presented last night's preview show from the Melbourne docklands, joined at various points by Wallace, McGeechan, Greenwood, Quinnell and Barnes, with Dean Ryan contributing analysis from the SkyPad in Isleworth. |
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DAY 6
Gasquet vs. Tomic : Mark Petchey & John McEnroe Robson vs. Erakovic : Simon Reed & Sam Smith Kvitova vs. Makarova : David Mercer & Lindsay Davenport Gulbis vs. Verdasco : Doug Adler & Fred Stolle Monaco vs. De Schepper : Guy McCrea & Paul Hand |
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DAY 6
Gasquet vs. Tomic : Mark Petchey & John McEnroe Robson vs. Erakovic : Simon Reed & Sam Smith Kvitova vs. Makarova : David Mercer & Lindsay Davenport Gulbis vs. Verdasco : Doug Adler & Fred Stolle Monaco vs. De Schepper : Guy McCrea & Paul Hand |
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well I found adler and stole quite entertaining so maybe that's why and sue barker liked them as well
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I wasn't keen on them at first but Stolle made some good points and Adler was ok- not as bad as that Karthi woman as a lead commentator.
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Lisicki vs. Stosur : Jason Goodall & Tracy Austin
Djokovic vs. Chardy : Andrew Castle & Tim Henman |
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Does anyone know why David Harmon isn't commentating on the Tour de France for Eurosport? It's Carlton Kirby (who's usually involved in some capacity anyway) with Sean Kelly this year.
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well I found adler and stole quite entertaining so maybe that's why and sue barker liked them as well
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I wasn't keen on them at first but Stolle made some good points and Adler was ok- not as bad as that Karthi woman as a lead commentator.
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She was awful (not unlike her tennis, I suppose
) and Petchey seemed to be doing both roles- she's certainly a woman of few words. "fluid shot", "good footwork" is hardly the cutting-edge analysis the viewers want, is it?
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), John Lloyd & Pat Cash