Originally Posted by shelsey93:
“ITV4 will be taking Channel Nine coverage. Although many posters seem to be big Channel Nine fans I have to say I cant really agree.... in fact, of all the commentary teams we hear on sky I find them one of the most annoying. Mark Taylor, Ian Healy, Bill Lawry, Tony Greig and to some extent Michael Slater are all annoying in their own ways and Ian Chappell is the most annoying of the lot with his almost jingoistically pro-Aussie stance and often inaccurate comments. Richie Benaud, is however a legend and one of my favourite commentators - a shame when he is paired with Taylor and Chappell, giving him little time to say what he wants to say”
“ITV4 will be taking Channel Nine coverage. Although many posters seem to be big Channel Nine fans I have to say I cant really agree.... in fact, of all the commentary teams we hear on sky I find them one of the most annoying. Mark Taylor, Ian Healy, Bill Lawry, Tony Greig and to some extent Michael Slater are all annoying in their own ways and Ian Chappell is the most annoying of the lot with his almost jingoistically pro-Aussie stance and often inaccurate comments. Richie Benaud, is however a legend and one of my favourite commentators - a shame when he is paired with Taylor and Chappell, giving him little time to say what he wants to say”
Yes, I think the Channel 9 commentary is OK, and I don't mind them for most aussie games, but their cheerleading during the Ashes would get very annoying. However, I'd take them over the ESPN Star Sports rabble anyday. I think a lot of people on here see names they recognise from UK terrestrial on Channel 9, like Nicholas, Benaud and Slater and get very excited. I think Lawry, Slater and Nicholas are alright and Richie is excellent, but I'd much rather hear the sky comms during the Ashes.
Elsewhere, a busy week of boxing...
Main Event Boxing-Green v Flores (Premier Sports & Setanta Sports)
Commentators (Main Event PPV): Andy Raymond, Barry Michael and Sam Soliman
Reporters (Main Event PPV): Tristan Haye and Perry Cale
Stieglitz v Ornelas (Primetime)
Commentator (International feed): David Croft
Prizefighter:The Super Featherweights (Sky Sports)
Presenter: Dave Clark with Jim Watt and Barry McGuigan
Commentators: Adam Smith and Glenn McCrory with Spencer Oliver
Reporter: Ed Robinson
Pro Box Live-Murray v Lacerda (RTE)
Presenter: Darragh Maloney with Mick Dowling, Bernard Dunne and Jim Rock
Commentators: Jimmy Magee, Dave 'Boy' McAuley and Adrian Eames*
Reporter: Joanne Cantwell
*Eames did some of the earlier undercard fights that weren't shown live alongside McAuley
Martinez v Williams (Premier Sports & Setanta Sports)
Commentators (International feed): Dick Landis and Dave Bontempo
Reporter (HBO): Max Kellermann





) and went to bed at 5.15am. Mark Nicholas presented the start of the day and the Tea Break show, where they showed some unseen archive footage from the 20s. Simon O'Donnell did the Cricket Show during the lunch break