Australia v India
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It's a fine line. Silence is useful in cricket, but too much can be boring. There is so much downtime in the game.
I like the odd anecdote. A dry focus on the game can be really tedious too.
I think Kerry O'Keefe is really good at straddling this line, and he's the shining light of the Fox coverage. Knows when to have a laugh, but can bring it instantly back with an incisive comment about Pujara's record at Adelaide, or Kohli's front foot play.
Whereas a guy like Warnie doesn't have that instinct. He'll drone on about pizza for hours if you let him.
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@barbarian said in Australia v India:
It's a fine line. Silence is useful in cricket, but too much can be boring. There is so much downtime in the game.
I like the odd anecdote. A dry focus on the game can be really tedious too.
I think Kerry O'Keefe is really good at straddling this line, and he's the shining light of the Fox coverage. Knows when to have a laugh, but can bring it instantly back with an incisive comment about Pujara's record at Adelaide, or Kohli's front foot play.
Whereas a guy like Warnie doesn't have that instinct. He'll drone on about pizza for hours if you let him.
I love listening to O'Keefe. I like the NZ and Aus commentary on the whole. There are a few times you shake your head but I have never put off the game at the time because of it.
I also like the competitive Banter the comms sometimes have between themselves.
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@barbarian said in Australia v India:
It's a fine line. Silence is useful in cricket, but too much can be boring. There is so much downtime in the game.
I like the odd anecdote. A dry focus on the game can be really tedious too.
I think Kerry O'Keefe is really good at straddling this line, and he's the shining light of the Fox coverage. Knows when to have a laugh, but can bring it instantly back with an incisive comment about Pujara's record at Adelaide, or Kohli's front foot play.
Whereas a guy like Warnie doesn't have that instinct. He'll drone on about pizza for hours if you let him.
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@barbarian said in Australia v India:
For all that we occasionally bemoan Warnie, the worst for me is Allan Border. Drier than the Sahara, the bloke is a dead-set energy tampon.
LAUGH!!!!!
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The Fox team shut up for a couple of overs before tea yesterday and turned the stump mic up, and the Aussies round the batsman had some great banter going... convinced Paine to give Marnus a crack cos 'he's gonna crack 200 test wickets'. That was some of the better commentary I saw all day.
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@barbarian said in Australia v India:
For all that we occasionally bemoan Warnie, the worst for me is Allan Border. Drier than the Sahara, the bloke is a dead-set energy tampon.
I was listening to Jim Maxwell and the ABC yesterday, synced up to the pictures. Sensational; really good comms. Fair and balanced (tongue in cheek), and good to listen to
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@delicatessen said in Australia v India:
The Fox team shut up for a couple of overs before tea yesterday and turned the stump mic up, and the Aussies round the batsman had some great banter going... convinced Paine to give Marnus a crack cos 'he's gonna crack 200 test wickets'. That was some of the better commentary I saw all day.
Yeah, that was brilliant! Head was getting grief too
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@Hooroo said in Australia v India:
@delicatessen said in Australia v India:
The Fox team shut up for a couple of overs before tea yesterday and turned the stump mic up, and the Aussies round the batsman had some great banter going... convinced Paine to give Marnus a crack cos 'he's gonna crack 200 test wickets'. That was some of the better commentary I saw all day.
Yeah, that was brilliant! Head was getting grief too
Speaking of commentary - The 12th man could have field day with some of the those names in that post alone. I don't like the sound of "Head giving Paine to Myanus" for example.
It could all get quite interesting depending on where the innings fall into the night sessions.
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@barbarian I agree but that's between overs or an ongoing conversation as a bowler walks back not during the action. Plus it has to be passably interesting not a self indulgent wank fest or auditory fast food - quick, cheap and of no inherent value.
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@dogmeat said in Australia v India:
@barbarian I agree but that's between overs or an ongoing conversation as a bowler walks back not during the action. Plus it has to be passably interesting not a self indulgent wank fest or auditory fast food - quick, cheap and of no inherent value.
Off to the GOM thread with you!
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