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Can't say I'm enjoying this coverage. No third man, giving insights on tactics, technique and general play.

Two man/woman stints with virtually nil banter.

Boycott, I'm sorry, is past it

The only person I'm enjoying a bit is Adam Gilchrist

Marks so far

4/10
 

stephen cartwright said:
Can't say I'm enjoying this coverage. No third man, giving insights on tactics, technique and general play.

Two man/woman stints with virtually nil banter.

Boycott, I'm sorry, is past it

The only person I'm enjoying a bit is Adam Gilchrist

Marks so far

4/10
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Not a patch on Sky

Gilchrist very good

That Alison just chatters on to much

Boycott use to love him now just repeats the same stuff how many more times can he say that add two wickets on thing

Plastic Mag appalling

5/10 just about average in my opinion
 
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Not a patch on Sky

Gilchrist very good

That Alison just chatters on to much

Boycott use to love him now just repeats the same stuff how many more times can he say that add two wickets on thing

Plastic Mag appalling

5/10 just about average in my opinion
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Re Boycs, the corridor of uncertainty, add two wickets on and my mother could have played that with a stick of rhubarb, covers it?

Even the drs looks like the old style graphics they used when it first was used.

It's basically ch5 and test match special, without tuffers and Agnew

Imagine if they got the contract for home tests? Shudder
 
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Absolutely sickening having to Swann put on his Geordie accent and go on about the Toon every f***ing morning whilst Nasser, Atherton, Bumble, Botham and co are sat at home
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At first I thought it was to be the Aussie commentators with the bt mob covering the pre start, lunch and tea periods

I was dreading Mark Nicholas, but am struggling to watch at times with how it's being covered.

Just feels a bit cheap and bare minimum they could provide.
 
It’s dreadful. Absolutely dreadful. 1/10. Have these people never watched cricket when Benaud was commentating?
Someone mentioned that you can tell they’re from radio and that’s spot on. I don’t need it describing to me, I can see it. I want a commentator to add to the experience not ruin it.
Why the fuck someone thought Swann would add to it I’ve no idea. Did they think his “zaniness” would attract a youthful audience or something?? He’s a complete cock. I’d give it up if these twats got any more series.
 
Tonton Zola Moukoko said:
It’s dreadful. Absolutely dreadful. 1/10. Have these people never watched cricket when Benaud was commentating?
Someone mentioned that you can tell they’re from radio and that’s spot on. I don’t need it describing to me, I can see it. I want a commentator to add to the experience not ruin it.
Why the fuck someone thought Swann would add to it I’ve no idea. Did they think his “zaniness” would attract a youthful audience or something?? He’s a complete cock. I’d give it up if these twats got any more series.
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Spot on there. Only Gilchrist seems suited to TV. The others are talking over one another at times. I miss SKY's coverage.
 
No BT for me .. TMS only. But I'm liking Tuffers, he seems to have, he should do mind, a good cricket insight.

Getting bored of Vaughan. I know what he says before he says it.

Boycott came on last night and I was shocked by a brief expression of humility. I believe he said (something like) "everybody makes mistakes". He must be getting old cos previously he would have said "everybody else makes mistakes".
 
On the first day preview it sounded that Vaughan was criticising everything about England. It is poor coverage. Richie Benaud learned how to commentate by following BBC commentators in the early 60s and they didn't speak over the action. This lot are more American football types - awful just awful.
 
Alison Mitchell is miles ahead of the rest. Only one I can't abide is Swann. Should be nowhete near a commentary box, TV or Radio. Coverage is pretty poor really.
 
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