Sky's coverage is great, the masterclasses have been a good addition along with some other bits but I do think they need to have a a look at freshening up their own commentary team, I personally can't stand Botham and Bob Willis gets on my nerves a bit plus maybe Gower should make way for a new host.
Bumble, Holding, Nasser, Atherton are all good plus I've enjoyed Rob Key and Ian Ward become a pretty decent host
Nick knight is one of my favourite commentators but he never really recovered from getting on the wrong end of Pietersen.
You are kidding? Everyone saw Pietersen's outburst for what it was; a pathetic, juvenile rant that made him look an even bigger pratt than he was already.
Nick knight is one of my favourite commentators but he never really recovered from getting on the wrong end of Pietersen.
You are kidding? Everyone saw Pietersen's outburst for what it was; a pathetic, juvenile rant that made him look an even bigger pratt than he was already.
And yet Knight was dropped from test commentary. Only does the small one day/T20 games when the bigger names can't be bothered and is mostly left with county games to cover. He has said more than once he wants to do tests again but that incident is preventing him.
Nick knight is one of my favourite commentators but he never really recovered from getting on the wrong end of Pietersen.
You are kidding? Everyone saw Pietersen's outburst for what it was; a pathetic, juvenile rant that made him look an even bigger pratt than he was already.
And yet Knight was dropped from test commentary. Only does the small one day/T20 games when the bigger names can't be bothered and is mostly left with county games to cover. He has said more than once he wants to do tests again but that incident is preventing him.
Nick knight is one of my favourite commentators but he never really recovered from getting on the wrong end of Pietersen.
You are kidding? Everyone saw Pietersen's outburst for what it was; a pathetic, juvenile rant that made him look an even bigger pratt than he was already.
And yet Knight was dropped from test commentary. Only does the small one day/T20 games when the bigger names can't be bothered and is mostly left with county games to cover. He has said more than once he wants to do tests again but that incident is preventing him.
Rubbish!
He was never a regular Test match commentator.
No. He'd just been added to the panel. That was his first test series. He was removed after that series. It wasn't intended to be a temporary gig. He was added to the panel long term. And was dropped because of the incident and because too many fans sided with KP (as many still do on the England issue) He was a regular for ODI/T20. Whereas now he only gets ones where the Like a of Botham/Bumble aren't bothered.
I think we can both agree he is a far too good a presenter/ commentator to be stuck doing county games?
If So, and it's not the KP incident that's stopping him what is?
Rubbish. You're just giving your opinion based on the fact that you support Pietersen. Far too many assumptions without any evidence. Why on earth would he be dropped from Tests but kept for ODI/T20 etc? I have nothing more to say on the matter.
Are you even reading my posts? I hate KP I think the guy is a massive tosser.
I rate Nick Knight and thibk he is one of the best commentators out there.
However he was dropped for tests AND as first choice ODI/T20 commentator. He now only fills in for smaller games against smaller opponents when some of the bigger name commentators can't be bothered to turn up.
I'll say it again. He mostly does county coverage now.
This is dissapointing for me as not only do I think he is one of the best commentators out there and because that child KP got his way again.
This has come from the man himself. Knight has said on more than 1 occasion that it was the KP incident that stopped him from becoming a test regular. You believe what you want I'll listen to what the man himself has said.
We're basically saying the same thing. He should be commentating but he's not.
I'm simply adding that he says it's down to the KP incident which at the time had a lot of press coverage and support from a lot of fans who only casually watch international cricket and chose to side with the then big name player.
And if anyone is making assumptions it's you. I'm using the evidence:
He was added to the test commentary team as a permanent addition. The incident happened. He has not commentated on tests again. He was dropped to back up for ODI/T20 and now mostly does county matches.
any idea who BT have contracted to be the presenters and commentators?
Full list:
Michael Vaughan Graeme Swann Ricky Ponting Damien Fleming Geoffrey Boycott Adam Gilchrist Alison Mitchell Matt Smith
Have to admit that I enjoyed Ponting, Fleming and Gilchrist on the Big Bash so hoping that they will "give it large" to their English counterparts!
Oh god, Boycott and Fleming . I read somewhere that Ponting,Swann and Vaughan are staying in London. Matt Smith will no doubt do the studio fronting (apparently using one of the studios from the Olympic Stadium) - which leaves Boycott,Fleming,Gilchrist.Mitchell to do the at the ground commentating - don't sound right to me.
any idea who BT have contracted to be the presenters and commentators?
Full list:
Michael Vaughan Graeme Swann Ricky Ponting Damien Fleming Geoffrey Boycott Adam Gilchrist Alison Mitchell Matt Smith
Have to admit that I enjoyed Ponting, Fleming and Gilchrist on the Big Bash so hoping that they will "give it large" to their English counterparts!
Oh god, Boycott and Fleming . I read somewhere that Ponting,Swann and Vaughan are staying in London. Matt Smith will no doubt do the studio fronting (apparently using one of the studios from the Olympic Stadium) - which leaves Boycott,Fleming,Gilchrist.Mitchell to do the at the ground commentating - don't sound right to me.
Why would Ponting be in London, it's not as if he lives here?
Swann and Vaughan (plus Boycott and Mitchell) are part of the TMS team as well, so all should be in Australia for all or part of the series
any idea who BT have contracted to be the presenters and commentators?
Full list:
Michael Vaughan Graeme Swann Ricky Ponting Damien Fleming Geoffrey Boycott Adam Gilchrist Alison Mitchell Matt Smith
Have to admit that I enjoyed Ponting, Fleming and Gilchrist on the Big Bash so hoping that they will "give it large" to their English counterparts!
Oh god, Boycott and Fleming . I read somewhere that Ponting,Swann and Vaughan are staying in London. Matt Smith will no doubt do the studio fronting (apparently using one of the studios from the Olympic Stadium) - which leaves Boycott,Fleming,Gilchrist.Mitchell to do the at the ground commentating - don't sound right to me.
Why would Ponting be in London, it's not as if he lives here?
Swann and Vaughan (plus Boycott and Mitchell) are part of the TMS team as well, so all should be in Australia for all or part of the series
Yeah, i didnt get that either, but the article explicitly said BT had managed to persuade Ponting to be in their Stratford studios.
'BT Sport have got Ashes winning skipper Michael Vaughan and former off-spinner Graeme Swann on board and both are very comfortable in a studio, but the real coup is tempting Aussie legend Ricky Ponting to set up home in Stratford for part of the winter. '
'BT Sport have got Ashes winning skipper Michael Vaughan and former off-spinner Graeme Swann on board and both are very comfortable in a studio, but the real coup is tempting Aussie legend Ricky Ponting to set up home in Stratford for part of the winter. '
That might have been the case for last winter - they wouldn't go out for the Big Bash - but this winter is surely different?
One thing that concerns me is that BT dont seem to be advertising what they are doing ( i could be wrong living abroad) - which leaves me to think they are doing the cheap option when they had a chance to make a statement.
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Bumble, Holding, Nasser, Atherton are all good plus I've enjoyed Rob Key and Ian Ward become a pretty decent host
He was never a regular Test match commentator.
I think we can both agree he is a far too good a presenter/ commentator to be stuck doing county games?
If So, and it's not the KP incident that's stopping him what is?
I have nothing more to say on the matter.
Are you even reading my posts? I hate KP I think the guy is a massive tosser.
I rate Nick Knight and thibk he is one of the best commentators out there.
However he was dropped for tests AND as first choice ODI/T20 commentator. He now only fills in for smaller games against smaller opponents when some of the bigger name commentators can't be bothered to turn up.
I'll say it again. He mostly does county coverage now.
This is dissapointing for me as not only do I think he is one of the best commentators out there and because that child KP got his way again.
This has come from the man himself. Knight has said on more than 1 occasion that it was the KP incident that stopped him from becoming a test regular. You believe what you want I'll listen to what the man himself has said.
We're basically saying the same thing. He should be commentating but he's not.
I'm simply adding that he says it's down to the KP incident which at the time had a lot of press coverage and support from a lot of fans who only casually watch international cricket and chose to side with the then big name player.
He was added to the test commentary team as a permanent addition. The incident happened. He has not commentated on tests again. He was dropped to back up for ODI/T20 and now mostly does county matches.
He himself has connected the two.
Michael Vaughan
Graeme Swann
Ricky Ponting
Damien Fleming
Geoffrey Boycott
Adam Gilchrist
Alison Mitchell
Matt Smith
Have to admit that I enjoyed Ponting, Fleming and Gilchrist on the Big Bash so hoping that they will "give it large" to their English counterparts!
I read somewhere that Ponting,Swann and Vaughan are staying in London. Matt Smith will no doubt do the studio fronting (apparently using one of the studios from the Olympic Stadium) - which leaves Boycott,Fleming,Gilchrist.Mitchell to do the at the ground commentating - don't sound right to me.
Swann and Vaughan (plus Boycott and Mitchell) are part of the TMS team as well, so all should be in Australia for all or part of the series
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/cricket/bt-sports-80-million-cricket-9175525