Geoffrey Boycott

[TooFastTim]

yes, but he is part of the Aussie commentating team, he took the job of Richie Benaut

Only on tour. Benaud still commentates in Aus.

 

[Cantera]

Mark Nicholas is the best for me.

The others are too biased and often say something that erk me. They think the English are the best Cricket team on planet earth.

Sadly, they are proving to be better than SA now. I never expected SA to struggle with England.

 

[stefan9]

yes, but he is part of the Aussie commentating team, he took the job of Richie Benaut

No. Nicholas joined channel 9 after channel 4 in england lost the tv rights to sky in the UK. He was good friends with the late Kerry Packer hence he got a job at channel 9. He has commentated quite a few times with Richie.

I also like him a lot.

On Ntini the SA commentators only started questioning his selection in the side when it was clear during the second test that he was way of the mark. Boycott and the sky commentators did this before the second test and before we saw how we was. The SA guys seemed to wait for it to be safe to say something.

There is no doudt that Ntini has been a great servant and bowler for us but when you are you are done. Commentators should tell it how it is, not wait for the safe time to say what you think.

 

[Morgoth]

Mark Nicholas is the best for me.

The others are too biased and often say something that erk me. They think the English are the best Cricket team on planet earth.

Sadly, they are proving to be better than SA now. I never expected SA to struggle with England.

The English are a bunch of eenoog-goggas

 

[Ou grote]

I think he is ok but I have to admit that he often seems to be trying too hard to say something controversial....

I don't think there is anything wrong with the South African commentators.

Boycott's mum is a better flyhalf then Ruan Pienaar.

 

[mikkelz_za]

Mark Nicholas wishes he was an Australian. What a sucker.

 

[Morgoth]

Boycott's mum is a better flyhalf then Ruan Pienaar.

you mean she can actually place kick ?

 

[feo]

Mark Nicholas, Geoff Boycott and Robin Jackman are great. Ian Bishop is pretty good too..

Whoever though of making Alan Donald, Kepler Wessels and Shaun Pollock commentators should be shot. They suck big time and are enough oto put you off to sleep.

 

[Morgoth]

Ravi Shashri aint bad either thinking of Indian commentators.

 

[feo]

Ravi Shashri aint bad either thinking of Indian commentators.

He should just be banned from doing the tosses.

 

[Morgoth]

He should just be banned from doing the tosses.

yeah rofl!

 

[AMG133]

Geoff, Michael Holding, Tony Greig & Richie Benaud are the best in the game, not the useless talent we got here like Trevor Squirk & Neil Johnson!

 

[milomak]

He should just be banned from doing the tosses.

there's something funny in the way he shouts at the toss.

 

[jsraja]

Geoffrey is one of the best commentator in cricket....he was a former opening batsman on england with good records...He is one of the legends of England cricket team.

 

[Morgoth]

well some of the Afrikaans commentators aren't that bad tbh, I always change the language when I hear Kepler or Jackman talking.

 

[rwenzori]

Personally I find Boycott an arrogant PITA - I think I would prefer his mum. My favourites are Bishop and Jackman, and Spyncox before he got turfed.

The worst ever were Quirk and Locke. I do remember one incident though. One test at the Wanderers, some mischievous cameraman and director ( or whatever the controller is called ) focused for an uncomfortably long time ( uncomfortable for Quirk & Locke anyway ) on a banner stating:

Roses are red
Violets are blue
Quirk is a jerk
Martin Locke is too

Eventually Quirk pipes up "That's not very funny, and it doesn't even rhyme".

 

[Kilgore_Trout_Redux]

Whatever happened to Symcox?

I also enjoy Ian Bishop.

 

[Sting]

Whatever happened to Symcox?

He got p*ssed off with SS!

http://www.gamblingsa.com/stories/gsa-cricket-commentator-quits-supersport.html

November 10 - Former South African cricketing great and well-known TV commentator, Pat Symcox, has resigned from pay channel, SuperSport, after allegedly becoming 'fed up' with restrictions imposed on his commentary as well as his 'below par' salary.

Symcox said he was sick and tired of being instructed by SuperSport executives on what he could and could not say on air.

Symcox is a well-known critic of the 'quota system' that was introduced into South African cricket to benefit previously disadvantaged players.

Regarded as one of South Africa's best spin bowlers of his time, the former cricketer is expected to leave SuperSport after next week's Indian Tour of South Africa.

However, it is believed that Symcox will not comment for SuperSport but instead for international sports network, ESPN during the tour, which will not be broadcast in South Africa.

Regarding his salary with SuperSport, Symcox told a reporter that the amount of time he spent commentating did not match his salary and that he was looking for greener pastures.

Symcox played first class cricket for South Africa for 21 years, having played in a staggering 20 Tests and 80 one-day internationals. He retired from cricket in 1999.

 

[LancelotSA]

Geoff, Michael Holding, Tony Greig & Richie Benaud are the best in the game, not the useless talent we got here like Trevor Squirk & Neil Johnson!

Yeah whatever! Clearly this proves it definitely is different strokes for different folks. I'd rather switch off the commentary than listen to those one eyed twats!

 

[Kilgore_Trout_Redux]

He got p*ssed off with SS!

http://www.gamblingsa.com/stories/gsa-cricket-commentator-quits-supersport.html

I was wondering where he went to. It's a pity because he was a decent commentator.

One last thing, can we all agree that Shayne Warne is the worst ever. I wanted to klap him the way he kept whining when things didn't go Australias way during the last Ashes series. I remember one lbw hawkeye clearly showed the Aussie batsman out after he was given and old Warnie was going on about how it didn't look out when it was given.