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Old 04-12-2005, 11:20 PM in reply to Paoli's post "Channel 4 or Sky?"
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Channel 4, easy. They had quality commentators like Benaud, Boycott, Atherton and (in 2005) Greig. That's by far the most important factor in the coverage. Benaud makes wry comments and combines them with wry humour as well. Boycott rubs some people up the wrong way (his girlfriend, allegedly) - "No, Geoff, rub with your palms, not your fists" - (sorry I'm in a giddy mood tonight). But he has great enthusiasm for the game and is always interesting.

At Sky, Bob Willis is a human sedative and hasn't said anything positive since he was 10, when his Mum asked if he wanted Coco Pops for breakfast and he said 'Yes' (without a flicker of a smile). Allott has some interesting comments, but has come from the Bob Willis school of verbal delivery. And whoever thought of giving Nasser Hussain a job in television? In the words of TM Alderman they should "go and hang themselves". I thought Sky were superb in the mid-90s. Now they're cr*p.
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