David North

Bat-pad appeal against Ponting off Giles. The slow-motion replay showed the ball
deviate towards the pad just before hitting it, and the snickometer showed a
thin peak that you only get from contact between two hard objects, but still
Greig reckoned that it only hit the pad.

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dmo

"David North" <dnorth@abbeymanor.fsbusiness.co.uk> wrote

> Bat-pad appeal against Ponting off Giles. The slow-motion replay showed
> the ball deviate towards the pad just before hitting it, and the
> snickometer showed a thin peak that you only get from contact between two
> hard objects, but still Greig reckoned that it only hit the pad.

And maintained that view after numerous replays.

The man is such a moron. How he ever captained England is beyond me!

He's the only commentator who angers me more than a one-man Aussie team

Mr Blowfish

"David North" <dnorth@abbeymanor.fsbusiness.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Bat-pad appeal against Ponting off Giles. The slow-motion replay showed
> the ball deviate towards the pad just before hitting it, and the
> snickometer showed a thin peak that you only get from contact between two
> hard objects, but still Greig reckoned that it only hit the pad.
>
> --
> David North
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>

I'm glad someone else thought that. Greig has been an absolute joke of a
commentator this series. The man is blind and dumb!

John Hall

In article <gcSdnd0v1ai_mb7eRVn-vw@karoo.co.uk>,
Mr Blowfish <s@s.nothere.co.uk> writes:
>I'm glad someone else thought that. Greig has been an absolute joke of a
>commentator this series. The man is blind and dumb!

If he was dumb - in the other sense of the word - it would be a big
improvement.
--
John Hall
"Home is heaven and orgies are vile,
But you *need* an orgy, once in a while."
Ogden Nash (1902-1971)

Jan Buxton

David North wrote:
> Bat-pad appeal against Ponting off Giles. The slow-motion replay showed the ball
> deviate towards the pad just before hitting it, and the snickometer showed a
> thin peak that you only get from contact between two hard objects, but still
> Greig reckoned that it only hit the pad.

I know, the edge was as clear as day to the naked eye. Greig is an
idiot.

Nice to see Ricky "Holy Protector of the spirit of the game" Ponting
doing his bit by not walking...just like Old Trafford I2.

--
Jan

jim brant

"David North" <dnorth@abbeymanor.fsbusiness.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Bat-pad appeal against Ponting off Giles. The slow-motion replay showed
the ball
> deviate towards the pad just before hitting it, and the snickometer showed
a
> thin peak that you only get from contact between two hard objects, but
still
> Greig reckoned that it only hit the pad.
>
> --
No worse than Benaud maintaining against all the evidence that Hoggie's
first ball was going down leg-side. But I agree that Greig's regular and
frequent howlers are well beyond a joke.

I think that it might be a good time for Ritchie to retire. He will always
be one of my favourite commentators, but in this series I have detected a
number of occasions when he has stubbornly refused to accept that his
initial view was wrong, or has tried to pretend that he meant something
other than what he actually said. It is I suppose a characteristic that
often comes with advancing years. I can only be grateful that my own
objectivity is thus far quite unaffected by old age, and that I would be
able to admit frankly that I had made an error of judgement or observation,
if ever such an occasion was to arise.

Jim

max.it

On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 20:06:53 +0100, "jim brant"
<jim@brantj.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

>
>"David North" <dnorth@abbeymanor.fsbusiness.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:3ogc44F5nuceU1@individual.net...
>> Bat-pad appeal against Ponting off Giles. The slow-motion replay showed
>the ball
>> deviate towards the pad just before hitting it, and the snickometer showed
>a
>> thin peak that you only get from contact between two hard objects, but
>still
>> Greig reckoned that it only hit the pad.
>>
>> --
>No worse than Benaud maintaining against all the evidence that Hoggie's
>first ball was going down leg-side. But I agree that Greig's regular and
>frequent howlers are well beyond a joke.
>
>I think that it might be a good time for Ritchie to retire. He will always
>be one of my favourite commentators, but in this series I have detected a
>number of occasions when he has stubbornly refused to accept that his
>initial view was wrong, or has tried to pretend that he meant something
>other than what he actually said. It is I suppose a characteristic that
>often comes with advancing years. I can only be grateful that my own
>objectivity is thus far quite unaffected by old age, and that I would be
>able to admit frankly that I had made an error of judgement or observation,
>if ever such an occasion was to arise.
>
>Jim
>

Your wide open now Jim.
How many seasons from you so far?
I'll go first, still 40, it seems like I have been 40 for ever.
Now that I've seen that written down, I'm not so sure I pleased about
it, best season ever so far anyway in all my cricketing pies.

max.it

jim brant

"max.it" <max@teatime.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 20:06:53 +0100, "jim brant"
> <jim@brantj.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >
> >"David North" <dnorth@abbeymanor.fsbusiness.co.uk> wrote in message
> >news:3ogc44F5nuceU1@individual.net...
> >> Bat-pad appeal against Ponting off Giles. The slow-motion replay showed
> >the ball
> >> deviate towards the pad just before hitting it, and the snickometer
showed
> >a
> >> thin peak that you only get from contact between two hard objects, but
> >still
> >> Greig reckoned that it only hit the pad.
> >>
> >> --
> >No worse than Benaud maintaining against all the evidence that Hoggie's
> >first ball was going down leg-side. But I agree that Greig's regular and
> >frequent howlers are well beyond a joke.
> >
> >I think that it might be a good time for Ritchie to retire. He will
always
> >be one of my favourite commentators, but in this series I have detected a
> >number of occasions when he has stubbornly refused to accept that his
> >initial view was wrong, or has tried to pretend that he meant something
> >other than what he actually said. It is I suppose a characteristic that
> >often comes with advancing years. I can only be grateful that my own
> >objectivity is thus far quite unaffected by old age, and that I would be
> >able to admit frankly that I had made an error of judgement or
observation,
> >if ever such an occasion was to arise.
> >
>
> Your wide open now Jim.
> How many seasons from you so far?
> I'll go first, still 40, it seems like I have been 40 for ever.
> Now that I've seen that written down, I'm not so sure I pleased about
> it, best season ever so far anyway in all my cricketing pies.
>

Callow youth! I have reported on this ng before that my first test was the
1948 Invincibles at Headingley. And I have the privilege of having been
bombed by the Luftwaffe - not aimed at me personally, I don't suppose.

Jim

united74

"jim brant" <jim@brantj.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> "David North" <dnorth@abbeymanor.fsbusiness.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:3ogc44F5nuceU1@individual.net...
>> Bat-pad appeal against Ponting off Giles. The slow-motion replay showed
> the ball
>> deviate towards the pad just before hitting it, and the snickometer
>> showed
> a
>> thin peak that you only get from contact between two hard objects, but
> still
>> Greig reckoned that it only hit the pad.
>>
>> --
> No worse than Benaud maintaining against all the evidence that Hoggie's
> first ball was going down leg-side. But I agree that Greig's regular and
> frequent howlers are well beyond a joke.
>
> I think that it might be a good time for Ritchie to retire. He will always
> be one of my favourite commentators, but in this series I have detected a
> number of occasions when he has stubbornly refused to accept that his
> initial view was wrong, or has tried to pretend that he meant something
> other than what he actually said. It is I suppose a characteristic that
> often comes with advancing years. I can only be grateful that my own
> objectivity is thus far quite unaffected by old age, and that I would be
> able to admit frankly that I had made an error of judgement or
> observation,
> if ever such an occasion was to arise.
>
> Jim
>
>
What was Benaud on about last night when he was talking about Ponting giving
England a chance.I got the feeling he thought if Aus declared ,they'd be
setting a victory run chase.Weird.I don't think Geoffrey could get what he
was prattling on about.

United Road

David North

"united74" <united74@teegee.com.au> wrote in message
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>
> "jim brant" <jim@brantj.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:dfvas1$kl2$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk...
>>
>> "David North" <dnorth@abbeymanor.fsbusiness.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:3ogc44F5nuceU1@individual.net...
>>> Bat-pad appeal against Ponting off Giles. The slow-motion replay showed
>> the ball
>>> deviate towards the pad just before hitting it, and the snickometer showed
>> a
>>> thin peak that you only get from contact between two hard objects, but
>> still
>>> Greig reckoned that it only hit the pad.
>>>
>>> --
>> No worse than Benaud maintaining against all the evidence that Hoggie's
>> first ball was going down leg-side. But I agree that Greig's regular and
>> frequent howlers are well beyond a joke.
>>
>> I think that it might be a good time for Ritchie to retire. He will always
>> be one of my favourite commentators, but in this series I have detected a
>> number of occasions when he has stubbornly refused to accept that his
>> initial view was wrong, or has tried to pretend that he meant something
>> other than what he actually said. It is I suppose a characteristic that
>> often comes with advancing years. I can only be grateful that my own
>> objectivity is thus far quite unaffected by old age, and that I would be
>> able to admit frankly that I had made an error of judgement or observation,
>> if ever such an occasion was to arise.
>>
> What was Benaud on about last night when he was talking about Ponting giving
> England a chance.I got the feeling he thought if Aus declared ,they'd be
> setting a victory run chase.Weird.I don't think Geoffrey could get what he was
> prattling on about.

Indeed. It's pretty obvious that they shouldn't extend their lead beyond what
England have time to score.

Also when they discussing whether they should come off for bad light, it was
suggested that if they stayed on and lost a wicket or two, it would affect their
ability to score quick runs. They seemed to have forgotten that they have 18
wickets still in hand.
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David North

"jim brant" <jim@brantj.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> "David North" <dnorth@abbeymanor.fsbusiness.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:3ogc44F5nuceU1@individual.net...
>> Bat-pad appeal against Ponting off Giles. The slow-motion replay showed
> the ball
>> deviate towards the pad just before hitting it, and the snickometer showed
> a
>> thin peak that you only get from contact between two hard objects, but
> still
>> Greig reckoned that it only hit the pad.
>>
>> --
> No worse than Benaud maintaining against all the evidence that Hoggie's
> first ball was going down leg-side.

True, but at least that required extrapolation to predict what would have
happened, rather than merely observing what did actually happen.

> But I agree that Greig's regular and
> frequent howlers are well beyond a joke.
>
> I think that it might be a good time for Ritchie to retire. He will always
> be one of my favourite commentators, but in this series I have detected a
> number of occasions when he has stubbornly refused to accept that his
> initial view was wrong, or has tried to pretend that he meant something
> other than what he actually said. It is I suppose a characteristic that
> often comes with advancing years. I can only be grateful that my own
> objectivity is thus far quite unaffected by old age, and that I would be
> able to admit frankly that I had made an error of judgement or observation,
> if ever such an occasion was to arise.

<g>

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Tids

dmo wrote:


> He's the only commentator who angers me more than a one-man Aussie
> team

He's tv's answer to Sky's Bumble.

max.it

On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 20:42:08 +0100, "jim brant"
<jim@brantj.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

>
>"max.it" <max@teatime.com> wrote in message
>news:upb6i11ocrb77o4aj714qvbp9vbscrlak5@4ax.com.. .
>> On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 20:06:53 +0100, "jim brant"
>> <jim@brantj.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >"David North" <dnorth@abbeymanor.fsbusiness.co.uk> wrote in message
>> >news:3ogc44F5nuceU1@individual.net...
>> >> Bat-pad appeal against Ponting off Giles. The slow-motion replay showed
>> >the ball
>> >> deviate towards the pad just before hitting it, and the snickometer
>showed
>> >a
>> >> thin peak that you only get from contact between two hard objects, but
>> >still
>> >> Greig reckoned that it only hit the pad.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >No worse than Benaud maintaining against all the evidence that Hoggie's
>> >first ball was going down leg-side. But I agree that Greig's regular and
>> >frequent howlers are well beyond a joke.
>> >
>> >I think that it might be a good time for Ritchie to retire. He will
>always
>> >be one of my favourite commentators, but in this series I have detected a
>> >number of occasions when he has stubbornly refused to accept that his
>> >initial view was wrong, or has tried to pretend that he meant something
>> >other than what he actually said. It is I suppose a characteristic that
>> >often comes with advancing years. I can only be grateful that my own
>> >objectivity is thus far quite unaffected by old age, and that I would be
>> >able to admit frankly that I had made an error of judgement or
>observation,
>> >if ever such an occasion was to arise.
>> >
>>
>> Your wide open now Jim.
>> How many seasons from you so far?
>> I'll go first, still 40, it seems like I have been 40 for ever.
>> Now that I've seen that written down, I'm not so sure I pleased about
>> it, best season ever so far anyway in all my cricketing pies.
>>
>
>Callow youth! I have reported on this ng before that my first test was the
>1948 Invincibles at Headingley. And I have the privilege of having been
>bombed by the Luftwaffe - not aimed at me personally, I don't suppose.
>
>Jim
>

Youth is right, our tavs and sunday teams ages range from 9 to 69,
I returned my best ever figures today - 3 for 11 off 3, and my best
knock of the season 11 not out. If it wasn't for the bad back, and the
wheezy chest I'd feel 18 years old.

Pheonix pavillion in Dublin was bombed by them too.
The Germans gave the club a couple of hundered quid to repair the roof
and windows. I would like to know some more details of that.

max.it

Jim Smith

Tony Greig is just irritating. Bumble is a legend!! and doesnt take himself
the least bit seriously.

Jim.


"Tids" <carroll@REMOVETOREPLYwaihi.co.uk> wrote in message
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> dmo wrote:
>
>
>> He's the only commentator who angers me more than a one-man Aussie
>> team
>
> He's tv's answer to Sky's Bumble.
>
>

Rio

"Jim Smith" <g0ofe@gmx.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Tony Greig is just irritating. Bumble is a legend!! and doesnt take
> himself the least bit seriously.
>
> Jim.

He didn't take himself or the job seriously when he was coach/manager of
England. He's an idiot.

He can't get a job in cricket so just talks rubbish on Sky, unfortunately we
will have to put up with him in the future,

Rio