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Oh, so many to choose from among the Channel 9 'boys' club'. Urg.

Tough call for me between Healy and Slater, they're both godawful. Considering that Shane Warne and Mark Nicholas are among my top picks for worst UK TV commentator and don't even make my top 3 in Australia, that really is saying something about the quality here.

For an outsider, they often lack individuality, and I'm just hearing an Aussie accent. Only SKW truly winds me up, though when I'm aware I'm listening to Healy he seems a bit strange. Taylor is ok. Chappell is good.

Healy . Not even close.

Warne talks too much and constantly repeats himself ...but Healy is like the sound of fingernails on a blackboard...

Just awful. Mute button.

A nod to Kerry O'Keefe for services to annoying cricket radio.

Arthur Crabtree wrote:A nod to Kerry O'Keefe for services to annoying cricket radio.

True. Someone at the ABC decided he was funny once ( I seem to recall he was - once . Briefly) and we've been inflicted with him rather a lot since.

On the good side I think Brett Lee might be OK . Early days yet.

Healy is truly awful.

alfie wrote:

Arthur Crabtree wrote:A nod to Kerry O'Keefe for services to annoying cricket radio.

True. Someone at the ABC decided he was funny once ( I seem to recall he was - once . Briefly) and we've been inflicted with him rather a lot since.

On the good side I think Brett Lee might be OK . Early days yet.

Oh lord, yes, O'Keefe is appalling, but I don't really listen to ABC radio commentary enough to do a poll on that one. Maybe someone else could oblige?

Only listened to it one summer in Australia when I went for the 06-07 whitewash, but KO'K made a lasting impression for his needy solipsism and neighing hysterics. Very popular though I understand. Jim, of course, is great.