Howie is an excellent facilitator of test cricket commentary. Calls the ball, but also casts the spotlight on the legends in the box. Easy, interesting listening.

Tubby taylor gets a rough rap, he's a delight to listen to especially when he's in the sensible company.

Also nicely done by Howie. Fast becoming one of the best interviewers in the business.

This is quality. Love Tubby Taylor and could listen to him all day...

I was listening to this live on the radio. All these commentators have such fascinating stories. They commentate because they are cricket fans and just love the game. The addition of Andy Lee is a master-stroke.

Love hearing these stories, I wish 9 still had the cricket. It’s would have been amazing having Bill call Bolands spell in the 2nd innings.

Tubby. A true Australian legend 🙏🏏🙏🦘🍻

What a likeable character, Tubby

I love this producers expressions in the back of all these videos. Absolutely humble to be in the room and loving every minute of it.

So good! So enjoyable. Tubbs reminiscing. There are people over the world who will never know the joy that is cricket.

How considerate were the England players, didn't play a stroke through that entire story so we weren't interrupted. Kudos England.

Fantastic. What amazing memories of channel 9. Thank you Tub

Love listening to passionate knowledgeable people. There are so few around. Ex sportmen. Tubby Taylor , Ian Chapelle , Ian Healy in cricket , Craig Foster for football.

Great insight - well done Howie and Tubs

This is fantastic stuff. Thanks Triple M. The best.

Wonderful interesting story thanks Tubby and Mark for that, such great radio and thanking MMM for hiring such good commentators.

Tubby’s been brilliant on MMM this summer. Love him!

Amazing piece, triple M.

Genuinely brilliant content!

This is Gold. Awesome stuff

I could listen to this stuff all afternoon

Tubby does some great impersonations.

I’m with mark taylor on the commentary of ch 9 back then when all the great legends of the com box were doing commentary in such nice and calm manner, I like those good old days commentary, I can listen to bill lowery , great tony , my favourite Richie Ben. , nowadays as mark t said too much noise in comm box , ps- sorry if I mispronounced or misspelled any name

Howie you are an absolute master of your craft👍

I love when he says oh ho what a ripper

This is a gem hearing all this

superb Howie and Mark Taylor

I grew up watching cricket fanatically. Waking up as early as possible as a 3-4 year old and watching old tapes. Loved cricket up until I couldn’t play anymore as a teenager due to an eye condition. But over the years the thing that has really made me fall out with it was not having the whole channel 9 production behind it. I guess you could say I’m not a pure cricket fan. I just loved the way those old commentators sounded. And as Mark mentioned, or at least indirectly mentioned, the art is in what you don’t say. I still follow cricket now and love it but not like I used to. Miss the old days and I hope they can make it as great as it was again someday.

I wholeheartedly agree with Richie regarding the use of the word “Tragedy”. Also when commentators refer to a batter “paying the ultimate price” for an error and lose their wicket.

I had to get out of the car when this chat was going on and I was devo, thanks for the upload guys

My favorite Taylor line is Sounds superb and it is superb, going live on the Gilchrist sixes of Panesar and Hoggard. That's probably the first time I heard someone say those lines

Howie is fast forging a commentary legacy of his own, he's absolutely excellent. The Scott Boland "BUILD THE MAN A STATUE!" is already legendary and I'm sure there will be many more to add to that one.

Maaaarrrkkk! Love this guy ❤

Nice to hear Tubs here and see Eth get a word in too 🙂

Love ya tubby!!

Mark Howard has my dream job! Howard is also fantastic. He brings life to the com box!

The sounds of summer, cicadas and RBs voice wafting on a summer seabreeze... Dozing on the lounge only to be rudely snapped out of your slumber by the dulcet tones of a wicket taken called by Bill.

Mark Taylor was in commentary when Langer edged it through to Moin Khan in Hobart! Taylor called the HUGE inside edge!!! Umpire Parker robbed Pakistan of a famous win! HAHA! Always great listening to the great Mark Taylor!

This is brilliant

23 years of tears for cricket.

Thanks Kerry P.

Not sure who the guy in the background is, but he loving his job!!!

Richie was such a great commentator for a number of reasons - one of which was that he was an old-school journalist and knew how to report without over embellishing. Yet his method of delivery was always entertaining as well as informative. Commentators these days use so many cliches and spout so much drivel. Mark has his own style, but he's always added to the vision and isn't one to (obviously) talk nonsense just to fill the silence.

Great Tony Greig impersonation

Richie and Tony both complimented each other.....Richie was the quiet one and Tony was the excitable one.

How I wish to hear bill again on a Boxing Day test

Wonderful.

There is no better commentator than Tubby

Tubbs is Wagga's finest export.

Hey tubby it's Andy Bowen from Sydney you should look into joining the fox cricket team so all your fans can see you on TV again because there are fans that miss you calling the cricket from channel 9

On this discussion, give me Richie Benaud's commentary every day of the week. Benaud's understatement let the moment speak for itself as opposed to Bill Lawry's OTT hyperventilation. Enojyed this discussion, but there is no comparison in quality of cricket knowledge of commentators of the past (Benaud, Lawry, Chappell, Greig) vs those of today (ie Fleming, Brayshaw). Fleming in particular can stick his Avenues of Apprehension, Boulevards of Bamboozlement and any other type of road where the sun don't shine! The sooner he is off the airwaves the better!

Mark Taylor Greatest commentator ever after Tony Grieg

My favourite commenter Mark taylor

8:55 I listened to the great story about Richie getting stroppy over Tub's "what a tragedy", then found Richie saying the exact same thing back in 1975 in this archival footage: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rLmgdbKK39WvqZ8.html and kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oNunrJWJzpu1qJs.html oh dear Richie

'You've done some amazing things as a cricketer..' some? Tubby is one of our all time best. Plamavizhun

I am watching this on boxing day 2022. Today we paid tribute to Shane Warne. Mark mentioned his mistake of describing Warne getting out for 99 as a tradegy and being corrected by Ritchie. Sadly Shane Warne has died and it is a tradegy.

Prelude to the howie games podcast..

Mark Howard is OK but could learn from Richie who knew when to talk, but more importantly, when to zip it!

Of the crop that came to join Richie, Bill, Tony and 'Chappelli' at Nine, I didn't mind Mark Taylor. Ian Healy, Mark Nicholas and Michael Slater were woeful. I also like how 'Tubby' was a good sport when it came to Billy Birmingham's impersonations of him 😂

"......involves someone passing away is a tragedy, Shane Warne didn't do that" How ironic that he says this considering what happened to him...... that indeed WAS a tragedy!!! RIP Warnie!

On dayboo

as a 26 year old, Do not relate to that "noise" comment. In fact id pay extra for a commentatorless version of the game where its all game sounds and no shane warne

Sadly Warne was to pass less than 3 months after this comment 10:49

Telly Tubbie!

Benaud used the word "tragedy" often.

Can't wait until channel 9 gets the cricket back

I think channel 9 should have the cricket back

17:12 I may be the exception, but I generally didn’t really like Richie Benaud’s commentary. Regarding Shane Warne’s “Ball Of The Century”, I think it would have added to the moment if there was more enthusiasm in the commentary. I preferred the excitement generated by Bill Lawry - “Got ‘im, knocked him over!” I also like Tubby, the excitement he showed in his commentary when Peter Siddle got his hat-trick made it more memorable for me.

Key word is bloke. Cricket coverage for lowest common denominator

Great Captain of Australia cricket... painful to listen to as a commentator

Tubby bores me to ...

Tony Greig Bill Lawry Richie Mark Nicolas Mark Taylor Michael Slater Ian Healy Ian Chappell Kevin Pietersen Michael Clarke Bumble Mark Vaughn

1999 and hobart and Langer knicked and never walked.

Triple m have a knack of hiring annoying commentators. Howard is another. I only see it on you tube and realise why I dont listen to them. Its woeful

Channel 7 is way better than channel 9. Channel 9 was male focussed commentary team. Channel 7 tries to appeal to women and lgbt and other minority groups. Channel 7 is way more woke which is what we want. Channel 9 was way more male focused which is isn’t good.