Bill Lawry Has still Got it in him to comentate on Channell Nine

Nov 18, 2017 at 2:10 PM

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Bill Lawry Has still Got it in him to comentate on Channell Nine

Former Australian captain turned commentator Bill Lawry become a part of Australian cricket lovers. He is welcomed in the December heat like an ice-cold VB as he cries “Got him, yes!” inside a room filled with people from all over the country for over a decade now. With his age creeping age his workload has been reduced. However, his articulation with the microphone in hand certainly hasn’t.


The Wide World of Sports Ashes launch at North Sydney Oval on Friday was attended by commentators Ian Chappell, Shane Warne, Michael Clarke, Michael Slater, Ian Healy, Mark Taylor and Mark Nicholas; it was the 80-year-old Lawry who stole the show. Everybody was on his radar including current players, former legends, colleagues and channel nine staffs.

To start with it was the pace trio of Mitchell Starc, Jose Hazlewood and Pat Cummins, who was under the roast and Lawry termed the trio as nothing special despite having the capability of bowling at 150kms/hr.


“If I was an (English) opening batsman I wouldn’t be losing too much sleep facing the Australian pace attacks as far as pace is concerned. They’re all good bowlers but nothing frightening. If the England openers can get a start they’ll make a lot more runs than what we think. The key to the 2013/14 Ashes series was Mitchell Johnson scaring them and he scared me up in the commentary box to be quite honest because he’s got that look in his eye. These guys haven’t got that look in their eye. They’re quick enough — Starc’s quick when he gets it right but you’re not going to lose any sleep. If (England opener) Alastair Cook has a little bit of luck early and finds some form and scores a hundred or two it’ll be very hard to bowl England out, so I’m really looking forward to a classic contest,” the legend in commentary stated.


Lawry sarcastically took on Cummins further saying that only a New South Welshman can play six Test matches in 10 years not a Victorian.

Next up it was Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon, who is the most successful Aussie off-spinner picking up 269 wickets.

Greigy (former England captain and Nine commentators Tony Greig) will be turning over when Lyon comes on to bowl his straight breaks. He’s got 269 Test wickets — God help us.

Lovely guy and he’s promoted himself very well, but for goodness sake, they should have to bat with a stump. He’s done well, don’t take it away from him — the fact that he’s still on the side. He’s lucky:

“He remarked as the whole room burst out into laughter. He didn’t even leave his producer who was at the receiving end of a one-liner while recalling his early days as a broadcaster. (Then-producer) David Hill was absolutely magnificent — he makes our new producer look pretty ordinary — he was really good,” Lawry mentioned.


He had taken a dig at Shane Warne’s extra-curricular activities when Ian Healy said:

“You try not sleeping for six months” while describing why no young bowlers have matched to the Warne’s capabilities.
“I wouldn’t mind doing what he’s doing for one night, not six months. I came up on the plane, I know what goes on,” Lawry stated laughing once more.
To match up with Lawry’s one-liners Warne summed up the best to what the crowd has just been treated to.
“Got him, yes! Keep going Bill, you’re on fire,” the legendary spinner signed off.

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