A lot of people have a very different opinion of Mark.
Ever since he took over anchoring from Richie Benaud at Channel 9, he thinks he is actually as good as Richie. Richie Benaud is a legend & no one can replace him in the world of commentary! He should just be anchoring that's it, his commentary is indeed irritating at times.
Overall Channel 9's commentary is still much better than most. The standard at channel 9 started declining when they started giving the current batch of retired cricketers more airtime and less to the legends. Ian Healy is OK, but at times he makes it too complicated with his so called technical expertise tips/analysis. Michale Slater is OK, at times too much biased towards Australia. Mark Taylor is good. The best of course are the legends...the old timers, Ian Chappell, Tony Greig(i don't know why some people hate him), the one and only... Bill Lawry and his famous line..Its all happening right here at... 🙂 and lastly the grand daddy of all..Richie Benaud!
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He is much better than the biased and hysterical Aussie commentators like Bill Lawry and Tony Greig.
Bill Lawry is the one of best. Do you even know how long he has been commentating? More than 30 yrs now. Yes he always wants Australia to do well, but unlike some other commentators, doesn't let his feelings affect his commentary. He always calls a spade a spade! Got Him, Its all Happening, Bang, Clean as whistle, these are terms which will go down in folklore of cricket commentating. Aus-SA 1999 world cup Semi final, Bill lawry and Mike Procter on air during the last over. One of the most electrifying clips, thanks only to one and only Bill Lawry.
Tony Grieg would be the last person you would call biased in favor of Australian team! He is always accused of supporting the visitng teams. I have been following Channels 9's coverage of cricket since the 90's.