Daily Football – Commentators’ View: Ashes special with Aggers

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Jonathan Agnew joins John Murray and Bruce Ball to discuss cricket commentary. He talks about his journey from truck driver to broadcaster. Aggers reveals the amount of preparation he does and his top commentary tips. And suggestions are always welcome in our fantastic glossary of football commentary and unintended pub names from the comments – WhatsApp voice notes on 0800 028 9369 and emails to TCV@bbc.co.uk 03:55 Jonathan Agnew joins the group 08:45 From shooting and dressage to Ben Stokes in 2019 12:45 What preparation do Aggers do for cricket? 18:00 From truck driver to broadcaster 23:10 Aggers Ashes memories down 32:00 How to watch the Ashes on the BBC 35:25 Accidental pub names 39:30 What Jonathan’s favorite commentators say 45:25 A great glossary of football commentary 55:30 Jonathan talks replay commentary! 5 Live / BBC Sounds Premier League Commentaries: Saturday 1500 Liverpool v Forest, Saturday 1500 Fulham v Sunderland on Sports Extra, Saturday 1730 Newcastle v Man City, Sunday 1400 Leeds v Aston Villa, Sunday 1630 Arsenal v Tottenham, Tuesday 2000 Chelsea v Barcelona, Tuesday 2000 Man City v Bayer Leverkusen on Sports Extra, Wednesday 2000 Arsenal vs. Bayern Munich, Wednesday 2000 Paris Saint-Germain vs. Tottenham on Sports Extra, listed so far (in alphabetical order): Section 1 Bosman, they couldn’t get their feet in order, Cruyff Turn, dead-ball specialist, Fox in the penalty area, giving the goalkeeper eyes, Head Tennis, Hibs, in a good moment, Jonny on the spot, Maradona, Olimpico, onion bag, Panenka, Rabona, kick Scorpio, Spursi, Tiki Taka, Where the Kookaburra Sleeps, Where the Owl Sleeps, Where the Spiders Sleep. Section Two, Ball Stays Hit, End of Business, Down with Snow on It, Catching Exercise, Cauldron Joe, Coat on a Hard Peg, Come Back to Haunt ’em, Passage of Uncertainty, Easy Entry, Daisy Cutter, First Cab Out of Rank, Good Vacation, He’s Got That in His Closet, High Wide and Not So Handsome, Howler, Leading the Line, Nutmeg, One for the Cameras, One for the Purists, We Played Out the Garden, Purple Patch, Put the Laces Through It, Rolls Royce, Root and Branch Review, Row Z, Screamer, Seats on the Plane, View Through the Arches, Strammach, Take One for the Team, That’s Great… (Football), Thunderous Strike. UNSORTED 2-0 is a dangerous result, after Claude, Premier League issue, self-confidence, bag/box of tricks, brace, wave, bread and butter, deadlock breaker, collected over the line, champions elected/clear champions, clinical finish, commentator’s curse, coupon buster, cultured/educated left foot, rejected from the wood, exclusion draft, elimination line, fellow countryman, foot race, formerly of this parish, free kick, goalkeepers’ union, Goal scramble, good big man touch, honeymoon period, in and around, in the shop window, keeping the ball under their spell, Keystone Police defending, weakness, loitering with intent, marching orders, nestle in the bottom corner, numbered derbies, opposite number, corner the bus, PK for penalty, postage stamp, put it in the blender, rough shot, red wine not white wine, relegation hex, rooted at the bottom, first way, Roy’s stuff Rovers, sending goalkeeper the wrong way, shooting boots, sleeping giants, sliding base pass, small matter, web of spiders, stay on, dribble, palm sting, stone penalty, straight off the training ground, take one for the team, team that likes to play football, throw their hat on, bit-thropenny header/50p header, towering header, good feet, turns into a basketball match, turns into a cricket score, take out/graze the ball Out of play, walking the disciplinary tightrope, stick the left foot, have the tie in our hands, the winger in their pocket, wrap the foot around, De Bruyne, your Gundogan and so on.

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