It's a crowded Nine commentary box

With the Australian team starting a new chapter, it's time to shake-up the Channel Nine commentary team a bit as well, writes Trent Dalton in the Courier Mail. Shane Warne and Ricky Ponting (after his playing days) will be welcome additions but he isn't so sure if some old timers are good enough to keep their places.

Reserved throughout most of a match, Lawry would transform into a rabid, nail-biting talking heart attack if Australia needed a four off the last ball – et cetera. This was in the golden age of the Nine commentary team. Today, Lawry seems to be going through the motions, as though he'd prefer to be at home with his beloved pigeons instead of commentating on what have been two superb Tests in recent weeks.