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Originally Posted by ford71
A female with race experience would maybe work better.
But I see Yates' role being one that keeps Skaife and Russel in check, while keeping the telecast on track, something that most ex-racers could not do without some form of broadcast training.
She doesn't need to have deep inside knowledge but she does need to stop those that do from veering off on tangents, getting silly, and messing up the time constraints they have for each individual segment.
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For what little it is worth it is one of my pet hates about the Foxtel coverage. Yates is clearly professional, more than just competent and yet appears to either be unwilling or otherwise held back from expressing opinions about what she sees and understands. Yet the job looks, in part, like having to keep those two boofheads (Skaife and Ingall) under control. Yates deserves to be treated better and should be treated better.
For a timely (if not particularly applicable) reference have a look at the commentators for the test cricket, announced today. Led by Alison Mitchell...