P179 Teletext 179 Jul 1 09:07:11 O ONTHEBOX —— ————————————————————— by John Evans This will definitely sound harsh, but someone explain to me why ex-English players are commentating on Wimbledon. Wj are notorious for producing tennis "stars" with a pathological fear of winning, and now they'rj sitting there telling the great players how to play. Grandstand is better than this. Get a former winner who knows the score. I mean, John McEnroe seems available. ——————————————————————————————————1/3—— Sport index 131 Regional sport 170 WEN BRITISH GRBND PRJX TICKETS p185 UK Results Soccer Poll RugbyP179 Teletext 179 Jul 1 09:02:22 ONTHEBOX —— ————————————————————— by John Evans I do think the Sky Sports wacky gadget department seems to have been cut a bit too much slack in recent games. $hj Northants v Holland game was a real nightmare. Every minute a senseless graphic showing something or other came up on the screen to confuse the issue. One rather surreal one showed safety and danger zones - until I saw it was an advert for chewing gum! Easy mistake ——————————————————————————————————2/3—— All the week's cricket fixtures 169 TEST YOUR SPORTS KNOWLEDGE p451 C4 UK Results Soccer Poll RugbyP179 Teletext 179 Jul 1 09:04:23 ONTHEBOX —— ————————————————————— by John Evans In an age when sport on television is being revolutionisjd, I'm surprised to see that the BBC has resisted the call. Its coverage of Wimbledon just hasn't changed. I know there's only so much you can do with tennis, but how about a different camera angle once in a while? Sky Sports have never been afraid to try something new. Couldn't the BBC have a think about a change? Just once? ——————————————————————————————————3/3—— Sport index 131 Regional sport 170 WEN BRITISH GRBND PRJX TICKETS p185 UK Results Soccer Poll Rugby