Women's sport weekly wrap: When too much sport is never enough

A lot of people do 1st&10, including myself. And I dare say you do too, as you have taken the time to comment on it.

Why would that be good? Who cares about woman’s sports

Another man hating article. Woman’s sport is more boring than anerixic sumo

Couldn't agree more Pahul The channel 9 commentary team is in decent need of a shake up. And any person, male or female, to replace the likes of Healy or Warne etc would be an improvement. What I can't stand though, is when some use utter BS to justify the need for change. So come on Mary. If you really have any real evidence to the contary relating to the gender wage myth that me and Pahul have supplied, please enlighten us. Unlike some, I 'm all for changing my point of view if evidence and logic dictates. But I know you won't. You're only interested in an echo chamber thats repeats your your emotional beliefs and falls in line with your ideology (refer to the posts who you respond positivley to). Logic and truth be dammed as you might say. I

In response to your headline, when I last looked there were still only twenty four hours a day, and as an England fan, some of us are not getting in the hours we normally tend to reserve for sleep at the moment!

Mary you are right men and women should be treated as equals. We shouldnt have an Australian mens team and an Australian womens team, we should just have an Australian team if you are good enough you get pickedvregardless of sex.

I agree that more 'diverse' voices are necessary, if u want to call it that. The likes of Warne, Slater and Healy are terrible, others can't do any worse. To be honest, does it really matter if u have even played Cricket? If u are a good public speaker that knows a fair bit about the game, you'll do just fine. The analytics can be left to the experts, while the humor & jokes should be left for the public speakers. A great example is 'shooterwilliamson' (check out his INDvAUS video on Youtube) or 'Ozzy Man Reviews'. Although, I do not agree with ur opinion on women in society. The gender wage gap is a myth, over 90% of economists have brutally denied it & called it 'idiotic'. The 77c on the dollar theory is calculated as a mean for all jobs, not counting the fact that high paying jobs such as doctors, lawyers, bankers are ALL dominated by men while low paying jobs like nurses, maids, social workers are ALL dominated by women. Also, women have to take care of children & due to the stress, more often than not they are forced to work less hours than their males colleagues thus miss out on bonuses and extra pay. There are also many other reasons which contribute to this. Seriously, don't tell me ur going to challenge these economists, especially since they have spent years in uni earning a degree, and published academic papers on topics just like this! This is an article by a female student at Harvard with a degree in economics explaining the whole thing! http://www.businessinsider.com/harvard-economist-explains-the-gender-wage-gap-2016-3 If u want a more visual option, than this video should explain the gender wage gap as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcDrE5YvqTs As for equality, what more do women want? I think u should definitely read into the hypocrisy of 'modern feminism'. Believe in LOGIC and FACTS, not feelings! Look, I am a liberal myself but that doesn't mean I believe in things, just because people say its true. u should question everything, that is wt got humans to where we are today!

Sorry Mary, but it is a myth, and here's a couple of articles that explain why - http://time.com/3222543/wage-pay-gap-myth-feminism/ and https://www.forbes.com/sites/karinagness/2016/04/12/dont-buy-into-the-gender-pay-gap-myth/#7d17f98e2596 They're both written by females (as if that should matter) and offer plenty of evidence to back up their case. But I bet you won't read either of them. The fact that you seem to dismiss any counter argument outright makes me believe your opinion is based on ideologly/privilage rather then logic or equality. Also, I've noticed in your previous articles you seem to praise all female panels/commentary teams, and yet you criticise an all male one. You can't have it both ways And laslty, using hyperbole such as "Miles behind" doesn't help you case either. In other countries, where females can be criminally persecuted for doing things males take for granted, it might be useful to describe their plight. But to do it for women in a country like Australia, it seems a little exagerated and belittles the struggles that these other women face.

Very sad abt Jana novotna

The Matilda’s are playing at a world class standard. Let’s hope it brings a World Cup

Hi Mary I know you haven't mentioned her your article, but i like to pay tribute to Jana Novotna. World tennis has lost a champion tennis player and a classy person. She was a graceful player, with spin, serve and volley, the grass court suited her style. I remember Novotna playing at Wimbledon in the '90's. In the 1993 final, unfortunately she did choke. In the third and final sèt, she lead 4-1 and 40-30 on her serve against Steffi Graf, of all players. And somehow she lost. After the match, she was in tears, and was comforted by the Duchess of Kent. Five years later, and on her third final at Wimbledon, she won. And when she did win, i was so happy for her. That was one of the most popular wins at Wimbledon. This week she passed away at just 49 from cancer. Way too young. Her wimbledon finals are still fresh in my memory.

Mary Clementine isn't a ghost writer for you is she? No I treat men and women equal, not sure why you would bring up the gender pay gap myth either. It sounds like the sexist person is you.

Transgender cricketer Catherine McGregor was interviewed on Chanel 9 this morning offering her views on the Test match. So it could be said Mary that the Chanel 9 commentary team are halfway there.

The Matildas are dead set the best national team to watch at the moment, across all sports and genders. They play a fast paced, high-skilled attacking style of football that is a joy to watch. Some terrific highlights of the game against China on Wed, but none better than Sam Kerr's 2nd goal. Her 1st had a slice of good luck, coming off the back of her hear, but her next was absolutely top shelf. A rocket from 20 yards that left the tall Chinese keeper swatting at thin air.

I’m actually surprised that Channel 9 didn’t learn from the success of the TV coverage of the women’s Ashes matches. The women commentators for that series were both expert in their knowledge and highly professional in their delivery without all the irrelevant nonsense we often hear in commentary during the men’s matches. They also seemed to have a positive influence on the male commentators who called the games in a more mature fashion than we usually hear from Channel 9. The inclusion of a couple of those women commentators for the men’s Ashes would have been an overall improvement to the panel.

We all know the CH9 commentary team is a club for ex-captains and their special mates. I understand there's a place for those who have played at that level, and captains esp have great depth of analysis, but they are not always the most engaging speakers. Ian Chappell, for example, knows his cricket alright, but sounds like a busted drone and repeats himself so much it drives me mad. Yes, Ian, there should be someone fielding at short leg, but you've told us 5 times already! I'd like to see the commentary team enhanced by the inclusion of others outside the waspy old boys club.

What are we miles behind in? And yeah maybe Clarke and slater shouldn't have been commentating on the women's ashes and no I'm not sexist.