On the call

The commentary booth

Every match has a booth: a play-by-play caller and a colour commentator who welcome you before the centre pass, call the goals, intercepts and whistles, and talk it through at the breaks. Which booth you get depends on who's playing.

Australia / New Zealand

Calls matches for Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Singapore.

Play-by-playMick DawsonAustralian
ColourAroha TaneNew Zealand
Sample: World Championship final · Australia v New Zealand · 61 s
Transcript
  1. Mick DawsonWelcome to the final! One match, one title.
  2. Mick DawsonI'm Mick Dawson, and alongside me, Aroha Tane.
  3. Aroha TaneThanks, Mick. Great to be here.
  4. Mick DawsonIt's Australia at one end,
  5. Mick Dawsonand New Zealand at the other.
  6. Mick DawsonAustralia come in as favourites.
  7. Aroha TaneThey'll take some stopping, but the underdogs have nothing to lose.
  8. Mick DawsonThe players are in position. Centre pass to come.
  9. Mick DawsonGoal, Australia!
  10. Mick DawsonIntercepted!
  11. Mick DawsonThey hit the front!
  12. Aroha TaneWhen a side gets on a run like this, you have to slow it down.
  13. Mick DawsonHalf time!
  14. Aroha TaneNothing in it. Whoever wins the next centre passes takes control.
  15. Mick DawsonThirty seconds to go!
  16. Mick DawsonAnd Australia win it!
  17. Aroha TaneA deserved win. They were sharper in the moments that mattered.

United Kingdom

Calls matches for England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Italy, Poland, USA, Brazil.

Play-by-playJess HarperEnglish
ColourCallum ReidScottish
Sample: Nations Cup semi-final · England v Jamaica · 66 s
Transcript
  1. Jess HarperWelcome to the semi-finals. A place in the medal matches is on the line.
  2. Jess HarperI'm Jess Harper, and alongside me, Callum Reid.
  3. Callum ReidThanks, Jess. Great to be here.
  4. Jess HarperIt's England at one end,
  5. Jess Harperand Jamaica at the other.
  6. Callum ReidVery little between these two. Centre-pass conversion will decide it.
  7. Jess HarperHere we go. The umpire's ready, and the centre has the ball.
  8. Jess HarperGoal, Jamaica!
  9. Jess HarperHeld ball! Too long on the ball.
  10. Jess HarperAll square!
  11. Callum ReidThat lead's swapped hands again. This is a real arm wrestle.
  12. Jess HarperWe're going to extra time!
  13. Callum ReidExtra time in a knockout. The legs are heavy, but this is what you train for.
  14. Jess HarperNext goal wins it!
  15. Jess HarperAnd England win it!

Southern Africa

Calls matches for South Africa, Malawi, Uganda, Zimbabwe.

Play-by-playThandi MokoenaSouth African
ColourTendai MoyoZimbabwean
Sample: Global Games · South Africa v Malawi · 57 s
Transcript
  1. Thandi MokoenaWelcome to netball at the Global Games.
  2. Thandi MokoenaI'm Thandi Mokoena, and alongside me, Tendai Moyo.
  3. Tendai MoyoThanks, Thandi. Great to be here.
  4. Thandi MokoenaIt's South Africa at one end,
  5. Thandi Mokoenaand Malawi at the other.
  6. Thandi MokoenaSouth Africa come in as favourites.
  7. Tendai MoyoThe favourites have the depth. They just need a good start.
  8. Thandi MokoenaThe players are in position. Centre pass to come.
  9. Thandi MokoenaFrom the edge of the circle! What a shot!
  10. Tendai MoyoShe's in the zone. Get her the ball and get out of the way.
  11. Thandi MokoenaFootwork! The landing foot moved.
  12. Tendai MoyoFrom where they were, that's a terrific fightback.
  13. Thandi MokoenaThat's full time!
  14. Thandi MokoenaWhat an upset! Nobody saw that coming.
  15. Tendai MoyoThat's why you play the game. The rankings mean nothing once the whistle goes.

The commentators are fictional. Their voices are AI-generated with ElevenLabs and not modelled on any real person. In the game, subtitles show who is speaking, and the booth can be switched to single calls or off in Settings.

Read along

Every line appears as a subtitle with the speaker's name, so the booth works with the sound off too. The crowd dips while they talk, and the pre-match chat never holds up the centre pass: one tap and you're playing.

An in-play call as a subtitle at the bottom of the screen during a match.