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Joe the Cameraman (or Cameraman Joe, real name Joe Previtera) is an Australian Channel 9 sports cameraman who is best known for "confessing" to an infamous on-air sledge of cricketer Scott Muller in 1999.
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- Joe the cameraman crashes segway
- Ian healy does a joe the cameraman vob
- Scott Muller incident
- Later career
- References
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Scott Muller incident
The incident occurred in a cricket Test match between Australia and Pakistan at Bellerive Oval in Hobart in 1999. This was Muller's second and last appearance in a Test match and his bowling had been below his best. Muller made an inaccurate throw from the outfield, and the words "He can't bowl, and he can't throw" went to air.
The television show The Panel replayed it and the finger was pointed at teammate Shane Warne, who was fielding close to the stump microphone, as the source of the comment. Warne denied it but Muller was unconvinced. The Australian media ran the story as a hot topic for a few days, with much of the general public believing that Warne was guilty, despite a voice analysis expert's opinions to the contrary, and scrutiny of television footage.
"Joe the Cameraman" appeared on Channel Nine's A Current Affair along with Warne and confessed to having said the remark, which somehow accidentally went to air.
Later career
Previtera appeared on Channel Nine's cricket coverage in January 2010 to relive the incident.
During the 2011 Boxing Day Test, Previtera was filming just before resumption of play after lunch when his Segway personal transporter hit a helmet behind Brad Haddin. He fell off, along with his camera equipment, landing behind the Australians warming up. Previtera was uninjured in this incident.