He also commentated the track and field for ABC-TV at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Paralympics and worked on four Commonwealth Games – Kuala Lumpur 1998, Manchester 2002, Melbourne 2006 and Delhi 2010 – calling cycling and co-hosting the opening and closing ceremonies at each.
Mitchell commentated nearly 200 Test and limited overs cricket matches, covering 13 overseas tours to England, South Africa, India, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates.
Mitchell called over 900 AFL and WAFL Australian rules football games for the ABC on both television and radio and NBL and WNBL basketball on both mediums.
During his career with the ABC he commentated over 20 sports including world championships in cycling, water polo and triathlon.
Since leaving the ABC Mitchell has worked as a freelancer in the media commentating cricket on radio and television for the South African Broadcasting Corporation and Australian Football on radio stations 6PR and 6IX, as well as weekly appearances on Sky News and Mix 94.5 and a regular contributor to BBC Five Live.