Sad, Sad day

[Pokster]

"blowers" announces his retirement from TMS

[71 Guns - channeling the spirit of Mr Hat]

"blowers" announces his retirement from TMS

Shame. He'll miss plucky England scraping a draw with test newcomers Ireland and Afghanistan.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/40364481

[Ash]

Shame. He'll miss plucky England scraping a draw with test newcomers Ireland and Afghanistan.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/40364481

I'm sure everyone from the other teams will be looking forward to touring the perpetually wartorn Afghanistan. Presumably they'll play their home games in Dubai, or wherever it is that Pakistan play.

Also, the state of these bhoys

[Luis Anaconda]

I'm sure everyone from the other teams will be looking forward to touring the perpetually wartorn Afghanistan. Presumably they'll play their home games in Dubai, or wherever it is that Pakistan play.

Also, the state of these bhoys

Play mostly in Northern India. Series against Ireland was in the wonderfully named Greater Noida

[Burney]

"blowers" announces his retirement from TMS

Not really. Ghastly old fraud has been utterly useless as a commentator for years. Too busy playing up to his character to actually tell listeners what's actually happening on the field.

[Pokster]

Not really. Ghastly old fraud has been utterly useless as a commentator for years. Too busy playing up to his character to actually tell listeners what's actually happening on the field.

I win... i had a bet with myself that the first person on here with a negative comment would be b... i claim my £5 from myself

[Burney]

I win... i had a bet with myself that the first person on here with a negative comment would be b... i claim my £5 from myself

I've said it for years on here. It would be pretty absurd of me to change my tune just because he's retiring.

[Herbette Chapman - aged 15]

I win... i had a bet with myself that the first person on here with a negative comment would be b... i claim my £5 from myself

would have odds'd it at a 100-1 on

[Luis Anaconda]

Not really. Ghastly old fraud has been utterly useless as a commentator for years. Too busy playing up to his character to actually tell listeners what's actually happening on the field.

Just said more or less the same thing to someone on Facebook. Particularly as I have to rely on TMS more, after years of having access to Sky, it's just annoying when he was on

[Burney]

Just said more or less the same thing to someone on Facebook. Particularly as I have to rely on TMS more, after years of having access to Sky, it's just annoying when he was on

If anything notable happened when he was on commentary, you'd suddenly hear him interrupting his tedious burbling with an expostulation like 'Oh my goodness!'. He would then leave you hanging for several seconds to find out whether a wicket had fallen, a four had been scored or a streaker had run on the field. Fùcking irritating.