Sad, Sad day

[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.

[Herbette Chapman - aged 15]

You miserable old soak ... he was just right for those of us who don't really have a clue what's going on in cricket.

[Burney]

You miserable old soak ... he was just right for those of us who don't really have a clue what's going on in cricket.

Exactly. He appealed to the ignorant masses as a parody of what cricket is supposedly all about. To people who actually understand the game and wanted to know what was happening, he was simply an irritant. Also, the fact is that he was simply doing a pïsspoor ripoff of Brian Johnston's on air persona - only without the charm, wit or seriousness about cricket.

[Pokster]

Exactly. He appealed to the ignorant masses as a parody of what cricket is supposedly all about. To people who actually understand the game and wanted to know what was happening, he was simply an irritant. Also, the fact is that he was simply doing a pïsspoor ripoff of Brian Johnston's on air persona - only without the charm, wit or seriousness about cricket.

It's a game that lasts 5 days, waiting a few seconds is hardly a problem... 8 hrs of only talking about cricket would be mind numbingly boring

[Burney]

It's a game that lasts 5 days, waiting a few seconds is hardly a problem... 8 hrs of only talking about cricket would be mind numbingly boring

Well, no. People listen to TMS because they want to know what's happening in the cricket. By all means fill in the gaps between overs by talking around the cricket, but that should never distract from telling people what's actually happening in the game. Blofeld failed as a commentator in that respect.

[Peter]

Well, no. People listen to TMS because they want to know what's happening in the cricket. By all means fill in the gaps between overs by talking around the cricket, but that should never distract from telling people what's actually happening in the game. Blofeld failed as a commentator in that respect.

I would go further here. I want the talk between overs to focus on the match situation. I want to know how the wicket is behaving, which bowlers are performing, why a run rate has dropped, how an individual is struggling. I hate to drop his name in but this is where Boycott is great. He constantly comments on what the fielding captain is doing and what he should try, why a batsman is struggling, how the game could change in the current session.

This is what I want to hear.

[Ash]

I would go further here. I want the talk between overs to focus on the match situation. I want to know how the wicket is behaving, which bowlers are performing, why a run rate has dropped, how an individual is struggling. I hate to drop his name in but this is where Boycott is great. He constantly comments on what the fielding captain is doing and what he should try, why a batsman is struggling, how the game could change in the current session.

This is what I want to hear.

Not to mention how his mother could have made a better job of that shot.

[Burney]

I would go further here. I want the talk between overs to focus on the match situation. I want to know how the wicket is behaving, which bowlers are performing, why a run rate has dropped, how an individual is struggling. I hate to drop his name in but this is where Boycott is great. He constantly comments on what the fielding captain is doing and what he should try, why a batsman is struggling, how the game could change in the current session.

This is what I want to hear.

Correct. Boycott is the best analyst in world cricket. This is why he is paid fortunes for this in India. It's only the fact that he has major beefs with various other ex-players that mean he doesn't get the same respect in England.

Notably, his fraught relationship with that pig-ignorant, bullying oaf Botham means he'll never get anywhere near Sky. Mind you, Botham's level of 'analysis' is hilariously bad. Anyone who wants to know why he made such a pig's ear of captaining England just needs to listen to the utter shîte he talks on Sky.

[redgunamo]

Exactly. He appealed to the ignorant masses as a parody of what cricket is supposedly all about. To people who actually understand the game and wanted to know what was happening, he was simply an irritant. Also, the fact is that he was simply doing a pïsspoor ripoff of Brian Johnston's on air persona - only without the charm, wit or seriousness about cricket.

That's just snobbery doe. It's the ignorant masses wot pays for the game, innit.

Still, I'll be at Glyndebourne soon, similarly sneering at those who are only there for the pretty frocks and the champagne. Principally my wife