England cricket team

[Woodsey]

I think they are all entertaining in their own way tbh, yes tuffers is a clown but he's quite funny, probably makes me laugh more than any other on there. They had some bird commentating the other week wtf is all that about? Just sounded wrong lol 

[TightEnd]

I think they are all entertaining in their own way tbh, yes tuffers is a clown but he's quite funny, probably makes me laugh more than any other on there. They had some bird commentating the other week wtf is all that about? Just sounded wrong lol 

really?

Alison Mtchell is a very accomplished journalist, done 5 live cricket for ages, womens tests etc. think its good. cricket needs to be more inclusive

you are wrong on tufnell imo. detracts massively from the whole thing. stick to reality tv, question of sport and other crap

[AndrewT]

My favourite slow-scoring story is India's first ever game in the World Cup in 1975. Chasing 334 in 60 overs they finished on 132/3 - Gavaskar 36 from 174 balls.

[Woodsey]

I think they are all entertaining in their own way tbh, yes tuffers is a clown but he's quite funny, probably makes me laugh more than any other on there. They had some bird commentating the other week wtf is all that about? Just sounded wrong lol 

really?

Alison Mtchell is a very accomplished journalist, done 5 live cricket for ages, womens tests etc. think its good. cricket needs to be more inclusive

you are wrong on tufnell imo. detracts massively from the whole thing. stick to reality tv, question of sport and other crap

I don't care how accomplished she is, didn't like her. How can an opinion be wrong or are you always just right? 

[tikay]

I don't mind Blowers and Tufnell. You only get Blowers for half an hour a session and I think that's the right amount - more than that and it would grate. Tufnell is a clown but I find him entertaining. Again, we get the right amount of him. Swann will say something interesting about the game, but then spend ten minutes chuckling at his own dreadful banter.

Ed Smith I've not warmed to yet, mostly just because of his voice - there's a peculiar lack of character in it. He seems to say insightful things but he just doesn't have the timbre yet. He sounds like a generic BBC sports reporter, rather than a man of substance. You can detect the change when he finishes and Agnew/Blowers/Maxwell come on - they just have better voices for the radio. There's not much Smith can do about that.

I think Boycott is cooked though - he's like an elderly relative who sits in an armchair in the corner, babbling incoherently about the 1950s whilst everyone else politely nods and say 'Yes, Grandpa - do you want another cup of tea? TEA, DO YOU WANT MORE TEA?'

Aggers is top notch, the moment he is on air, he exudes enthusiastic energy, & really projects his voice. Really brings TMS to life.

[TightEnd]

I think they are all entertaining in their own way tbh, yes tuffers is a clown but he's quite funny, probably makes me laugh more than any other on there. They had some bird commentating the other week wtf is all that about? Just sounded wrong lol 

really?

Alison Mtchell is a very accomplished journalist, done 5 live cricket for ages, womens tests etc. think its good. cricket needs to be more inclusive

you are wrong on tufnell imo. detracts massively from the whole thing. stick to reality tv, question of sport and other crap

I don't care how accomplished she is, didn't like her. How can an opinion be wrong or are you always just right? 

i said, "in my opinion".

which on this happens to be right :-) borne of fervently listening to TMS since the age of 8. a long long time ago

[Woodsey]

I don't mind Blowers and Tufnell. You only get Blowers for half an hour a session and I think that's the right amount - more than that and it would grate. Tufnell is a clown but I find him entertaining. Again, we get the right amount of him. Swann will say something interesting about the game, but then spend ten minutes chuckling at his own dreadful banter.

Ed Smith I've not warmed to yet, mostly just because of his voice - there's a peculiar lack of character in it. He seems to say insightful things but he just doesn't have the timbre yet. He sounds like a generic BBC sports reporter, rather than a man of substance. You can detect the change when he finishes and Agnew/Blowers/Maxwell come on - they just have better voices for the radio. There's not much Smith can do about that.

I think Boycott is cooked though - he's like an elderly relative who sits in an armchair in the corner, babbling incoherently about the 1950s whilst everyone else politely nods and say 'Yes, Grandpa - do you want another cup of tea? TEA, DO YOU WANT MORE TEA?'

Aggers is top notch, the moment he is on air, he exudes enthusiastic energy, & really projects his voice. Really brings TMS to life.

I learnt to fly at the same time as Aggers at Tollerton. Really funny hearing him over the radio in a totally different context, spoke to him a few times over a cup of coffee but didn't let on I knew who he was. Agree he is the best 'commentator'.

[TightEnd]

the lunch menu for players today

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[Longy]

One of the reasons we love cricket. Standards.


PS - What a shame to see that jarring exclamation mark.  The sentence, intended to be light-hearted, stands perfect scrutiny without the exclamation mark, but the guy thought it was necessary to make his point. Poor form Sir, poor form.

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I got a stern look and a quiet word last year when I was a guest in the pavilion at lords. I had a suit on but was not wearing a tie, it is very traditional in that way. What surprised me about the pavilion was how much they adapted modern technology, loads of plasma screens showing cricket.

[Doobs]

the lunch menu for players today

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Aussies come in and they need to give it the "sorry sir we are out of the sea bream, steak, etc, we only have the chicken meatballs."  Seriously chicken meatballs?  whoever thought that was a good idea?

[TightEnd]

pitch is doing a bit more, bit of grip, bit of turn, one kept low to get Marsh

Broad has been excellent today

[AndrewT]

Knobs.

[Ironside]

Draw currently 6/4 - has to be a decent bet as unless the pitch breaks up I can't see them taking 20 wickets. Joe Root could bat till September.

[AndrewT]

Hence the 'knobs' comment.

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