***Official*** Bangladesh in England

[a massive zebra]

Boycott is superbly professional, and makes the job interesting for himself and the viewers with his intelligent, objective and highly analytical style.

Benaud is the master, far and away the best, supreme and sublime class, head and shoulders above everyone else, not only at Channel 4, but inarguably anywhere in the world.

 

[Nate]

Benaud is the master, far and away the best, supreme and sublime class, head and shoulders above everyone else, not only at Channel 4, but inarguably anywhere in the world.

Hear, here!

Wow, Shahadat looks like a great choice over the second spinner.

 

[Scaly piscine]

What a disgraceful comment. Michael Atherton is intelligent, articulate, has a sense of humour and some fairly interesting thoughts on cricket, whereas Alec Stewart is a Chelsea supporter and one of the most boring people in the universe.

Cheers,

Mike

They're both annoyingly northern/southern, they're both tedious, they're both fairly stupid (but at least Stewart doesn't try and sound intelligent), they were both from the same England cricket era, they're both captain obvious.

I personally prefer Stewart because I think he's more honest, Atherton as has been said praises one week and slates the next and there always seems to be some bitter and spiteful remark around the corner. That's without all the strange comments Atherton makes on players that were around when he was captain (and had a say in the selection), for instance he said Martin Bicknell should have gotten more Tests.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Nicholas speaks absolute drivel most of the time and thinks he's the Shakespeare of commentary. Some of the pretentious, nonsense drivel he spouts is toe curlingly embarrassing.

Reeve is totally biased, knows practically nothing about the history of the game while presuming that the viewer knows even less, and commentates like a working class council estate low life with all the enthusiasm in the world but no knowledge of the game whatsoever.

That's probably the reason I like Dermot, then?

 

[_Ed_]

Shahadat Hossain (RMF) 12 0 100 0

Got to hurt. On his debut no less!

 

[Jnr.]

Nicholas speaks absolute drivel most of the time and thinks he's the Shakespeare of commentary. Some of the pretentious, nonsense drivel he spouts is toe curlingly embarrassing.

Mark Nicholas commentates in prose! It's hard to listen to and admittedly, sometimes it gets tiring, but at times it can be very classy. I'd much prefer to read his articles.

 

[BoyBrumby]

They're both annoyingly northern/southern, they're both tedious, they're both fairly stupid (but at least Stewart doesn't try and sound intelligent), they were both from the same England cricket era, they're both captain obvious.

I personally prefer Stewart because I think he's more honest, Atherton as has been said praises one week and slates the next and there always seems to be some bitter and spiteful remark around the corner. That's without all the strange comments Atherton makes on players that were around when he was captain (and had a say in the selection), for instance he said Martin Bicknell should have gotten more Tests.

Cobblers. Atherton is a Cambridge graduate. I'm not his biggest fan as a commentator, but fair go, he's in no way stupid.

 

[shaka]

Man, non cricket fans must wonder why Bangladesh are playing Test Cricket. 310/1 Vaughan going for a century, Trescothic already on 132*

 

[Scaly piscine]

Cobblers. Atherton is a Cambridge graduate. I'm not his biggest fan as a commentator, but fair go, he's in no way stupid.

Yea I forgot, Richard Whitely is also a genius because he went to Oxbridge...

 

[Nate]

Man, non cricket fans must wonder why Bangladesh are playing Test Cricket. 310/1 Vaughan going for a century, Trescothic already on 132*

Why just non-cricket fans?

 

[shaka]

They would not know the difference until they saw this match

 

[steds]

What a disgraceful comment. Michael Atherton is intelligent, articulate, has a sense of humour and some fairly interesting thoughts on cricket, whereas Alec Stewart is a Chelsea supporter and one of the most boring people in the universe.

Cheers,

Mike

spot on....and Atherton has a nice mancunian drone whilst Stewarts voice is horrible and screachy and about as useful as a square ball.

 

[steds]

Man, non cricket fans must wonder why Bangladesh are playing Test Cricket. 310/1 Vaughan going for a century, Trescothic already on 132*

if they aren't cricket fans, then for all they know, Marcus Trescothick could be better than Brian Lara

 

[BoyBrumby]

Yea I forgot, Richard Whitely is also a genius because he went to Oxbridge...

I'd say there was pretty clear water between "fairly stupid" & "genius", wouldn't you?

Not everyone who goes to Oxbridge is a genius, but I'd say it's a fair bet none are stupid.

 

[Nate]

if they aren't cricket fans, then for all they know, Marcus Trescothick could be better than Brian Lara

You mean he isn`t?!?

 

[Scaly piscine]

I'd say there was pretty clear water between "fairly stupid" & "genius", wouldn't you?

Not everyone who goes to Oxbridge is a genius, but I'd say it's a fair bet none are stupid.

So you're telling me that either there are no Oxbridge versions of George W Bush or Bush isn't at the very least 'fairly stupid'?

 

[SpeedKing]

Yess, did u see Marcus Trescothick using his feet. He actualy run down the pitch to Rafique and then put in a good stride forward for a three. Top stuff Tres

 

[BoyBrumby]

So you're telling me that either there are no Oxbridge versions of George W Bush or Bush isn't at the very least 'fairly stupid'?

IIRC GW has a degree from Yale. If you think getting one of those is a cakewalk then lotsa luck in trying one.

Nepotism only carries one so far, it didn't get Prince William into Oxbridge or Harry into any uni.

 

[shaka]

Congrats on Vaughan's 14th Test Century

 

[superkingdave]

Well the latest is that Vaughan has a ticket for the League one playoff final in Cardiff on Sunday, so bad luck to anyone with tickets for that days play, i think its fair to say the game will be finished by then.