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Boycott leaving TMS on 18:18 - Jun 6 by patrickswell
Swann - who I liked - doesn't really do commentary anymore though, does he? My memories of last year were that the English pundits were Boycott, Vaughan (who's getting grumpier as he gets older), Tufnell and Alistair Cook. There may have been a female cricketer in there as well, but I can't be sure
If they don't go back to Swann, or bring through a further female summariser, why not bring in David Gower? Articulate, witty, still in love with the game (which isn't always the case with pundits as they get older).
Boycott leaving TMS on 18:18 - Jun 6 by patrickswell
Swann - who I liked - doesn't really do commentary anymore though, does he? My memories of last year were that the English pundits were Boycott, Vaughan (who's getting grumpier as he gets older), Tufnell and Alistair Cook. There may have been a female cricketer in there as well, but I can't be sure
If they don't go back to Swann, or bring through a further female summariser, why not bring in David Gower? Articulate, witty, still in love with the game (which isn't always the case with pundits as they get older).
[Post edited 6 Jun 2020 18:22]
you are thinking of Isa Guha who is excellent and I think will be fronting the BBC TV test coverage later in the summer
See, what I was trying to do there was misconstrue the name of a popular cricketer, with the definition of the word boycott i.e. to refuse to buy a product or take part in an activity as a way of expressing strong disapproval. It sort of works, because since you started the sentence with that word, the relevance of the capitals letter is not clear, therefore leading to the possibility of interpreting the OP title in two different ways.
Look I know hoppy is much better at this, but come on, for us dedicated literalists, that there was pure comedy ......gold-ish like attempt.
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Boycott leaving TMS on 21:09 - Jun 6 with 1343 views
See, what I was trying to do there was misconstrue the name of a popular cricketer, with the definition of the word boycott i.e. to refuse to buy a product or take part in an activity as a way of expressing strong disapproval. It sort of works, because since you started the sentence with that word, the relevance of the capitals letter is not clear, therefore leading to the possibility of interpreting the OP title in two different ways.
Look I know hoppy is much better at this, but come on, for us dedicated literalists, that there was pure comedy ......gold-ish like attempt.
Very clever, far too clever for me!!
Although if you boycott leaving something doesn’t it mean you stay?
Although if you boycott leaving something doesn’t it mean you stay?
Correct. That is why I can’t join in, since I am not a member, so I can’t not leave.
You see, that’s why it works so well.
Not many appreciate a comment that takes two posts to explain why it could be considered as somewhat humorous. Some may say it was probably not worth the effort, and any sensible person would stop posting, so that it would quickly drop off the front page.
But no, sometimes a hole is worth digging.
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Boycott leaving TMS on 22:08 - Jun 6 with 1306 views
Correct. That is why I can’t join in, since I am not a member, so I can’t not leave.
You see, that’s why it works so well.
Not many appreciate a comment that takes two posts to explain why it could be considered as somewhat humorous. Some may say it was probably not worth the effort, and any sensible person would stop posting, so that it would quickly drop off the front page.
But no, sometimes a hole is worth digging.
It had a ironic symmetry that was a thing of beauty
I was ambling around Lords many years ago during a break and came across Boycott doing a book signing stint.
A proud dad was with his son at the front of the queue - and said to his son 'this man was the greatest batsman who has ever lived'
Boycott's modest reply.... 'Aye - you're not wrong there'
The Aggers wind up was one of the best moments of recent cricket coverage - clearly he is as self centred now as he was in his prime.... which as the MIchael Jordan egofest on Netflix shows is probably a prerequisite for greatness in a team sport.
To be fair Boycott might just make the top 100 batsmen of all time. He wouldn't make the top ten thousand for playing for the team rather than playing for himself.
[Post edited 7 Jun 2020 11:04]
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Boycott leaving TMS on 08:46 - Jun 7 with 1239 views
I am fortunate enough to just about remember the days of John Arlott and TMS has been very much part of my summers (and a few winters)
On his day Boycott could be very insightful but increasing seems too fulfil a 'grumpy old pro' role
If you have 10 mins to spare this from Aggers is a gem
I'll miss the Boycott and Aggers combination, Aggers knew how to push Sir Geoffrey's buttons to get a reaction. However, like most things it's probably time to move on. The game has progressed considerably from Boycott's day and it's likely that the new and younger generation of commentator need that room to spread their wings and make their own mark.
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