Totally agree with the air of disappointment expressed here: even by the standards of low expectations the scale of the defeat made for grim viewing. I think that even allowing for
a) the absence of Stokes;
b) the 'natural' (home conditions) advantage that the Aussies enjoyed;
c) the probable...
Sorry to bang on about this but I thought the standard reached a new low overnight when Swanny and someone called 'Dan' were on together and there was a kind of ghastly banter-fest. Things always take a turn for the worse when Swann
a) launches an anecdote on some epic drinking feat;
b) treats...
It's not been a whole lot of fun listening to the coverage of the Ashes. Of course mostly this is because of the less than ordinary performance of Our Boys but I also think just how bland and lightweight the radio coverage has been. This is going to sound like an old git moaning (mainly because...