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Do you think she’s a household name? I'm not trying to be provactive btw. It’s a genuine question.

Because having a personality and winning are two different things. Maybe once you and I have sorted out Sussex cricket we can come back to this one

As a definition of the event, I would agree. As addressing to what extent the main award is about personality trait and what extent it as about outright sporting achievement, I’m none the wiser. Take Andy Murray. I’m a massive Murray fan. He achieved something amazing in 2013. Personally I love...

Do you think personal traits, like humour for example , and outright sporting achievement fit neatly into one package? I would say they are completely different. Hence it’s a confusing title.

Actually, the title always been open to interpretation - to what is spoty about achievement, to what extent about charisma? That it’s never been clear is one of the reasons why it’s a noddy title.

SPOTY hit the mark in 1990 (Gazza) and Murray (2013). 2023 was one of those years where nothing happened to capture the public’s imagination on the same scale. So it goes to Mary Earps. She’s one of a number of weak winners over the years, male and female. It is a dated format anyway. Bin it.

Because it’s crap.