I do agree with Botham's prowess as a commentator. He is poor. He comes into his own, as an analyst/opinion man. He knows his stuff, and it's been shown.I will miss Gower but Botham never impressed me as a commentator.
I hope Nick Knight isn’t the one to take over. I’d much prefer Ian Ward or Roy Key.
Wish sky would get rid of Stelling and them other 4 dinosaurs who are absolutely clueless.Yes, a 5-10 minute montage of their presenting clips, when the coverage was closing down.
A sad day, as they are both very knowledgeable about their sport.
Golf and cricket are the only sports where the commentary and opinions are interesting, knowledgeable AND worthwhile.
Football, pah.
Clueless football punditsWish sky would get rid of Stelling and them other 4 dinosaurs who are absolutely clueless.
Ultimately what cost England was Root's (and England management as a whole) failure to creatively counter Smith's eccentric batting style. Bowling round the wicket with a 2-7 legside field would have squared Smith up even more. It might not haver worked but it was worth trying.