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Just HRHNo one to inherit it, no time for lasses!
Just HRHNo one to inherit it, no time for lasses!
plenty of shit white people get employed. i much prefer isa guha and ebony rainford brent to simon huges, rob key and graeme swann for starters.I did not see any comments about being white or not being white , what he said was that the BBC have replaced QUALITY WITH EQUALITY unfortunately this is not only true in cricket but every other sport. The best people for the job should get the job whether they are black or white male or female that does not appear to be the position at the BBC or SKY at the moment
easy for the institution to complain it isn't jobs for boys anymore isn't it?If that was the case he should have been dropped years ago.
If by "boys" you are referring to those who have played the game at the highest level that's surely a better qualification for a cricket analyst fhan solely having black or female as a qualification. Boycott won't have woke in his vocabulary let alone practise it.easy for the institution to complain it isn't jobs for boys anymore isn't it?
making the assumption that all the black and female cricket commentators know nothing about cricket then sure, you're correct. however, michael holding and the aforementioned isa guha & rainford-brent have more 'cricketing credibility' than plenty of the likes of daniel norcross or simon mann.If by "boys" you are referring to those who have played the game at the highest level that's surely a better qualification for a cricket analyst fhan solely having black or female as a qualification. Boycott won't have woke in his vocabulary let alone practise it.
Not so sure that the aforementioned females have more 'cricketing credibility' than Mann or Norcross- all 4 have played cricket at roughly the same standard. Purely as commentators all 4 are perfectly acceptable so long as they confine their role to exactly that.making the assumption that all the black and female cricket commentators know nothing about cricket then sure, you're correct. however, michael holding and the aforementioned isa guha & rainford-brent have more 'cricketing credibility' than plenty of the likes of daniel norcross or simon mann.
i don't see these droves of untalented people wandering in just because they're of a minority ahead of more qualified white middle class men, just sounds like closet racism/sexism tbh
edit: from him, not you
so playing the odd bit of cricket on a village green and representing your country in international cricket are roughly even, when it comes to being qualified to commentate on international cricket?Not so sure that the aforementioned females have more 'cricketing credibility' than Mann or Norcross- all 4 have played cricket at roughly the same standard. Purely as commentators all 4 are perfectly acceptable so long as they confine their role to exactly that.
Sorry, I assumed the post easiest enough to understand. Good club league cricket and women's International cricket are equitable. And don't knock village cricket- there are some seriously good cricketers who choose to play at village green level.so playing the odd bit of cricket on a village green and representing your country in international cricket are roughly even, when it comes to being qualified to commentate on international cricket?
perfectly easy to understand, being a man who plays village cricket is of equal value as being a woman who has played international cricket. nice oneSorry, I assumed the post easiest enough to understand. Good club league cricket and women's International cricket are equitable. And don't knock village cricket- there are some seriously good cricketers who choose to play at village green level.
well done, you got it in two. Clearly you don't agree. No problem.perfectly easy to understand, being a man who plays village cricket is of equal value as being a woman who has played international cricket. nice one
They repeated Dickie's Desert Island Discs the other week, and the story was him visiting Geoffrey's house for dinner and getting a cheese sandwich or something.And his only trip to Dickie Bird’s house
Be some IHT Bill will Dickie’s. Tight bastard
Who could possibly agree with such an idiotic statement?well done, you got it in two. Clearly you don't agree. No problem.
No female cricketer is as good as any male professional cricketer. That's just a fact. Their experience in international cricket just doesn't translate to men's international cricket. It's probably even less relevant than someone who plays club cricket at a reasonable level.making the assumption that all the black and female cricket commentators know nothing about cricket then sure, you're correct. however, michael holding and the aforementioned isa guha & rainford-brent have more 'cricketing credibility' than plenty of the likes of daniel norcross or simon mann.
i don't see these droves of untalented people wandering in just because they're of a minority ahead of more qualified white middle class men, just sounds like closet racism/sexism tbh
edit: from him, not you
the experience of representing your country at a sport has no value in commentating on people representing their coutry at a sport. ok mate.No female cricketer is as good as any male professional cricketer. That's just a fact. Their experience in international cricket just doesn't translate to men's international cricket. It's probably even less relevant than someone who plays club cricket at a reasonable level.
Isa Guha is a ponderous commentator but at least comes across as semi-competent. Ebony R-B was a rubbish player in her own right and is an awful commentator, the pinnacle of equality of quality.
His analysis at the close of play was always absolutely immense. Nobody else has come close since he’s left, I used to listen to the podcast just for his report - I don’t bother now.If that was the case he should have been dropped years ago.
He was replaced by Alister Cook.He's absolutely right its not just sport either it is everything the BBC does now, the best person for the job should get it no matter your race, creed, colour, gender, sexual orientation or class but it doesn't happen.
Cook tends to sit on the fence, not the best currently may get better but in because of his test record rather than media abilityHe was replaced by Alister Cook.