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Brian Stoddart's avatar

Excellent on Swanton who is certainly no EW even on the latter’s worst days

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Shane Hughes's avatar

Agree about Will Swanton. I just can't read him. Sad that the Australian has come to this on the back of so many great cricket writers over the years.

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Vincent Raison's avatar

That's ridiculous from Duckett. It's not like England invented attacking cricket. I'm an England fan who's really enjoyed watching them under McCullum, but that's embarrassing.

Commentator's curse - Root just got his first decent knock of the series today. But by playing cautiously.

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Cricket et al's avatar

First step is admitting you have a problem, Vincent! I'd rather watch Root at his best than almost anyone in world cricket.

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Greg Hardy's avatar

Could not agree more about Swanton. Is there a more jingoistic sports writer in this country? His article following the Matilda’s loss to England in the World Cup was a masterclass in sour grapes reporting. Much like the writings (rantings) of that other great Aussie Oi Oi Oi chest beater Peter FitzSimons, sadly I find myself drawn to reading them just to see how rubbish they are.

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CJ's avatar

The staccato sentences, the stale cultural references, the thudding ironies, the pedestrian opinions, the mirthless jokes, the upholstering quotes. Honestly, is there a sports writer in this country more readily replaceable by AI than Will Swanton of The Australian? Maybe it’s already happened.

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