Pet hates

[Richie Benauds Love Child]

Giles is only in the test side because he has indecent pictures of vaughans wife that he has threatened to release on these very boards....

[James M]

Originally Posted by Richie Benauds Love Child

Giles is only in the test side because he has indecent pictures of vaughans wife that he has threatened to release on these very boards....

Giles has been picked by three England captains!!!

[Oliver]

Originally Posted by Mark Kidger

It's obvious from other threads that some people have extremely strong aversions (and sometimes preferences) for certain players above and beyond all logic and facts. Who are the most overrated players (or underrated) in cricket?

OK I've come late to this thread. I've had a bit of a read and now it's time to shoot from the hip.

Greg Matthews (Aus) - couldn't stand the man. There's a ghastly floopy haired current picture of him on an Australian cricket site. Interesting considering how bald he was when he was playing.
But more for that, in low simplicity...he was a smug bas***d.
In an old-fashioned ODI where everyone was wearing whites a couple of decades back, I remember him bowling his peculiarly rubbish off-breaks (I think) at one I.T.Botham.
The big man - obviously sharing my own feelings - launched the most massive straight drive which was just about to cleanly remove Matthews' head when he managed to get his hand in the way.
He caught it. Good job. But I was ********** off for more than one reason with that dismissal.

Alec Stewart - went to spend a couple of winters in Aus., on the advice of some learned former cricketer.
Turned him from an adequate county player into an arguably World Class batsman. Crap keeper, who convinced all cricket commentators to suggest that keeping wicket in England is an extremely onerous task.
Something they never EVER said when Knott, French, Russell, Richards, Bairstow, Downton and many, many more were keeping. Alec Stewart - never thought smug - just oiky: "like i', like i'." I'll be very pleased never to hear that again.

Ronnie Irani. D'oh. Need I say more.
David Capel - funny how I couldn't think of his name, nor in fact remember him at all when I began the "next Botham's" thread. He was a truly shocking pick for England.
Neal Radford - stupid mincing approach to the wicket.
Robin Jackman - all that effort to get to the stumps and then he's no quicker than...well...Ronnie Irani.
Steve Waugh - too bloody good and fervent supporter of Muralitharan now that he's retired.
I've always been a big fan of MecKiff myself.
Ray Illingworth - very, very boring commentator, whose favourite word is "very."
Muralitharan.
Brett Lee. with you there, all you chaps who don't like him.

Got to stop, can go on.

Oh god...Mark Nicholas...so pleased with himself, so little talent.

[Notts Exile]

Is there really only me who hates Brad Hogg????

[Whips_off_the_bails]

Three things that really irritate me about Mark Nicholas:


1) Thinks he's the new Roger Moore;
2) Shamelessly sucked up on the Queen Mother's 100th birthday.

but most of all

3) Has an obsession with Lara's middle name. Whenever Lara reaches a 50/100/whatever or does something notable, he will never say "Brian Lara"; it's always Brian Charles Lara. Completely irrational, but it really annoys me.

[Oliver]

Originally Posted by Notts Exile

Is there really only me who hates Brad Hogg????

I guess I'm with you on that one Notts, trouble is, I suspect that he and I are related.
Facially I am without a doubt related to his namesake from twenty years ago. I had no idea my Border Scottish/Northern England brethren had reached so far afield.

If I knew how to load an avatar I would use one from Rodney Malcolm of-that-ilk's back catalogue.

Still, young Brad does seem a little smug doesn't he?

Good word that "smug." You can see the expression as you say it.

[Notts Exile]

... and the way he runs up to bowl ..... annoying to say the least.

And he's not even that good!

[Oliver]

Originally Posted by Notts Exile

... and the way he runs up to bowl ..... annoying to say the least.

And he's not even that good!

I'm just trying to remember the name of the annoying medium pace, bats-a-bit-when-playing-England chap who mullered us in the World Cup.

He's rather annoying too. Bichel? Yea him.

[Notts Exile]

Same with him, not so great but does well against England. Read Ashish Nehra there too! (not that he's so annoying though)

[Oliver]

Originally Posted by Whips_off_the_bails

Three things that really irritate me about Mark Nicholas:


1) Thinks he's the new Roger Moore;
2) Shamelessly sucked up on the Queen Mother's 100th birthday.

but most of all

3) Has an obsession with Lara's middle name. Whenever Lara reaches a 50/100/whatever or does something notable, he will never say "Brian Lara"; it's always Brian Charles Lara. Completely irrational, but it really annoys me.

Know what you mean about the "Brian Charles" thing. Good spot.

He is possibly at his worst when on radio, in that he often, actually fails to tell the listener what the last delivery did.
I particularly remember a commentary v. South Africa four or so years ago that went something like this: "Gough comes into bowl" (massive cheer from crowd...possibly in salutation of a flat six over straight long on, or an elegant extra cover drive...or maybe even a wicket!!) "...crackerjack ball from Goughie" (long radio silence...crowd mumbling in background)
"Goughie comes in..."

I HATE that...you, Mr. (Radio Cricket) Nicholas. Yes you...I am listening to you...PLEASE TELL ME WHAT THE m**** n**** f***** HAPPENED.