Agree - thoughtful, considered and funny.
Chappell and Slats were good in that patch, talking about grips and how to bat in these sort of conditions.
Respect Chappelli heaps as a commentator. He always at least tries to be analytical and not just tell you the obvious which you can already see on your screen.
still remember Tubby bigging up Bond's comeback when he had announced test match retirement the previous day.
Agree. I even thought Bill Lawry was passable today. He's obviously never seen any of these guys play (usual non-existent preparation...), but some of his first reactions to their different styles and techniques were pretty good. Don't know how long he can keep it up for though...
I'm going to go with no. They don't watch domestic cricket either. It's terrible. I could probably understand one or the other - having them either decide to follow cricket on the world stage so they were knowledgeable about touring teams, or just focusing on Australian cricket so they can fill viewers in on new players when they come into the team, but they do neither. I disagree with Chappell's cricketing theories in a huge way but he backs them all up, knows what he's talking about and makes me challenge my own beliefs. I used to hate him but I really respect him now.
He'd look even dorkier with a mo I reckon. Full-on beard might work, but it'd probably take a couple of years to grow in.
