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Long Tom
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Thanks Fred.
I brought it up on another thread re Voges but it really is interesting way cricket was back in the day when players carried on into their 40s and successfully (some were re introduced from the wilderness)and it doesnt happen so much now. Professionalism and too much competition for places but when you look at an example like Voges can we say he couldnt deal with extra pace and spin at his age of 35? A number of batsman did back in the day.
I brought it up on another thread re Voges but it really is interesting way cricket was back in the day when players carried on into their 40s and successfully (some were re introduced from the wilderness)and it doesnt happen so much now. Professionalism and too much competition for places but when you look at an example like Voges can we say he couldnt deal with extra pace and spin at his age of 35? A number of batsman did back in the day.
The article touches briefly on Graveney's commentary... I can't honestly remember much about it beyond his distinctive accent, but most of the references I've seen to it are pretty dismissive, along the lines of "Lovely bloke, but never had anything interesting to say" - is that a fair opinion?
fredfertang
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I certainly don't recall him ever being as forthright as Bailey and Trueman, which I guess is why he was moved sideways on to the tellybox, and like you I remember the accent and the relaxed style and not a lot else - I think he must have mellowed a lot after he retired as it seems pretty clear he was not a man to be messed with in his younger days