Seriously, wtf is Pickers doing as "expert" commentary"? For all the expert commentary he brings, I may as well be doing it.
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yaco55
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Pickering has a good pedigree in cricket - He was a quality district cricketer and just missed out on playing state cricket.
Morris is no good
That's all very well and good. But levels below Sheffield Shield is irrelevant. He's a ex-footballer first and foremost. It wouldn't surprise me if there are many anonymous guys who played against him and didn't play SS smirk that he's now an "expert commentator"
Unless you have at least a lengthy period at SS level, no one gives a s**t.
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according to michael clarke, if you havent played cricket your opinion is unworthy.
Having Pickering doing expert comments for cricket, is like having Basil Zemplas do expert comments for footy because he played a years in the wafl.
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Good and fair point.
As gravely poor as Pickering might be, he is nowhere near as dreadful as Zempilas.
How that nong gets a gig.... shows in life that talent does not necessarily out.
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to be fair, he didnt say exactly that. i just couldnt remember the quote from his war with whateley
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i am no fan of the bighead, but to be fair, those who have played at the highest level are probably better versed to make worthwhile comments.
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fair point. However to discredit journos because they havent played the game is wrong. If they wanna play that card, then sportspersons in the media cant do s**t cause they havent got credentials
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Not necessarily. You've never ran into someone at your local level that's leagues above everyone else, but when you ask him they say "I just hit the ball with the bat."
Just because you were/are good, or even one of the best, at a sport, doesn't mean that you can make worthwhile comments. It helps, but being able to explain or give insights is a different skill entirely to playing.
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District cricket is not the highest level.
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we were talking about the former australian captain were we not ?
Sorry, my fault. I interpreted "bighead" as name for Pickering.
Surely they're not replaying the Grand Final again? Gord! Where are the fill-ins? I suppose it doesn't matter, because most of them have been ordinary. I guess the "talent" are busy doing the cricket
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thejockey
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Absolutely. He could play, no doubt about it .Would have played state cricket if he didn’t have footy commitments IMO.
Pickering is one of those soft **** cricket players who took the easy option of more opportunity in footy.
Hutchy got rig of the losers like Peaky. A surprise was Tim Gossage doing mornings from WA!
That is total crap , even for this forum.
