How can you not admire a man who must surely know what people are already saying and what they will go on to say, who digests it all, processes it, and decides on that as a course of action?

You just don't really see much of Neser and Boland's accurate, pitched-up, low-80s bowling in the Championship.

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All this time being brave with the spinner they were picking and then getting to Australia, looking at him, and suddenly not being brave enough to pick one at all.

He was on with Athers and Nass a week or so ago. Biggest compliment to them of all - it was pretty watchable.

You don't have to. Just watch Athers and Nass on YouTube.

Feels hubristic to be analysing the analysts. Also just think what else we'd have to expose ourselves to.

England shooting for another whitewash in The Punditry Ashes.

Ha!

I see Jacks has made it to three figures.