He's become a jabbering mess.
Jim Maxwell has lost the plot
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Yep.
The WACA is excellent for a small percentage of the 20,000 that attend test matches. It's nice in the WACA members. If by chance you get a 25 degree day with a light breeze and a small crowd then sitting on the hill is a good day out. When it's 38, you are lining up for 10 minutes to go the toilet, then lining up 10 minutes to get a $9 cup of mid strength beer etc. then you start to wonder why you don't just stay home and watch it on TV.
I've been to Bassendean Oval (home of Swan Districts in the WAFL) a few times and attended the President's lunch. Glass pints of full strength beer, sit down meal with guest speakers, comfortable indoor or outdoor seats right on centre wing - it's a good day out. But a few dozen people having a great time doesn't make it a great venue. Maybe Jim Maxwell can go there and call for it to be a test venue.
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It's the footy. You can't run a venue on six or seven, although the BBL has altered this slightly, profitable days a year. In the end the SACA let the AFL go in without lube so desperate where they to have footy at AO. I'd be guessing the WACA have lost a lot of hand in the new stadium in Perth too.
I noticed today he referred to Stuart Broad as Chris Broad. It was so obvious it deserved to be corrected by Rogers but he remained silent. It's one thing to get the stadiums wrong, but to mistake father for son is very concerning.
As a stroke survivor, I can confirm this..
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he's not the only commentator of recent times to make this mistake
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I’m a fan and the ppl bagging him are incredibly harsh. Not surprised though.
yep, agree with all of that but I find him too reactionary...
he only seems to speak with conviction or passion when he's disagreeing or correcting someone - rarely takes a risk or puts himself out there, which you need someone to do to stimulate discussion
Kerry OK did that beautifully for the ABC but, as a group of expert commentators, Kat/Rogers/Dirk are utterly beige
as for Jim, well he's a national gem...he could spend his shift drooling into a microphone and I'd have too much respect for his career to start this thread!
I really noticed it this afternoon, listening to him and (I think) Chris Rogers.
Rogers was talking about the wickets being too flat, and needing to provide a fair contest between bat and ball. He put a series of what were supposed to be rhetorical questions about "what happened when we saw some bowler-friendly swinging conditions?" (Adelaide at night) and "which Test was the most exciting when it provided a genuine test for the batsman?" (Adelaide again). It seemed to completely fly over Jim Maxwell's head, and he gave all these rambling answers about "well every Test has had its moments" and "well England's bowling is poor in Australian conditions so we can't really tell what's going on with pitches...."
Rogers genuinely sounded a bit thrown, and was trying to get it back on track with "but remember how good Adelaide was!", while Maxwell wandered off on another tangent that made it clear he was a bit off the wavelength.
Rogers was talking about the wickets being too flat, and needing to provide a fair contest between bat and ball. He put a series of what were supposed to be rhetorical questions about "what happened when we saw some bowler-friendly swinging conditions?" (Adelaide at night) and "which Test was the most exciting when it provided a genuine test for the batsman?" (Adelaide again). It seemed to completely fly over Jim Maxwell's head, and he gave all these rambling answers about "well every Test has had its moments" and "well England's bowling is poor in Australian conditions so we can't really tell what's going on with pitches...."
Rogers genuinely sounded a bit thrown, and was trying to get it back on track with "but remember how good Adelaide was!", while Maxwell wandered off on another tangent that made it clear he was a bit off the wavelength.
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Sounds like Triple M might be more your speed.
Listened to highlights packages from both ABC and triple M yesterday.
When Cook was bowled by Lyon, MMM were excited, captured the moment, probably went a bit overboard as is Brayshaw's wont.
Jim was still figuring out whether or not it was a good LBW shout.
When Cook was bowled by Lyon, MMM were excited, captured the moment, probably went a bit overboard as is Brayshaw's wont.
Jim was still figuring out whether or not it was a good LBW shout.
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He’s really struggling
Heard his interview on the ABC today, a sort of "preview of the summer with your hosts" thing. I think it was Corben Middlemas who was teeing up questions, and Jim was going on these long rambling tangents that only occasionally addressed the point.
e.g. Jim was answering a question about the CA report that was coming out tomorrow, and somehow ended up talking about the television rights and the Bangladesh T20 league. Another one was about his predicted First Test XI, and he went on and on about Shaun Marsh but then didn't end up choosing a team.
He didn't sound slow or confused, more like he was drifting unconsciously from one mental thread to another.
e.g. Jim was answering a question about the CA report that was coming out tomorrow, and somehow ended up talking about the television rights and the Bangladesh T20 league. Another one was about his predicted First Test XI, and he went on and on about Shaun Marsh but then didn't end up choosing a team.
He didn't sound slow or confused, more like he was drifting unconsciously from one mental thread to another.
He's only there as the last remaining link to the "good old days" of ABC Cricket. If the ABC had been smart enough to keep Gerard Whateley, old Jim might have been pensioned off but they're stuffed now.
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you just know when the Chinese pick up cricket they could dominate for a long time
Some strange bumps by you today. The missus away for the weekend?
