but has since evolved away from irony. Now it’s just a verbal tic, acquired through imitation and ingrained through repetition. (We can trace its origins back to cricket commentary, where, say, a Wasim
The most common defence of bad commentary is that it is harder than the armchair critics fondly believe. This may well be true, and indeed we are afforded daily proof that commentary is the hardest task in the world to get right. But this in turn begs the question of why, if it is ...
Bruce has always had a passion for statistics, and in his prime would make sure use of them in rendering the onscreen action comprehensible for viewers. The relevance of statistics generally lies in the connections they establish. Bruce hasn’t lost the ability to form those connections ...