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I remember when they interviewed him and Atherton during their 100th Test about future plans - Atherton talked for some length about his writing, owrking in the media etc and Stewart was just ‘Um, yeah, the media would be good, yes.’ Might be interesting if he and Athers are paired together in the commentary booth at some point though.
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Alec Stewart replacing Dermot Reeve
By Will 4 years ago, at the end of May Leave a comment on this post
Although I hated Reeve’s commentary, he did at least have some semblence of a sense of humour. Alec Stewart, cricketing-hero of mine that he is, alas has not. He hasn’t the dry wit of Benaud; the rudeness of Boycott; the fake-glamour of Mark Nicholas or the charm of Atherton. He’s really bloody dull, and on your screens all summer folks! Expect plenty of “Well, at the end of the day,” “To be honest,” “ballpark score,” “absolutely,” or any other equally pointless cliche.
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7 Responses to “Alec Stewart replacing Dermot Reeve”
May 22nd, 2005 at 8.18 pm
May 22nd, 2005 at 8.28 pm
Yes - “resuming their opening partnership” was meant to be the title of my post 
He’s [Stewart / Gaffer] ok in a relaxed environment, but when put on the spot (as he will be), it’ll be cliches galore. Fine player, one of my heroes, and I’ll never forget the century he made (and the ovation he received) on his 100th Test…that was unforgettable.
May 23rd, 2005 at 12.55 am
he has served his dues with a spot of commentary for five live etc so he can’t be all dull. Better than Dermot ‘they aren’t shining the ball enough’ Reeve
May 23rd, 2005 at 5.53 pm
And he’s guaranteed to turn up, too!
May 28th, 2005 at 11.25 am
Thoughts on Stewart’s first commentary stint?
June 3rd, 2005 at 6.14 pm
He aint that bad. he did at least crack a few jokes.lol. He’s a chelsea fan like me!
July 2nd, 2007 at 7.11 pm
Stewart is awful. I agree wholeheartedly with Will and Nick. What’s more, he’s now the agent of half the England team. What a blatant conflict of interest! As if his intelligence-insulting blandness and dullness was not enough. He was once the No. 1 batsman in the world but allowed the brainless public school toffs at the ECB to ruin his batting by turning him into a second rate wicketkeeper / batsman. There must be someone better. I increasingly think that if we could only get a decent media to dissect our national sporting failures success would not be far behind.
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