tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251157054005755258.post7895890352720365688..comments2024-03-13T09:17:05.086+00:00Comments on Cricket Burble: Oh how I love the pressEdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06755797969506651900noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251157054005755258.post-21880260718094395092010-12-02T16:28:59.325+00:002010-12-02T16:28:59.325+00:00unless it's on The Times. Or The Sun or The Te...unless it's on The Times. Or The Sun or The Telegraph when they get their paywalls sorted out....Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06755797969506651900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251157054005755258.post-56464083399330158212010-12-02T15:39:57.473+00:002010-12-02T15:39:57.473+00:00That's pretty much how the media works, isn...That's pretty much how the media works, isn't it? Controversy sells. I think as a reader, if you don't like that sort of thing, you just need to accept they're being sensational, that's their style, and then seek out the sources who take a more measured and informed approach.<br />One of the disadvantages of the internet is that you can be besieged with poor quality journalism, but the flip side is that you can use it to seek out the good stuff, wherever it comes from.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369572525175661797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251157054005755258.post-90249447887191909392010-12-02T13:06:28.874+00:002010-12-02T13:06:28.874+00:00Interesting point Miz. I don't mind a bit of h...Interesting point Miz. I don't mind a bit of home-bias when it comes to sport but I think most journos go the other way.<br /><br />I find it fascinating the journalists' tactics to source readers, especially online - eg. an article after the next Test, whatever his figures, that's titled "Time for England to drop Swann" would simply be a journalist trying to get attention....there's no way any credible observer would support that argument. But it would work because so many people would vehermently disagree with it that it would gain greater coverage.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06755797969506651900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251157054005755258.post-74511475315394185282010-12-02T11:14:09.821+00:002010-12-02T11:14:09.821+00:00It's not the job of the press to build up Engl...It's not the job of the press to build up English players and knock down Aussie ones. It's their job to report what they see. This doesn't necessarily happen of course, and they often bring their own agendas and bias. Nonetheless, they have no duty to the England team. As an England fan, it would be nice to see people being positive about the side, but good journalists shouldn't be writing as England fans (again, that doesn't stop many doing so).<br /><br />The fact that the Aussie press has in the past gone down this route doesn't make them any better, in fact it has sometimes blinded them the truth, in the same way that the English press in the past, has been so quick to criticise, that they've missed obvious positives.<br /><br />For both sides, it's simple. Win, and the press will be off your back.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369572525175661797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251157054005755258.post-57185860813883334172010-12-02T08:27:26.391+00:002010-12-02T08:27:26.391+00:00If that's true Dave, it's interesting the ...If that's true Dave, it's interesting <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/current/story/490069.html" rel="nofollow">the way that Ponting is talking as reported on Cricinfo</a>. He seems to be talking like Hilfenhaus may be dropped and there's no reference to any injury.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06755797969506651900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251157054005755258.post-61392360720338688392010-12-02T02:43:03.093+00:002010-12-02T02:43:03.093+00:00Hilfenhaus is in no danger if fit.Hilfenhaus is in no danger if fit.Aussie Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11302404749091485003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251157054005755258.post-45220315211066110432010-12-01T20:41:24.010+00:002010-12-01T20:41:24.010+00:00Apparently Hilfenhaus is carrying an injury which ...Apparently Hilfenhaus is carrying an injury which explains why they've brought 2 seamers into the squad....Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06755797969506651900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251157054005755258.post-45655399924626284472010-12-01T06:25:44.652+00:002010-12-01T06:25:44.652+00:00I don't really understand why Hilfenhaus is in...I don't really understand why Hilfenhaus is in the firing line - one poor Test shouldn't mean you drop someone or Johnson would have gone 18 months ago. Hilfenhaus was Australia's best bowler in India on unresponsive wickets - they surely have to stick with him! If they want to play Harris and Bollinger then it's Johnson and Doherty that need to go....Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06755797969506651900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251157054005755258.post-31833769979891748632010-11-30T22:31:35.018+00:002010-11-30T22:31:35.018+00:00The Aussie press seem to have changed now they don...The Aussie press seem to have changed now they don't have such a good side. They are being slated at the moment; anyone would think they had lost the first Test.<br /><br />It will be interesting to see what they do with Mitchell Johnson. Who many times have we heard an Aussie senior pro (esp Ponting) going on about how they would pick Harmison every time despite how erratic he is. Will they back up their comments with action by retaining Johnson for Adelaide? My guess is that they will bow to the pressure of their media and drop the guy that they have been building up as the 'leader of the attack'.<br /><br />I have to say it is fantastic to see the Aussie press, ex-players and selectors behaving exactly the same as ours in the 90s!Muttleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01618421158814155306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7251157054005755258.post-51865439619963317592010-11-30T14:27:04.889+00:002010-11-30T14:27:04.889+00:00Oh and by the way, I do not think that any of the ...Oh and by the way, I do not think that any of the Australian bowlers would get in to the England side.GROVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13437435668211377714noreply@blogger.com