Comments on: Time to think about The Eshes, and Cricketing TV http://sidelined.com.au/2006/10/16/time-to-think-about-the-eshes-and-cricketing-tv/ The NRL Blog Fri, 18 May 2012 07:59:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Five http://sidelined.com.au/2006/10/16/time-to-think-about-the-eshes-and-cricketing-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Five Tue, 17 Oct 2006 22:18:06 +0000 http://sidelined.com.au/2006/10/16/time-to-think-about-the-eshes-and-cricketing-tv/#comment-99 Apparently a statue was erected in his honour! The series did depict him as a very nice bloke indeed, but single-minded, as I guess you've got to be if your job is psyching out batsmen. Apparently a statue was erected in his honour! The series did depict him as a very nice bloke indeed, but single-minded, as I guess you’ve got to be if your job is psyching out batsmen.

]]> By: Shaun http://sidelined.com.au/2006/10/16/time-to-think-about-the-eshes-and-cricketing-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Shaun Tue, 17 Oct 2006 12:41:07 +0000 http://sidelined.com.au/2006/10/16/time-to-think-about-the-eshes-and-cricketing-tv/#comment-88 Great post Five. I'm out to buy the DVD as soon as I get paid. Re Larwood, as far as I know there was no enmity when he moved to Australia. He was received with <a href=http://www.haroldlarwood.com/prof2.htm rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">a lot of warmth</a> according to his bio. Great post Five. I’m out to buy the DVD as soon as I get paid.

Re Larwood, as far as I know there was no enmity when he moved to Australia. He was received with a lot of warmth according to his bio.

]]> By: Five http://sidelined.com.au/2006/10/16/time-to-think-about-the-eshes-and-cricketing-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Five Tue, 17 Oct 2006 05:48:55 +0000 http://sidelined.com.au/2006/10/16/time-to-think-about-the-eshes-and-cricketing-tv/#comment-78 Didn't Bodyline get banned after the 1930s? And I heard that Jardine batted to a bodyline campaign in England and scored his best ever innings. Didn’t Bodyline get banned after the 1930s?

And I heard that Jardine batted to a bodyline campaign in England and scored his best ever innings.

]]> By: Bring Back EP at LP http://sidelined.com.au/2006/10/16/time-to-think-about-the-eshes-and-cricketing-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Bring Back EP at LP Tue, 17 Oct 2006 05:16:23 +0000 http://sidelined.com.au/2006/10/16/time-to-think-about-the-eshes-and-cricketing-tv/#comment-77 because they only did it for a few years in the 30s whilst they did do it for decades in the 70s/80s/90s. because they only did it for a few years in the 30s whilst they did do it for decades in the 70s/80s/90s.

]]> By: dj http://sidelined.com.au/2006/10/16/time-to-think-about-the-eshes-and-cricketing-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-75 dj Tue, 17 Oct 2006 04:33:21 +0000 http://sidelined.com.au/2006/10/16/time-to-think-about-the-eshes-and-cricketing-tv/#comment-75 Ummm, I'm not sure why you assume that I mean that they only did it in the 70s-90s. Ummm, I’m not sure why you assume that I mean that they only did it in the 70s-90s.

]]> By: Bring Back EP at LP http://sidelined.com.au/2006/10/16/time-to-think-about-the-eshes-and-cricketing-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Bring Back EP at LP Tue, 17 Oct 2006 03:59:08 +0000 http://sidelined.com.au/2006/10/16/time-to-think-about-the-eshes-and-cricketing-tv/#comment-74 actually they did it to England at Lords just after the Ashes series in the 30s ( Constantine, Goddard and Griffith) which England then agreed to change the rules actually they did it to England at Lords just after the Ashes series in the 30s ( Constantine, Goddard and Griffith) which England then agreed to change the rules

]]> By: dj http://sidelined.com.au/2006/10/16/time-to-think-about-the-eshes-and-cricketing-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-73 dj Tue, 17 Oct 2006 03:52:28 +0000 http://sidelined.com.au/2006/10/16/time-to-think-about-the-eshes-and-cricketing-tv/#comment-73 One of the great ironies of cricket history is that it took a bunch of colonials from the West Indies to really perfect Bodyline and they served it up to England (and everyone else) with great relish for decades. One of the great ironies of cricket history is that it took a bunch of colonials from the West Indies to really perfect Bodyline and they served it up to England (and everyone else) with great relish for decades.

]]> By: Bring Back EP at LP http://sidelined.com.au/2006/10/16/time-to-think-about-the-eshes-and-cricketing-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Bring Back EP at LP Tue, 17 Oct 2006 02:20:25 +0000 http://sidelined.com.au/2006/10/16/time-to-think-about-the-eshes-and-cricketing-tv/#comment-69 A couple of points. the players got rightly peeved with Bradman. McCabe showed in the first test one could pull and hook these bowlers yet Bradman who was the best hooker/puller chose to cut so to avoid getting hit. Only Larwood was quick. Voce and Alen were fast medium whilst Bowes was medium pace. Nothing compared to the West Indians of the 80s /90s. Lastly Bradman got his bad reputation amongst the players when he leaked Woodfull's comments and then allowed Fingleton to take the blame. Until after the war Bradman was never liked amongst players. A couple of points.

the players got rightly peeved with Bradman. McCabe showed in the first test one could pull and hook these bowlers yet Bradman who was the best hooker/puller chose to cut so to avoid getting hit.

Only Larwood was quick. Voce and Alen were fast medium whilst Bowes was medium pace.
Nothing compared to the West Indians of the 80s /90s.

Lastly Bradman got his bad reputation amongst the players when he leaked Woodfull’s comments and then allowed Fingleton to take the blame.

Until after the war Bradman was never liked amongst players.

]]> By: Mickey Commercial http://sidelined.com.au/2006/10/16/time-to-think-about-the-eshes-and-cricketing-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Mickey Commercial Tue, 17 Oct 2006 00:15:04 +0000 http://sidelined.com.au/2006/10/16/time-to-think-about-the-eshes-and-cricketing-tv/#comment-66 Thanks for this post Five, it's great. After the Poms win last time there is so much more anticipation about this series, as we all know. I think a re-viewing of Bodyline is in order. Thanks for this post Five, it’s great.

After the Poms win last time there is so much more anticipation about this series, as we all know. I think a re-viewing of Bodyline is in order.

]]> By: tigtog http://sidelined.com.au/2006/10/16/time-to-think-about-the-eshes-and-cricketing-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-65 tigtog Mon, 16 Oct 2006 21:32:35 +0000 http://sidelined.com.au/2006/10/16/time-to-think-about-the-eshes-and-cricketing-tv/#comment-65 I'd forgotten because it was so long ago, but yes: that abrupt ending was definitely not cricket. I wanted to know more about Larwood, but as in the media of the time, the show largely treated him as a machine who could do what the gentlemen wanted him to do. The show does do a fabulous job of portraying the mythos exerted by the history of the Ashes, and why the Ashes contest still exerts its special power among the other Tests. I’d forgotten because it was so long ago, but yes: that abrupt ending was definitely not cricket. I wanted to know more about Larwood, but as in the media of the time, the show largely treated him as a machine who could do what the gentlemen wanted him to do.

The show does do a fabulous job of portraying the mythos exerted by the history of the Ashes, and why the Ashes contest still exerts its special power among the other Tests.

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