tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30531601.post8386852015835885585..comments2024-03-16T08:40:32.311+00:00Comments on Different Shades of Green: Those Who Can, Do. Those Who Can't, Write About ItBrian Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10336241250446877498noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30531601.post-19165728498089344752008-08-28T13:47:00.000+01:002008-08-28T13:47:00.000+01:00Thanks for the comment, and sorry it's taken me a ...Thanks for the comment, and sorry it's taken me a while to respond. I've been away. Overall I think I agree with Ryan more than I disagree, but felt that he came across as a bit arrogant and was too dismissive of what some ex-players (as you say, Atherton and Smith are the best English examples) can offer. It seemed as though it was mainly a couple of articles in this year's Wisden that had particularly annoyed him, and those he singled out - by Ian Healy and Andrew Strauss - were both by people who, as far as I'm aware, don't do a lot of writing. Healy mainly commentates and Strauss mainly plays (although I believe he does write a non-ghosted column for one of the papers).<BR/><BR/>Good luck with your blog.Brian Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10336241250446877498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30531601.post-26644223995402216552008-08-22T23:50:00.000+01:002008-08-22T23:50:00.000+01:00To a large extent I agree with what the guy has sa...To a large extent I agree with what the guy has said - the evidence from articles and from the commentary box shows that most players don't make the transition to journalist entirely successfully. Atherton, Ed Smith and a few others are exceptional. <BR/><BR/>Applying the same principles to the commentary box would be interesting - I imagine Berry and Haigh would be able to hold their own against Botham et al.DreamDancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17692843009249253934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30531601.post-77612165615015102232008-08-20T19:01:00.000+01:002008-08-20T19:01:00.000+01:00Cheers, jrod. I've never seen Sangakkara's blog s...Cheers, jrod. I've never seen Sangakkara's blog so I must try to look it out.Brian Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10336241250446877498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30531601.post-47038836866532394582008-08-19T19:11:00.000+01:002008-08-19T19:11:00.000+01:00The dude has a point, anyone who has ever read San...The dude has a point, anyone who has ever read Sangakarra's ghostly blog would agree, but it takes some testicles to mention Orwell in a article where you are questioning other peoples writing.Jrodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02855673052242389414noreply@blogger.com