Reading this earlier. First thought? Tosser.
“When I started cricket commentary, rain breaks were the worst. A producer would come to you and ask for rain filler, and everyone would freak out. How could we possibly talk about Jimmy Anderson for 30 minutes? You’d see famous former players freaking out doing research, commentators writing down like 17 questions. And then being so happy it was over. But in this post podcast world, everyone is used to this. Just now, Cameron Steel and I just did 40 minutes on top-order batting in the new world without any prep; I looked up two stats, wrote down no questions, and we had no issues at all.”
Jarrod Kimber.
I know of Jarrod Kimber—he’s been somewhat of a pioneer in taking cricket journalism in non-traditional directions, which is a good thing. The know-all describes him as a prominent Australian cricket writer, analyst, podcaster, and filmmaker known for his deep, analytical, and narrative-driven coverage. You’d take that. My view—like many non-traditionalists—is that his work has edge because he’s proportionately outnumbered by peers who played professionally. Which, I agree, doesn’t validate their work. And that’s what we’re hearing in Kimber’s words.
It reeks of, “Look at me, look at me.”
I avoided leaving a comment. It’s just a Substack note. If I were to:
“No issues at all, ‘cos no one’s f'king listening.”
And now I’m the tosser.
Rainy Sunday, here.
Nick
