What to make of ‘Nicko’
I’m about the same age as Paul Nixon, give or take, yet when I look at him during a game of cricket I feel like I should be polishing the plastic on my OAP buspass. His annoying chatter youthful exuberance belies his age, but it takes some getting used to.
If I was honest, the first time I heard Nixon’s incessant banter I wanted to leap into my television and punch him in the face……..hard. But then Nixon, quite rapidly, stated to endear himself upon me, and I suspect that this happened at pretty much the same rate as he started annoying the bejesus out of the Aussies. He is simply incapable of silence, and considering the woeful state the England team were in prior to his unleashing, he and his mouth proved a marvelous tonic of infectious enthusiasm.
His batting prowess is in my opinion still an uncertain entity, particularly considering that he is most likely to bat when the run rate needs an injection of pace yet he looks decidedly shakey early in his innings. His mouth alone does not deserve to keep his place open, and as England regain some confidence in themselves he may be a casualty, forever to be remembered as the man who lifted English spirits.
Not a bad legacy I guess. He could of course go on to score a century in the World Cup (barring a bad dose of laryngitis)
Posted: February 13th, 2007 under Cricket.
Comments: 2
Comments
Comment from Tony
Time: March 22, 2007, 9:15 pm
Sorry I will have to disagree with your obvious enthusiasm for Paul Nixon.
I find him quite possibly the most annoying face of cricket o grace our screens for years. (Nasser a very close second) My only wish is that we could somehow control the stump microphone with the red button on our Sky remotes so I could turn him off completely. Surely the rest of the team must find this somewhat irritating after 50 overs….
“C’mon lads, good pressure lads, its coming lads, c’mon lads, ohhhhh bowling Monty, c’mon lads, this time lads, look keen lads…that’s right lads, c’mon lads, c’mon lads…â€
And do yourself a favour and take the mouth guard out and stop reverse sweeping!
You make good cricket look and sound very ugly.
Comment from Paul
Time: March 22, 2007, 9:42 pm
I find it comical that England has to resort to playing a 36 yr old “wouldbeifhecouldbe” keeper - have they not got any younger keepers coming through that might shine in the future?
I agree with Tony in that he is possibly, no is, the most annoying cricketer around today. If not for the fact he is the ugliest batsman to watch and only has one shot - the reverse sweep (and not very goot at that), then for the fact he nevers shuts his mouth. I would rather listen to pathetic excuses of Pakistani cricketers defending themselves against drug and cheating allegations than hear one more word from the mouth of dog-face Nixon.
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