Cricket: it's just not cricket

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Wow, anyone would think Jonathan Agnew posts on Nicks:

"Oh, stop it Aggers. The news that Jonathan Agnew MBE, the BBC’s voice of cricket, has been reprimanded by the corporation for repeatedly calling a journalist at the Independent “a %$^%$” might come as a bit of shock to those who follow Agnew’s sunny broadcast presence..."

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/ ... nalist-bbc

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Wow, anyone would think Jonathan Agnew posts on Nicks:
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You may be on to something, WPT. I'm trying to see which of his insults I have not been called on Nick's.

No one on Nick's has demanded of me: “Apologise now.”
And no one on Nick's has asked me: “Who the f*** are you?”

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'Agnew has also apologised to Liew in writing.

The two journalists’ feud could date back to 2012, when Liew called Agnew “the most overrated broadcaster on planet Earth” who adds “virtually nothing in terms of insight”.'

https://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/i ... a215451628

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"Agnew, who earns between £180,000 and £189,999 as the BBC's cricket correspondent, has missed England's first two one-day games against Pakistan owing to a planned holiday.
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In December 2018 Agnew told his colleague Gary Lineker to keep his political views to himself, adding: 'I'd be sacked if I followed your example.'

He has also previously complained about being sent 'vitriol' on Twitter, adding: 'What is the point of coming on and making a rude, inflammatory introduction? The answer is, there isn't, unless you really want to cause trouble.' "

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/crick ... -rant.html

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