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Listed below are comments made by Ponk between Thursday, 12th June 2008 and Thursday, 17th September 2009.

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Vaughan joins Test Match Special 3:30pm on 17 Sep 2009 I hope all is forgiven over their little spat. Who cares if Aggers played only 3 tests? That's 3 more than most people.
Tests give way to one-day action 3:54pm on 20 May 2009 Blowers Returns! Hooray.
Tell us your favourite Ashes moments 3:58pm on 07 May 2009 John Snow and Geoff Arnold vs. Dennis Lillee and Bob Massie, 1972 series - the first series I really followed.
Don't panic! Lots more cricket to come... 1:38pm on 15 Aug 2008 ... and if people are worried about Boycs ego, just get Michael Holding to guest, even for 10 minutes!
Don't panic! Lots more cricket to come... 1:35pm on 15 Aug 2008 Hi, Adam. As a longstanding listener, brought up on Arlott, Johnston, the Boyle and Fiery Fred, I must agree with most of the above comments. I don't mind if you use the ODI's to assess the suitability of commentators / summarisers for TMS but please do not "dumb down" TMS. TMS is just that - special. While cricketing knowledge is important, the ability to converse with the listener and fellow commentators is more important. Humour is essential, as is the ability to play (and take) jokes. I like the comment that the team needs to spend time together and that constant changes in personel disrupt the flow, both between commentators and with the listener. The key men in your team are Aggers, CMJ, the mighty Blowers and Victor. Acceptable substitutes include Boycs, Stewie, Gus and Tuffers. Always include 4 of the above and you won't go far wrong. Thanks, again, for a good season.
Don't panic! Lots more cricket to come... 11:36am on 14 Aug 2008 I know you are doing your best, Adam, with the fixtures given but I'm afraid ODI's of whatever length are not the same as Test Cricket. The clue is in the name - Test Match Special. Test match cricket is special. Test match commentary also has much more depth and requires much more skill than just describing another slog to cow corner. Some of the "specialists" may be involved but I'm afraid ODI's aren't special enough.
From the Commons to Lord's 1:45pm on 09 Jul 2008 Forget Zimbabwe. The item that annoyed contributors to this board the most was the shameful changing of the result of the Pakistan Oval Test match. You could put to Giles Clarke that the majority of English cricket followers are against this move and that he should have reflected this. Well done to Michael Holding for sticking to his principles.
In mourning 4:43pm on 16 Jun 2008 I like him, merely for the fact he gets under lefties skin.
Why politicians hate referendums 08:56am on 16 Jun 2008 I wonder if Veritas could do us one last favour and arrange for a delivery of thousands of dictionaries, each with the definition of the word NO underlined, to Mr Barroso and his chums as he obviously doesn't understand the meaning of the word.
Irish vote on a knife edge 12:16pm on 12 Jun 2008 25 - you don't see any riots because only the politicians want this constitution, not the voters (who would do the actual rioting).

If you really are concerned about democracy, you would be asking for all the people of Europe have a say, not none. That's real democracy and it is being denied to European citizens on an unbelievable scale.

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