Boycott is a somewhat annoying know-it-all, but he has a key place in the comm box; noone has close to his experience of playing at the highest level. (although Vaughan often thinks he does ... )
Anyway, they form a team, that's the beauty of TMS. There is usually someone around to gently take the piss out of Geoffrey, and when there isn't, there will be a different pair with a different style along in a minute. Vic Marks, Blofeld, Aggers, Tufnell ... plus plenty of guys* from the other test-playing nations who bring their own perspective. New blood is always arriving - Ed Smith has immense knowledge (though I find him a bit shouty, but hopefully he'll mellow nicely with age!)
[I'm amazed that peeps find Swann to be "
an arrogant and patronising knob-end". I listened to quite a long summary of his this morning, he was nothing like that. But still, if you feel that way, Aggers & co do provide a contrasting style
. I do think that Vaughan would be bottom of my dinner-party-invite-list - he'd drive me mad - but he does have relevant experience. ]
Glenn McGrath has been good value on this tour. I liked his suggestion that they should draw a crack on the wicket, to mark where Anderson should be bowling
*Yes I'm aware of the low number of non-guys 
