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Harry’s admirable effort to ‘keep Kewell’ for the Duke goal

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It’s fair to say Harry Kewell’s role as lead expert of SBS’s World Cup coverage has got off to an up-an-down start.

It’s certainly not an easy skill; it can take some time to get into the swing of it, to be sure.

The former Socceroos star has been tasked trying to keep a level head while his beloved side look to win through to the knockout stage, too.

So staying calm when Mitch Duke heads home an absolute screamer to give Australia a 1-0 lead over Tunisia is easier said than done. His efforts were admirable.

What a superb glance it was, off a deflected cross.

Kewell had some truly golden moments representing Australia; Duke certainly not has one of those, too.

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Monitoring Kewell’s progress in the commentary box has been a fun sub-plot during Socceroos games to this point.

He’s now spent most of his post-playing time refining his coaching credentials, currently in charge of Celtic’s first team, underneath fellow Aussie export Ange Postecoglou. It comes after stints in charge of English fifth tier sides Barnet FC, Oldham Athletic and Notts County.

He’s certainly having a crack; gaining experience in two of the more common post-career pivots.

As for the commentary, there was one other moment that caught viewers’ attention, during Australia’s huge win over Tunisia.

Who knows what’s coming next from Kewell in Qatar, but Australia are in action against Denmark at 2am AEDT on Thursday morning. And it’s going to be a particularly stressful 90 minutes for the Aussie up to watch it.

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Phil Prior
Phil is the editorial lead at Only Sports, bringing more than 12 years of wide-ranging sports media experience to the team. But it’s his unrivalled passion that sets him apart. He also commentates AFL on SEN Radio, plus Rugby on Stan Sport. Find Phil on LinkedIn.

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