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Craig HillGilchrist is a spoilt brat
February 20th 2007 10:12
Despite previously supporting players in their quest for sensible schedules and a lightening of their workload this column must cry foul after an ill timed and plainly out of touch rant from Adam Gilchrist about the current Chappell Hadlee series in New Zealand.
Gilchrist argues that it was a series that nobody wanted. Obviously Gilchrist did not want this series. He simply made himself unavailable, a poor choice given that he is rightfully sitting out the early stages of the World Cup because of the birth of his third child. Just where is he going to get his cricket from in the lead up to the Caribbean.
Ask Brad Haddin whether this series in unwanted as he tries to fit into the team that Gilchrist has vacated. Ask Shane Watson if his return from injury is being hampered by getting three solid competitive matches as preparation for the World Cup instead of so called warm up games against St Lucia or whichever pub team is kicking about in the Caribbean during the tournament lead up.
I suspect Gilchrist’s reaction would have been far different had the Aussies taken the home one day series instead of losing to England. I suspect a resounding finals victory followed by a three match demolition of New Zealand with an Australian 2nd XI would have made for the much yearned after competitive cricket.
Adam Gilchrist sounds like a spoilt child prodigy in complaining about the tour to New Zealand in light of the circumstances. Perhaps his mate Matt Hayden might have a word to him after his hard earned and well compiled century to see how he feels about the tour when the bowlers for the second time in a row couldn’t defend a sizable total.
Gilchrist argues that it was a series that nobody wanted. Obviously Gilchrist did not want this series. He simply made himself unavailable, a poor choice given that he is rightfully sitting out the early stages of the World Cup because of the birth of his third child. Just where is he going to get his cricket from in the lead up to the Caribbean.
Ask Brad Haddin whether this series in unwanted as he tries to fit into the team that Gilchrist has vacated. Ask Shane Watson if his return from injury is being hampered by getting three solid competitive matches as preparation for the World Cup instead of so called warm up games against St Lucia or whichever pub team is kicking about in the Caribbean during the tournament lead up.
I suspect Gilchrist’s reaction would have been far different had the Aussies taken the home one day series instead of losing to England. I suspect a resounding finals victory followed by a three match demolition of New Zealand with an Australian 2nd XI would have made for the much yearned after competitive cricket.
Adam Gilchrist sounds like a spoilt child prodigy in complaining about the tour to New Zealand in light of the circumstances. Perhaps his mate Matt Hayden might have a word to him after his hard earned and well compiled century to see how he feels about the tour when the bowlers for the second time in a row couldn’t defend a sizable total.
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Comment by DavidH
Defending the indefensible
Point taken.
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Comment by DavidH
Defending the indefensible
Feel free to express your opinions on any of the articles any time you like.
Cheers
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