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Craig HillShane, are you David Campese in disguise?
February 16th 2007 00:21
It only took 6 weeks for Shane Warne to make his first negative comment in the press about the current Australian set up. To be fair Warne and Buchanan have never been bosom buddies. It was Warne’s enlarged male bosom that caused Buchanan to comment on his fitness early in his tenure and the two have not been on comfortable terms since. Warne’s targetting of Buchanan is therefore unsurprising when he seeks to make his opinons known about player conditioning and training.
What Warne must do is resist the temptation to become cricket’s David Campese in retirement. Like Campese Warne’s career has sparkled long enough to speak for itself. Most rugby journalists will tell you that if they are looking for a story on anything the source for something negative about the good old days will almost certainly be Campese.
In Warne’s own words he cherishes a mentoring role for up and coming cricketers. Shooting his mouth off at regular intervals about how good things were when he was playing mentors noone. For heroes like Warne who have gained so much from cricket newspaper copy should not be their ongoing legacy to the game that made them famous (not to mention rich and comfortable).
For cricket’s sake Warnie be a positive influence on your successors, not a David Campese.
What Warne must do is resist the temptation to become cricket’s David Campese in retirement. Like Campese Warne’s career has sparkled long enough to speak for itself. Most rugby journalists will tell you that if they are looking for a story on anything the source for something negative about the good old days will almost certainly be Campese.
In Warne’s own words he cherishes a mentoring role for up and coming cricketers. Shooting his mouth off at regular intervals about how good things were when he was playing mentors noone. For heroes like Warne who have gained so much from cricket newspaper copy should not be their ongoing legacy to the game that made them famous (not to mention rich and comfortable).
For cricket’s sake Warnie be a positive influence on your successors, not a David Campese.
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