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Old 29-08-2012, 10:16 AM   #524 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by L Trumper View Post
It is not just about costing themselves #1. English cricket in general has this systematic urge to remove any player who doesn't follow some kind of team code even though it is pretty clear that it is stupid to drop one of the best players in sake of team harmony. They are doing it for 100+ years. It never worked for the team or the player. You can list from Barnes till KP every generation has couple of players like this and it keeps on happening forever.
Hmmm, what's that saying about pride coming before?
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