Giles returns home

[marc71178]

Ashley Giles is out of the tour it seems, his wife has a "potentially serious illness"

No matter what you think of his cricketing abilities (and I do feel he cops a bit too much criticism) - this is a terrible thing for anyone.

Just hope she gets better.

 

[silentstriker]

Yup, a great guy. His reaction to Monty's five-fer was all class, especially compared to Fletcher next to him.

Wish him the best.

 

[PY]

Best wishes to Gilo, no-one could wish them anything but the best and a complete recovery from whatever it is.

Perspective regained.

 

[Barney Rubble]

Real shame to hear this. Best of luck to Ash and his wife, as much as his cricketing prowess has been in doubt recently he's one of the best blokes in cricket. Feel so bad for him.

 

[PhoenixFire]

Total respect to Giles at the moment. To be fair, I don't really care how good he is/n't, just all the best to him and his wife.

 

[mohammad16]

Man i hated giles for some reason since the last ashes, but really i feel so bad for him, the guy tries hard and just hasnt been able to produce results, theres too much pressure on him and it muse be really tough, and this illness thing jus makes it that much worse

i hope him the best

 

[Craig]

Said my piece in the Ashes thread on it.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Let's all just hope she makes a full recovery from whatever it is that ails her.

I think it's obvious that Ash isn't from the first rank of spinners (as I'm sure he himelf would say), but he has performed usefully for us over the years & strikes one as a genuinely nice bloke who works very hard at his cricket & fitness. Regardless of whether one thinks he should've played in the first test it was a great effort from him just to recover from his hip problems.

 

[pasag]

Despite the fact Giles would not have been selected for any more tests(probably) he was a real valuable member to have around the team imo and England will miss him quite alot.

Hope everything goes well for him.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Despite the fact Giles would not have been selected for any more tests(probably) he was a real valuable member to have around the team imo and England will miss him quite alot.

Hope everything goes well for him.

Reckon he'd have got a go in Sydney at least. Fred obviously doesn't seem to trust and/or rate Mahmood much given by how little he was used in the match, so he may've even had a chance at Melbourne too.

 

[pasag]

We will never know now tbh.

 

[TT Boy]

Best wishes to his wife.

 

[marc71178]

Latest is she's got a brain tumour.

I wouldn't be surprised if he retired to be honest - at his age and with his fitness issues, it may be better to concentrate on the family.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Latest is she's got a brain tumour.

I wouldn't be surprised if he retired to be honest - at his age and with his fitness issues, it may be better to concentrate on the family.

Let's hope that's just a rumour.

WRT his retirement I'd agree. I remember reading somewhere his dad had to have two hip replacements by the age of sixty & he has a young family I'm sure he wants to be able to enjoy properly.

 

[age_master]

Latest is she's got a brain tumour.

Terrible news, i hope that they will be able to do something to fix it.

 

[aussie]

yea thats bad news for big Gilo, hopefully things get better for his wife. Would hate to see him retire so sudden.

 

[Perm]

Hope his wife is going to be alright, he seems like a fairly genuine bloke.

 

[ripper868]

terrible news, best wishes to him and his wife.

 

[Jono]

Still a better allrounder than Flintoff in International Cricket Captain.

Hope all goes well for him.

 

[Isolator]

Let's hope that's just a rumour.

Was that a deliberate rhyme?