Arnold to retire after World Cup

[TT Boy]

http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/292289.html

 

[Nishant]

Its quite annoying how so many ppl are quitting at evrything after the WC...but a fair decision TBH...he is aging and probably wont play in the nxt WC. He has been pretty decent for SL, but not spectacular by any means, though.

 

[Perm]

Good player, often seemed to take the blame when Sri Lanka lost.

 

[Matt79]

We're fast getting to the point where you could make a decent XI out of the players retiring after this WC:
Arnold, McGrath, Lara, Kumble, Inzi, Jayasuriya (I think that's been announced yeah? Or presumably will be after the final), Bradshaw...

 

[Richard]

Arnold is overrated in ODIs IMO.

Very, very awkward way of swinging the bat making him near enough useless at the end of the innings. Terrible position for him to bat in.

He's the very opposite of Bevan - a typical example of how not-outs can make a player look better than he is. You can count the number of games he's made a serious difference to on not many hands.

 

[_Ed_]

http://www3.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2000-01/SL_IN_NZ/SCORECARDS/SL_NZ_ODI2_03FEB2001.html
That was a beauty.

I was always a bit nervous when Arnold was at the crease against us.

 

[andyc]

Could nurdle with the best of them.

 

[adharcric]

Honestly, I couldn't care less about guys like Arnold and Bradshaw retiring. Good on them for forging successful careers though.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Love Rusty. Will miss him.

 

[The Baconator]

Served me well in the last WCC season IIRC. Cool name as well. hope he goes out with some nice nurdling.

 

[Richard]

Never understood the name, either.

Why on Earth is it spelt Russel when every single other person I've ever heard called the name spells it Russell?

Mind, I don't know many Lankans.

 

[TT Boy]

Never understood the name, either.

Why on Earth is it spelt Russel when every single other person I've ever heard called the name spells it Russell?

Mind, I don't know many Lankans.

Possibly has something to do with Scottish plantation owners from the eighteen, nineteenth century in Ceylon. Few Scots in this period within historical text take the name Russel instead of Russell, its merely a variant which seemingly stuck.

 

[Richard]

Haha, how on Earth do you know that?

 

[TT Boy]

Haha, how on Earth do you know that?

Came across it whilst studying imperialism within Asia.

 

[Mister Wright]

TBH I was shocked when I saw him playing at the WC, I thought his career was dead and buried.

 

[age_master]

TBH I was shocked when I saw him playing at the WC, I thought his career was dead and buried.

So was i, though i think he deserved it - as has been said he often seemed to be blamed when they lost.

 

[Richard]

CW's coverage. Shame on me for not doing this earlier, TBH.

 

[tooextracool]

Arnold was definetly a very good player who was somewhat underrated. He often fluctuated between shocking poor form to being brilliant, but either way he deserved his place over Tillekratne Dilshan and the like that continue to grace SL cricket

 

[Lostman]

I am not his biggest fan right now but he was a very important part of SL's lower order from 99 to 03.

he deserved his place over Tillekratne Dilshan and the like that continue to grace SL cricket

I am sorry but Dilshan is a much better player than Arnold.

 

[tooextracool]

How on earth is someone who doesnt even average 30, and whos recent record is equally dismal supposed to be better than Arnold? Dilshan has always had potential in test match cricket, and even there he hasnt exactly delivered, but in ODIs hes been nothing short of pathetic for years and hes played series after series for SL.

His strong technique has made him somewhat overrated IMO and plastered over his lack of runs.