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The Way It Was

BoyBrumby

Englishman
Really interesting, bitter-sweet stuff. Shows us the dangers of the comeback, even for the greats. Cliche it may be, but anno domini is the one opponent who always ultimately prevails.
 

SJS

Hall of Fame Member
Really interesting, bitter-sweet stuff. Shows us the dangers of the comeback, even for the greats. Cliche it may be, but anno domini is the one opponent who always ultimately prevails.
Yes. Great stuff and so tragic. Its happened with other cricketers too. The temptation is great to come back to the scenes of your great conquests but . . .

In Hammond's case, the long years of personal neglect made it all the more difficult. Its completely different with someone who keeps in touch with the game at the first class level and even then if batsmen, they do not need more than that one great delivery to destroy the golden comeback.

Its really tempting fate.
 

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