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English off season 2012/13

fredfertang

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Clearly too mean to keep Shahzad - surely Saj would have been a better bet?

Surrey sign Graeme Smith and Lanky sign Kabir Ali - says it all really 8-)
 

grecian

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Where does dislike of Smith on English blogosphere come from?
Umm, I'm never going to be in a blogosphere, but to be honest it's no mystery, he's relentlessly good against us, it's as simple as that, there's no stylistic points to grab onto like Ponting, he is horribly functional. Really the question should be is what is there to like from an english perspective?
 

jan

State Vice-Captain
So you dont like him because he has great record against England? That makes him a good player and captain, an enemy worth respect, right?
Englishmen surely take sport seriously :)
 

BoyBrumby

Englishman
No there's more to it than that.

When he first emerged he was a tubby blow-hard who told tales out of school (an early nickname was "The Witness", after he gave evidence against Matthew Hayden when the latter had said some nasty things to the poor, fragile little lamb) whose idea of leading from the front was to go and bat at #5 when he couldn't lay bat on the swinging ball.

He's matured now, but early on his idea of leading from the front was being a massive **** and badmouthing players who'd paid their dues and, in some instances, whose jockstrap he wasn't fit to carry.
 

Pup Clarke

Cricketer Of The Year
No there's more to it than that.

When he first emerged he was a tubby blow-hard who told tales out of school (an early nickname was "The Witness", after he gave evidence against Matthew Hayden when the latter had said some nasty things to the poor, fragile little lamb) whose idea of leading from the front was to go and bat at #5 when he couldn't lay bat on the swinging ball.

He's matured now, but early on his idea of leading from the front was being a massive **** and badmouthing players who'd paid their dues and, in some instances, whose jockstrap he wasn't fit to carry.
And now? :ph34r:
 

theegyptian

International Vice-Captain
Alviro Petersen, is that the definition of meh?
starting to get through some counties now. impressive given he's now a regular at international level and the role of journeymen overseas pro is normally reserved for those not playing international cricket
 

fredfertang

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Apparently Lanky have signed Simon Katich for next season - will be delighted if that turns out to be true
 

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