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Ross Taylor likely to be shafted from the captaincy?
- Thread starter Zinzan
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banquetbear
School Boy/Girl Cricketer
...if the reports and leaks are true, it already has happened. What is happening now is that they are trying to figure out how to cover their butts.
Hurricane
Hall of Fame Member
Radio Sport ringing off the hook.
Interesting calls:
1) McCullum had to suck it up after he lost the captaincy bid so now Taylor should have to if the tables are turned according to one caller
2) Racism is to blame according to another
3) One guy phoned in who admitted he didn't follow cricket but the story had caught his imagination so wanted to give his 2 cents.
Interesting calls:
1) McCullum had to suck it up after he lost the captaincy bid so now Taylor should have to if the tables are turned according to one caller
2) Racism is to blame according to another
3) One guy phoned in who admitted he didn't follow cricket but the story had caught his imagination so wanted to give his 2 cents.
Mike5181
International Captain
The majority of the people that call up Radio Sport are an embarrassment and that's only confirmed by those three calls.
BeeGee
International Captain
I'd rather beat myself to death with a rancid herring than listen to talkback callers.
They all fall into one of two categories:
Loonies desperate to let the world hear about their latest crackpot theory, or
Sad people with no friends who just want someone to talk to.
Hurricane
Hall of Fame Member
Wonder if his comment will be held against him selection wise if Taylor is dumped.
Jesse and Ross go back quite a ways don't they in age group cricket.
BeeGee
International Captain
Would love to hear the NZC logic (oxymoron) behind stripping Taylor of the T20 and ODI captaincy, but retaining him as Test captain. He's not a good enough captain for T20, but he is good enough for Tests?
I'll lose a lot of respect for Taylor if he just rolls over and takes this.
ohnoitsyou
International Regular
now if Southee puts up his hand to support Taylor (which i believe there is a very big chance of happening)Jesse WAFG!
At this rate McCullum will be running out of test standard mates.
Mike5181
International Captain
I'm sure I heard that White asked him to reconsider his role as test captain, might be wrong though.
Hurricane
Hall of Fame Member
If a compromise saves face for everyone like giving Baz the T20 captaincy then I am happy with that outcome. Tests is where the prestige of being captain really comes into it.
However as I have posted Hesson can't stay if there is any compromise that leaves Taylor in any power position - he has outwardly gone after Ross and I don't see them having a successful relationship. Mike if he is am average human being will be keen to prove he was right all along by eventually bringing Ross down. He won't give up.
NZTailender
I can't believe I ate the whole thing
McCullum becoming a real inspiration and perfect role model for all those kids at school level who demand to bat or bowl first and then take their bat and ball and leave when they get out.
NZTailender
I can't believe I ate the whole thing
Was waiting for him to weigh in. He is New Zealand Cricket, after all.
BeeGee
International Captain
Yeah, he did, and that's the way you do these things.
You want him gone as captain so you take away T20 and ODI (you can legitimately point to team performance as the reason) and ask him to reconsider his position as Test captain, hoping he will resign, in which case you can announce it was his decision to step down as Test captain.
If he doesn't step down, in a season or two, you can point out how well the T20 and ODI teams are going under their new captain, and for continuity sake, you can then give the replacement the Test captaincy also.
It's the classic corporate move, if you don't have the balls or guts to fire someone outright, then take away their power until they resign. If they don't resign, continue to undermine them until you can fire them and no one will care because they don't have any power or influence anymore anyway.
I know why they're doing it, I just want to hear them justify it.
Bahnz
Hall of Fame Member
Yep, they were flatmates together in their early CD days, before Jesse had his first meltdown back in the early 00's.
HeathDavisSpeed
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Ryder was always going to support Taylor. They go way back, I believe.
BeeGee
International Captain
I don't want anyone to save face over this. I want heads to roll.