archie mac
International Coach
Famous cricketers you have met, and what they were like?
Jacques Kallis' quietness has cost him more than anyone knows.Barney Rubble said:Jacques Kallis - bit quiet, but friendly and seems a nice guy.
Yes, but there is the story (perhaps apocryphal) of him (Boycott) telling Marsh how the Aussies should bowl to his team-mates(poms)Richard said:Jacques Kallis' quietness has cost him more than anyone knows.
If he talked more this stupidity about him being selfish would've been dispelled long ago.
You could say the same about Boycott during his playing career, too.
Their slow scoring would contribute to this as well.Richard said:Well - I was meaning talking to the press.
Which Boycott never did in his playing career, and Kallis rarely does.
As a result both of them get this "selfish" nonsense, probably for ever more.
Because he's neither clever nor aggressive enough?archie mac said:Their slow scoring would contribute to this as well.
Why was Kallis over looked for the SA captaincy?
Although they have made him vice-captain, so he must have some idea re-tactics?Mr Mxyzptlk said:Because he's neither clever nor aggressive enough?
yeah, he obviously knows whats going on and can provide some input, he's got loads of experience but there isnt enough up there to lead an international cricket team, then theres all the peripheral rubbish like the media/sponsers etc.archie mac said:Although they have made him vice-captain, so he must have some idea re-tactics?
Or it could be a token move due to his seniority. It's happened before. Chanderpaul was named vice-captain many a time for the West Indies.archie mac said:Although they have made him vice-captain, so he must have some idea re-tactics?
There have been slow scorers since time immemorial - did anyone remotely ever call Richardson or Atherton selfish? (To choose only 2 of the countless examples)archie mac said:Their slow scoring would contribute to this as well.
Because they thought - quite rightly - that Graeme Smith was the better choice.Why was Kallis over looked for the SA captaincy?
Smith's such an aggressive captain?Mr Mxyzptlk said:Because he's neither clever nor aggressive enough?
Of course his elbow-injury which meant he could barely hit a drive off the square had absolutely nothing to do with that?Mr Mxyzptlk said:For someone who has such a penchant for tactics, he certainly did well to forget it when batting in the last Test against Australia. I refuse to believe Graeme Smith's tactics were to bat that slowly.
The question referred to the point when the captaincy changed over. He wasn't named as captain due to captaincy experience. He was named as captain due to perceived potential. He's an aggressive player.Richard said:Smith's such an aggressive captain?