..is that they merely know how to win. Where is the drama?
Other coaches must hate Buchanan and his blood pressure-medication-free breakfasts. You can hear them saying: “What does he know of pressure. Try getting Inzi to touch his toes, or Lara to forget the mirror and listen, or an Indian to field in front of a hoarding which is advertising something he doesn’t endorse.” Buchanan is clearly not a good coach as much as he is a spoilt one. If he tells Matty Hayden to run two rounds, the opener does 10, the show-off. Coaching Australia, say his rivals, is a bit like playing the cymbals in the New York philharmonic.
I think its time India asserted its right as the owner of the game. Next time, any two-pence team like Bangladesh throws us out of the world cup, we should simply offer a few cleverly selected teams money and organize our little world cup. Its not that we have not done this before, Jagmohan Dalmiya has been a past master at buying the votes of the associate members.
The Aussies can have their cup. We own the world!
(link via Bongop’o'ndit)
Well.. hmm.. dont mind but isnt it too angry a post.. The aussie team is good.
Well, Dalmiya did well when the team was in controversy (like Mike Denness the racist match referee who slapped excessive fines on players for over-appealing, while allowing the likes of Shaun Pollock to shout the umpire into submission) or other suchlike cricket related issues..
This Pawar knows zilch about cricket. And I hope the next time, he is kicked on the butt rather than pushed from the stage.
Hey, fikkar not, there will be a Champions Trophy sometime later, isnt it? Or not? I dont know.
Shadows,
Did you read the link? I suggest you read it. Of course, the Aussies are good. The writer Rohit Brijnath was making fun of the Indian cricket and so was I!
***selected teams money and organize our little world cup….***
how about gully cricket championship. say, streets A+B+C Vs streets z+y+x, n other combo deals…in a city, say, Mumbai. the best of three teams will be taken for a luncheon at Tendulkar’s, 0091 – 22 – 22829934/35…
if this venture is successful, we will move onto Pune, again the best of three teams will be taken for a dinner at Zaheer Khan’s ZK’s, …then we will progress to Hyderabad, there Mr Mumblin Azhar take the best three gully teams to ITC Hotel Kakatiya Sheraton & Towers n a free workout session for a week at his gym, wth Ms Bijalani as the instructor….later on we trudge onto the lands of Punjabi lads…..
It is a touch depressing. Nothing is going to change… Rohit Brijnath will be writing the same article in four years as well.
Ive actually started looking at cricket WC events as a contest for the 2nd place. Advance congrats to Srilanka on winning it this time
There should be a playoff for 3rd place between the losing semifinalists. Then these teams can be talked of as the top teams in the ” world minus australia”. It is possible if this keeps up that the 3rd place match will be generate more interest than the finals.
regards,
Jai