Andrew Symonds as a Test cricketer?

[neville cardus]

The timing of this thread is poor, to say the least. Bring back Fiery, I say.

 

[Slow Love™]

Ratings of Hayden aren't due to being put-off from an aesthetic POV though.

Well, I wouldn't say all of it is, but surely you can only speak for yourself, Rich?

How are you, mate?

 

[BoyBrumby]

Symonds in any other country probably would have been given a game a lot earlier, when he wasn't ready, and wouldn't have been able/allowed to find the time to mature.

Yeah, I'd agree there. If he'd have thrown his lot in with us he'd have probably played test cricket 7 or 8 years earlier than he did and would've been dropped half-a-dozen times too. IIRC Illingworth selected him for an "A" tour in 1995/6, which he politely declined.

 

[Richard]

Well, I wouldn't say all of it is, but surely you can only speak for yourself, Rich?

I'm the most famous Hayden-basher on here, though, and I'm reasonably well-versed in the similar arguments of my fellows. Which, gobsmackingly enough, are pretty much the same as mine.

How are you, mate?

All the better for having you back on the forum, naturally. As I mentioned somewhere.

PS - no Prince?

PSS - I'm sure you won't want to be catching-up on everything in the time since your last activities, but don't miss this. And please dig if you wish.

 

[Slow Love™]

PSS - I'm sure you won't want to be catching-up on everything in the time since your last activities, but don't miss this. And please dig if you wish.

Missed this earlier - it feels a bit indulgent to bump the thread (I feel guilty for not responding to everybody who said hello to me individually, but it's for the same reason) but I very much appreciate your mentioning me in creating the thread AND everyone who wished me a happy birthday. Cheers, mate.

 

[slowfinger]

Andrew Symonds is perfectly fine for tests,he is a great batsmen,a Shahid Afridi without the rubbish shots if you want to call it..

Proudly hating....

All of Symonds enemies