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The Allan Border Medal
- Thread starter howardj
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Mister Wright
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Check Foxsports.com.au
LongHopCassidy
International Captain
Gyp. Cop-out. Call it what you like.
Katich for 2010.
Katich for 2010.
Redbacks
International Captain
is there a count back then? Would favour Clarke for his wickets
vic_orthdox
Global Moderator
Nope, not for this. Assume that the system would be too complicated with the weighting for ODs and Tests.
Johnners
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
They only do a count-back for the Test and OD player awards, but don't actually do one for the AB Medal itself.
Matt79
Hall of Fame Member
Lol, there you go. Well done to Clarke and Ponting. I think Clarke deserved his award more than Ponting from an outsider's perspective, but there's no doubt that Ricky has had a pretty decent year, and I guess it's probably partially indicative of how much his team mates rate what he does for the team. Ponting's now won the AB what, four times out of the 10 it's been held.
Thought Johnson and Katich were both unlucky not to be Test players of the year, but have no issue with Clarke winning that. He's become an amazing batsman. About 18 months ago, I made a post saying that in the coming year Clarke would improve to the point that he would be - at that point in time - a better batsman than Kallis. I'll have to dig it out, because I reckon that's a prediction that's come true (talking currently, not over the course of their respective careers).
Liked: Katich getting the consolation prize of being named the ***iest man in Australian cricket.
Disliked: Ch.9 not being sensitive enough to avoid ambushing Glenn McGrath with a picture of his deceased wife just as he was about to speak live on national television.
Thought Johnson and Katich were both unlucky not to be Test players of the year, but have no issue with Clarke winning that. He's become an amazing batsman. About 18 months ago, I made a post saying that in the coming year Clarke would improve to the point that he would be - at that point in time - a better batsman than Kallis. I'll have to dig it out, because I reckon that's a prediction that's come true (talking currently, not over the course of their respective careers).
Liked: Katich getting the consolation prize of being named the ***iest man in Australian cricket.
Disliked: Ch.9 not being sensitive enough to avoid ambushing Glenn McGrath with a picture of his deceased wife just as he was about to speak live on national television.
Matt79
Hall of Fame Member
What a joke
Why is it a joke? Because you don't agree with the result?
LongHopCassidy
International Captain
Speech template for medal winners:
1. Acknowledge applause, make brief reference to teammate doing something antisocial at time of own greatest achievement.
2. Mention of privilege of playing for one's country.
3. Register surprise at being considered worthy of such acclaim (justified if Nathan Hauritz).
4. Remind all present just how much the baggy green means to them and to every Australian player in history, even the ones who wore skull-caps in the early 1900s. Attempt to sound sincere if one wore floppy white for majority of summer.
5. One more mention of the baggy green.
6. Ummm, privilege to play?
7. Talk about how we're a team in transition and everyone has to give 110%. Mention how much you miss Pidge and Warnie taking the pressure off you.
8. Self-indulgent blow-by-blow of your most shining achievement, that the cricket tragics already know about and the casual fans don't care about.
9. Fond recollection of batting/bowling/keeping/sledging in the North Hicksville under-9s and hearing Allan Border stoically preserving Australia's honour on the radio.
10. Baggy green again.
11. Privilege to play. Getting the hang of it yet?
12. Quash gay rumours (if under 30).
13. Baggy green (Steve Waugh only).
14. Lukewarm shoutout to long-suffering spouse.
15. Privilege to play.
16. Fin.
1. Acknowledge applause, make brief reference to teammate doing something antisocial at time of own greatest achievement.
2. Mention of privilege of playing for one's country.
3. Register surprise at being considered worthy of such acclaim (justified if Nathan Hauritz).
4. Remind all present just how much the baggy green means to them and to every Australian player in history, even the ones who wore skull-caps in the early 1900s. Attempt to sound sincere if one wore floppy white for majority of summer.
5. One more mention of the baggy green.
6. Ummm, privilege to play?
7. Talk about how we're a team in transition and everyone has to give 110%. Mention how much you miss Pidge and Warnie taking the pressure off you.
8. Self-indulgent blow-by-blow of your most shining achievement, that the cricket tragics already know about and the casual fans don't care about.
9. Fond recollection of batting/bowling/keeping/sledging in the North Hicksville under-9s and hearing Allan Border stoically preserving Australia's honour on the radio.
10. Baggy green again.
11. Privilege to play. Getting the hang of it yet?
12. Quash gay rumours (if under 30).
13. Baggy green (Steve Waugh only).
14. Lukewarm shoutout to long-suffering spouse.
15. Privilege to play.
16. Fin.
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pasag
RTDAS
Yeah, aside from the whole night being a massive wankfest the results were a total joke.
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Haha, almost gutted I missed this.
Not sure how it could be a wankfest considering how poor Australia have been lately. Must have been some effort!
Normally when Aust have dominated for a year the night is a useless pat-yourself-on-the-back night.
four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
I liked Rianna Ponting, Amy Hussey and Lee Furlong's dresses the most. Shame Jessica Bratich turned up in a see-through yellow sheet.
