Hooksey
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I think most were convinced KP would never get selected again after the Ashes fiasco. His book certainly didn't do him any selection favours either.
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It's Tough Being Me - The Kevin Pietersen Story
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Hooksey
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You haven't been following what KP has been saying?
"I am angry and hurt but right now there is nothing I can do about it. Strauss will be judged on his results. Yet I have heard from two very good sources that results do not matter this summer anyway. The job description for the director of cricket job is focused on longer-term goals".
"But if Strauss has been told he does not have to win this summer then why should the players train and work hard? In essence, quite incredibly, they have all been given permission to lose the Ashes. I have never heard that before. It is not in my make-up and I know it is not in the make-up of the English public either. Especially for those who have paid a lot of money for tickets".
CricAddict
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Can he sue them and will he sue them?
Shri
Mr. Glass
Who gives a **** about what that cheat thinks? If everyone doesn't think of that prick as a classy mother****er for one second while blowing him, that would be great.
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Lots of people
Shri
Mr. Glass
Shut it Joni.
Hooksey
Banned
Assuming that's aimed at me? Point out the word back in my post:
I said he had turned on them. Not turned his back.
cnerd123
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So I'm not the only one who feels Sanga is a bit of a dick.
He's a smart classy mofo, but he's a **** too. Just gives off this vibe. Don't like him as much as many others here do. He's like the really smart kid in school, who is also really snarky and mean and knows how to appear like an angel to the teachers and other parents but when the backs are turned he'll play a mean prank on the poor little fat girl in the corner and make her cry.
If Strauss' role is focused on longer-term results then that's exactly how it should be. No doubt he'll be in the gun media-wise this summer but there's no-one short of a deity who turns water into wine that could get that side to where it needs to be ASAP. And given that, a 36-year-old KP isn't likely to be where they need to be in 2017.
At the end of the day, KP's head will hit the pillow more comfortably now and into the future with the public kissing his arse as opposed to being picked and being proven to be past it at international level.
At the end of the day, KP's head will hit the pillow more comfortably now and into the future with the public kissing his arse as opposed to being picked and being proven to be past it at international level.
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Shri and ***** on point here. Sanga gets away with being a **** because he's an eloquent bastard. He's always come off as a massive whiner when you peel away his ***iness.
Bahnz
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This argument is a pretty weak one imo. Under the same logic, Australia wouldn't have picked Ryan Harris or Brad Haddin for the 2013/14 Ashes either. For the marquee series like the Ashes you want your best players available - regardless of how much time they may have left in their careers.
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Yeah, if the argument is just age, then we'd have dropped Sachin in 2008 and missed out on all those runs he gave us in 2008-11. And instead it would've been Kohli/Pujara who'd have come in and got their butts kicked. It's a dumb mentality many teams have when they think too long term and forget the value of runs you could get from a proven player.
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Can't blame him really. If he had no chance graves should never have said what he said.
Hooksey
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True. He was mislead all right.
fredfertang
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KP in the England team would take most of the pressure of the younger players because all the crap would be directed at him, which would be a huge benefit in the Ashes
And I see he's now out for a fortnight with injury - a week that started out so well for him really has turned into a bit of a pisser
And I see he's now out for a fortnight with injury - a week that started out so well for him really has turned into a bit of a pisser
harsh.ag
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Ah the understated Brits..
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Cook would have quit over KP, say reports | cricket.com.au
Wow. A lot of things starting to make more sense.
Wow. A lot of things starting to make more sense.