Matt Prior retires

[Spark]

With immediate effect, on medical grounds.

 

[Spikey]

Does that include One Day International cricket? Would be a big loss if so imo

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Absolute champ.

 

[Jono]

Saw him ton up at Lords vs. India in 2011. Was a gun knock too.

Had a very solid career.

 

[Cabinet96]

Was so, so good during his peak. Shame it was quite short.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Brilliant player, such an important part of the team that reached number 1.

Thanks for the memories.

 

[GIMH]

From 2009-2012 was the best in the world.

 

[OverratedSanity]

The fact that some people even started comparing him with Gilchrist shows how good he was in that brilliant albeit short spell.

 

[Spikey]

From 2009-2012 was the best in the world.

God first you say Punk should just suck it up about WM and now this.

 

[OverratedSanity]

KP weighs in

Idiot

 

[Dan]

How dare KP comment on on-water matters!

Anyway, as unfortunate as it is for Prior to be forced into this on medical grounds, it was hard to imagine him finding his way back into the Test fold. I must admit, he was often one of the guys I was worried about whenever I was supporting England's opposition -- always seemed to have a knack of digging England out of trouble. That hundred in NZ where he and Panesar hung on for the draw against a rampant Kane Williamson was brilliant.

So Kieswetter gone, now Prior. Not much behind Buttler now, is there?

 

[Cabinet96]

Had three years where he averaged 50, and was awesome behind the stumps in that period too. Batting records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[social]

Quality player

 

[Zinzan]

KP weighs in

Idiot

Ah ffs.

The chap can't win, can he. Had he said nothing, the same haters would have criticized his not acknowledging it.

Fair play to him on that tweet, he didn't pretend they were best mates, but was gracious enough to wish him all the best regardless.

 

[Cabinet96]

Classy from KP tbh.

 

[Zinzan]

On Prior... fine player with an infectious attitude. I'll never forget the frustration he caused me at Eden Park, one of the great rear-guard innings. An innings that sums up the bloke.

 

[Cabinet96]

I actually think his Auckland knock was his most overrated. He played many better innings IMO.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

He was patently not fit for the last year of his career which has marred what some people think of him. Left everything on the park.

 

[Cabinet96]

Be was patently not fit for the last year of his career which has marred what some people think of him. Left everything on the park.

Yeah, it's sad that people ultimately won't think as highly of him because of it.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

god forbid people judge a player on his career.