Reality doesn't agree with this, getting paid roughly the same amount no one in their right mind is going to show the finger to their country to go play as a mercenary for a franchise or county if they had a choice. I don't have to be a professional to be able to come to this conclusion as in any ordinary job the concept of 'pride' doesn't really come into it.
Uh, have you not been following what's been going on?
But remember he has to live in England and pay for most things with pounds. It's not nearly that much real money.
Playing for South Africa, particularly if you're a white fringe player, doesn't offer the same long term security that a county deal does.
One of the issues with quotas in SA as they currently are, is that someone like Kagiso Rapulana, who averages 23 in FC cricket (and doesn't bowl) is batting number five for the Lions (in a game where he made six runs in two innings). This doesn't help disadvantaged people into the game or spread it, but probably keeps good cricketers away from the sport actually.
Is 100 000 pounds not that much? It seems a fair amount to me? How much is it in real money/magic beans/Eskimo beads?
don't worry, the railway companies are slowly trying to phase that out.
I don't know. Obviously it's a lot for us mere mortals but bang average PL footballers make that in a week. Whereas Abbott is one of the best 10 quicks in the world right now, arguably top 5.
How come? Franchises pay players more than their countries would generally for a 1 month league and in the case on the non- big 3 much more but how many do you think would give it up for more money and security even on the off chance that they believe they have a good chance of playing for their country ? Both are jobs but one clearly means more doesn't it ?
Yea but didn't he say that the money you get for being a contracted SA player wasn't much less than what he was getting at Hampshire? I guess he didn't factor in that Steyn would get injured so often a year back. The IPL paycheck would have helped too.
The key part is that is a 4 year contract.
Do you really need to ask if its "digitalled".Wonder when this was taken - unless they digitalled it?
Does look like George Lucas has been at it.
Looks like they painted on his hair too.
Don't know, I'm not the one to ask tbh. If you get a hold of Rossouw or Abbott ask them and let us all know!
They're not nailed-on regulars thus making them exceptions rather than the rule and my question was rhetorical, players don't quit their countries to play in franchises generally if they can help it. The appeal to authority isn't needed.