Most unceremonious exits from international cricket

[Immenso]

I thought he got with Ridgey's ex after he retired.

His wife, before that, was Shortland Street actress. Cant remember her name, was the child actress from Smash Palace.

 

[Immenso]

That was English fans for him claiming Flintoff caught behind off Andre Adams, probably the worst umpiring decision of all time. I was on the Terraces in that game, there wasn't any NZ fans booing him.

It was the first test, so Adam's 3rd to last match, that I was talking about. Another poster kinda clarified that above.

His last series, had announced his retirement (at some point) got booed when walking on or off to bat by Lancaster Park crowd. Tut-tutting by the commentators.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

His wife, before that, was Shortland Street actress. Cant remember her name, was the child actress from Smash Palace.

Greer Robson?

 

[SteveNZ]

It was the first test, so Adam's 3rd to last match, that I was talking about. Another poster kinda clarified that above.

His last series, had announced his retirement (at some point) got booed when walking on or off to bat by Lancaster Park crowd. Tut-tutting by the commentators.

OK, fair enough. He was a massive prick, so probably fair enough. A significant underachieving one, too.

 

[Gnske]

Mitchell Johnson, bored into retirement.

What a terrible era for pitches the mid 10s was.

 

[Days of Grace]

Mitchell Johnson, bored into retirement.

What a terrible era for pitches the mid 10s was.

He didn’t know that the 3rd test was a day/nighter? Must have fancied himself to take a few poles there.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

I tend to remember Johnson wasn't really a fan of the day night test concept anyway

 

[TheJediBrah]

Mitchell Johnson, bored into retirement.

What a terrible era for pitches the mid 10s was.

Talk about shooting themselves in the foot. You have Johnson doing 2013-14 Ashes and then the very next summer you dish out the slowest, lowest, flattest wickets in the country's history. Against a side susceptible to bounce and pace as well. You wouldn't read about it.

 

[Daemon]

Talk about shooting themselves in the foot. You have Johnson doing 2013-14 Ashes and then the very next summer you dish out the slowest, lowest, flattest wickets in the country's history. Against a side susceptible to bounce and pace as well. You wouldn't read about it.

They still humiliated India though. Maybe making pace friendly wickets that could narrow the giant gap between the Australian attack and India's horrible seam attack back then would've been the worse move. Either way it completely ****ed Johnson over. Real shame.

 

[Coronis]

Greer Robson?

What horrible parent would call their child Greer?

 

[Chubb]

What horrible parent would call their child Greer?

Its not uncommon as a girls name in NZ, it’s a Scottish thing.

 

[a massive zebra]

Jack Hobbs Imo.Lost the Ashes series,1930 despite being seen as a way superior team.And didn’t get all the attention he deserved due to a bloke who scored nearly 1000 runs.

It wasn't unceremonious though. He retired on his own terms and a great age. He received three cheers on his final appearance, a farewell dinner and plenty of lauditry press coverage.

 

[a massive zebra]

It’s clearly Geraint Jones. He’d never even got a duck and he went and got a pair as we returned the Ashes without so much as a fight

Geraint Jones should never have been in the team in the first place. Chris Read and James Foster were streets ahead as a keeper and it's not like Jones made stacks of runs to atone for his countless wicketkeeling errors.

 

[a massive zebra]

Vinod Kambli. Once touted as even better than Tendulkar, but fell out of favor soon.

Vines Kambli
First 7 Tests: 793 runs at 113.29 with 4 centuries
Last 10 Tests: 291 runs at 22.38 with 0 centuries.

 

[a massive zebra]

Yeah that was pathetic. Mid-way in an Ashes when his side is getting hammered.

Swann retired to keep his career bowling average under 30.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Techincally still playing but Tim Paine would have to be up there

Solid call, IMHO.

Think Beelzebub will need ice skates to get to work before Timmy gets another call.

On keepers: Boucher. Think he actually copped the old bail-in-the-eye during a tour game, but he was representing South Africa.

 

[Pup Clarke]

Brett Lee's test career ended quietly tbh. Remember he took a 6-for v England Lions prior to the 09 Ashes and was probably seen as Australia's spearhead for that series before injury
Final test was very unremarkable too with match figures of 23-2-117-0 against SA.
Shame as he was fantastic against India in the 07/08 series. Skilful hostile bowling

 

[Kirkut]

Dravid and Laxman disappeared suddenly after their poor series in Australia.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

His wife, before that, was Shortland Street actress. Cant remember her name, was the child actress from Smash Palace.

I don't think they were married. Anyway, just really wanted to post about how good a film Smash Palace is. Bruno Lawrence what a legend.

 

[Anil]

Not a player but Steve Bucknor...tortured (bucknored) batsmen and bowlers alike for a couple of decades, wasn't he almost universally reviled towards the end?