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Dravid - War Memorial Speech

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hang on

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so, which was the better speech? sanga's one of a few months ago, or dravid's?

also, it would be fair to say that both men are considered to be cerebral and classy cricketers who are a credit to their current professions and a massive loss to whatever professions they spurned in favour of cricket. of the two, who do you think is thought of more highly on here?
 
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Burgey

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hang on said:
so, which was the better speech? sanga's one of a few months ago, or dravid's?

also, it would be fair to say that both men are considered to be cerebral and classy cricketers who are a credit to their current professions and a massive loss to whatever professions they spurned in favour of cricket. of the two, who do you think is thought of more highly on here?
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I don't know if you could properly say really. I think they're both thought of incredibly highly as players and as blokes.
 
Redbacks

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Top_Cat said:
Matter of time before, like in Melbs and Sydney, Shield and OD games are banished to suburban grounds.

Which would be awesome, tbh.
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There was talk af moving the Redbacks to Glenelg iirc. Would be a bit out of the way but if people were committed they could still catch the tram. Prospect is a central location but then again North Adelaide's admin historically are a bunch of ****s.
 
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Redbacks said:
There was talk af moving the Redbacks to Glenelg iirc. Would be a bit out of the way but if people were comitted they could still catch the tram. Prospect is a central location but then again North Adelaide's admin historically are a bunch of ****s.
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Had heard the same. Got a few suitable grounds (Woodville, Sturt, etc.) but Prospect certainly ain't one of them.
 
Redbacks

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benchmark00 said:
Nope. Can't even walk on the grass at the MCG when you take a tour.
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Ah, the good ole days of the MCG (round '95) when everyone would wait for the second siren after the game and see who could be first to hit the centre circle. Good way to find the best 100m runners in Victoria.
 
Jono

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Just read the whole thread.

HB, a war memorial and honouring those that died in the war isn't promoting the war. He wasn't praising the war at all. And by mentioning the fact Australians and Indians fought in a war on the same side, he is merely saying that we have a linked history.

On another topic, one of Dravid's many great quotes was this:

It is, also, a very tough environment to grow up in - criticism can be severe, responses to victory and defeat extreme, there are invasions of privacy and stones have been thrown at our homes after some defeats.
It takes time getting used to, extreme reactions can fill us with anger. But every cricketer realises at some stage of his career, that the Indian cricket fan is best understood by remembering the sentiment of the majority, not the actions of a minority.
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A few people on CW would do well to remember this.
 
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Jono said:
Just read the whole thread.

HB, a war memorial and honouring those that died in the war isn't promoting the war. He wasn't praising the war at all. And by mentioning the fact Australians and Indians fought in a war on the same side, he is merely saying that we have a linked history.

On another topic, one of Dravid's many great quotes was this:



A few people on CW would do well to remember this.
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That sentiment applies to every group of supporters
 
Jono

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Burgey said:
That sentiment applies to every group of supporters
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In the past 12 months Indian supporters have been the ones generalised on CW the most. That's indusputable. Used to be Australians but that's happening far less lately.

For example, and as dravid said and the tributes that were made for Bradman in 2001 shown most Indians adore Bradman. I distinctly remember how huge it was when Bradman praised him and compared Sachins way of batting with himself.

Had no idea before Dravid's speech that Bradman was so loved during his actual career by Indians but that was cool to know.

A few dicks on youtube and trolls on CW who don't rate Bradman are an annoying minority.
 
Himannv

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zaremba said:
Pass the sick bag. Not because of dear old Rahul, who's great, but "the Bradman Oration", a title which, rather like "the Allan Border Medal", positively gushes with pompous self-importance. Pointlessly retro and has the simpering smack of a Mark Nicholas brainchild. Vile.
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Interesting opinion. I don't know if the title matters to me all that much when it comes to speeches of this sort.
 
Jono

Jono

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Its quite common for speeches to be named after famous/credible people in specific fields. I'm a fan.
 
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