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McNamara Doubts Cloete's Abilty To Use ParagraphsCloete said:Cloete Denies Colts' Propaganda
Arriving at a press conference with a smile on his face, which he later attributed to the victory by the 2nd XI which meant a clean sweep in Four Day Round 4 over WP for TN, Cloete took his seat before a bombard of questions were directed his way. After singling out one reporter from the Chennai Sports Daily publication the reporter had the following to say, "Firstly, congratulations to TN on the great performances in the 1sts and 2nds against WP. But the burning issue on everyone's lips is Zac Birch. What's the latest? Has there been a disagreement between the two of you or does he want to go to the Colts?"
Cloete's grinning facial gesture changed to a far more revealing one. Two of our artists depicted it like this:
After a short fit of laughter Cloete's face once again changed to a grin as he replied with, "Are you serious?" The reporter seemingly was so and Cloete continued, "Look Zac and I are great mates and his wife is a good friend of mine. The accusations from the Bombay Times are an absolute joke. It's quite obvious that they're seemingly upset by their apparent lack of success and the whole of Gujarat, and perhaps the rest of India, is jealous of our Division 1 position. Anyway I first spotted Zac when he was 17 and he was playing local grade cricket. His family are originally English but he's as Indian as you came get. Anyway I knew the kid had talent and it didn't take long before he was in the TN team and was captain of it. A new change of scenery was in order after a poor season and while he was a loss both him and I thought it was a good move for him and TN. Anyway he was homesick at Western Province and the TN batting line-up just wasn't as good without him. He immediately recieved the vice captaincy when he joined us this season and he's been a great team member this season. The reason this all came about was because I gave the 1sts lads 4 days of their own before we started training again. Zac and his family went to visit his cousin Quintaz in Kandy. Anyway Zac rung me up the day before the 2nds game and said Quitnaz had come down with a cold and he was wondering if he could have a run for the Colts 2nsd. I said yeah of course it won't effect us in anyway and it'll be good for him to hit some form. Of coruse Zac was relentlessly hounded by both Loganathans in the Colts management staff because they needed someone who could bat given the pittiful state of their 2nd XI. Zac was kind enough to oblige on behalf of Quintaz and the rest is history. Anyway he got back yesterday and we had a talk and everything's fine. Zac's still a crucial part of both the 1D and 4D teams and a great club man. I'm furious with Bombay Times and Loganathan for that interview and Tharmi is kidding himself if he thinks Zac wants to play for him. This is definitely the last time I'll let any TN players play a 2nds game which was seemingly meaningless given how poor the Colts are. IT was a worthless game because the Colts are certain to be relegated. Anyway the crucial thing is Zac's found some form and is keen to do well in this week's OD game. Bring it on!"
More to come, later...
