Fleming Rips into Richardson

[NZTailender]

Richardson also did an article a few days ago (or yesterday?) saying the same things he did in the interview about trhe batting and stuff. Quite frankly, he was provoking Fleming then surprised when Fleming hit back.

 

[meatspx]

Richardson also did an article a few days ago (or yesterday?) saying the same things he did in the interview about trhe batting and stuff. Quite frankly, he was provoking Fleming then surprised when Fleming hit back.

I didn't think there was anything personal in that column. He was just doing his job........but the comments in his book are directed to the core of Fleming.

 

[Loony BoB]

It's a shame that Mark Richardson is so keen on, well, Thinking Negatively.

 

[NZTailender]

Haha it was in an article today.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/466/story.cfm?c_id=477&ObjectID=10372214

 

[Loony BoB]

Why anyone would let a guy with that kind of attitude into the NZ changing room at the moment is beyond me :S

 

[NZTailender]

Because he was a player not so long ago and a friend...?

 

[GDR]

hehe, The look on Richardson's face after flemming let him have it was priceless.
How embarassing it must have been for him.

 

[Richard]

On a tangent, I think Bob Willis' comments found in Cricinfo's quotes page equally amusing.

What, the "Daryl Harper - hopeless" one?
Daryl's hardly been anything other than hopeless recently...

 

[Richard]

And yeah, if I was Fleming I would have been depressed about the test series against England. It was shocking, but not his fault (the selectors' fault, selecting untested previosuly injured bowlers and not enough squad members).

It wasn't the selectors' fault, NZ were just nowhere near as good as luck had made them look over the last 3 years and that luck finally ran-out in England.

 

[Richard]

Fleming Rips into Richardson

This sorta thing happens rarely...
Video not working for me, BTW... anyone else experiencing similar problems...?

 

[maxpower]

what's fleming gonna do next, go tell mommy how everyone is mean to him ???

 

[Tim]

Well its out in the NZ media now so in a day or two we should expect some fireworks.

 

[Loony BoB]

It wasn't the selectors' fault, NZ were just nowhere near as good as luck had made them look over the last 3 years and that luck finally ran-out in England.

Everyone knows that NZ had over half of their players out/injured during that tour. I know you'll never admit to that, but if you have half a brain then you'd at the very least not make posts like this as I'm sure you're smart enough to at least (apparently secretly) know it.

The Bob Willis quote was the one where he told a viewer to "get a life" after they send in a comment to Sky Sports.

what's fleming gonna do next, go tell mommy how everyone is mean to him ???

Yeah, clearly anyone who calls someone else an idiot is automatically a momma's boy crybaby kinda guy.

 

[Loony BoB]

Can someone link to these media outlets so we know what the reports are saying?

EDIT: Found one - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=4&ObjectID=10372382 Unsurprising that the NZ Herald has it, mostly because they have Richardson as one of their staff... although I gather from Voltman's post that he linked them to it? Not sure.

 

[Smudge]

Nah, it wasn't me. I'd say it was the owner of a cricket news site/forum who wanted some exposure - and good luck to him.

 

[Smudge]

And the spin is beginning already. This explanation does not add up at all, considering it was captured from a raw live feed.

Part of a mock interview between BLACKCAPS captain Stephen Fleming and SKY Commentator Mark Richardson, for SKY's weekly magazine show, Cricket Company has been inadvertently broadcast on the internet.
SKY's Executive Producer of Cricket, Martin Crowe says, "The interview was a spoof in which Stephen has a crack at Mark about his commentary. It was scripted and not real although it has appeared on the internet as a news item,"
“We regret any embarrassment to Stephen or Mark as a result of the item's broadcast," said Crowe.

 

[Loony BoB]

And the spin is beginning already. This explanation does not add up at all, considering it was captured from a raw live feed.

I'll happily pretend to believe it.

I think it's a bad coverup, but I'm glad they're covering it up, to be honest, because it's not worth the trouble.

EDIT: Where did you get that from, though? Also, if it does indeed appear in the Sky Weekly magazine show then you can either believe them or not, but you'd have to say they would have done a fantastic coverup by "using" it for their own purposes. Does anyone watch this show and if so, does this sound like something that they'd do?

EDIT: Looks like NZHerald took down their article, too.

 

[James]

Interesting, NZHerald have removed the article.

Maybe they're believing the spin?

Very interesting anyway!

 

[Smudge]

I'll happily pretend to believe it.

I think it's a bad coverup, but I'm glad they're covering it up, to be honest, because it's not worth the trouble.

EDIT: Where did you get that from, though? .

Media advisory email from NZ Cricket.

Also, if it does indeed appear in the Sky Weekly magazine show then you can either believe them or not, but you'd have to say they would have done a fantastic coverup by "using" it for their own purposes.

I bet we never see it air on Cricket Company.

Does anyone watch this show and if so, does this sound like something that they'd do?

Yes, I do watch, and no, it's not something they'd do. It's light-hearted, but they don't get into spoofs.

EDIT: Looks like NZHerald took down their article, too

Gutless that they believed it.

 

[Loony BoB]

If that actually is the sort of thing they do on that show then I'll probably believe it too. I can't find anything online about the show, though, so it's hard to say.