Martin Crowe has Mid Life Crisis (and may well pull it off)

[Daemon]

Lol, why does he expect to immediately play a higher level of cricket without having done anything for the last 16 years?

 

[Top_Cat]

It was vintage Crowe as tension mounted initially ahead of the toss. He was mobbed by well-wishers as he headed out for a pitch inspection dressed in an immaculate long-sleeved cream sweater, flannels a tailor would be proud of and a Cornwall cap signifying his affiliation with that club since 1968.

Would be awesome if it was his original cap!

Are there any Cornwall teammates left from the past?
Rex Smith is still the coach all these years later - he's got Graham Henry-like numbers. The players are all aged 20 to 25 - they have been great. It was pouring with rain at practice this week and they tore about playing rugby whereas I put the kettle on.

haha.

 

[Top_Cat]

Lol, why does he expect to immediately play a higher level of cricket without having done anything for the last 16 years?

He's said he wants to play FC cricket, I don't think he's thinking in terms of realistic goals!

 

[Zinzan]

Can't see how his eye reaction could be 20% better than in 1992 when he was 30

 

[straw man]

Interesting stuff. Does Crowe have a new book coming out soon by any chance?

 

[intcricket]

Crowe wants an IPL contract. Lol

 

[wellAlbidarned]

So do I. Your point?

 

[Flem274*]

Crowe wants an IPL contract. Lol

Got an article to back that up?

 

[SteveNZ]

NZ herald story...

Is there anything you would change in cricket?
I hate the term Black Caps and get sick of all our national teams having variations on that (All Black theme). I'm not a Black Cap - I'm a New Zealand cricketer. We're the only national cricket team with a name like that. It makes us sound like just another franchise and there are so many of them. Without getting too deep, it might affect our players on a subconscious level.

Haha. Whilst I agree that Black Caps is a tosser term, ol' Marty is drawing a long bow here.

 

[Zinzan]

I actually agree with Crowe on that too. There's bugger all history with the name Blackcaps. & it'd be like the Australian cricket team suddenly being named The Dingos as a take on The Wallabies or The Kangaroos

 

[Hurricane]

I like the black caps name.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Should go back to the grey jerseys in ODIs, IMO. I always thought the '92 kit was way cooler than the black.

 

[Flem274*]

i actually agree with crowe on that too. There's bugger all history with the name blackcaps. & it'd be like the australian cricket team suddenly being named the dingos as a take on the wallabies or the kangaroos

(y)

 

[Hurricane]

Should go back to the grey jerseys in ODIs, IMO. I always thought the '92 kit was way cooler than the black.

You have reminded me of a story -

Have you read Martin Crowe's book Joe - he claims if he had've captained us in the field we would have won the semifinal. He reckons he would have had Patel bowl the 2nd over rather than the 1st and that would have given the pakistani's one less over against him in the 1st 15. He also reckons that John Wright came off the field for a dump with less than 15 overs tto go in a panic and said tell me who to bowl - Crowe freaked out and reckons he wrote down the perfect bowling order to get us through the death overs. And Wright put it into his back pocket and did the exact opposite.

 

[Flem274*]

If you listen to Crowe though he'll tell you if it weren't for his bung knee he'd take that Bradman **** down.

 

[robelinda]

You have reminded me of a story -

Have you read Martin Crowe's book Joe - he claims if he had've captained us in the field we would have won the semifinal. He reckons he would have had Patel bowl the 2nd over rather than the 1st and that would have given the pakistani's one less over against him in the 1st 15. He also reckons that John Wright came off the field for a dump with less than 15 overs tto go in a panic and said tell me who to bowl - Crowe freaked out and reckons he wrote down the perfect bowling order to get us through the death overs. And Wright put it into his back pocket and did the exact opposite.

They even showed footage of Crowe with his hands in the air and a disgusting look on his face during that Pak innings, NZ lost the plot and I agree, it was Wrights lack of tactics, or good tactics anyway.

 

[G.I.Joe]

You have reminded me of a story -

Have you read Martin Crowe's book Joe - he claims if he had've captained us in the field we would have won the semifinal. He reckons he would have had Patel bowl the 2nd over rather than the 1st and that would have given the pakistani's one less over against him in the 1st 15. He also reckons that John Wright came off the field for a dump with less than 15 overs tto go in a panic and said tell me who to bowl - Crowe freaked out and reckons he wrote down the perfect bowling order to get us through the death overs. And Wright put it into his back pocket and did the exact opposite.

Doesn't make John Wright look good at all IMO giving Patel an over less initially makes sense, but the rest is just conjecture, isn't it? Could have worked, may not have worked. And the '92 World Cup kits had side-pockets, but no back-pockets. Completely invalidates his story, IMO. Its the only reasonable inference to make In all seriousness, Wright getting flustered might have had more to do with the panic and loss than Crowe's masterplan not being implemented. It's what Dhoni always says. You might be ****ting bricks inside, but you've got to fool your troops into thinking everything's under control.

 

[Top_Cat]

Yeah, not buying it tbh, Crowe engaging in a bit of revisionism. Moin was absolutely smashing them, can't see that much that NZ could have done to stop him that late in the piece after the damage done by Inzi earlier. Pakistan were just on a roll.

 

[BoyBrumby]

If you listen to Crowe though he'll tell you if it weren't for his bung knee he'd take that Bradman **** down.

Ha, yeah. He's never seemed a chap given to false modesty. He quite rates that Martin Crowe fella.

 

[Xuhaib]

Doesn't make John Wright look good at all IMO giving Patel an over less initially makes sense, but the rest is just conjecture, isn't it? Could have worked, may not have worked. And the '92 World Cup kits had side-pockets, but no back-pockets. Completely invalidates his story, IMO. Its the only reasonable inference to make In all seriousness, Wright getting flustered might have had more to do with the panic and loss than Crowe's masterplan not being implemented. It's what Dhoni always says. You might be ****ting bricks inside, but you've got to fool your troops into thinking everything's under control.

I don't usually believe in destiny but if there is ever a case of believing this is the. Imran's dream of a cancer hospital for the poor was getting **** all support before the WC win the WC win got the ball rolling and the dream became a reality. I understand how hurt Crowe must still feel for coming so near but the perfect script was just written for Khan.