O'Brien to retire after Pakistan series

[Bahnz]

New Zealand Cricket - O?Brien to retire from international cricket following Pakistan series

Bit of a shock when I saw this on the blackcaps website. Farewell O'Brilliant, the last 2 years have have been a lot of fun.

 

[Raghav]

Ian O'Brien on Twitter:

"It's a rocking chair for Christmas for me!!!"

 

[Somerset]

Wow, thats very much a surprise. I have to say I find his reasoning very commendable, being personal and family related, rather than money orientated.

 

[Hurricane]

Well done O Brien.

Too many retirements though these days.

 

[NUFAN]

Wow, amazed at this. I blame the wife.

 

[Polo23]

Chuck in the wife, not the cricket!!!!

 

[Athlai]

Southee in.

 

[Craig]

Should get a new wife IMO. Nah, best of luck for what he has in the future. Too bad he couldn't have hung around until the Aussies tour next year, as well as our fast bowling stocks will start to look a bit thin.

 

[DingDong]

another legend goes. we are left with just tendy and murali now.

 

[Athlai]

another legend goes. we are left with just tendy and murali now.

 

[DingDong]

Chuck in the wife, not the cricket!!!!

a good marriage is more important than cricket ok. pull ur head in.

 

[Prince EWS]

Southee in.

Nah, Tuffey.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Nah, Tuffey.

Tuffey.

Added an extra Tuffey, just didn't seem right.

 

[Athlai]

Nah, Tuffey.

Tuffey is already a black caps mainstay. Pull your head in ok?

 

[Prince EWS]

Tuffey is already a black caps mainstay. Pull your head in ok?

I don't see how Southee fits into though unless you're talking about when Bond is injured.. which tbf is about 75% of the time.

 

[Flem274*]

Wow. Shocked face.

Complete legend. Suspect in ten, twenty years he and his massive contribution to NZ will be forgotten by those who just log into statsguru. He's been a champ and imo NZs best seamer bar Bond since his recall.

Five-fer at Napier to see him off imo.

 

[Athlai]

I don't see how Southee fits into though unless you're talking about when Bond is injured.. which tbf is about 75% of the time.

See Bond is always injured post.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Who the **** cares about his wife? What about me, Iain? I've supported you through the **** times, when people were abusing you and saying you were ****! I supported you man, and now you do this to me?

[/life]

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Please note, I have entered a day of mourning and may be more grumpy than normal may not be my normal, sparkly, happy-go-lucky self over the next 24 hours. ****s.

 

[GIMH]

another legend goes. we are left with just tendy and murali now.

haha, nearly re-created Smitteh's man-spitting-out-tea.jpg image there when I read that

Worried about Heef in these troubles times. If you need a hug, you know where I am.