*Official* CW XI Media Coverage

[bryce]

Straight shooting there from ARTHUR. I can't see Fuller being anything other than twelfth man, there's already five bowlers and I can't see any real need for a part-timer(given there are 5 strong options as it is) and Dauth offers alot more with the bat.

 

[Robertinho]

Haha, now there's a bloke we don't see enough of, Bryce "Gibbs" Cunningham. I think, if the role the selectors had in mind for Fuller was 12th man, it's most likely that they were sending a message to him that he's in the picture and his endeavour is not going unnoticed.

 

[Nate]

Horse & Hound
Exclusive – Blue in the face.
By Abhinav Shankar

Huge news out today in light of the scandal that has swept CricketWeb Blue. A statement released today from fast-bowler Nath Patrick`s lawyer, Navkaran Randhawa, read:

“We are very disappointed with the reaction from the players and media to Patrick`s withdrawal from the Blue side. Initially, Nathan decided not to speak out on the issues of his decision, but after the backlash, we have advised him to make his reasons public.

Nath Patrick received a series of harassing e-mails from two CW Blue players and a player from CW Black. The e-mails contained vulgar and abusive material telling Patrick he was not wanted at CW Blue. The e-mails claimed that if Patrick decided to keep playing for the club, the pair, one of them a senior player for the side, would use their status in order to persuade management not to select Patrick for future matches.

Soon after these e-mails, Patrick was not selected for the next fixture for the club, and saw this as more than coincidence.

Nathan has expressed very clearly that he wanted this information to be kept quiet in order that CricketWeb Cricket might go on as usual, but obviously that was too idealistic.

The names of the three players involved will not be released at this stage, to ensure Development League Cricket may progress unhindered.

As expressed before, we are extremely disappointed with reactions of some players in this debacle, but indeed we thank those who were understanding and supportive.”

CWXI Captain and former team-mate at Blue, Brendan Goff, exclaimed his anger at Patrick after the initial stages of the fall-out. “I challenge Nath to come out and say what his reasons are, he has walked out on his team-mates when we needed him. It`s a selfish attitude, he has given us no reason at all, and to refuse to play is childish.”

Patrick opted to leave the club and must now wait for Blue Officials to make an appropriate trade. Reports that CW International Liam Camps will only accept large bars of gold splattered with blood are unconfirmed.

 

[ash chaulk]

woah.... well my guess was right

 

[KennyD]

Interesting, very interesting indeed. Lets hear the identities of the players sending abusive emails.

Patrick opted to leave the club and must now wait for Blue Officials to make an appropriate trade. Reports that CW International Liam Camps will only accept large bars of gold splattered with blood are unconfirmed.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

I'm with ARTHUR, no Simon is a joke.

 

[Robertinho]

Shameful Scandal or Elaborate Hoax?
Claude Makelele dives head-first under the covers.

In what has been a turbulent few days for the Development League, with the shocking revelation that seamer Nath Patrick had been stood over and intimdated at CW Blue, we must put aside our initial feelings of disgust and sympathy to grasp fully the situation.

Want-away Patrick announced emphatically his clear desire to leave CW Blue immediately and to partake no further in any club fixtures. Blue management responded by saying that unless they received a suitable offer, he would rot in grade cricket. Tempers have flared over this embroilment and Patrick was eventually compelled to explain, through his lawyer, the events that had transpired that prompted him so suddenly to seek a new club.

I am sure many of us were shocked that such a long-serving patron of the club could be treated in such a manner and were quick to sympathise with the sickeningly metro paceman - those of us not at CW Blue, that is. Indeed, incumbent CW Blue batsman and CW XI captain Brendon Goff weighed into the issue, describing Patrick's behaviour as "childish".

However, as the dust settles, I pose this question to you - do we unwarily swallow the sequence of events as told by Mr Patrick? Evidence - that has come about through methods that Naomi Robson would be shocked at - has surfaced to suggest that, perhaps, Nath Patrick is leading us on.

Here is the conversation - slightly modified to protect the identity of the source - that took place between Mr Patrick and the said source -

[b]Source[/b]: You swear to God himself that [Patrick's claim] is 100% legitimate?

[b]Patrick[/b]: Don't be a douche.

[b]Source[/b]: Go on. Surely, if you're telling the truth, it's a mere formality.

[b]Patrick[/b]: I don't swear to God about anything.

By no means does this expose Patrick as a liar but perhaps this - his lack of faith in his own version of events - perhaps it will make people think twice about unquestioningly accepting the lispy word of this wildly over-the-top metro.

 

[Simon]

Thats exactly right, Fitzsimmons is an opener and i have actually spoken to Simon about this myself.. It would not be fair on simon to come into the side and bat at #6 or 7 when at this point our 2 openers are doing a fine job...

pretty harsh really, lets say for arguments sake if the top 3 batters in the system all happened to be openers im pretty sure that the selectors would find a way to include all three. Im obviously not at the level to demand to be included in the team given my past performances but id be pretty disapointed to think that if my form warranted it in the future i wasnt picked simply because the two openers already there are doing a good enough job...

 

[Robertinho]

pretty harsh really, lets say for arguments sake if the top 3 batters in the system all happened to be openers im pretty sure that the selectors would find a way to include all three. Im obviously not at the level to demand to be included in the team given my past performances but id be pretty disapointed to think that if my form warranted it in the future i wasnt picked simply because the two openers already there are doing a good enough job...

I think that whilst your position did play a part, your previous test record probably played a larger part in your exclusion. That said, I can't believe I got selected, have been in shocking form.

 

[Nate]

Man you`re an idiot sometimes Dauth. Let`s change words and leave out the bit where I promised it happened.

 

[Blewy]

Horse & Hound
Exclusive – Blue in the face.
By Abhinav Shankar

Huge news out today in light of the scandal that has swept CricketWeb Blue. A statement released today from fast-bowler Nath Patrick`s lawyer, Navkaran Randhawa, read:

“We are very disappointed with the reaction from the players and media to Patrick`s withdrawal from the Blue side. Initially, Nathan decided not to speak out on the issues of his decision, but after the backlash, we have advised him to make his reasons public.

Nath Patrick received a series of harassing e-mails from two CW Blue players and a player from CW Black. The e-mails contained vulgar and abusive material telling Patrick he was not wanted at CW Blue. The e-mails claimed that if Patrick decided to keep playing for the club, the pair, one of them a senior player for the side, would use their status in order to persuade management not to select Patrick for future matches.

Soon after these e-mails, Patrick was not selected for the next fixture for the club, and saw this as more than coincidence.

Nathan has expressed very clearly that he wanted this information to be kept quiet in order that CricketWeb Cricket might go on as usual, but obviously that was too idealistic.

The names of the three players involved will not be released at this stage, to ensure Development League Cricket may progress unhindered.

As expressed before, we are extremely disappointed with reactions of some players in this debacle, but indeed we thank those who were understanding and supportive.”

CWXI Captain and former team-mate at Blue, Brendan Goff, exclaimed his anger at Patrick after the initial stages of the fall-out. “I challenge Nath to come out and say what his reasons are, he has walked out on his team-mates when we needed him. It`s a selfish attitude, he has given us no reason at all, and to refuse to play is childish.”

Patrick opted to leave the club and must now wait for Blue Officials to make an appropriate trade. Reports that CW International Liam Camps will only accept large bars of gold splattered with blood are unconfirmed.

If this is true then i apologise to Nath.. I still dont agree with the way he went about it, by not explaining to the players, But i understand his reasons to leave..

I would also hope that the players who are supposed to have been involved in the email scandal are dealt with by the appropriate authorities...

 

[bryce]

I think, if the role the selectors had in mind for Fuller was 12th man, it's most likely that they were sending a message to him that he's in the picture and his endeavour is not going unnoticed.

True, but I would have thought his ODI blooding would have done that. After thinking about it a bit more, the selectors may also opt for him over Kearsley...

"Gibbs"

Have you been playing around with some sort of nickname generator lol....

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

SEAN FULLER HOW WHAT WHY WHEN WHERE

MATES RATES OR SELECTION BOO BOO


How

How can Sean Fuller be selected to the CW XI when his form truely shows he's not ready. This season averaging 21 with the bat and 32 with the ball in a team that has not won a First Class game has been given a ride. While Fuller may have performed well in past seasons he has not had any test match experience to back his selection into the team. How can veteran opener Simon Fitzsimmons averaging 101 scoring 2 FC centuries from 4 innings not be a better choice than Fuller.

We are playing an allrounder at 7. We are not playing an opening batsman at 7. Fitzsimmons is not an allrounder and is an opening batsman.

What

What about Bryce Cunningham he's played a handful of Test matches been in better form than Fuller and is left in the cold.

Bryce Cunningham had a poor batting season last time around and we're not confident that he's a Test calibre number 7 yet.

Where

Where will Fuller play there is no need for him. ARTHUR is wishing he is 12th man just to get the feel, then Fuller should go back to the development league win a few games for Blue and get himself into form.

Fuller is in the squad as cover for/an alternative to Camps.

 

[ash chaulk]

ARTHUR mode:

We are playing an allrounder at 7. We are not playing an opening batsman at 7. Fitzsimmons is not an allrounder and is an opening batsman.?

Why would fitzy have to play at 7? drop someone else down




Bryce Cunningham had a poor batting season last time around and we're not confident that he's a Test calibre number 7 yet.


fair call i hope that this would be an experiemental process for that spot




Fuller is in the squad as cover for/an alternative to Camps

would like to hope its just coverbut i still think someone with a little bit of experience other than someone with none would be a better choice

 

[thewizard1o1]

Horse & Hound
Nath Patrick received a series of harassing e-mails from two CW Blue players and a player from CW Black. The e-mails contained vulgar and abusive material telling Patrick he was not wanted at CW Blue. The e-mails claimed that if Patrick decided to keep playing for the club, the pair, one of them a senior player for the side, would use their status in order to persuade management not to select Patrick for future matches.

Name the players; if they are big enough to send abusive and vulgar emails, they are big enough to take whatever punishment is dealt out by the CWBCC. People shouldn't have to put up with crap like that in a fun first concept like this...

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

True, but I would have thought his ODI blooding would have done that. After thinking about it a bit more, the selectors may also opt for him over Kearsley...

From the selection statement, the other 10 players are certainties to play, including both Dauth and Kearsley. If I play it will be in place of Camps, and if I'm 12th man Camps will play. Pretty much the same role you had in the test side.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Name the players; if they are big enough to send abusive and vulgar emails, they are big enough to take whatever punishment is dealt out by the CWBCC. People shouldn't have to put up with crap like that in a fun first concept like this...

Agreed. As a senior Blue player I'd be terribly disappointed if anyone affiliated with the team did such a thing. Name the people involved.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

ARTHUR mode:

We are playing an allrounder at 7. We are not playing an opening batsman at 7. Fitzsimmons is not an allrounder and is an opening batsman.?

Why would fitzy have to play at 7? drop someone else down

The point is that we're not playing a specialist batsman at number 7. It's not fair on the batsman and it makes little sense. This is not ODI cricket.

 

[Nate]

Horse & Hound
Press Release
by Abhinav Shankar

Former CricketWeb Blue member Nath Patrick has just informed Horse & Hound that one of the CW Blue players and the CW Black player involved have apologised after their actions went public. Nathan stated: "Both of them expressed remorse about their actions. Both also pleaded that their names would not be mentioned. I`m still considering what the right course is to take. Milk was a bad choice!"

On Brendan Goff`s comments Patrick stated "It shocks me that people think I`d make this whole thing up. What have I to gain?"

 

[Hoggy31]

I have no regrets about any comment I've made toward you.