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***Official*** VB Series 2006

aussie

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Jono said:
Just been announced that McGrath will not be available for selection during the VB Series finals.
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yep, kinda disappointing but australia can win without him. Hopefully thhings go well & he is on the plane to SA.
 
Smudge

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aussie said:
yep, kinda disappointing but australia can win without him. Hopefully thhings go well & he is on the plane to SA.
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Kinda disappointing? His wife's just been diagnosed with cancer for the third time... :huh:
 
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Kinda disappointing? His wife's just been diagnosed with cancer for the third time...
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Exactly. How inconsiderate of his wife
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Oh come on you guys, you know what he means; he's just disappointed that he won't be seeing McGrath playing because he likes watching him play. I didn't get the impression at all he was saying that McGrath should have played regardless. The above are cheap shots for the sake of cheap shots, very surprising from you two of all people.
 
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Top_Cat said:
Oh come on you guys, you know what he means; he's just disappointed that he won't be seeing McGrath playing because he likes watching him play. I didn't get the impression at all he was saying that McGrath should have played regardless. The above are cheap shots for the sake of cheap shots, very surprising from you two of all people.
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Personally, I didn't see the need for him to mention he was disappointed. McGrath's personal life takes preference in this instance, and aussie should have tempered his disappointment. There were plenty of better ways he could have said it. I didn't see my comment as a cheap shot either. But it's all about how people read each other's posts, right?
 
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Personally, I didn't see the need for him to mention he was disappointed. McGrath's personal life takes preference in this instance, and aussie should have tempered his disappointment. There were plenty of better ways he could have said it. I didn't see my comment as a cheap shot either. But it's all about how people read each other's posts, right?
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I didn't read anywhere where Aussie said otherwise. He just said he was disappointed to not see him play. *I* was disappointed too but only from the perspective of that I love watching the guy bowl. My disappointment *is* trumped by the fact that what he's done, in not playing, is perfectly right, correct, etc. and he should be with his wife, cricket taking a vastly distant back-seat. But this doesn't mean I can't feel disappointed nor not express it, particularly when it's only on one level. Frankly, I can't believe I even need to justify myself this way because I would have thought it was pretty damn obvious that I wouldn't ask that McGrath should ignore his wife's plight and play anyway.
 
aussie

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Voltman said:
Personally, I didn't see the need for him to mention he was disappointed. McGrath's personal life takes preference in this instance, and aussie should have tempered his disappointment.
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well if its your opinion that i shouldn't have mentioned it so be it, but i did also say in that sentence, that i hope things go well...
 
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I didn't read anywhere where Aussie said otherwise. He just said he was disappointed to not see him play. *I* was disappointed too but only from the perspective of that I love watching the guy bowl. My disappointment *is* trumped by the fact that what he's done, in not playing, is perfectly right, correct, etc. and he should be with his wife, cricket taking a vastly distant back-seat. But this doesn't mean I can't feel disappointed nor not express it, particularly when it's only on one level. Frankly, I can't believe I even need to justify myself this way because I would have thought it was pretty damn obvious that I wouldn't ask that McGrath should ignore his wife's plight and play anyway.
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Neither can I, considering it's aussie's comments we're talking about... ;)
 
andyc

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Top_Cat said:
Oh come on you guys, you know what he means; he's just disappointed that he won't be seeing McGrath playing because he likes watching him play. I didn't get the impression at all he was saying that McGrath should have played regardless. The above are cheap shots for the sake of cheap shots, very surprising from you two of all people.
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Yeah, I know. Just trying to have a little fun (which in turn makes me sound mean, but hopefully you guys know what I mean). Sorry if it was taken the wrong way.
 
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