The trouble with Andrew Symonds
Roar Rookie In one of my earlier articles on The Roar regarding the future of the Australian cricket team, I said this on Andrew Symonds: “Andrew Symonds needs to have a good look at himself, and focus totally on his batting,not get himself involved in matters off the field …”
Well, after what happened today, when Andrew Symond was sent home by the Australian cricket team’s leadership group, it’s pretty clear to me and to other followers of Australian cricket, that Andrew Symonds is finished in the international scene, at least for now.
While it might have been only a meaningless one-day series against Bangladesh, for the Australian selectors however, it takes on a much greater meaning.
With the tour of India little more than a month away, and a tough twin series against New Zealand & South Africa before the biggest tour of them all – England 2009 – the selectors are taking no chances and want to use the Bangladesh series as a guide to not just the tour of India, but also the defence of the Ashes in England next year which is the main focus of the Australians.
However Andrew Symonds wants no part of it and prefer to go fishing rather than be a part of the build up to the 2009 Ashes series.
Which leaves one question to be asked: does Andrew Symonds really want to be remembered as a great all-rounder; or one of the great disappointments who had a lot of potential, but somehow didn’t deliver?
It’s up to you, Andrew.
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September 4th 2008 @ 3:31pm
Muralidaran Ramesh Somasunderam said | September 4th 2008 @ 3:31pm | Report comment
Dear Sir / Madam,
I apologise if I hurt Andrew Symonds or anyone else with my views, but I believe that if Symonds wishes to be viewed, and judged as a quality player, both in Test Match cricket, and in One Day cricket, he must ensure to allow his performances to do the taking, rather than create bad team sprit and attitude, especially in relation to the young and up coming players in the current Australian team.
Yours Faithfully,
Muralidaran Ramesh Somasunderam
September 4th 2008 @ 4:47pm
Westy said | September 4th 2008 @ 4:47pm | Report comment
As has been reported Symonds is none to happy with his employer ACB over their support and advice to him in the Singh affair. Good work ACB lean on your own guy . For all his deficiencies one thing he was not known for was lying.As the ACB now admits they advised him Singh would still be dealt with he agreed to the lower charge. Some of this advice was it seems quite pointed . Symonds does not view the ACB with friendly eyes nor does he need them to play 20/20 in India.
The ACB were interested in protecting their interests. Symonds can worry about his own. When the crunch comes he knows the ACB does not have much of a spine. I am sure he enjoyed his fishing and will play if he wants to.
September 12th 2008 @ 12:07pm
cosmos forever said | September 12th 2008 @ 12:07pm | Report comment
All -excellent article by Peter Lalor on foxsports today giving a bit of an insight into Roy’s behaviour within the team. Cricket is a team game and he sounds like he has completely undermined his position within it. He is unlikely to be chosen to go to India and might as well pack his bags now and head to the IPL:
http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24333890-23212,00.html
He is exactly the kind of cricketer that the ACB tries to make players into, and exactly the reason why I hate the current Australian cricket team so much. The ACB just gets scared when they try to create a monster and the monster gets out of control!
September 12th 2008 @ 12:59pm
Muralidaran Ramesh Somasunderam said | September 12th 2008 @ 12:59pm | Report comment
It is not about Roy being a larrikin or having individually. But this issue is about principle and setting standards and an example to the younger members of the Australian team. Otherwise everyone can be an individual and the team will not get results, which are wished and expected.
In my view Australia does not have talented players, as the West Indian cricket team had in the early to mid 1980s, but are a professional and well drilled unite, who carry out their task in the most discipline and committed manner. This action of Symonds therefore will be jeopardising that position and set a very bad example. In my view Symonds should be not only reprimanded, but his contact with Cricket Australia should be terminated, unless he apologises and does agree to take relevant action not to repeat his very poor and indiscipline behaviour again.
Yours Faithfully,
Muralidaran Ramesh Somasunderam.