Beautifully written. One wished he had captained Australia in test matches. Alas, he played in era for Australia, where captaincy did not make a great deal of difference, given the talent. For all his skill, he could not quite conquer India. He could not play in Mumbai in the 2004 test, which India won a minefield. His protege did him proud though. Listening to him on Sky was interesting and especially his battles with Mitchell Starc. Dare I say, he almost finished Monty's career in the press. One hell of a character and will be missed
Lovely article KD. I only wished you included a bit more of his captaincy, including his IPL stint where at 38 and a half years of age he took a moneyball team to championship and made superstars out of rookies.
Beautifully written. One wished he had captained Australia in test matches. Alas, he played in era for Australia, where captaincy did not make a great deal of difference, given the talent. For all his skill, he could not quite conquer India. He could not play in Mumbai in the 2004 test, which India won a minefield. His protege did him proud though. Listening to him on Sky was interesting and especially his battles with Mitchell Starc. Dare I say, he almost finished Monty's career in the press. One hell of a character and will be missed
Very well written. A great tribute to a practitioner and a competitor who revived the dying art of leg spin.
Lovely article KD. I only wished you included a bit more of his captaincy, including his IPL stint where at 38 and a half years of age he took a moneyball team to championship and made superstars out of rookies.