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Donald: Harmison was “scared”
By Will 6 months ago, 6 Comments »
There is no longer any point castigating Steve Harmison for his continued failures. He is what he is, and we will probably never be privy to exactly what his problems are. No. It’s time he was sent back to Durham and left to bowl - assuming he is selected - while England look to the next generation. There is only so much a business - for that is what cricket has now become - can invest in their employees without benefiting in return for all their patience and money.
It’s no longer even frustrating. This is a sad, worrying situation that one of England’s most gifted professional sportsmen can’t cope with his job. That he told Allan Donald he was “scared” last summer makes you wonder just how he has managed to stay in professional cricket for so long.
6 Comments »Three lions of South Africa
By Will last year, mid-July, 2 Comments »
First there was Kevin Pietersen. Then a growing army of South Africans, fed up with their lot (and what a lot…), joined him over here as part of a growing band of Kolpakians. Allan Donald was soon poached - and now Jonty Rhodes is next. What ever is going on in South African cricket?
I think it’s great having Donald and Rhodes over here. I don’t believe a foreign coach is necessarily a bad thing, but you do have to wonder how and why South Africa are unable to employ such high-profile former players.
“As with the rest of the support team we want the right person to do that job,” said England coach Peter Moores. “When we’ve got the right bloke we can look to bring him in and see how he goes. We have seen that in other specialist positions for coaches.
“We are talking about people who could make a genuine difference to international performances - and they don’t always grow on trees. If we get a fielding coach we want him to influence fielding in England not just at England level.”
From Cricinfo.
2 Comments »Egad, an Englishman coaching England? I’ve a better idea
By Scott last year, at the end of January, 4 Comments »
Bob Woolmer has admitted an interest in the England job, and Allan Donald has come out in support of his application. Donald is well qualified to talk about Woolmer given their long association both for Warwickshire and South Africa. And Woolmer’s track record for South Africa and Pakistan speak for themselves. Pakistan is a reasonable chance of challenging for the 2007 World Cup, and have just leveled the current series in South Africa.
But here’s a thought out of left field. Maybe Australia should try to poach him first. There’s absolutely no reason why an Englishman can’t have a leading role in Australian cricket. And there’s no doubt that from a professional point of view, coaching the best side in the world would be a new experience.
I’m not saying that Australia should definately go down that path. But I think it is an idea that merits some consideration, as well.
4 Comments »The Donald-Atherton video
By Will 2 years ago, mid-August, 18 Comments »
That over between Allan Donald and Michael Atherton. Click here if you can’t see it below.
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