And to make the day in cricket just a little odder, it appears that Shaun Tait has retired. His statement indicates that he “has walked away from cricket indefinitely”, citing “physical and emotional exhaustion”.
This resembles the Nathan Ablett episode (Geelong premiership footballer retiring at 21) from a few months ago, I say fair play to the lad if he doesn’t want to do it anymore. However, you have got to wonder where the Australian selectors’ heads were at when they picked him in Perth, despite a lack of form. He said that he was struggling emotionally before the Perth Test, and clearly was off his game right way through, so I’d like to know why someone didn’t pick up on that. It seems a gross oversight, and definitely contributed to the loss. Will Harmison be next? England can only hope so!
This resembles the Nathan Ablett episode (Geelong premiership footballer retiring at 21) from a few months ago, I say fair play to the lad if he doesn’t want to do it anymore. However, you have got to wonder where the Australian selectors’ heads were at when they picked him in Perth, despite a lack of form. He said that he was struggling emotionally before the Perth Test, and clearly was off his game right way through, so I’d like to know why someone didn’t pick up on that. It seems a gross oversight, and definitely contributed to the loss. Will Harmison be next? England can only hope so!
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