The axing of Damien Martyn
Someone had to get the axe in the Ashes fallout and it turns out it was Damien Martyn. Everyone is protesting it, saying he's had one bad series and didn't deserve to get dropped. Hayden should go first. Personally, as a cricket fan who is always the first to turn on his own team, I think they should both go! It wasn't just that Damien Martyn scored nothing the entire series and pretty much guaranteed a middle order collapse whenever he came in. It was the way he got out. Run out by Michael Vaughan while casually jogging towards the crease. Repeatedly caught on the crease, whether he nicked it or not. The half-hearted pull shot in the 5 Test that led to the collapse that handed England back the match. He just showed no ticker. It took me back to the latter stage of Mark Waugh's career - every time he got out with a casual push to cover or a limp dab to the slips, I felt like pulling my hair out. Ah, for the days of AB, when you had to get over his dead body to get his wicket.
| Posted by JC on Thu 29 Sep |  13 comments |
mate,do u know the definition of research.martyn was a scapegoat with an average of 49.75 in his last 2 yrs of test cricket says enough.
Posted by adam scott on 2005-12-03 14:47:37
Posted by adam scott on 2005-12-03 14:47:37
I agree - did you actually look at Marto's Ashes series? He got a 67 in the First Test that put us back on track. Admittedly it was all his fault in the Second, but his dismissal in the 2nd Innings at Old Trafford and in BOTH innings at trent bridge were umpiring errors! And when you look at his dismissal at the Oval, it was actually a no-ball. He was dumped on the basis of, really, one bad Test (that he could help), and I'm sick of hearing the selectors' excuses re: that mistake!
Posted by KL on 2007-02-28 15:16:06
Posted by KL on 2007-02-28 15:16:06
damien martyn is one of the sexiest player.he is so smart.many girls love him
Posted by selvakumar c.k on 2007-06-18 02:24:35
Posted by selvakumar c.k on 2007-06-18 02:24:35
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