Gilly whining

[kabira]

Vice-captain says players preferred to stay home 'We didn't want New Zealand tour' - Gilchrist Cricinfo staff February 20, 2007 Adam Gilchrist: "We probably didn't need this series at the moment" ? Getty Images Most of Australia's players did not want to tour New Zealand for the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, according to the vice-captain Adam Gilchrist. Gilchrist, who was resting while his team-mates lost the series in two games, said the side did not need the three-match contest and freshening up at home would have been a better exercise. "I'm going to be brutally honest here and say I don't think too many people wanted it on at all,'' Gilchrist said on Inside Cricket. "We've had a very hectic summer. We had a brilliant summer in Test cricket, but then we fell away in the one-day series, and that was very disappointing." Gilchrist said the administrators had a difficult job trying to fit in the games and New Zealand Cricket was keen for the contest. "But if you had to be really specific about the Australian cricket team, we probably didn't need this series at the moment," he said. "It would have been nice to have that little bit of time for everyone to be at home freshening up and getting ready for the World Cup.'' Australia's first two games of the series were a disaster as they lost by ten wickets and had their total of 336 chased down in the second game. While Ricky Ponting and Gilchrist missed the tour, the team has also suffered with injuries to Andrew Symonds, Brett Lee and Michael Clarke. Australia will attempt to end their four-match losing streak, which has dropped them to second on the world rankings, in the final game at Hamilton on Tuesday.

[gs]

Re: Gilly whining Sore loser :hic:

[King]

Re: Gilly whining That is no excuse. Gilly has hardly been impressive since the last year, far too many games or not. Half the team that played during the Ashes aren't in the team and am sure the young ones must have been thrilled to be part of this tour.

[DesiChap]

Re: Gilly whining excuses excuses excuses. Will he make the same statement "We did not want to be here" after they get bounced out of the World Cup

[kabira]

Re: Gilly whining dint they get enough rest during commonwealth tournament...as Aussies were rotating..

[gs]

Re: Gilly whining No amount of rotation can help players in their mid 30s. The glory days of Aus are well and truly over. :shrug: