England tried to poach me, says Pattinson

[kumar713]

‘I was picked by Australia in two Twenty20s to play just after those Ashes,’ said Pattinson. ‘But I was 12th man in both of them and David Saker got Andy Flower to say, “Come on, it’s not too late, you can come over hereâ€. But I owe a lot to Australian cricket. I wouldn’t be where I am now if it wasn’t for them.’ More:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-2356473/England-tried-poach-says-Australias-James-Pattinson.html#ixzz2Y8QTf5Pv

[FischerTal]

Poachers :headshake:

[velu]

[SLICKR392]

LMAO Pommies :hehe:

[diga]

James Pattinson will vow to avenge the treatment of his brother in one of the great England selectorial botches of all time. It was not just that England's selection of Darren Pattinson for the Headingley Test against South Africa in 2008 was bizarre, it was the reaction that followed that made it one of the more unsavoury affairs of recent English vintage. England's captain, Michael Vaughan, was privately resentful that an Australian with a dual passport, and an Australian, more to the point, who he had never seen bowl was thrust upon him on the back of 29 wickets at 20 runs apiece for Nottinghamshire. "Darren was thrown in at the deep end and was getting all the media thrown at him, saying it was a disgrace. It wasn't his fault he was picked. He was there, he was performing, he was an in-form cricketer at the time and he had an English passport, which always helps." Gooch, now England's batting coach, described the older Pattinson's selection as "one of the most left-field decisions I've ever seen", and declared "the international game is in danger of being devalued if we have any more selections like this". He went on: "Pattinson's father says he's a proud Aussie, and his brother plays for their Under-19 side. Can you switch from being a proud Aussie to a passionate Englishman overnight?" "I have got a dual passport, too," James said. "When David Saker moved over to be the coach over here I hadn't played for Australia. I was picked in two T20s to play just after the Ashes but I was 12th man in both of them. "I was in the dressing room at the MCG when I got a call from Sakes. I don't know if he was being serious. It was 'Come over and play, Darren's playing over here for Nottinghamshire.' I just thought he was mucking around so I laughed it off.

[carnish]

Brit Mentality sucks. The worst people after Padosis and Chinese.

[vamos_rafa]

Saffers se bore ho gaye to ab Ozzies!

[Sidhoni]

:WTF:

[Sachin=GOD]

chor kahin ke..

[StriKe]

:cantstop: Will tweet about this

[vvvslaxman]

They poached the wrong brother :giggle:

[indiaregulator]

Brit Mentality sucks. The worst people after Padosis and Chinese.

Nice bit of casual racism there. Go on, I'd like to hear more. What is our 'mentality'?

[carnish]

Nice bit of casual racism there. Go on, I'd like to hear more. What is our 'mentality'?

Where does Race come into this ... Maybe nationalism or regionalism, but how can it be racist??? Anyweyyz, I don't like that Country in general and hence some casual bashing. Nothing serious.