'Cricket Australia needs to stiffen its backbone'
Peter Roebuck, writing in the Sydney Morning Herald , takes up the defence of Michael Kasprowicz and Jason Gillespie, who have been banned from working for Cricket Australia due to their roles in the Indian Cricket League.
Peter English
25-Feb-2013
Peter Roebuck, writing in the Sydney Morning Herald, takes up the defence of Michael Kasprowicz and Jason Gillespie, who have been banned from working for Cricket Australia due to their roles in the Indian Cricket League.
Cricket Australia needs to stiffen its backbone ... CA is not really bothered about ICL. Instead it is kneeling before the power of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
One person who did stand up to India was Matthew Hayden. Ashley Noffke, in his Courier-Mail column, tells of the confidence of Hayden, his former Queensland team-mate.
I remember big four-day games when he was teetering on being back in the Australian side. When the doors opened in the lobby or when he first saw you walking on to the bus, the first thing he would say is "has everyone got rid of their demons and negative thoughts?"
He had that knack of saying the little things that people were thinking. Those little comments give a team a sense of confidence. He inspires you and the team wants to rise to his level.
Peter English is former Australasia editor of ESPNcricinfo