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'I never turned on Arthur'

Graeme Smith wishes he could quit, but he can't

Graeme Smith wishes he could quit, but he can't. He's been trying to quit for the past two years, but each attempt has been rebuffed by his own conscience and decent upbringing. He'll probably carry on trying to give up caring what people think about him until the day he gives up playing, and he'll probably keep on failing, writes Neil Manthorp in the Mail and Guardian.

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George Binoy is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo