Simon Katich - an unconventional opener
Simon Katich is surprised by his role as a one-day opener
The Surfer
25-Feb-2013
Simon Katich is surprised by his role as a one-day opener. He speaks to The Australian’s Andrew Ramsey about how he moved to the top of the order.
"One-day cricket lends itself to guys going out there and blazing fours and sixes, but I guess I have had to try and adapt because I know I can't hit big sixes into the crowd. I might be able to do it later on in the innings if I have been in for a while, but I can't do that right from the start.
In the same paper Malcolm Conn says in a comment piece on crowd behaviour that all countries must “look in their own backyard”.
Before anyone climbs too far up the high moral ground pointing the finger at Australia regarding crowd abuse and racist behaviour, let's be clear that every Test nation has numerous instances sitting in its shame file.