Stories abound that Warney will call it quits after the Sydney test.
Is this the end of Australia’s greatest texting cricketer?
Update: Foxsports is reporting that McGrath is going to retire after Sydney as well.
Warney to Retire?
December 20th, 2006 by Shaun · 5 Comments
Tags: Cricket
5 responses so far ↓
Five // Dec 20, 2006 at 9:22 pm
This. Is. A. Tragedy.
Not only do we lose a great bowler, but we lose someone to feel morally superior too, because, after all, none of us has ever been caught out with such atrocious SMSing or, for that matter, had much luck at South African discotheques, with Pommy babes in hotel rooms or had to lose weight quickly using steroids.
And what will summer be without chanting ‘Ooh, aah, Glenn McGrath’. My son has only just learned that, and now it’s over!
Nic White // Dec 21, 2006 at 1:57 am
Thought he’d stick around for the next Ashes. I was even prepared to put money on it, and now look what happens.
Oh well. The beginning of the end is nigh.
Five // Dec 21, 2006 at 6:38 am
Mike Bogle asks the serious questions about this devastating issue:
Does the Australian team have enough depth and power to fill such massive shoes when the inevitable retirements do come?
How will the seasoned bowlers who remain cope with the pressure?
Will the loss of a world-class spin bowler and fast-medium bowler result in an excessive thinning of Australia’s bowling diversity?
And in the worst case, will this result in a virtual collapse of the team while the next generation is developing their chops?
Bring Back CL's blog // Dec 21, 2006 at 7:07 am
Warney was both the best ever spin bowler of all time and the worst pretentious prat ever to play.
A terrible role model for any coach of young boys.
Poms will win the next ashes easily
Shaun // Dec 21, 2006 at 1:24 pm
Warney is irreplacable. Fast bowling wise we have quite some depth so I’m not so worried about McGrath’s retirement.