Gilchrist on facing Flintoff

What a decent guy.

Fifty average in tests, and he started to doubt himself. Extraordinary humility, really.

Soft is another word for it.

Interesting that he quit when almost for the first time in his career things where not going for him.

Great player, but obviously not a hard man like Waugh, Langer or Warne.

I wish England had a few more players that "soft".

Langer continually plays tribute to Fred as well - always the first bowler's name up, the benchmark of Langer testing himself

*See 4th-last para*

Langer thinks everyone is brilliant, though!

That's a sign of a positive-thinking, self-hypnotising, success-visualising type like him.

Langer did not need Flintoff, Agarkar was enough to seed self doubt in him.

Invader Zim wrote:Soft is another word for it.

Interesting that he quit when almost for the first time in his career things where not going for him.

Great player, but obviously not a hard man like Waugh, Langer or Warne.

Typical Wozzie really..only exception of late was NLWL

You Aussies are a funny lot. I find your honesty and occasional self-depracation endearing, but you often seem to consider it a sign of weakness!
I much prefer your lot in interviews than the cliched, preordained rubbish that some of our lads spout interminably, or at least they did when MV was leading the charge.

Gilchrist - a decent guy - whodathunkit?

Well, maybe not Rashid Latif, but most people seem to think it.

Jontyh wrote:
I much prefer your lot in interviews than the cliched, preordained rubbish that some of our lads spout interminably, or at least they did when MV was leading the charge.

Gawd, I know - Prior, Anderson and Monty in particular - that semi-articulate footballspeak. Langer, Gilchrist and Katich come across as more intelligent and self-aware.

Invader Zim wrote:Soft is another word for it.

Interesting that he quit when almost for the first time in his career things where not going for him.

Great player, but obviously not a hard man like Waugh, Langer or Warne.

Yeah - but at least Gilly did show some visible signs of decline before he jacked it in - unlike those 'softcocks' Warne and McGrath.

Every cricketer should be like Hayden and hang on for grim death until he has not a run left in him, and then go another series just to make sure.....

even if it means f*cking up the team, or delaying the entry of a bloke who should be getting international experience.

Yeah, of course, sod the team, that's the 'hard man' way to behave....

Fred Nerk wrote:Yeah, of course, sod the team, that's the 'hard man' way to behave....

Worked for Waugh.

Missed you Nerky.

I recall an interview from Gilchrist during the 2005 Ashes when the discussion was on the media, fabricating a Brett Lee injury. It was a very descriptive and well played out response from Churchy.


Strauss, KP and sometimes Broad appear to be the only players capable of anything more than "I just went out there and played my natural game".

'I tried to hit away the bad balls.'

'I'm good, thank you.'

I just tried to get the ball in the right areas..

...and when you do that you've a chance of a result.