miketrees wrote on Nov 25
th, 2017 at 9:44pm:
Bradman wasn't a 'good bloke' - he was arrogant, a dictator and disliked by his team-mates. It was all about 'him'
My late father was a high grade cricketer,,, he hated Bradman with a passion.
He also said he only played for himself.
Yep. Been told similar by scores of people. Anyone batting with Bradman wasn't allowed to call the run. It was all about Bradman. Total over-achiever who sacrificed the whole team for his own self glory.
Jonah Lomu wasn't as arrogant. But the rest of the All Blacks came to rely on him doing the match-winning try.
The Springboks & French only had to play against 'one' player - hence why they won the World Cups.
Smith sucks! Maybe not as a batsman - but as a Captain? Totally! He even admitted it on TV with Mark Taylor (Saturday) that 'batting' comes first. What an absolute arrogant little brat.
Just because someone is good at something, sometimes it means that they shouldn't. Lack of 'character' is a good sign of this.
Get rid of the
boofhead 20/20 Coach during the Test series and sack Smith from the Captaincy. 'Anyone' else would be better.