Geoff McClure
February 28, 2007
England’s wicketkeeper Paul Nixon today told the press how he sledged the aussie’s during the one-day tri-series in Australia. According to Nixon its the aussies that started him and he wanted to beat them at there own game. Some of the comments are as follows:
TO Matthew Hayden (whom Nixon claimed expressed nothing but contempt for him). “Hey, Matty, this could be your last knock for Australia, mate. Hey, mate, don’t throw it all away, not in your last knock for your country.”
TO Andrew Symonds: “Ah, Symo, great to see you, mate. How’s everyone, the family? I know you, Symo. If you edge me and I take the catch, I’m going to send you a copy of the scorecard to your home, every day for a year.”
TO Ponting: “Ricky, I don’t think you’re that good at picking up a slow ball.” And believing it’s better to get the skipper’s mind off the game, get him out of the present, he adds: “What about the team for next week, Ricky — picked it yet? I saw those jazzy shoes you had made for yourself — very cool.”
TO Michael Clarke, who had changed the sticker on his bat. “That old sticker, Michael, it was always lucky for you. The new one’s not going to bring you the same luck, wait and you see.” When Clarke replied that Nixon was nothing but a club cricketer, Nixon shot back: “How’s it going to feel, Michael, to be caught by a club cricketer? You know what, you’re going to make a club cricketer’s day.”
This behavior is not acceptible from ANY team in the world.
the Australian team is off to the west indies soon and they wont see the english team until the super eights, which start on March 27.
