Graeme Swann Retires

[smhbcfc]

Graeme Swann has announced his retirement from all cricket - he mentions that he struggles to cope with playing 5 day cricket - and it's towards the end of the game when a spinner is important.

It feels like it's too early for him to go? However he knows his own body better than anyone.

He's been a great player (and character) for England - if it is the end then his record is: 60 tests - 255 wickets at an average of 29.96 - 17 5 wicket innings and 3 10 wicket matches

 

[yarco canary]

Rats deserting a sinking ship.

I hope he has to pay his own air fare home.

Where has loyalty to your team gone?

 

[BillysStatue]

Sorry, Swann NOT a great, got most of his wickets against battered and weak opposition ... a coward who couldn't stand up and be counted once teams worked him out ... bye bye you disgrace

 

[smhbcfc]

I've had time to think about this now.

If he was going to retire because he can't last 5 days then fair enough. However, given the circumstances he could have had a quiet word with Flower/Cook and asked them not to pick him in the last 2 tests due to injury - he could then have been in and around the dressing room. Then after Sydney announced his retirement. Like everything else on this tour - a c*ck-up!

 

[stopmeandslapme]

Sorry, Swann NOT a great, got most of his wickets against battered and weak opposition ... a coward who couldn't stand up and be counted once teams worked him out ... bye bye you disgrace

Tad harsh.

I've had time to think about this now.

If he was going to retire because he can't last 5 days then fair enough. However, given the circumstances he could have had a quiet word with Flower/Cook and asked them not to pick him in the last 2 tests due to injury - he could then have been in and around the dressing room. Then after Sydney announced his retirement. Like everything else on this tour - a c*ck-up!

My memory is terrible, did he retire after being dropped? If so it didn't help with morale, much better if he'd said he would fight to get his place back, show a bit of character.