John Buchanan uses Duncan Fletcher's diary as key to regain Ashes
When it comes down to it, Australia lost the Ashes because England were more prepared. But not this time around. No, this time, the Australian coaching staff are doing their homework with John Buchanan distributing copies of Duncan Fletcher's published Ashes diary to his coaching staff. Why pore over hours and hours of video footage when you can get it straight from the horse's mouth? I guess they can fire that video archivist they hired last October.
Buchanan practically invented the modern laptop approach to cricket coaching, turning what was a simple sport into a realm of nerdish statistics and biomechanics. He's finetuned strategy borrowing ideas from Sun Tzu's The Art of War. He attempted to expand players' minds using Edward de Bono's left brain thinking. When was the last time he actually coached batting, bowling or fielding techniques. I wonder how England are preparing for the Ashes. Somehow, I don't think it will involve distributing copies of the Shane Warne biography 'Spun Out'.
| Posted by JC on Sat 19 Aug |  5 comments |
Hey dude , whats wrong with the "Hair" guy, looks like he has some personal agenda against Asian Players :-(
Posted by Unsui on 2006-08-21 18:46:57
Posted by Unsui on 2006-08-21 18:46:57
When the engineers of the clash of civilisations between West and East, Infidel and Islam, planned their final battle, could they have imagined this battle of heavyweight teddy-bears?
"In the bearded corner," says the referee — which unfortunately turns out to be the Australian Malcolm Speed — "we have the paratha-loving captain of Pakistan, a country of ball-tamperers, match-fixers, and hot-heads. In the beardless corner, we have the Pakistan-hating, rule-loving umpire from, ahem, my homeland.
"Let the battle begin. I'll make sure it's a fair one."
Well, excuse me for dissenting, but this little bit of arbitration strikes me as highly unfair. The ICC appointed Darrell Hair didn't they? They stuck by him and his record of colourful decisions against people of darker hue.
They supported his brand of arrogance and disdain for players he can't quite understand. They nurtured his passion for attention-seeking through acts of gross insult. First, Sri Lanka suffered, then India. Now Pakistan and Mr Hair have become inseparable.
And the years of abuse and complaints taught abuser and abused separate lessons. The abuser, the teddy-bear in the beardless corner, felt untouchable. Every time he indulged his favourite sport of goading Pakistan, his ICC masters heard no evil or saw no evil.
The abused, in the bearded corner, felt a growing sense of outrage. Every time he complained about being abused, his ICC overlords would force him to spend more time with this abuser. Eventually, he was left no choice but to make a stand — and what a stand he made.
Yet the ICC, the short-sighted master, will probably fail this test too. It is an organisation that shirked responsibility for a match and a sport that was being destroyed in front of millions.
The ICC's inaction on that fateful Sunday was criminal. It devolved the fate of the match to the whim and obstinence of one man, a man with a history of intransigence — and nothing predicts behaviour like behaviour.
It was within the ICC's power to force Hair — and Billy Doctrove, if he insisted on supporting his domineering pal — to stand down from officiating, there were third and fourth umpires available.
The match referee wanted the game to continue. The teams wanted to perform the final act in an enthralling dead-rubber that was anything but dead. The cricket boards supported a restart. And, most importantly, over twenty thousand spectators at the ground and millions at home wanted it.
Yet what triumphed was one man's intransigence, one man's pedantry, one man's desire to deprive the world of entertainment. And since the decision to find Pakistan guilty was subjective, we can — at last — safely say, one man's prejudice.
Shame on you Darrell Hair, shame on you ICC for supporting this selfish man. And you can predict what might well happen on Friday. The ICC will display the spine of the spineless, an absence of bones that it is fond of publicising, and support its umpires.
The ICC mistakes authority for justice. It has failed to understand that an admission of error is the first step in improving a system.
And whether or not Inzamam made an error by not stomping off the minute his country was slandered, and whether or not he made another error in not completing the match, will be long debated.
But Inzamam's are the lesser evils — and his stand has rightly been seen by the world to be noble. Indeed, his errors pale into insignificance against those of Hair.
It is increasingly clear that Mr Hair betrayed the spirit of the game, something he is supposed to be upholding. He accused, judged, and sentenced Pakistan on the basis of his own unsubstantiated beliefs, not on a shred of evidence.
It is clear he didn't believe the Pakistan captain and his team worthy of an explanation, a chance to clear their names. It is clear that he manufactured the forfeiture of the match to secure his own triumph. It is clear that he held the views of players, officials, cricket boards, and spectators in complete disdain.
It is clear that this man is unfit to officiate at international level, perhaps at any level — he has been unfit for many years now. It is clear that he does hold a bias against Pakistan. And it is also clear that the ICC has aided and abetted his reign of insult and abuse.
For the sake of the spirit of this game that many of us still love the ICC has to exonerate Pakistan and deliver us from Hair. His position is now completely untenable — as will be the ICC's if it doesn't make the right decision on Friday
Posted by Hair the HITLER on 2006-08-21 22:42:24
"In the bearded corner," says the referee — which unfortunately turns out to be the Australian Malcolm Speed — "we have the paratha-loving captain of Pakistan, a country of ball-tamperers, match-fixers, and hot-heads. In the beardless corner, we have the Pakistan-hating, rule-loving umpire from, ahem, my homeland.
"Let the battle begin. I'll make sure it's a fair one."
Well, excuse me for dissenting, but this little bit of arbitration strikes me as highly unfair. The ICC appointed Darrell Hair didn't they? They stuck by him and his record of colourful decisions against people of darker hue.
They supported his brand of arrogance and disdain for players he can't quite understand. They nurtured his passion for attention-seeking through acts of gross insult. First, Sri Lanka suffered, then India. Now Pakistan and Mr Hair have become inseparable.
And the years of abuse and complaints taught abuser and abused separate lessons. The abuser, the teddy-bear in the beardless corner, felt untouchable. Every time he indulged his favourite sport of goading Pakistan, his ICC masters heard no evil or saw no evil.
The abused, in the bearded corner, felt a growing sense of outrage. Every time he complained about being abused, his ICC overlords would force him to spend more time with this abuser. Eventually, he was left no choice but to make a stand — and what a stand he made.
Yet the ICC, the short-sighted master, will probably fail this test too. It is an organisation that shirked responsibility for a match and a sport that was being destroyed in front of millions.
The ICC's inaction on that fateful Sunday was criminal. It devolved the fate of the match to the whim and obstinence of one man, a man with a history of intransigence — and nothing predicts behaviour like behaviour.
It was within the ICC's power to force Hair — and Billy Doctrove, if he insisted on supporting his domineering pal — to stand down from officiating, there were third and fourth umpires available.
The match referee wanted the game to continue. The teams wanted to perform the final act in an enthralling dead-rubber that was anything but dead. The cricket boards supported a restart. And, most importantly, over twenty thousand spectators at the ground and millions at home wanted it.
Yet what triumphed was one man's intransigence, one man's pedantry, one man's desire to deprive the world of entertainment. And since the decision to find Pakistan guilty was subjective, we can — at last — safely say, one man's prejudice.
Shame on you Darrell Hair, shame on you ICC for supporting this selfish man. And you can predict what might well happen on Friday. The ICC will display the spine of the spineless, an absence of bones that it is fond of publicising, and support its umpires.
The ICC mistakes authority for justice. It has failed to understand that an admission of error is the first step in improving a system.
And whether or not Inzamam made an error by not stomping off the minute his country was slandered, and whether or not he made another error in not completing the match, will be long debated.
But Inzamam's are the lesser evils — and his stand has rightly been seen by the world to be noble. Indeed, his errors pale into insignificance against those of Hair.
It is increasingly clear that Mr Hair betrayed the spirit of the game, something he is supposed to be upholding. He accused, judged, and sentenced Pakistan on the basis of his own unsubstantiated beliefs, not on a shred of evidence.
It is clear he didn't believe the Pakistan captain and his team worthy of an explanation, a chance to clear their names. It is clear that he manufactured the forfeiture of the match to secure his own triumph. It is clear that he held the views of players, officials, cricket boards, and spectators in complete disdain.
It is clear that this man is unfit to officiate at international level, perhaps at any level — he has been unfit for many years now. It is clear that he does hold a bias against Pakistan. And it is also clear that the ICC has aided and abetted his reign of insult and abuse.
For the sake of the spirit of this game that many of us still love the ICC has to exonerate Pakistan and deliver us from Hair. His position is now completely untenable — as will be the ICC's if it doesn't make the right decision on Friday
Posted by Hair the HITLER on 2006-08-21 22:42:24
Controversial Australian umpire Darrell Hair was on Monday subjected to ridicule and scorn by Sri Lankan cricket experts after accusing Pakistan of ball-tampering in the Oval Test.
Sri Lankans have not forgiven Hair for no-balling spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan seven times for a suspect bowling action during a Test match against Australia in Melbourne in 1995.
Hair further enraged the Sri Lankans, and many cricket fans within the Indian sub-continent, by branding Muralitharan's action “diabolical” in his autobiography ‘The Decision Maker’.
Arjuna Ranatunga, who was Muralitharan's captain in that Melbourne Test, said he was not surprised by Hair's ruling against the Pakistanis. The Oval Test against England was cancelled on Sunday after the Pakistanis failed to take to the field after the tea interval in protest.
Ranatunga, Sri Lanka's celebrated World Cup-winning captain in 1996, accused Hair of deliberately targeting Asian teams.
“Can anyone explain to me why Asian teams suffer when Darrell Hair is the umpire?” Ranatunga asked.
“This man has concluded that someone is a cheat without providing proper evidence. The games reputation is at stake and the ICC needs to step in and do something about it.
“Inzy (Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq) is one of the nicest guys I have come across. If I had been the captain, I would have had no hesitation in walking off.
“I think former captains like Imran Khan of Pakistan and Sunil Gavaskar of India would have done the same thing because Hair has something against Asian nations.
“Hair is a misfit in today's cricket because he acts in a high-handed manner whenever he officiates.”
Former Sri Lankan cricket chief Thilanga Sumathipala demanded that Hair be removed immediately as a Test umpire.
“Hair no longer stands in Sri Lanka's games, I don't think he should stand against any team,” said Sumathipala.
“He is an attention-seeker and wants commercial value for whatever he does.
“On that 1995-96 tour of Australia Hair officiated in earlier tour games where Muralitharan played and did not question his action.
“But he chose the Melbourne Test to do it when he knew the whole world was watching.
“He published a book after the Muralitharan controversy, don't be surprised if he comes out with another book now. He needs a platform for himself at the cost of the game.
“Hair thinks he is bigger than the players, the spectators, officials and above all the game. He should be sacked immediately.”
Posted by Hair the Hitler on 2006-08-21 22:55:53
Sri Lankans have not forgiven Hair for no-balling spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan seven times for a suspect bowling action during a Test match against Australia in Melbourne in 1995.
Hair further enraged the Sri Lankans, and many cricket fans within the Indian sub-continent, by branding Muralitharan's action “diabolical” in his autobiography ‘The Decision Maker’.
Arjuna Ranatunga, who was Muralitharan's captain in that Melbourne Test, said he was not surprised by Hair's ruling against the Pakistanis. The Oval Test against England was cancelled on Sunday after the Pakistanis failed to take to the field after the tea interval in protest.
Ranatunga, Sri Lanka's celebrated World Cup-winning captain in 1996, accused Hair of deliberately targeting Asian teams.
“Can anyone explain to me why Asian teams suffer when Darrell Hair is the umpire?” Ranatunga asked.
“This man has concluded that someone is a cheat without providing proper evidence. The games reputation is at stake and the ICC needs to step in and do something about it.
“Inzy (Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq) is one of the nicest guys I have come across. If I had been the captain, I would have had no hesitation in walking off.
“I think former captains like Imran Khan of Pakistan and Sunil Gavaskar of India would have done the same thing because Hair has something against Asian nations.
“Hair is a misfit in today's cricket because he acts in a high-handed manner whenever he officiates.”
Former Sri Lankan cricket chief Thilanga Sumathipala demanded that Hair be removed immediately as a Test umpire.
“Hair no longer stands in Sri Lanka's games, I don't think he should stand against any team,” said Sumathipala.
“He is an attention-seeker and wants commercial value for whatever he does.
“On that 1995-96 tour of Australia Hair officiated in earlier tour games where Muralitharan played and did not question his action.
“But he chose the Melbourne Test to do it when he knew the whole world was watching.
“He published a book after the Muralitharan controversy, don't be surprised if he comes out with another book now. He needs a platform for himself at the cost of the game.
“Hair thinks he is bigger than the players, the spectators, officials and above all the game. He should be sacked immediately.”
Posted by Hair the Hitler on 2006-08-21 22:55:53
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