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Old 01-04-2007, 01:57 PM in reply to cantplaycantalk's post starting "Well KP is rated officially as the..."
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Originally Posted by cantplaycantalk
But I would point out that if England are such a hopeless case for hyping players, then how come Colly isn't splashed across all the front pages, 1 He holds the record for an all round performance in a ODI 6 wickets and a century in the same game, 2. back to back centuries vs the Aussies, 3. he has hauled England out of the mire on numerous occassions.
Yet Colly is always first on some peoples list for players on the edge of being dropped.
Simple. Collingwood has medium height and build, does not sport a daft hairstyle, is a happily married man with a wife & daughter, has not been caught drunk and disorderly, has not beaten his wife or had affairs, answers correctly and to the point when asked a question instead of waffling meaningless phrases that could be twisted to something 'interesting' and above all works hard at improving his game and services to his team. How much more "ordinary" can a guy get? Can you imagine the media being interested in him or even like to have him around? Collingwood is the sort of guy that gives The Sun & News of the World nightmares.
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