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Originally Posted by Kirsty Harris I would say that Giles has had to take a bit too much unfair critisim. He had a great 2004, wonderful start to the county season, and then has one bad game against Australia at Lords and suddenly all of the media want him axed from the side (in favour of John Embury!!  ). I think he had every right to be a bit annoyed! |
We're sliding off topic here Kirsty, but nevertheless, Lord's was not the only (or the first) time that Giles has received criticism from the media. And his response was not the first time that he's thrown his toys out of the pram.
Don't get me wrong here, I admire him, and I like to see him do well. And fortunately he's into his thirties now, so there's almost no chance of him being dropped until he retires; but if you've bowled with about as much skill as a wheelie-bin... not this year, necessarily, but certainly at times in the past, then you have to expect the odd comment.