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flanker Jan 2020 4:01pm, 24 Jan 2020 18,904 posts	0 flanker Hail Mary
Wriggling Snake Jan 2020 5:08pm, 24 Jan 2020 25,360 posts	0 Wriggling Snake at least we got to 186 after all that chatter
rf_fozzy Jan 2020 8:16am, 25 Jan 2020 9,473 posts	0 rf_fozzy Talksport replaying KPs rant on the network yesterday against England dropping him for being a **** Supposedly about Archer's injury. Except it's not - it's about his grievances with the England management
ThorntonRunner Jan 2020 8:20am, 25 Jan 2020 2,835 posts	0 ThorntonRunner I lost all respect for KP years ago
Badger Jan 2020 8:55am, 25 Jan 2020 11,874 posts	0 Badger Same here. He really never worked out that all his acrimonious departures from clubs and countries only had one thing in common.
Joopsy Jan 2020 8:57am, 25 Jan 2020 9,937 posts	0 Joopsy He is mates with Piers Morgan. He deserved banishing for that alone.
jda Jan 2020 9:26am, 25 Jan 2020 6,203 posts	0 jda I always had time for KP. Genuinely tried his best with bat in hand, time after time after time. Top athletes are often see-you-next-tuesdays in part at least and captain/manager need to have the skills to deal with it.
swittle Jan 2020 9:31am, 25 Jan 2020 60,467 posts	0 swittle Surely the prime responsibility for self conduct lies with the player. theguardian.com
jda Jan 2020 9:45am, 25 Jan 2020 6,204 posts	0 jda Definitely but you can still nip problems in the bud or exacerbate them. Anyway I only know what I read and see, I don't really know what went on but it seemed like he took a lot of stick for relatively little
swittle Jan 2020 9:52am, 25 Jan 2020 60,469 posts	0 swittle I don't envy the captain's role in top class sport nowadays, managing players of huge talent and forceful personality. The two seem often to go together. And you're right: it's not only in cricket but sports such as football too that professionals are exposed to vile abuse. Effects mics make cricketers more open to being 'pulled'.