John Reid: Aussie 'idiots' need to be reined in!

http://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/nz-great-tells-australia-to-put-a-leash-on-johnson-20100307-pqk0.html

''Generally the Australian team looks good, but there are a handful of idiots who need to be reined in,'' Reid said as Australia braced itself for a torrid reception from what is notoriously the most volatile crowd in New Zealand when game three is played at Sneddon Park tomorrow. ''Do your work with the bat and the ball, not your mouth.''

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Reid claimed that in his time refereeing, Australian players were ''always the worst at sledging''.

''I dealt with barging by Glenn McGrath, bowlers standing in the way of a runner - like Johnson did to Styris - and Curtly Ambrose knocking the stumps out of the ground,'' he said.

Isn't tnat what Curtly was meant to do?

"Reid claimed that in his time refereeing, Australian players were ''always the worst at sledging''."

Yeah - that bloody accent, you can't make out a word....

How big is the chip on Reid's shoulder? Fark, he could almost be subi, or worse, saffie . . .

tac wrote:How big is the chip on Reid's shoulder? Fark, he could almost be subi, or worse, saffie . . .

Farq, at first glance I thought that said 'How big is the chip on Red's shoulder?

Time for a rest I think.

There's not much between 'em, zatty . . . I actually typed Red initially myself . . .

tac wrote:How big is the chip on Reid's shoulder? Fark, he could almost be subi, or worse, saffie . . .

Or Qbilly

Not that bad, BA

Snoozers are funny.

Reid's comments were correct ...and most of us think that Watto and Jonno at least act like idiots on the field too often ...he just got a bit carried away when he tried to blame the Chappells for it ...and Curtly for some strange reason

Meanwhile, Brendon McCullum and Styris carry on like complete qunts but don't rate a mention.

Imagine if McCullum had've run Chuck out when he went to congratulate Sanga on his ton in a Test in SL. They'd've rioted.

Australia has just one neighbour and even they are so mad at them.

Australia needs to look inwards to gain credibility outwards.

Red wrote:http://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/nz-great-tells-australia-to-put-a-leash-on-johnson-20100307-pqk0.html

I love the 'nz great' in the hyper link address...

NZ great...PMSL...

buckSH wrote:Australia has just one neighbour and even they are so mad at them.

Australia needs to look inwards to gain credibility outwards.

Not quite as mad as (at least) one of India's neighbours ...