How long will Gilchrist go on for?

[treeman]

Gilly should retire from ODIs after the world cup then he should just continue with tests for a couple years more. I think if he retired from ODIs then he would play a lot better cricket due to a lot more rest periods and time with his family.

-Ben

 

[HBF]

He will retire after the WC. I know this for a fact.

I'd like to see him go out after the WC, especially if we win the tournament. Either way, he should hang up the gloves after the WC.

 

[Cassius_Clay]

He will retire after the WC. I know this for a fact.

Dont lie Drummond. You're just making an educated guess.

 

[RoosterLad]

Drummond is Gilchrist's brother actually.

 

[MinerBoy]

No way. Haddin would be a better option in batting alone.

WTF

 

[Coin_Toss]

Until he's ready to retire. I don't think he will tour overseas with the Australian Team after the West Indies. So next summer is fitting in that we host 2 Test series against Sri Lanka and India and then the Triangular ODI series.

Haddin should be called up to fill the role for the meantime, but I'm not going to rule out anything at the moment. Ronchi and Paine are "in the mix" if they do everything right in the months ahead.

 

[The_Reaper]

WTF

Haddin is a better first class bat than Gilchrist now

 

[MinerBoy]

Haddin is a better first class bat than Gilchrist now

As I said before...WTF

Never has been, never will be.

How unappreciated can Gilchrist be? His output has dropped below his own phenomenal standards but even now is still greater than any other keeper/batsman we've had or are likely to have.

A poor series for Gilly and he averages 35 with the bat and gets lambasted. Healy averaged 27.39 (tests) over his entire career and Haddin goes at 40.43 (first class), 25.94 (ODI) and 31.49 (ODD). Gilly at his worst has Haddin covered at his best.

 

[wce4premiership]

forever and ever.

 

[pluga_4]

He will retire after the WC. I know this for a fact.

well we shall wait and see

 

[davey_magik]

It does surprise me how a legend of the game is so maligned.
I still maintain he's been our best ODI bat ever.

 

[DIG]

Only 2 months ago he hit the 2nd fastest test century ever, so he hasn't "lost it".

 

[King Elvis]

Wouldn't surprise me if he quit ODIs, but played the 20/20 Tournament and next Summers test.

 

[danzan22]

What a way to end your career if he did retire now, but i hope he doesn't.

 

[MinerBoy]

As I said before...WTF

Never has been, never will be.

How unappreciated can Gilchrist be? His output has dropped below his own phenomenal standards but even now is still greater than any other keeper/batsman we've had or are likely to have.

A poor series for Gilly and he averages 35 with the bat and gets lambasted. Healy averaged 27.39 (tests) over his entire career and Haddin goes at 40.43 (first class), 25.94 (ODI) and 31.49 (ODD). Gilly at his worst has Haddin covered at his best.

Thanks Gilly. You're a champion and a hero. You set the bar so high that ingrates based your own form against yourself, which was always going to be hard to maintain. Never the less, you were always the best keeper/batsman in the world and proved once again to never write off the champions.

To all those that knocked Gilly, appreciation and apology time is here.

 

[dan warna]

ROFL AB was told he was too old when he averaged I think 40 something in his last series...

I dont think Mark Waughs career ever got above 40...

sometimes players are harshly judged by their own standards and not by those around them.

Plugger/dunstall/ablett would kick 6 goals and was 'beaten' someone else would kick 5 and get 2 brownlow votes and get endless pages of raving...

Gilchrist IMO is in that category, he set the bar so high (his test average was in excess of 60 for the first couple of seasons) that anything less is now judged to be a failure...

 

[Embley]

It does surprise me how a legend of the game is so maligned.
I still maintain he's been our best ODI bat ever.

Especially since he has royally silenced them a number of times....everyone knows how he plays.
No better entertainer....and never a better keeper/batsmen to take the field.