Tait Retires from ODI's

[Johnny_Segment]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/508316.html

Shaun Tait, the Australian fast bowler, has announced his retirement from one-day cricket following his side's quarter-final exit at the World Cup, but will continue to play the Twenty20 format.

"I have decided to retire from one-day cricket for both Australia and the South Australian Redbacks," Tait, 28, said. "This is not a decision I have taken lightly but I believe it is one that will help me to prolong my cricketing career through the many Twenty20 avenues available. In reality, playing all year round for Australia and South Australia is not allowing my body to stand up as I would like and I do not want to be forced into retirement through career-ending injuries."

 

[King Elvis]

**** sakes, why didn't he do this before the current World Cup?

He was awesome at the last one, but if he isn't up over 150kph, he's just average.

Anyway, sensible decision for him, his body can't hack it, he needs to maximise his income before it fails totally.

 

[iDon]

Should've done it before the world cup. Selfish player. Wasn't up to 10 overs a game and new it. Can't blame him entirely, the selectors didn't have the balls to cut him like they should've.

 

[legend166]

At what stage does he think 'maybe I should change my action instead'?

Giving up on two forms of cricket seems pretty stupid. I don't think he'll be that sought after in T20s.

 

[DREAM TEAM BUFF]

Lee, M.Hussey and Ponting might call it a day as well

 

[rickyp]

At what stage does he think 'maybe I should change my action instead'?

Giving up on two forms of cricket seems pretty stupid. I don't think he'll be that sought after in T20s.

His pace was his only trick, his action gives him the pace.

 

[Kid Presentable]

Why are the children crying! Somebody think of the children...

 

[aussierulesrules]

Fair enough and better late than never. Good luck to him in the T20's.
Gives us a chance to bring in someone like J Pattinson, Copeland, Butterworth, Faulkner, or even Cummins, for the tour of Bangladesh.
The new era begins now.

 

[JUBJUB]

Thank god......now come on Whitey and follow the lead

 

[RattataIsSoCool]

Good riddance

 

[aussierulesrules]

Why don't you tell us how you really feel about him retiring?

 

[Blues_Man]

**** sakes, why didn't he do this before the current World Cup?

He was awesome at the last one, but if he isn't up over 150kph, he's just average.

Anyway, sensible decision for him, his body can't hack it, he needs to maximise his income before it fails totally.

This ^^ tait would have the heart the size of a split pea...should have retired or kicked out a few years ago ...soft as butter.

 

[Kyptastic]

People are quick to forget his efforts at the 2007 World Cup, played a big part of us going unbeaten that tournament.

 

[Rumblah#16]

People are quick to forget his efforts at the 2007 World Cup, played a big part of us going unbeaten that tournament.

Couldn't agree more.

 

[tazzietiger]

Good riddance

should of retired before the WC.

 

[triplejdude]

People are quick to forget his efforts at the 2007 World Cup, played a big part of us going unbeaten that tournament.

Beat me to it. Tait was at the top of his game in that World Cup.
At his best, he was great to watch. I'll always remember watching him playing a Twenty20 against New Zealand here when him and Lee were generating unbelievable speeds.

Just a shame he showed that form once a year.

 

[Xtreme]

Good riddance

I share the same sentiments, just didn't have the mental aptitude... couldn't be helped with his body failing him when you thought he was on fire.

 

[Ill Chicken]

Continually trying to bowl as fast as he can, even at the risk of injury and his career. That's mentally weak?

 

[Hellgood]

I wonder what path our selectors will go down now? Will they go for proven mediocre bowlers (especially so in the shorter format) in Bollinger and to a slightly lesser extent Siddle, or will they finally see the light and introduce someone new to the lineup in Faulkner, Pattinson or Duffield?

 

[dumb]

yep he was good in '07, and some good games here and there since but hard having him alongside lee and johnson. he looked like he was pitching it up even less than he used to.

much easier to hide his figures in a 20/20.

 

[SurfingTheVoid]

Wow, there's some bitchy, screaming little girls on here.

A great player, who broke records in Shield cricket. Pity his body didn't let him get it together long-term. Recognised by all serious cricket judges as an asset to Aus, and rightly so.

Bad luck, but he'll earn a shiteload in T20s. The fool on here who said he wouldn't be sought after doesn't know anything about cricket.

 

[Maddhew]

People are forgetting the 35 ODI service he gave to Australia, coupled with the 3 tests and we should be showing him some respect.

Seriously this guy picked and chose when he would play, was good at last world cup, but barely played any ODIs in the 4 years between.

He did not deserve to got to 2 world cups, most who played 2 world cups would have played 120+ ODIs and performed consistently.

 

[Doodlesweaver]

Couldn't agree more.

Also, in the one dayers in England. When he turned up the whole series did an about face.

It's a shame as when he's on he makes like so difficult for the batsmen, but I don't blame him.

He hasn't got that long a career left.

 

[Ill Chicken]

People are forgetting the 35 ODI service he gave to Australia, coupled with the 3 tests and we should be showing him some respect.

Seriously this guy picked and chose when he would play, was good at last world cup, but barely played any ODIs in the 4 years between.

He did not deserve to got to 2 world cups, most who played 2 world cups would have played 120+ ODIs and performed consistently.

His stats tell us he should be there when fit, he was fit, so he deserved to be there. What other players in that side actually deserved to be there?

The batting group were the main failures, not the bowling.

 

[King Elvis]

This ^^ tait would have the heart the size of a split pea...should have retired or kicked out a few years ago ...soft as butter.

Easy big fella, I didn't say that.

I don't think he's a pea-heart at all, I think his body failed him that many times that it finally wore him down mentally - but he came back from it time and time again.