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Martyn reveals role in Sobers' axing
Says all-rounder didn't fit team dynamic
In a refreshingly candid press conference ahead of their opening round clash with the Silver Sphinx, middle order star Damien Martyn has revealed the role his selection played in the dismissal of one time great Sobers.
"thorne89 came to me at our first training session, and told me that he hadn't expected a player of my obvious calibre to fall so low in the draft...I was surprised myself, to be honest. He saw a spot for me in the middle order, and I told him I intended to take it...after all, a ODI average of 40 beats an average of 0 any day of the week."
Talks of early rifts in the Boomers' squad were at first denied by thorne89, but it appears that the axing of Sobers has revealed the truth. The manager himself was more than happy today to stir the pot further, with the opening round game taking on an even larger significance with Sobers' selection in the First XI.
"Look, not everybody was happy when I read out Garry's name in the draft...and it showed at training. Garry seemed to think he had an inherent right to be here, when the popular line of thinking was his record didn't merit it at the time. With the latter selections, I have come around to this thinking too."
The man who took Sobers' spot in the squad, Mahela Jayawardene, had declined to comment. What is known, however, is that the Sobers-Martyn rift is set to light up Hobart, and the entire competition.
Says all-rounder didn't fit team dynamic
In a refreshingly candid press conference ahead of their opening round clash with the Silver Sphinx, middle order star Damien Martyn has revealed the role his selection played in the dismissal of one time great Sobers.
"thorne89 came to me at our first training session, and told me that he hadn't expected a player of my obvious calibre to fall so low in the draft...I was surprised myself, to be honest. He saw a spot for me in the middle order, and I told him I intended to take it...after all, a ODI average of 40 beats an average of 0 any day of the week."
Talks of early rifts in the Boomers' squad were at first denied by thorne89, but it appears that the axing of Sobers has revealed the truth. The manager himself was more than happy today to stir the pot further, with the opening round game taking on an even larger significance with Sobers' selection in the First XI.
"Look, not everybody was happy when I read out Garry's name in the draft...and it showed at training. Garry seemed to think he had an inherent right to be here, when the popular line of thinking was his record didn't merit it at the time. With the latter selections, I have come around to this thinking too."
The man who took Sobers' spot in the squad, Mahela Jayawardene, had declined to comment. What is known, however, is that the Sobers-Martyn rift is set to light up Hobart, and the entire competition.

